--- libaitcfg/src/aitcfg.c	2025/08/19 11:43:53	1.17
+++ libaitcfg/src/aitcfg.c	2026/08/04 18:59:27	1.18
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 *  by Michael Pounov <misho@openbsd-bg.org>
 *
 * $Author: misho $
-* $Id: aitcfg.c,v 1.17 2025/08/19 11:43:53 misho Exp $
+* $Id: aitcfg.c,v 1.18 2026/08/04 18:59:27 misho Exp $
 *
 **************************************************************************
 The ELWIX and AITNET software is distributed under the following
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ terms:
 All of the documentation and software included in the ELWIX and AITNET
 Releases is copyrighted by ELWIX - Sofia/Bulgaria <info@elwix.org>
 
-Copyright 2004 - 2025
+Copyright 2004 - 2026
 	by Michael Pounov <misho@elwix.org>.  All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -203,12 +203,42 @@ cfgLoadConfig(const char *cfgName, cfg_root_t * __rest
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	ret = cfgReadConfig(f, cfg);
+	ret = cfg_ReadConfig(f, cfg, 1);
 
 	fclose(f);
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/*
+ * cfgLoadConfigExt() - Load config from file with recursion level of includes
+ *
+ * @cfgName = Config filename
+ * @cfg = Config root
+ * @lvl = Level of include recursion
+ * return: -1 error or 0 ok
+ */
+int
+cfgLoadConfigExt(const char *cfgName, cfg_root_t * __restrict cfg, int lvl)
+{
+	FILE *f;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!cfgName || cfgInitConfigExt(cfg)) {
+		cfg_SetErr(EINVAL, "Invalid parameter(s)");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	f = fopen(cfgName, "r");
+	if (!f) {
+		LOGERR;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ret = cfg_ReadConfig(f, cfg, lvl);
+
+	fclose(f);
+	return ret;
+}
 /*
  * cfgClearConfig() - Clear config and free resources
  *