rusk is a minimal cross-platform terminal task manager.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Command completion: Autocomplete commands (add, edit, mark, del, etc.) and their aliases.
- Task ID completion: Tab-complete task IDs for edit, mark, and del commands.
- Smart text completion: When typing rusk edit 3 , automatically suggests the current task text for easy editing. (rusk edit 3 will complete the ID).
- Flag completion: Autocomplete
--date,--done, etc. - Date suggestions: When using
--dateor-dflag, suggests default dates: Today, Tomorrow, - One week ahead, Two weeks ahead
Website: github.com/tagirov/rusk
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Developer: Alex Tagirov
License: GNU General Public License v3.0

rusk is written in Rust. Learn Rust with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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