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na
A command line tool for adding and listing per-project todos.
If you're one of the rare people like me who find this useful, feel free to buy me some coffee.
The current version of na is 1.2.63
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na ("next action") is a command line tool designed to make it easy to see what your next actions are for any project, right from the command line. It works with TaskPaper-formatted files (but any plain text format will do), looking for @na tags (or whatever you specify) in todo files in your current folder.
Used with Taskpaper files, it can add new action items quickly from the command line, automatically tagging them as next actions. It can also mark actions as completed, delete them, archive them, and move them between projects.
It can also auto-display next actions when you enter a project directory, automatically locating any todo files and listing their next actions when you cd to the project (optionally recursive). See the Prompt Hooks section for details.
Installation
Assuming you have Ruby and RubyGems installed, you can just run gem install na. If you run into errors, try gem install --user-install na, or use sudo gem install na.
If you're using Homebrew, you have the option to install via brew-gem:
brew install brew-gem
brew gem install na
If you don't have Ruby/RubyGems, you can install them pretty easily with Homebrew, rvm, or asdf. I can't swear this tool is worth the time, but there are a lot of great gems available...
Optional Dependencies
If you have gum installed, na will use it for command line input when adding tasks and notes. If you have fzf installed, it will be used for menus, falling back to gum if available.
Features
You can list next actions in files in the current directory by typing na. By default, na looks for *.taskpaper files and extracts items tagged @na and not @done. This can be modified to work with a single global file, and all of these options can be changed in the configuration.
Easy matching
na features intelligent project matching. Every time it locates a todo file, it adds the project to the database. Once a project is recorded, you can list its actions by using any portion of the parent directories or file names. If your project is in ~/Sites/dev/markedapp, you could quickly list its next actions by typing na next dev/mark. Creat paths by separating with / or :, separate multiple queries with spaces. na will always look for the shortest match for a path.
Recursion
na can also recurse subdirectories to find all todo files in child folders as well. Use the -d X to search X levels deep from the current directory. na -r with no arguments will recurse from your current location, looking for todo files 3 directories deep.
Adding todos
You can also quickly add todo items from the command line with the add subcommand. The script will look for a file in the current directory with a .taskpaper extension (configurable).
If found, it will try to locate an Inbox: project, or create one if it doesn't exist. Any arguments after add will be combined to create a new task in TaskPaper format. They will automatically be assigned as next actions (tagged @na) and will show up when na lists the tasks for the project.
Updating todos
You can mark todos as complete, delete them, add and remove tags, change priority, and even move them between projects with the na update command.
Terminology
Todo: Refers to a todo file, usually a TaskPaper document
Project: Refers to a project within the TaskPaper document, specified by an alphanumeric name (spaces allowed) followed by a colon. Projects can be nested by indenting a tab beyond the parent projects indentation.
Action: Refers to an individual task, specified by a line starting with a hyphen (-)
Note: Refers to lines appearing between action lines that start without hyphens. The note is attached to the preceding action regardless of indentation.
Usage
NAME
na - Add and list next actions for the current project
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] command [command options] [arguments...]
VERSION
1.2.63
GLOBAL OPTIONS
-a, --add - Add a next action (deprecated, for backwards compatibility)
--add_at=POSITION - Add all new/moved entries at [s]tart or [e]nd of target project (default: start)
--[no-]color - Colorize output (default: enabled)
--cwd_as=TYPE - Use current working directory as [p]roject, [t]ag, or [n]one (default: none)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Recurse to depth (default: 3)
--[no-]debug - Display verbose output
--ext=EXT - File extension to consider a todo file (default: taskpaper)
-f, --file=PATH - Use a single file as global todo, use initconfig to make permanent (default: none)
--help - Show this message
--include_ext - Include file extension in display
-n, --note - Prompt for additional notes (deprecated, for backwards compatibility)
-p, --priority=PRIORITY - Set a priority 0-5 (deprecated, for backwards compatibility) (default: none)
--[no-]pager - Enable pagination (default: enabled)
-r, --[no-]recurse - Recurse 3 directories deep (deprecated, for backwards compatability)
-t, --na_tag=TAG - Tag to consider a next action (default: na)
--template=PATH - Provide a template for new/blank todo files, use initconfig to make permanent (default: none)
--version - Display the program version
COMMANDS
add - Add a new next action
archive - Mark an action as @done and archive
changes, changelog - Display the changelog
complete, finish - Find and mark an action as @done
completed, finished - Display completed actions
edit - Edit an existing action
find, grep, search - Find actions matching a search pattern
help - Shows a list of commands or help for one command
init, create - Create a new todo file in the current directory
initconfig - Initialize the config file using current global options
next, show - Show next actions
open - Open a todo file in the default editor
projects - Show list of projects for a file
prompt - Show or install prompt hooks for the current shell
restore, unfinish - Find and remove @done tag from an action
saved - Execute a saved search
tag - Add tags to matching action(s)
tagged - Find actions matching a tag
todos - Show list of known todo files
undo - Undo the last change
update - Update an existing action
Commands
add
Example: na add This feature @idea I have
If you run the add command with no arguments, you'll be asked for input on the command line.
