Option --tree (-T) should not conflict with --list-dirs (-d)

[docwhat]

When using exa -dT it acts the same as running exa -T.

This seems to be because it is ignoring the -d flag.

If I run in strict mode I get:

$ env EXA_STRICT=1 exa -dT
exa: Option --tree (-T) conflicts with option --list-dirs (-d)

I expected this to work the same a tree does and just show the directories but not the files.

# example of tree
$ tree -d
.
├── apache2
│   ├── extra
│   ├── original
│   │   └── extra
│   ├── other
│   └── users
├── defaults
├── manpaths.d
├── pam.d
├── paths.d
├── periodic
│   ├── daily
│   ├── monthly
│   └── weekly
├── ssh
│   ├── ssh_config.d
│   └── sshd_config.d
├── ssl
│   └── certs
├── sudoers.d
├── uucp
└── wfs

11 directories

Note how it only counts the directories at the top.

• version: v0.10.1 [+git]
• Commands:
  • exa -dT
  • env EXA_STRICT=1 exa -dT
• macOS: 13.3 (22E252)
• Mac Book Pro (M1 Max) 14-inch, 2021
• Confirmed it is the same on Ubuntu 22.04 with version v0.10.1 [+git]

[eggbean]

The -d switch is for it to not show the directory contents when globbing. like in ls.

e.g. If you want to show all the hidden files in your home directory, the first options would also give you everything inside the hidden directories. With the -d switch they don't.

$ ls -l .*
$ exa -l .*

$ ls -ld .*
$ exa -ld .*

So, it doesn't make much sense for the -d switch to be used in tree mode, as the contents of directories aren't being shown.

The -D switch is what you want.

[docwhat]

I missed the -D/--only-dirs flag in the manpage.

That is exactly what I wanted.