dvc list: option to specify dvc remote

I have a project with several DVC remotes. When I execute dvc list . data/some/dirs in my workspace sometimes I need to specify dvc remote. Similar with -r option in pull/push commands.

[nik123]

Ok, let’s then close this issue in favor of #2466 Since mirroring wasn’t really intuitive for you (user) and it is not close in terms of implementation (there are questions about pushing, for example) and is overall a more of a stretch, we can put it aside for now, until we get a better scenario.

@efiop I don’t mind closing it in favor of #2466. Probably description of that issue should be changed and mention not only get but also import and list.

[nik123]

Thanks for sharing! Very interesting use case. I guess what you are really looking for here is a mirroring mechanism, where your fast remote would have a higher priority, but when/if we are failing to connect to it - we would ideally automatically switch to the next one - your external remote. Or am I misinterpreting your use case?

There is no misinterpretation of my use case. But honestly, I didn’t think about it in this way. Since I often use -r option with pull/push commands, I was concentrated on expanding this workflow on list command.

However, having a mechanism which automatically switches from one remote to another is a neat solution. It eliminates the need for -r option in list command for me. If such mechanism will cover other commands like pull/push then in my case there would be no need in -r option at all. In sum, the proposed mechanism fits me perfectly, but it seems it should go well beyond list command.