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feature request: don't rewrite unchanged file names under progress bar #5562

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@tinnamchoi

Output of restic version

restic 0.18.1 compiled with go1.25.1 X:nodwarf5 on linux/amd64

What should restic do differently? Which functionality do you think we should add?

Don't overwrite file paths (the ones under the progress bar) if unchanged.

What are you trying to do? What problem would this solve?

Sometimes when restic is spending a lot of time on a large file, I like to look into the file manually to see if I even want to keep this file. It is currently impossible to copy the file path from my terminal emulator st as the line is rewritten even if the file hasn't changed.

Relevant discussion: #5383 (comment)

Did restic help you today? Did it make you happy in any way?

It's a great tool! Wish I found out about this sooner.

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