Feature Request: Give an option to exclude directory
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Description
- Sometimes I don't want to index the external HDDs I have connected
- Sometimes I want to index some files which match some pattern
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Research direction
The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the disk indexing flow and its CLI option parsing, then clarify how external directories and file patterns should be expressed. Done means users can exclude selected directories and still include files matching an explicit pattern.
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