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whislist: listfiles improvements headers and ARS

I want to use filelist to generate a "News files" bulletin

I think the addition of these two functionalities can be useful:

  1. Use -hdr with -new XX show the header of another directories that do not have newest files:
Main                 Nets                                           Files:    7
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Main                 Doors Kits                                     Files:    0
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Main                 DOS Games                                      Files:   26
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Main                 BBS                                            Files:   41
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BIMPRO29.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem Pro (PAMPA) V2.9 [1/1] A new full BImodem.com-comp
BIMPRO31.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.1: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO33.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.3: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO35.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO36.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.6: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO40.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v4.0: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
llist129.zip  07/01/21 LiSTADO OFiCiAL DE BBS's DE LA REPUBLiCA ARGENTiNA. 27 May
llist143.zip  07/01/21 24 Oct. 1998 143
locol109.zip  07/01/21 24 Abr. 109 1996 El LoCo
PAMPA35.ZIP   13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
PAMPA41A.ARJ  13/01/21 PAMPA v4.1a. (C) Ariel Lipzig A new BImodem-compatible pro

Main                 Assembler                                      Files:  152
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Main                 DOS Graficos                                   Files:  160
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Main                 DOS Sonido                                     Files:    7
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Main                 Sunrise DOORS                                  Files:   70
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Main                 Fidonet                                        Files:    9
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Fido_Stu.ff.  14/01/21 Fido_Stuff.zip

Main                 Win Varios                                     Files:   28
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Main                 WG Warez                                       Files:  852
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Main                 Basurero de archivos                           Files:  146
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I wish that those areas did not show them. Maybe add another opt line "show only headers for areas with news files"

Should be:

Main                 BBS                                            Files:   41
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BIMPRO29.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem Pro (PAMPA) V2.9 [1/1] A new full BImodem.com-comp
BIMPRO31.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.1: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO33.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.3: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO35.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO36.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.6: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
BIMPRO40.ZIP  13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v4.0: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
llist129.zip  07/01/21 LiSTADO OFiCiAL DE BBS's DE LA REPUBLiCA ARGENTiNA. 27 May
llist143.zip  07/01/21 24 Oct. 1998 143
locol109.zip  07/01/21 24 Abr. 109 1996 El LoCo
PAMPA35.ZIP   13/01/21 BImodem PRO (PAMPA) v3.5: A new full BImodem.com-compatibl
PAMPA41A.ARJ  13/01/21 PAMPA v4.1a. (C) Ariel Lipzig A new BImodem-compatible pro

Main                 Fidonet                                        Files:    9
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Fido_Stu.ff.  14/01/21 Fido_Stuff.zip
  1. Set the ARS level access that run filelist, example:

-ars "LEVEL 10"

then, this show the areas that have permision for LEVEL 10 or less.

This helps to avoid having to put a large list of "-not" included areas

thanks!