Adding notes
Use the --note switch to add a note. If STDIN (piped) input is present when this switch is used, it will be included in the note. A prompt will be displayed for adding additional notes, which will be appended to any STDIN note passed. Press CTRL-d to end editing and save the note.
Notes are not displayed by the next/tagged/find commands unless --notes is specified.
NAME
add - Add a new next action
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] add [command options] ACTION
DESCRIPTION
Provides an easy way to store todos while you work. Add quick reminders and (if you set up Prompt Hooks) they'll automatically display next time you enter the directory. If multiple todo files are found in the current directory, a menu will allow you to pick to which file the action gets added.
COMMAND OPTIONS
--at=POSITION - Add task at [s]tart or [e]nd of target project (default: none)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
-f, --file=PATH - Specify the file to which the task should be added (default: none)
--finish, --done - Mark task as @done with date
--in, --todo=TODO_FILE - Add to a known todo file, partial matches allowed (default: none)
-n, --note - Prompt for additional notes. STDIN input (piped) will be treated as a note if present.
-p, --priority=PRIO - Add a priority level 1-5 (default: 0)
-t, --tag=TAG - Use a tag other than the default next action tag (default: none)
--to, --project, --proj=PROJECT - Add action to specific project (default: Inbox)
-x - Don't add next action tag to new entry
EXAMPLES
# Add a new action to the Inbox, including a tag
na add "A cool feature I thought of @idea"
# Add a new action to the Inbox, set its @priority to 4, and prompt for an additional note.
na add "A bug I need to fix" -p 4 -n
# A parenthetical at the end of an action is interpreted as a note
na add "An action item (with a note)"
edit
NAME
edit - Edit an existing action
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] edit [command options] ACTION
DESCRIPTION
Open a matching action in your default $EDITOR. If multiple todo files are found in the current directory, a menu will allow you to pick which file to act on. Natural language dates are expanded in known date-based tags.
COMMAND OPTIONS
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
--[no-]done - Include @done actions
-e, --regex - Interpret search pattern as regular expression
--file=PATH - Specify the file to search for the task (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO_FILE - Use a known todo file, partial matches allowed (default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
-x, --exact - Match pattern exactly
EXAMPLE
# Find "An existing task" action and open it for editing
na edit "An existing task"
find
Example: na find cool feature idea
Unless --exact is specified, search is tokenized and combined with AND, so na find cool feature idea translates to cool AND feature AND idea, matching any string that contains all of the words. To make a token required and others optional, add a + before it (e.g. cool +feature idea is (cool OR idea) AND feature). Wildcards allowed (* and ?), use --regex to interpret the search as a regular expression. Use -v to invert the results (display non-matching actions only).
NAME
find - Find actions matching a search pattern
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] find [command options] PATTERN
DESCRIPTION
Search tokens are separated by spaces. Actions matching all tokens in the pattern will be shown (partial matches allowed). Add a + before a token to make it required, e.g. `na find +feature +maybe`, add a - or ! to ignore matches containing that token.
