What is difference between require and include ?

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What is the difference between include and require in Ruby?

require File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'load_test_data.rb')
require 'find'
require 'fileutils'

include CommonValidators

Can someone please give me proper example to understand the difference between require and include?

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There is an excellent answer to this here: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/318144/what-is-the-difference-between-include-and-require-in-ruby/318170#318170