progress bars for more commands

Description

ipfs refs -r
ipfs pin add -r
ipfs pin rm -r
ipfs repo gc

Contributor guide

Tech stack

go

Domain

cli

Issue type

feature

DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.

3

Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.

1-2 days

Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.

stale

ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.

needs investigation

Prerequisites

go programmingfamiliarity with IPFS CLI

Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.

40

Research direction

Investigate the existing progress bar implementation in the kubo codebase (likely in cmd/ipfs or core/commands). Look at how other commands like 'ipfs get' or 'ipfs add' handle progress bars. Check the TTY detection logic (e.g., using golang.org/x/term). Modify the commands listed (refs r, pin add r, pin rm r, repo gc) to display progress bars when stderr is a TTY, following the pattern of existing commands.