somewhatabstract / somewhatabstract/checksync

Add a --root argument or similar to explicitly specify the root starting directory rather than using a marker file

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Since Oct 9, 2025.

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Description

Not every use case has a clear marker file, and while one could be added, there's no reason it has to be. Instead, we should support a --root arg or similar to allow specifying the root path explicitly.

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