Canop / Canop/broot

display a list of files given in input

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Description

The discussion started here: https://miaou.dystroy.org/3490?broot#13446020

Two approaches can be considered:

1. use the list as a filter: only files in the list would be displayed
2. use the list as a file system

1 has the benefit that I see how I could do it. 2 would make it possible to display non existing files too.
Maybe a mix of both approaches is possible, and maybe the problem of deleted files in --git-status mode should rather be handled in the general cases (i.e. when no list is given in input) and thus make 1 enough here.

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Research direction

Start with the linked discussion and clarify whether an input list should filter displayed files, act as a virtual filesystem, or combine both. Review the current handling of input lists and --git-status mode, then define completion around a decided behavior for existing and non-existing files, including deleted files.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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