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Various user Experience improvement:

Pierre-Yves David requested to merge generated-differential-D8540-source into generated-differential-D8540-target
  • using a default directory to be scanned $PWD
  • document the --output-format value and meaning
  • add a "summary" output and use it the default.

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scan: use the current directory as the default the target directory

This seems like a good default and smooth the first contact with the tool.

scan: start documenting the --output-format option better

This is still quite short, but already better. This leave room for expanding the format list and the associated description.

output: add a "summary" output

This is a small and minimal output to display some information without overwhelming the user with a wall of text.

Example output:

Files:                     89
            known:         40   ( 44%)
directories:               11
      fully-known:          3   ( 27%)
  partially-known:          0   (  0%)

It can most probably be improved, but this can come later.

output: pick "summary" as the default

This should be less scary than "text" for a first contact.

Test Plan

Ran tox, and manually tested the changes

Migrated from D8540 (view on Phabricator)

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