COMMAND OPTIONS
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Recurse to depth (default: none)
--[no-]done - Include @done actions
-e, --regex - Interpret search pattern as regular expression
--in=TODO_PATH - Show actions from a specific todo file in history. May use wildcards (* and ?) (default: none)
--nest - Output actions nested by file
--[no-]notes - Include notes in output
-o, --or - Combine search tokens with OR, displaying actions matching ANY of the terms
--omnifocus - Output actions nested by file and project
--proj, --project=PROJECT[/SUBPROJECT] - Show actions from a specific project (default: none)
--save=TITLE - Save this search for future use (default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
-v, --invert - Show actions not matching search pattern
-x, --exact - Match pattern exactly
EXAMPLES
# Find all actions containing feature, idea, and swift
na find feature idea swift
# Find all actions containing feature and idea but NOT swift
na find feature idea -swift
# Find all actions containing the exact text "feature idea"
na find -x feature idea
init, create
NAME
init - Create a new todo file in the current directory
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] init [PROJECT]
EXAMPLES
# Generate a new todo file, prompting for project name
na init
# Generate a new todo for a project called warpspeed
na init warpspeed
next, show
Examples:
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na next(list all next actions in the current directory) -
na next -d 3(list all next actions in the current directory and look for additional files 3 levels deep from there) -
na next marked2(show next actions from another directory you've previously used na on)
To see all next actions across all known todos, use na next "*". You can combine multiple arguments to see actions across multiple todos, e.g. na next marked nvultra.
NAME
next - Show next actions
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] next [command options] [QUERY]
DESCRIPTION
Next actions are actions which contain the next action tag (default @na), do not contain @done, and are not in the Archive project. Arguments will target a todo file from history, whether it's in the current directory or not. Todo file queries can include path components separated by / or :, and may use wildcards (`*` to match any text, `?` to match a single character). Multiple queries allowed (separate arguments or separated by comma).
COMMAND OPTIONS
--all - Show next actions from all known todo files (in any directory)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Recurse to depth (default: none)
--[no-]done - Include @done actions
--exact - Search query is exact text match (not tokens)
--file=TODO_FILE - Display matches from specific todo file ([relative] path) (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO - Display matches from a known todo file anywhere in history (short name) (may be used more than once, default: none)
--nest - Output actions nested by file
--[no-]notes - Include notes in output
--omnifocus - Output actions nested by file and project
-p, --prio, --priority=PRIORITY - Match actions with priority, allows <>= comparison (may be used more than once, default: none)
--proj, --project=PROJECT[/SUBPROJECT] - Show actions from a specific project (default: none)
--regex - Search query is regular expression
--save=TITLE - Save this search for future use (default: none)
--search, --find, --grep=QUERY - Filter results using search terms (may be used more than once, default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
-t, --tag=TAG - Alternate tag to search for (default: none)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
EXAMPLES
# display the next actions from any todo files in the current directory
na next
# display the next actions from the current directory, traversing 3 levels deep
na next -d 3
# display next actions for a project you visited in the past
na next marked
projects
List all projects in a file. If arguments are provided, they're used to match a todo file from history, otherwise the todo file(s) in the current directory will be used.
NAME
projects - Show list of projects for a file
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] projects [command options] [QUERY]
DESCRIPTION
Arguments will be interpreted as a query for a known todo file, fuzzy matched. Separate directories with /, :, or a space, e.g. `na projects code/marked`
COMMAND OPTIONS
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
-p, --paths - Output projects as paths instead of hierarchy
saved
The saved command runs saved searches. To save a search, add --save SEARCH_NAME to a find or tagged command. The arguments provided on the command line will be saved to a search file (/.local/share/na/saved_searches.yml), with the search named with the SEARCH_NAME parameter. You can then run the search again with na saved SEARCH_NAME. Repeating the SEARCH_NAME with a new find/tagged command will overwrite the previous definition.
Search names can be partially matched when calling them, so if you have a search named "overdue," you can match it with na saved over (shortest match will be used).
Run na saved without an argument to list your saved searches.
As a shortcut, if
nais run with one argument that matches the name of a saved search, it will execute that search, so runningna maybeis the same as runningna saved maybe.
NAME
saved - Execute a saved search
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] saved [command options] [SEARCH_TITLE]...
