Task
Task is an open source, command-line, TODO list manager.
Here you will find information on how to acquire, build, configure, use and become proficient with the task program.
- Quick Setup
- 30-second Tutorial
- Simple Usage
- Advanced Usage
- Interacting with the Shell
- Configuring Task
- Color
- Task Command Usage
- Recurring Tasks
- Date Handling
- Troubleshooting
- Old Versions
- Filters (coming soon)
More documents are being written, and will be added here.
Alternatively, watch the task movie which illustrates many of task's features.
Get the Latest Release
| Source: | task-1.4.2.tar.gz |
New in version 1.4.2 (9/18/2008)
- "task undo" can now retract a "task done" command, provided no reports have been run.
- Task now correctly sorts on entire strings, instead of just the first character (thanks to Andy Lester).
- Task now uses dashes (-----) to underline column headings when color is disabled (thanks to Vincent Fleuranceau).
- Task now allows mixed case attribute names (pri:, PRI:, Pri: ...) and commands (add, ADD, Add ...) (thanks to Vincent Fleuranceau).
- Task now supports a default project and priority for new tasks, via the new "default.project" and "default.priority" configuration variables (thanks to Vincent Fleuranceau).
- Task supports improved word-wrapping to the terminal width.
- Task now supports "default.command" configuration variable (for example it could contain "list due:tomorrow") which is the command that is run whenever task is invoked with no arguments.
- Task supports modifying the existing description of a task, with the following syntax: task <id> "new description ...".
- Fixed bug so that relative dates in filters (task list due:eom, task list due:tomorrow, task list due:23rd ...) are now properly supported.
- Fixed bug so that source now properly includes <string.h> in order to build clean using gcc 4.3 (thanks to H. İbrahim Güngör)
(Find out what was new in prior versions)
Troubleshooting
Task has been built from source and tested in the following environments:
- OS X 10.4 Tiger
- OS X 10.5 Leopard
- Fedora Core 8
- Fedora Core 9
- Ubuntu 7 Feisty Fawn
- Ubuntu 8 Hardy Heron
- Solaris 10
- Cygwin 1.5.25-14
If you have difficulties building task, have found a bug, have a suggestion for improvement, or a feature request, please send mail to task@beckingham.net.
Take a look at the troubleshooting guide for tips and workarounds to problems.
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