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<p align="center"> <img src="media/geek-life-logo.png" align="center" alt="Geek-life Logo"> </p> <h1 align="center"> The CLI To-Do List / Task Manager for Geeks </h1>

:technologist: Developer / DevOps / Sysadmin? A command line hero?
:computer: Live with the dark terminal?
:memo: Think in Markdown?

Finally! A full featured task manager for YOU!

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:crystal_ball: Highlights

For ninjas - do things faster with keyboard shortcuts
Markdown lovers, feel at :house:! You'll see markdown everywhere.
Full featured (almost) - Projects, Tasks, due-dates, task notes...
A <4MB app that takes <1% CPU and ~7MB memory <sup>1</sup> - how much lighter you can think?
Task note editor with markdown syntax highlighting<sup>2</sup>
Full mouse support

:dart: Roadmap

:rocket: Ready for action (installing and running)

It's just a single binary file, no external dependencies. Just download the appropriate version of executable from latest release for your OS. Then rename and give it permission to execute.
For example:

mv geek-life_linux-amd64 geek-life  
sudo chmod +x geek-life
./geek-life

I recommend installing it globally (to run from any directory of your system). It's easy, just put it in your systems $PATH directory.

sudo mv geek-life /usr/local/bin/geek-life
geek-life

Done! Manage your tasks your way!

:keyboard: Keyboard shortcuts

Shortcut key for a pane/element will be marked with underline.

Some shortcuts are global, some are contextual. Contextual shortcuts will be applied according to focused pane/element.
You'll see a currently focused pane bordered with double line.

In case writing in a text input (e,g, new project/task, due date), you have to Enter to submit/save.

Context	Shortcut	Action
Global	`p`	Go to Project list
Global	`t`	Go to Task list
Projects	`n`	New Project
Projects	`↑`/`k`/`Shift+Tab`	Go up in project list
Projects	`↓`/`j`/`Tab`	Go down in project list
Tasks	`n`	New Task
Tasks	`Esc`/`h`	Go back to Projects Pane
Tasks	`↑`/`k`/`Shift+Tab`	Go up in task list
Tasks	`↓`/`j`/`Tab`	Go down in task list
Tasks	`c`	Clear completed tasks
Tasks	`d`	Delete Project
Task Detail	`Esc`/`h`	Go back to Tasks Pane
Task Detail	`Space`	Toggle task as done/pending
Task Detail	`d`	Set Due date
Task Detail	`o`	Set Due date to today
Task Detail	`+`	Due date plus 1
Task Detail	`-`	Due date minus 1
Task Detail	`↓`/`↑`	Scroll Up/Down the note editor
Task Detail	`e`	Activate note editor for modification
Task Detail	`v`	Edit task details in external editor (default `vim`)
Task Detail	`r`	Rename Task Title
Task Detail	`x`	Export Task to clipboard
Active Note Editor	`Esc`	Deactivate note editor and save content

Tips about using shortcuts efficiently:

The interface has 3 primary panels

[P]rojects/Task lists
[T]asks of selected project or Tasklist
[D]etails/actions of selected Project or Task

The following diagram shows navigation shortcuts between the panels.

+------+----------------------+-----------------------+
|  P   |         T            |         D             |
|      |                      |                       |
|    Entr=>    ↓   ↑        Entr=>                    |
|      |       /   /          |                       |
|   <=Esc      j   k        <=Esc                     |
|      |                      |                       |
+------+----------------------+-----------------------+

So, what it's trying to visualize is -

Selecting an item with Enter will move you to right panel. That means -
- Selecting a Project will load it's tasks and move to Tasks panel
- Selecting a Task will load task detail and move to Detail panel
Use Esc to move back to left panel. From Details to Tasks to Projects.
To navigate a list (Project list or Task list),
- Use ↓ or j or Tab to go down
- Use ↑ or k or Shift+Tab to go up

Some More hints:

If you are a vim user, think like -j/k for up/down list and h for go left
Think Esc as a "step back" - to previous pane in most cases.
When you're in a list (Projects or Tasks), Enter will load currently selected item.
After creating new Project, focus will automatically move to Tasks. Start adding tasks immediately by pressing n.
After creating new Task, focus will stay in "new task" input. So that you can add tasks quickly one after another.
After creating new Task, Press Esc when you're done creating tasks.

:hammer_and_wrench: Building blocks

Made with :heart: and golang 1.14 (you don't need golang to run it)
Designed with tview - interactive widgets for terminal-based UI
Task Note editor made with femto
Datastore is storm - a powerful toolkit for BoltDB

Contribute

If you fix a bug or want to add/improve a feature, and it's aligned with the focus (merging with ease) of this app, I will be glad to accept your PR. :)

:bulb: You may ask...

:question: Where is the data stored? Can I change the location?

By default, it will try to create a db file in you home directory.

But as a geek, you may try to put it different location (e,g, in your dropbox for syncing). In that case, just mention DB_FILE as an environment variable.

DB_FILE=~/dropbox/geek-life/default.db geek-life

UPDATE: For Windows users, setting ENV variable is not so straight forward. So, added a flag --db-file or -d to specify DB file path from command line easily.

geek-life --db-file=D:\a-writable-dir\tasks.db

:question: How can I suggest a feature?

Just post an issue describing your desired feature/enhancement and select feature label.

Also, incomplete features in the current roadmap will be found in issue list. You may :thumbsup: issues if you want to increase priority of a feature.

Developed with GoLand.
Thanks to JetBrains for sponsoring Licenses for Open Source Development.

Footnotes

In my Macbook Air, 1.6 GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i5, RAM: 8 GB 1600 MHz DDR3
Using monakai color scheme for markdown syntax

"This is the Book about which there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah" - Al-Quran