#+begin_src nim :tangle no echo "this block won't get tangled" #+end_src Below has extra spaces before ":tangle". But that should not matter. #+begin_src nim :tangle yes echo "this will be tangled to tangle_no_yes.nim" #+end_src #+begin_src nim :tangle specified_file.nim echo "this will be tangled to specified_file.nim" #+end_src