DESCRIPTION
Run without argument to list saved searches
COMMAND OPTIONS
-d, --delete - Delete the specified search definition
-e, --edit - Open the saved search file in $EDITOR
-s, --select - Interactively select a saved search to run
EXAMPLES
# save a search called "maybelater"
na tagged "+maybe,+priority<=3" --save maybelater
# perform the search named "maybelater"
na saved maybelater
# perform the search named "maybelater", assuming no other searches match "maybe"
na saved maybe
# na run with no command and a single argument automatically performs a matching saved search
na maybe
# list available searches
na saved
tagged
Example: na tagged feature +maybe.
Separate multiple tags/value comparisons with commas. By default tags are combined with AND, so actions matching all of the tags listed will be displayed. Use + to make a tag required and ! to negate a tag (only display if the action does not contain the tag). When + and/or ! are used, undecorated tokens become optional matches. Use -v to invert the search and display all actions that don't match.
You can also perform value comparisons on tags. A value in a TaskPaper tag is added by including it in parenthesis after the tag, e.g. @due(2022-10-10 05:00). You can perform numeric comparisons with <, >, <=, >=, ==, and !=. If comparing to a date, you can use natural language, e.g. na tagged "due<today".
To perform a string comparison, you can use *= (contains), ^= (starts with), $= (ends with), or = (matches). E.g. na tagged "note*=video".
NAME
next - Show next actions
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] next [command options] [QUERY]
DESCRIPTION
Next actions are actions which contain the next action tag (default @na), do not contain @done, and are not in the Archive project. Arguments will target a todo file from history, whether it's in the current directory or not. Todo file queries can include path components separated by / or :, and may use wildcards (`*` to match any text, `?` to match a single character). Multiple queries allowed (separate arguments or separated by comma).
COMMAND OPTIONS
--all - Show next actions from all known todo files (in any directory)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Recurse to depth (default: none)
--[no-]done - Include @done actions
--exact - Search query is exact text match (not tokens)
--file=TODO_FILE - Display matches from specific todo file ([relative] path) (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO - Display matches from a known todo file anywhere in history (short name) (may be used more than once, default: none)
--nest - Output actions nested by file
--[no-]notes - Include notes in output
--omnifocus - Output actions nested by file and project
-p, --prio, --priority=PRIORITY - Match actions with priority, allows <>= comparison (may be used more than once, default: none)
--proj, --project=PROJECT[/SUBPROJECT] - Show actions from a specific project (default: none)
--regex - Search query is regular expression
--save=TITLE - Save this search for future use (default: none)
--search, --find, --grep=QUERY - Filter results using search terms (may be used more than once, default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
-t, --tag=TAG - Alternate tag to search for (default: none)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
EXAMPLES
# display the next actions from any todo files in the current directory
na next
# display the next actions from the current directory, traversing 3 levels deep
na next -d 3
# display next actions for a project you visited in the past
na next marked
todos
List all known todo files from history.
NAME
todos - Show list of known todo files
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] todos [command options] [QUERY]
DESCRIPTION
Arguments will be interpreted as a query against which the list of todos will be fuzzy matched. Separate directories with /, :, or a space, e.g. `na todos code/marked`
COMMAND OPTIONS
-e, --[no-]edit - Open the todo database in an editor for manual modification
update
Example: na update --in na --archive my cool action
The above will locate a todo file matching "na" in todo history, find any action matching "my cool action", add a dated @done tag and move it to the Archive project, creating it if needed. If multiple actions are matched, a menu is presented (multi-select if fzf is available).
This command will perform actions (tag, untag, complete, archive, add note, etc.) on existing actions by matching your search text. Arguments will be interpreted as search tokens similar to na find. You can use --exact and --regex, as well as wildcards in the search string. You can also use --tagged TAG_QUERY in addition to or instead of a search query.
You can specify a particular todo file using --file PATH or any todo from history using --in QUERY.
If more than one file is matched, a menu will be presented, multiple selections allowed. If multiple actions match the search within the selected file(s), a menu will be presented. If you have fzf installed, you can select one action to update with return, or use tab to mark multiple tasks to which the action will be applied. With gum you can use j, k, and x to mark multiple actions. Use the --all switch to force operation on all matched tasks, skipping the menu.
