feat: add an option to only run some linters with the CLI

pkg/commands/flagsets.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ func setupLintersFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	fs.StringSliceP("presets", "p", nil,
 		color.GreenString(fmt.Sprintf("Enable presets (%s) of linters. Run 'golangci-lint help linters' to see "+
 			"them. This option implies option --disable-all", strings.Join(lintersdb.AllPresets(), "|"))))
+
+	fs.StringSlice("only", nil, color.GreenString("Override linters configuration section to only run the specific linter(s)")) // Flags only.
 }
 
 func setupRunFlagSet(v *viper.Viper, fs *pflag.FlagSet) {

pkg/config/loader.go

@@ -61,6 +61,31 @@ func (l *Loader) Load() error {
 
 	l.handleGoVersion()
 
+	err = l.handleOnlyOption()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (l *Loader) handleOnlyOption() error {
+	only, err := l.fs.GetStringSlice("only")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if len(only) > 0 {
+		l.cfg.Linters = Linters{
+			Enable:     only,
+			Disable:    nil,
+			EnableAll:  false,
+			DisableAll: true,
+			Fast:       false,
+			Presets:    nil,
+		}
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }