Virtual filesystem

[grimnight]

Being able to have a virtual filesystem view created from list of paths from stdin or from a script would have uses. It would make it possible to create a trash bin, with #29. Or create a virtual view from Export File Format used by ncdu. If implemented, it maybe necessary to be able to set a custom xfilesctl script.

I do not know if this is in line with what you have been planning for xfiles, but I thought i'd atleast ask.

[grimnight]

ictree seems to do what i'm suggesting.

[phillbush]

That will not be implemented into XFiles.

First because it would break for xfilesctl the assumption that you're dealing with actual files on the file system.

Second because you can already use virtual filesystems with FUSE, as you can see in this video where I create a virtual filesystem ~/union containing the union of the directories ~/yellow and ~/blue, and the virtual filesystem ~/overboard containing the data in ~/overboard.zip.

fuse.mp4

NOTE: OpenBSD (the system I use) requires the FUSE to be mounted as root (with doas) that is not needed on Linux (you can do that as a regular user). Mounting with -o allow_other may also be not needed, idk.