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todoman - a simple, standards-based, cli todo manager

todoman [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...


Options

Either CRITICAL, ERROR, WARNING, INFO or DEBUG

By default todoman will disable colored output if stdout is not a TTY (value auto). Set to never to disable colored output entirely, or always to enable it regardless.
always|auto|never


Use a JSON format that will remain stable regardless of configuration or version.

Format all dates and times in a human friendly way

The config file to use.

Show the version and exit.

Environment variables

Provide a default for --config



Cancel one or more tasks.

todoman cancel [OPTIONS] TODOS...


Arguments

Required argument(s)

Copy tasks to another list.

todoman copy [OPTIONS] IDS...


Options

The list to copy the tasks to.

Arguments

Required argument(s)

Delete tasks.

Permanently deletes one or more task. It is recommended that you use the cancel command if you wish to remove this from the pending list, but keep the actual task around.

todoman delete [OPTIONS] IDS...


Options


Arguments

Required argument(s)

Mark one or more tasks as done.

todoman done [OPTIONS] TODOS...


Arguments

Required argument(s)

Edit the task with id ID.

todoman edit [OPTIONS] ID


Options

Open the raw file for editing in $EDITOR. Only use this if you REALLY know what you're doing!

When the task starts.

The due date of the task, in the format specified in the configuration file.

The location where this todo takes place.

The priority for this todo

Go into interactive mode before saving the task.

Arguments

Required argument

Delete done tasks. This will also clear the cache to reset task IDs.

todoman flush [OPTIONS]


Options

Confirm the action without prompting.

List tasks. Filters any completed or cancelled tasks by default.

If no arguments are provided, all lists will be displayed, and only incomplete tasks are show. Otherwise, only todos for the specified list will be displayed.

? - todo list' shows all unfinished tasks from all lists. - `todo list work' shows all unfinished tasks from the list `work.

This is the default action when running

`
todo'.

The following commands can further filter shown todos, or include those omited by default:

todoman list [OPTIONS] [LISTS]...


Options

Only show tasks with location containg TEXT

Only show tasks with category containg TEXT

Only show tasks with message containg TEXT

Sort tasks using fields like : "start", "due", "priority", "created_at", "percent_complete" etc. For all fields please refer to: <https://todoman.readthedocs.io/en/stable/usage.html>

Sort tasks in reverse order (see --sort). Defaults to true.

Only show tasks due in INTEGER hours

Only show tasks with priority at least as high as TEXT (low, medium or high).

Only shows tasks before/after given DATE

Show only todos which should can be started today (i.e.: start time is not in the future).

Show only todos with the provided comma-separated statuses. Valid statuses are "NEEDS-ACTION", "CANCELLED", "COMPLETED", "IN-PROCESS" or "ANY"

Arguments

Optional argument(s)

Move tasks to another list.

todoman move [OPTIONS] IDS...


Options

The list to move the tasks to.

Arguments

Required argument(s)

Create a new task with SUMMARY.

todoman new [OPTIONS] [SUMMARY]...


Options

The list to create the task in.

Read task description from stdin.

When the task starts.

The due date of the task, in the format specified in the configuration file.

The location where this todo takes place.

The priority for this todo

Go into interactive mode before saving the task.

Arguments

Optional argument(s)

Show details about a task.

todoman show [OPTIONS] ID


Arguments

Required argument

Todoman is a simple, standards-based, cli todo (aka: task) manager. Todos are stored into icalendar files, which means you can sync them via CalDAV using, for example, vdirsyncer.

Todoman usage is CLI based (thought there are some TUI bits, and the intentions is to also provide a fully TUI-based interface).

The default action is list, which outputs all tasks for all calendars, each with a semi-permanent unique id:

1 [ ] !!! 2015-04-30 Close bank account @work (0%)
2 [ ] !              Send minipimer back for warranty replacement @home (0%)
3 [X]     2015-03-29 Buy soy milk @home (100%)
4 [ ] !!             Fix the iPad's screen @home (0%)
5 [ ] !!             Fix the Touchpad battery @work (0%)


The columns, in order, are:

  • An id.
  • Whether the task has been completed or not.
  • An !!! indicating high priority, !! indicating medium priority, ! indicating low priority tasks.
  • The due date.
  • The task summary.
  • The list the todo is from; it will be hidden when filtering by one list, or if the database only contains a single list.
  • The completed percentage.



The id is retained by todoman until the next time you run the flush command.

