diff --git a/man_card/cli_utils.py b/man_card/cli_utils.py
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+"""CLI utility functions."""
+
+
+def parse_commands_from_file(path: str) -> list[str]:
+    """Parse commands from a file, one per line."""
+    with open(path, 'r') as f:
+        lines = f.readlines()
+
+    commands = []
+    for line in lines:
+        stripped = line.strip()
+        if stripped and not stripped.startswith('#'):
+            commands.append(stripped)
+
+    return commands