jesseduffield / jesseduffield/lazygit

Remember open/closed folder state across sessions

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Description

### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
Sometimes, I do commits with quite a bunch of changes, and I stage some parts one-by-one, closing the irrelevant folders in the file tree, while keeping the ones with the changes I'm focusing on open. However, this isn't saved when quitting lazygit, so each time I reopen it I have to close some folders in the file tree.

### Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to have a config option for lazygit to save the open or closed state of each folder in the working tree before quitting, which can then be restored next time.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how lazygit builds and updates the working-tree file tree, then inspect existing configuration and shutdown/session persistence behavior. Done means a configuration option saves each folder's open or closed state when lazygit exits and restores it when the application is reopened.

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Assessment

Tech stack
git, go
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

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