Any time an update action is carried out, a backup of the file before modification will be made in the same directory with a . prepended and .bak appended (e.g. marked.taskpaper is copied to .marked.taskpaper.bak). Only one undo step is available, but if something goes wrong (and this feature is still experimental, so be wary), you can just copy the ".bak" file back to the original.
Marking a task as complete
You can mark an action complete using --finish, which will add a dated @done tag to the action. You can also mark it @done and immediately move it to the Archive project using --archive.
If you just want the action to stop appearing as a "next action," you can remove the next action tag using --remove na (or whatever your next action tag is configured as).
If you want to permanently delete an action, use --delete to remove it entirely.
Moving between projects
You can specify a new project for an action (moving it) with --proj PROJECT_PATH. A project path is hierarchical, with each level separated by a colon or slash. If the project path provided roughly matches an existing project, e.g. "mark:bug" would match "Marked:Bugs", then that project will be used. If no match is found, na will offer to generate a new project/hierarchy for the path provided. Strings will be exact but the first letter will be uppercased.
Adding notes
Use the --note switch to add a note. If STDIN (piped) input is present when this switch is used, it will be included in the note. A prompt will be displayed for adding additional notes, which will be appended to any STDIN note passed. Press CTRL-d to end editing and save the note.
Notes are not displayed by the next/tagged/find commands unless --notes is specified.
See the help output for a list of all available actions.
NAME
update - Update an existing action
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] update [command options] ACTION
DESCRIPTION
Provides an easy way to complete, prioritize, and tag existing actions. If multiple todo files are found in the current directory, a menu will allow you to pick which file to act on.
COMMAND OPTIONS
-a, --archive - Add a @done tag to action and move to Archive
--all - Act on all matches immediately (no menu)
--at=POSITION - When moving task, add at [s]tart or [e]nd of target project (default: none)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
--delete - Delete an action
--[no-]done - Include @done actions
-e, --regex - Interpret search pattern as regular expression
--edit - Open action in editor (vim). Natural language dates will be parsed and converted in date-based tags.
-f, --finish - Add a @done tag to action
--file=PATH - Specify the file to search for the task (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO_FILE - Use a known todo file, partial matches allowed (default: none)
-n, --note - Prompt for additional notes. Input will be appended to any existing note. If STDIN input (piped) is detected, it will be used as a note.
-o, --overwrite - Overwrite note instead of appending
-p, --priority=PRIO - Add/change a priority level 1-5 (default: 0)
--proj, --project=PROJECT[/SUBPROJECT] - Affect actions from a specific project (default: none)
-r, --remove=TAG - Remove a tag from the action, use multiple times or combine multiple tags with a comma, wildcards (* and ?) allowed (may be used more than once, default: none)
--replace=TEXT - Use with --find to find and replace with new text. Enables --exact when used (default: none)
--restore - Remove @done tag from action
--search, --find, --grep=QUERY - Filter results using search terms (may be used more than once, default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
-t, --tag=TAG - Add a tag to the action, @tag(values) allowed, use multiple times or combine multiple tags with a comma (may be used more than once, default: none)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
--to, --move=PROJECT - Move action to specific project (default: none)
-x, --exact - Match pattern exactly
EXAMPLES
# Find "An existing task" action and remove the @na tag from it
na update --remove na "An existing task"
# Find "A bug..." action, add @waiting, add/update @priority(4), and prompt for an additional note
na update --tag waiting "A bug I need to fix" -p 4 -n
# Add @done to "My cool action" and immediately move to Archive
na update --archive My cool action
changelog
View recent changes with na changelog or na changes.
NAME
changes - Display the changelog
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] changes
complete
Mark an action as complete, shortcut for na update --finish.
NAME
complete - Find and mark an action as @done
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] complete [command options] ACTION
COMMAND OPTIONS
-a, --archive - Add a @done tag to action and move to Archive
--all - Act on all matches immediately (no menu)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
-e, --regex - Interpret search pattern as regular expression
--file=PATH - Specify the file to search for the task (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO_FILE - Use a known todo file, partial matches allowed (default: none)
-n, --note - Prompt for additional notes. Input will be appended to any existing note. If STDIN input (piped) is detected, it will be used as a note.
