--tags vs --export tags

[krister-ts]

Feature Request

--tags will print tags
--export tags will also print tags

--export tags will make use -o output file, if specified
--tags does not make use of the -o option

Why must -o be restricted to --export?

I find jrnl --tags -o file.txt much easier to type than jrnl --export tags -o file.txt.

[micahellison]

The export functionality is kind of in flux right now, with a couple different layers of varying complexity that need to be fixed up (documented in #713). For that reason, I'm hesitant to start adding this -o parameter to parameters that aren't specifically about exporting.

However, you can still keep your commands concise by using your shell's built-in output features, like so:

jrnl --tags > file.txt

[krister-ts]

It seems to me that all --export does is format the output and -o redirects to a file.
Would it not make more sense to make --format an alias for --export and have -o always output to file?

[micahellison]

It would! I think this is worth looking into as we get into #707.

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