Demo of TaskWarrior (`task`)

test_demo_taskw.sh

#!/bin/sh
# # A demo/test of taskwarrior (`task`)
#
# ## Usage
# ```sh
# ./test_demo_taskw.sh
# ```
# Note: Interactive input is required:
# - [read and] type "yes" or "y"
# - [read and] type "all" to indeed delete all tasks without further prompting
#
# ## TaskWarrior
# - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taskwarrior
# - Source: https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior
# - Docs: https://taskwarrior.org/docs/


set -x

# task help

task; task list

task add "Read the source due:today priority:H project:projectA"       # 1
task add Read the docs later due:tomorrow priority:M project:projectA  # 2
task add project:one task abc                                          # 3
task add project:one task def +someday depends:3                       # 4
task
task 1; task 2;

task context define projectA "project:projectA or +urgent"   # prompts for 'y'
task context list
task context projectA
task add task ghi                                                      # 5
task add task jkl +someday depends:3              # 6
task    # lists just tasks for the current context:"project:projectA"

task next
task 1 done

task next
task 2 start
task 2 done

task context none

task delete  # prompts for y/yes//all before deleting *ALL* tasks interactively
task



task context list

taskw_context_delete() {
    ## taskw_context_rm -- TASKRC=$HOME/.taskrc; (sed -i '/^context\..*\.read=/d' "${TASKRC}" && \
    #    sed -i '/^context\..*\.write=/d' "${TASKRC}")
    contextname=$1
    TASKRC="${TASKRC:-"$HOME/.taskrc"}"
    if [ -z "${contextname}" ]; then
        sed -i '/^context\..*\.read=/d' "${TASKRC}"
        sed -i '/^context\..*\.write=/d' "${TASKRC}"
    else
        sed -i "/^context\.${contextname}\.read=/d" "${TASKRC}"
        sed -i "/^context\.${contextname}\.write=/d" "${TASKRC}"
    fi

}

taskw_context_delete projectA
taskw_context_delete


alias t=task

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