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A (currently in development) to do app for the command line. A (currently in development) to do app for the command line.
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## Current Project Status ## Current Project Status
This program is at the state where I am regularly using it, and it definately is workable. That said, it does not include all of the core features required to make it an adequate alternative to people who have a to-do system they like, and as such I am regularly making breaking changes. I don't recommend it if you want a stable to do system (yet, although I will update this message when that's no longer true) but if you like some of the ideas here and want to try it out, feedback is welcomed. This program is at the state where I am regularly using it, and it definately is workable. That said, it does not include all of the core features required to make it an adequate alternative to people who have a to-do system they like, and as such I am regularly making breaking changes. I don't recommend it if you want a stable to do system (yet, although I will update this message when that's no longer true) but if you like some of the ideas here and want to try it out, feedback is welcomed.
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## Design ## Design
The general idea of Toru is to have a to-do app which uses distinct, mutually exclusive vaults of tasks with configuration which is in a human readable and easy to export and import format (to completely separate personal, work, study, etc), however within a vault, to use tags and dependencies as a means of organising notes, rather than mutually exclusive folders. The general idea of Toru is to have a to-do app which uses distinct, mutually exclusive vaults of tasks with configuration which is in a human readable and easy to export and import format (to completely separate personal, work, study, etc), however within a vault, to use tags and dependencies as a means of organising notes, rather than mutually exclusive folders.
For example, in a given vault, one may have a big project they are working on. This project, and all of the subtasks are listed together on the top level (and not organised according to projects). In order to conveniently organise and view tasks, use tags and dependencies, and filter searches for tasks to get the desired information. This allows you to categorise tasks even when they do not fall into any one obvious category. For example, in a given vault, one may have a big project they are working on. This project, and all of the subtasks are listed together on the top level (and not organised according to projects). In order to conveniently organise and view tasks, use tags and dependencies, and filter searches for tasks to get the desired information. This allows you to categorise tasks even when they do not fall into any one obvious category.
## Getting Started ---
## Installation
The easiest way to install is from [crates.io](https://crates.io/crates/toru) with cargo:
To get started, install Toru by running:
``` ```
cargo install toru cargo install toru
``` ```
Then type `toru` in the terminal to be greeted by the following help screen: Alternatively you can build from source:
``` ```
toru 0.1.1 git clone https://github.com/aaron-jack-manning/toru.git
cd toru
cargo build --release
```
which will create an executable at `/target/release/toru`.
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## Getting Started
Simply type `toru` in terminal to display help information for each command:
```
toru 0.1.2
Aaron Manning <contact@aaronmanning.net> Aaron Manning <contact@aaronmanning.net>
A command line task manager. A command line task manager.
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gitignore Adds the recommended .gitignore file to the vault gitignore Adds the recommended .gitignore file to the vault
list Lists tasks according to the specified ordering and filters list Lists tasks according to the specified ordering and filters
new Create a new task new Create a new task
stats For statistics about the state of your vault
svn Run Subversion commands at the root of the vault
switch Switches to the specified vault switch Switches to the specified vault
track For tracking time against a note track For tracking time against a note
vault Commands for interacting with vaults vault Commands for interacting with vaults
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To start up you will need a vault to store tasks in, which you can create by running `toru vault new <NAME> <PATH>`. To start up you will need a vault to store tasks in, which you can create by running `toru vault new <NAME> <PATH>`.
If you ever want to all vaults, along with which is the current one, run `toru vault list`. If you ever want to view all vaults, along with which is the current one, run `toru vault list`.
Then you can run `toru new` to create your first task. Then you can run `toru new` to create your first task.
## Planned Features and Changes: ---
## Roadmap
- Options to configure and customise output of `list` - Options to configure and customise output of `list`
- Options for which field to order by, and how to order (ascending or descending) - Options for which field to order by, and how to order (ascending or descending)