Since it is possible to dump csv to a file, why can the tree command only output to stdout? It would be convenient if it was possible to automatically save the output to a file.

I, for example, had quite a large partition with lots of files. It was most convenient for me to copy&paste output of the tree command to a file, then inspect it and delete rows that were of no interest for me, only leaving these files that could be useful; and according to this list I started recovering files.