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- Updated task-sync man page discussion of different syncing options.
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.SH OPTION 1: VERSION CONTROL SYSTEMS
There are several good VCS systems (git, hg, svn ...), and they function in a
similar fashion for our purposes.
There are several good, distributed VCS systems (git, hg, ...) and centralized
VCS systems (svn ...), and they function in a similar fashion for our purposes.
Setup is straightforward. You place your .task directory under revision
control. You then need to perform a regular commit/push/pull to make sure that
the data is propagated when needed. You can even do this using shell scripts so
that every task command is preceded by a 'pull' and followed by a 'push'.
control. You then need to perform a regular commit/push/pull/update to make
sure that the data is propagated when needed. You can even do this using shell
scripts so that every task command is preceded by a 'pull' and followed by a
'push'.
Strengths:
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@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ Strengths:
Weaknesses:
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- Tasks not properly merged
- Tasks are not properly merged
.SH OPTION 3: TASK SERVER
@ -86,10 +87,11 @@ Setup is a matter of creating an account on a Task Server (see your Task Server
provider or operate your own - see
http://taskwarrior.org/projects/taskwarrior/wiki/Server_setup)
Once you have an account, you'll receive a certificate, and a password. You'll
need to put the certificate somewhere like this:
Once you have an account, you'll receive a certificate, key and a password.
You'll need to put the certificate and key somewhere like this:
$ cp <name>.cert.pem ~/.task
$ cp <name>.key.pem ~/.task
Then you configure Taskwarrior, using the account details:
@ -135,6 +137,9 @@ Strengths:
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- Tolerates connectivity outage
Weaknesses:
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- You need to manage your own server, or gain access to a hosted server.
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