Yes. Use curl http://example.com/file.shtml > static.html to capture the fully processed output.

If the server is set to treat .shtml as plain text, you will see raw directives. But on a correct server, this still shows rendered HTML.

Include common headers, footers, or navigation menus across multiple pages without duplicating code.

Because the processing happens on the server, you cannot see the full result just by opening the file locally on your hard drive. Here is how to see the final output:

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