Option to specify start and end lines about code-minimap

[mirryi]

I've created a PR (see above) to see what the implementation might look like.

[mirryi]

Alternatively, a syntax similar to that of the -r or --line-range option in bat could be used. The two options could then be condensed into one like -R <M:N>, where M is the start line and N is the end line.

• -R 5:25 would show lines 5 to 25.
• -R 5: would show from line 5 to the end
• -R :25 would show from the beginning to line 25.

[wfxr]

@Dophin2009 Thank you, but I don’t think this option is very useful for minimap. There are already special tools head and tail to do this. I prefer to use these tools in combination instead.

eg: pick 10 lines from line 80th

$ seq 100 | tail +80 | head -10
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89

You can easily combine them with code-minimap:

$ seq 100 | tail +80 | head -10 | code-minimap

[mirryi]

That makes sense. Though I wonder if this option could still maybe be useful to Windows users, where head, tail, and other coreutil tools are not easily accessible or convenient?

Feel free to close.

[wfxr]

@Dophin2009 Your idea is good. I do not adopt this change simply because in my opinion it does not follow the philosophy of “KISS” and “Do one thing and do it well”.

For this non-daily used tool, I think it is not worth considering the applicability of each platform for a non-core function. I prefer to implement head or tail command independly if it is really necessary for many users.

Anyway, thank you for your contribution!