To operate on a todo, the id is what's used to reference it. For example, to edit the Buy soy milk task from the example above, the proper command is todoman edit 3, or todoman undo 3 to un-mark the task as done.

Editing tasks can only be done via the TUI interface for now, and cannot be done via the command line yet.

If you want to synchronize your tasks, you'll need something that syncs via CalDAV. vdirsyncer is the recommended tool for this.

If you install click-repl, todoman gets a new command called repl, which launches an interactive shell with tab-completion.

When attempting to integrate todoman into other systems or parse its output, you're advised to use the --porcelain flag, which will print all output in a pre-defined format that will remain stable regardless of user configuration or version.

The format is JSON, with a single array containing each todo as a single entry (object). Fields will always be present; if a todo does not have a value for a given field, it will be printed as null.

Fields MAY be added in future, but will never be removed.

The tasks can be sorted with the --sort argument. Sorting may be done according to the following fields:

  • description
  • location
  • status
  • summary
  • uid
  • rrule
  • percent_complete
  • priority
  • sequence
  • categories
  • completed_at
  • created_at
  • dtstamp
  • start
  • due
  • last_modified



You'll need to configure Todoman before the first usage, using its simple ini-like configuration file.

The configuration file should be placed in $XDG_CONFIG_DIR/todoman/todoman.conf. $XDG_CONFIG_DIR defaults to ~/.config is most situations, so this will generally be ~/.config/todoman/todoman.conf.

The location of the cache file (an sqlite database). This file is used to store todo data and speed up execution/startup, and also contains the IDs for todos. If the value is not specified, the database will be placed in $XDG_CACHE_HOME/todoman/cache.sqlite3. This generally resolves to ~/.cache/todoman/cache.sqlite3.
cache_path




By default todoman will disable colored output if stdout is not a TTY (value auto). Set to never to disable colored output entirely, or always to enable it regardless. This can be overridden with the --color option.
option, allowed values are always, auto and never
auto




The date format used both for displaying dates, and parsing input dates. If this option is not specified the system locale's is used.
date_format
%x




When running todo with no commands, run this command.
string
list




The default difference (in hours) between new todo’s due date and creation date. If not specified, the value is 24. If set to 0, the due date for new todos will not be set.
integer
24




The default list for adding a todo. If you do not specify this option, you must use the --list / -l option every time you add a todo.
string
None




The default priority of a task on creation. Highest priority is 1, lowest priority is 10, and 0 means no priority at all.
integer, allowed values are between 0 and 9
None




The string used to separate date and time when displaying and parsing.
string




If set to true, datetimes will be printed in human friendly formats like "tomorrow", "in one hour", "3 weeks ago", etc.

If false, datetimes fill be formatted using date_format and time_format.

boolean
False




A glob pattern matching the directories where your todos are located. This pattern will be expanded, and each matching directory (with any icalendar files) will be treated as a list.
string
None




If set to true, only show todos which are currently startable; these are todos which have a start date today, or some day in the past. Todos with no start date are always considered current. Incomplete todos (eg: partially-complete) # are also included.
boolean
False




The date format used both for displaying times, and parsing input times.
time_format
%X




The below example should serve as a reference. It will read ics files from any directory inside ~/.local/share/calendars/, uses the ISO-8601 date format, and set the due date for new todos in 48hs.

[main]
# A glob expression which matches all directories relevant.
path = ~/.local/share/calendars/*
date_format = %Y-%m-%d
time_format = %H:%M
default_list = Personal
default_due = 48


  • You can set a color for each task list by creating a color file containing a colorcode in the format #RRGGBB.
  • A file named displayname decides how the task list should be named. The default is the directory name.

See also this discussion about metadata for collections in vdirsyncer.

Todoman will use the system-wide configured timezone. If this doesn't work for you, you _may_ override the timezone by specifying the TZ environment variable.

For instruction on changing your system's timezone, consult your distribution's documentation.

Support for the percent-completed attribute is incomplete. Todoman can only mark todos as completed (100%), and will not reflect nor allow editing for values for percent > 0 ^ percent < 100.

For information on contributing, see: https://todoman.readthedocs.io/en/stable/contributing.html

Todoman is licensed under the ISC licence. See LICENCE for details.

Hugo Osvaldo Barrera <hugo@barrera.io>, et al

2015-2020, Hugo Osvaldo Barrera

December 20, 2020 3.9.0