list allows usage of -l w/o -s while get doesn't

[ljrk0]

The list command implicitly allows using no selector and uses the default of "". Get doesn't work when only passing -l, nor does it work with passing -s "". In my case the "default" selector that get uses works quite well, but simply spits out a few chapters at the end that I intend to omit. Using papeer list -l 5 <uri> does that, however I cannot do the same with papeer get -l 5 <uri>.

I think ideally it should be allowed to use -l and others with a default selector.

[lapwat]

get and list options do not work exactly the same.

list option implicitly search for one level down.

On the other side, get option will retrieve the root page and will not look for subpages. You need to specify at least a --depth or --selector as the error message suggests:

> papeer get -l2 https://blog.lapw.at
cannot use limit option if depth/selector is not specified

In your case, where you want the selector to be automatically determined, you may use a the depth option set to 1.

> papeer get -d1 -l2 https://blog.lapw.at
Markdown saved to "lapw.at's_blog.md"

https://github.com/lapwat/papeer#depth-option

Hope it helps

[lapwat]

However, it could be a nice feature to add. When you specify a limit option, it is also implicit that you want to look for one level down.

[lapwat]

I took the opportunity to add the feature you requested in this issue in release 0.5.4.

Now both commands should be accepted and have the same behavior:

papeer get -d1 -l2 https://blog.lapw.at
papeer get -l2 https://blog.lapw.at

[ljrk0]

Wow, now I understand both the original issue better and it's already fixed! I'm more than grateful, what a wonderful tool!