Terminal-Todo

A command-line driven TODO list manager.

SYNPOSIS

Terminal-Todo: Maintain a list of tasks with priorities. The tasklist is resolved as follows:

• If a tasklist exists in $HOME it will be used,
• If a tasklist exists in $PWD, then it will be used instead of the tasklist in $HOME.
• If no tasklist is found, then one is created in $PWD.

To create a tasklist in $HOME, simply change directory to $HOME and run any todo command.

Usage is as follows:

• todo <command> [options]
• todo <command> [options] <command-arguments>
• todo [options] <command> <command-arguments>
• todo <command> <command-arguments> [options]

Commands

createdb

Creates a new database in the current directory.

list [-s column | --sorted-by-<column>] [-r | --reverse]

Display all tasks. The list can be sorted with "--sort-by=<column>" or "-s <column>" where <column> is a column name. Use the option "-r" or "--reverse" to reverse the sort order. If no sort column is specified the list is sorted by the task IDs.

add <title> [message-body] [-e <editor> | --editor=<editor>]

Add a new task to the list. The <title> is mandatory. If a [message-body] is not specified then an editor will be started to prompt for a message. Use "--editor=<editor>" or "-e <editor>" to specify an editor. If no editor is specified then the $EDITOR environment variable will be used.

show <task-id>

Display all fields of the specified task.

set-priority <task-id> <new-priority>

Sets the priority for task <task-id> to <new-priority>.

set-title <task-id> <new-title>

Sets the title for task <task-id> to <new-title>.

set-message <task-id> <new-message-body>

Sets the message body for task <task-id> to <new-message-body>.

search <search-term> [<search-term>] [-a | --all]

Searches all task's title and message body fields for the specified search terms. By default the search matches ANY of the terms specified. To match ALL the terms specified use "-a" or "-all".

prune

Removes all tasks from the list that are at priority -1 or lower. This is a convenient way to mark tasks that must be removed without actually removing the task. Tasks that are at priority -1 can later be re- prioritised.

delete <task-id> [-f | --force]

Permanently removes a task from the list. There is no way to resurrect a deleted task. To temporarily mark a task for deletion set the priority to -1. If you later change your mind about the task AND you haven't pruned the task list, you can re-prioritise the task to a positive number. Deletion will prompt the user. To force deletion without a prompt use "-f" or "--force".