From c5938cf482f318e8f3e3b31b0968bf28637a1919 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2025 16:59:18 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Optimized parameter

---
 cli.py | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

diff --git a/cli.py b/cli.py
index 3d6df39..f6eaf03 100644
--- a/cli.py
+++ b/cli.py
@@ -4,16 +4,68 @@ def parse_arguments():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
         description="Scan directories and print/compile file contents."
     )
-    parser.add_argument("paths", nargs='+', help="List of files or directories to scan.")
-    parser.add_argument("--file-types", nargs='+', default=[], help="Filter by file types (e.g., .txt, .log).")
-    parser.add_argument("--ignore-file-strings", nargs='+', default=[], help="Ignore files and folders containing these strings.")
-    parser.add_argument("--ignore-hidden", action='store_true', help="Ignore hidden directories and files.")
-    parser.add_argument("-v", "--verbose", action='store_true', help="Enable verbose mode.")
-    parser.add_argument("--no-comments", action='store_true', help="Remove comments from the displayed content based on file type.")
-    parser.add_argument("--compress", action='store_true', help="Compress code (for supported file types).")
-    parser.add_argument("--path-contains", nargs='+', default=[], help="Display files whose paths contain one of these strings.")
-    parser.add_argument("--content-contains", nargs='+', default=[], help="Display files containing one of these strings in their content.")
-    parser.add_argument("--no-gitignore", action='store_true', help="Do not respect .gitignore files during scan.")
-    parser.add_argument("--scan-binary-files", action='store_true', help="Scan binary files as well (by default these are ignored).")
-    
-    return parser.parse_args()
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "paths",
+        nargs='+',
+        help="List of files or directories to scan."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-t", "--file-types",
+        nargs='+',
+        default=[],
+        help="Filter by file types (e.g., .txt, .log)."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-x", "--ignore-file-strings",
+        nargs='+',
+        default=[],
+        help="Ignore files and folders containing these strings."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-S", "--show-hidden",
+        action='store_true',
+        dest='show_hidden',
+        default=False,
+        help="Include hidden directories and files in the scan."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-v", "--verbose",
+        action='store_true',
+        help="Enable verbose mode."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-N", "--no-comments",
+        action='store_true',
+        help="Remove comments from the displayed content based on file type."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-z", "--compress",
+        action='store_true',
+        help="Compress code (for supported file types)."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-p", "--path-contains",
+        nargs='+',
+        default=[],
+        help="Display files whose paths contain one of these strings."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-C", "--content-contains",
+        nargs='+',
+        default=[],
+        help="Display files containing one of these strings in their content."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-G", "--no-gitignore",
+        action='store_true',
+        help="Do not respect .gitignore files during scan."
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-b", "--scan-binary-files",
+        action='store_true',
+        help="Scan binary files as well (by default these are ignored)."
+    )
+    # Convert show_hidden to ignore_hidden for downstream use
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    args.ignore_hidden = not args.show_hidden
+    return args