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Add new operation mode "invert-find", which finding files without any of the specified tags. This feature is implemented by creating a metadata query for files not containing any of the given tags and emitting the results accordingly.
Incorporate invert-find operation help to man page, README
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Instead of searching for files and then post-qualifying them to those that don't contain the tags, is is possible to make this work by forming the metadata query to search for those without tags in the first place? Currently the code does this: Is it possible to make something like this work? |
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These changes introduce a new feature to the
tagcommand-line tool: the ability to find files that do notcontain any of the specified tags. This is achieved through the addition of two new operation modes:
OperationModeInvertFind: This mode is triggered by the-For--invert-findoption, and it causes the toolto search for files that do not contain any of the specified tags.
doInvertFindis added to theTagclass to handle this operation mode. This method callsanother new method called
findFilesWithoutTagWithUsage:NO, which performs the actual file search.The changes also modify the existing help text and man page to document the new feature.
Here's a summary of the key changes:
OperationModeInvertFindand a new methoddoInvertFindto handle it.findFilesWithoutTagWithUsage:NO, which performs the actual file search for filesthat do not contain any of the specified tags.
Demonstrating these changes enable users to find files that do not contain specific tags: