Taskwarrior – Manage Your TODO List from the Linux Terminal

With so many To-Do list apps filling the market these days it is only fair that a non-GUI app is also created for CLI enthusiasts.

Today we bring you a lightweight application you can use right from your Terminal – it’s Taskwarrior.

This open-source and cross-platform app will enable you to create and manage to-do lists from your Terminal with a list of custom commands.

It requires no PPAs that aren’t already available on your system and so you need not worry about it breaking or update issues.

Features of TaskWarrior

  • Create to-do lists
  • Command Line Interface
  • Task priority with H for high, M for medium, and L for low
  • Column names: ID, Age, P (priority), and Urg (urgency)

Install Taskwarrior on Your Linux System

Remember Taskwarrior uses an already bundled system PPA so just run the install command straight:

On Ubuntu

-------- on Ubuntu 10.10 and later --------
$ sudo apt-get install task

On Debian

-------- on Debian Sid --------
$ sudo apt-get install taskwarrior

-------- on Debian --------
$ sudo apt-get install task/wheezy-backports

On Fedora

-------- on Fedora 18-21 --------
$ yum install task

-------- on Fedora 22 and later --------
$ dnf install task

For other Linux distributions, see the taskwarrior install documentation.

How to Use Taskwarrior in Linux

Workflow in Taskwarrior is a breeze thanks to its intuitive commands and the more exciting thing is you don’t need to start the app before running your commands – task is all you need.

Linux ToDo List
Linux ToDo List

For example;

To add a new task enter:

$ task [insert task here]

To display your to-do list, enter:

$ 
task next

To dd a new task with a priority level, enter:

$ task add priority:H write Article

There are more things you can do with Taskwarrior so check its documentation for an exhaustive command list.

Clearing the list is also a breeze as all you need to know is the task number like so:

$ task 1 done

So, there you go guys; a Command Line-based to-do list app. Is this new to you or perhaps, you have a different CL-based app you can tell us about? Feel free to drop your feedback in the comments section.

Divine Okoi is a cybersecurity postgrad with a passion for the open-source community. With 700+ articles covering different topics in IT, you can always trust him to inform you about the coolest tech.

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