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--include / -i

The --include flag allows you to show only specific files or directories when building the tree.
You can use glob patterns (wildcards) to match multiple paths.

Usage

# Include only Python files
show-file-tree  --include "*.py"

# Include all Markdown files
show-file-tree  --include "*.md"

Example

Files in project

src/
tests/
README.md
debug.log
config.yaml

Command

show-file-tree . --include "*.py" --include "*.md"

Output

├── 📁 src
│   └── main.py
└── README.md

Only *.py and *.md files are included in the tree.

Tips

  • Multiple --include flags can be combined to include several file types.
  • Combine with --exclude to refine filtering:
show-file-tree  --include "*.py" --exclude "tests/*"
  • Works with --format md to generate filtered Markdown documentation.