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A CLI utility to print the directory tree structure with customizable exclusions.

Project description

PrintDirTree

printdirtree is a command-line utility that prints the structure of a directory tree, allowing you to easily specify files and directories to exclude.

Example:

$ printdirtree
PrintDirTree
├── MANIFEST.in
├── README.md
├── printdirtree
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── __main__.py
└── setup.py

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Installation

Install printdirtree easily with pip:

pip install printdirtree

Usage

To use printdirtree, simply run the command followed by optional arguments to tailor the output to your needs. The basic usage prints the current directory structure:

printdirtree

Specifying a Directory

To print the structure of a specific directory:

printdirtree --dir /path/to/directory

Excluding Directories and Files

Exclude specific directories and/or file patterns:

printdirtree --exclude-dir node_modules --exclude-dir .git --exclude-file "*.log"

Saving Preferences

To save your exclusions for future runs:

printdirtree --exclude-dir temp --exclude-file "*.tmp" --save

Viewing Current Exclusions

See what exclusions are currently saved:

printdirtree --view-exclusions

Including Directories and Files Back

To remove exclusions and include directories or files back into the printout:

printdirtree --include-dir temp --include-file "*.tmp" --save

Example Usage

After installing printdirtree, you can run it to visualize the structure of your project directory. Here's an example command that excludes .git files:

printdirtree --exclude-file ".git"

Output for the PrintDirTree project might look like this:

PrintDirTree
├── MANIFEST.in
├── README.md
├── printdirtree
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── __main__.py
└── setup.py

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