+ (Actually, that's a misnomer. These are really Repeatedly Asked + Questions.) +
+
Q: When I redirect the output of task to a file, I lose all
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Prevent this with the following entry in your .taskrc file:
_forcecolor=on
- Q:
+ Q: How do I backup my task data files? Where are they?
- A:
+ A: Task writes all pending tasks to the file ~/.task/pending.data
+ and all completed and deleted tasks to ~/.task/completed.data.
+ They are text files, so they can just be copied to another
+ location for safekeeping. Don't forget there is also the
+ ~/.taskrc file that contains your task configuration data.
+ +
+
+ Q: How can I separate my work tasks from my home tasks?
+ Specifically, can I keep them completely separate?
+
+
+ A: You can do this by creating an alternate .taskrc file,
+ then using shell aliases. Here is are example Bash
+ commands to achieve this:
+
+
% cp ~/.taskrc ~/.taskrc_home
+% (now edit .taskrc_home to change the value of data.location)
+% alias wtask="task"
+% alias htask="task rc:~/.taskrc_home"