-o, --overwrite - Overwrite note instead of appending
--proj, --project=PROJECT[/SUBPROJECT] - Affect actions from a specific project (default: none)
--search, --find, --grep=QUERY - Filter results using search terms (may be used more than once, default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
--to, --move=PROJECT - Add a @done tag and move action to specific project (default: none)
-x, --exact - Match pattern exactly
EXAMPLES
# Find "An existing task" and mark @done
na complete "An existing task"
# Alias for complete
na finish "An existing task"
archive
Mark an action as complete and move to archive, shortcut for na update --archive.
NAME
archive - Mark an action as @done and archive
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] archive [command options] ACTION
COMMAND OPTIONS
--all - Act on all matches immediately (no menu)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
--done - Archive all done tasks
-e, --regex - Interpret search pattern as regular expression
--file=PATH - Specify the file to search for the task (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO_FILE - Use a known todo file, partial matches allowed (default: none)
-n, --note - Prompt for additional notes. Input will be appended to any existing note. If STDIN input (piped) is detected, it will be used as a note.
-o, --overwrite - Overwrite note instead of appending
--proj, --project=PROJECT[/SUBPROJECT] - Affect actions from a specific project (default: none)
--search, --find, --grep=QUERY - Filter results using search terms (may be used more than once, default: none)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
-x, --exact - Match pattern exactly
EXAMPLE
# Find "An existing task", mark @done if needed, and move to archive
na archive "An existing task"
tag
Add, remove, or modify tags.
Use na tag TAGNAME --[search|tagged] SEARCH_STRING to add a tag to matching action (use --all to apply to all matching actions). If you use !TAGNAME it will remove that tag (regardless of value). To change the value of an existing tag (or add it if it doesn't exist), use ~TAGNAME(NEW VALUE).
NAME
tag - Add tags to matching action(s)
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] tag [command options] TAG
DESCRIPTION
Provides an easy way to tag existing actions. Use !tag to remove a tag, use ~tag(new value) to change a tag or add a value. If multiple todo files are found in the current directory, a menu will allow you to pick which file to act on, or use --all to apply to all matches.
COMMAND OPTIONS
--all - Act on all matches immediately (no menu)
-d, --depth=DEPTH - Search for files X directories deep (default: 1)
--[no-]done - Include @done actions
-e, --regex - Interpret search pattern as regular expression
--file=PATH - Specify the file to search for the task (default: none)
--in, --todo=TODO_FILE - Use a known todo file, partial matches allowed (default: none)
--search, --find, --grep=QUERY - Filter results using search terms (may be used more than once, default: none)
--[no-]search_notes - Include notes in search (default: enabled)
--tagged=TAG - Match actions containing tag. Allows value comparisons (may be used more than once, default: none)
-x, --exact - Match pattern exactly
EXAMPLES
# Find "An existing task" action and add @project(warpspeed) to it
na tag "project(warpspeed)" --search "An existing task"
# Find all actions tagged @project2 and remove @project1 from them
na tag "!project1" --tagged project2 --all
# Remove @project2 from all actions
na tag "!project2" --all
# Find "An existing task" and change (or add) its @project tag value to "dirt nap"
na tag "~project(dirt nap)" --search "An existing task"
undo
Undoes the last file change resulting from an add or update command. If no argument is given, it undoes whatever the last change in history was. If an argument is provided, it's used to match against the change history, finding a specific file to restore from backup.
Only the most recent change can be undone.
NAME
undo - Undo the last change
SYNOPSIS
na [global options] undo [command options] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Run without argument to undo most recent change
COMMAND OPTIONS
-s, --[no-]select, --[no-]choose - Select from available undo files
EXAMPLES
# Undo the last change
na undo
# Undo the last change to a file matching "myproject"
na undo myproject
Configuration
Global options such as todo extension and default next action tag can be stored permanently by using the na initconfig command. Run na with the global options you'd like to set, and add initconfig at the end of the command. A file will be written to ~/.na.rc. You can edit this manually, or just update it using the initconfig --force command to overwrite it with new settings.
You can see all available global options by running
na help.
Example: na --ext md --na_tag next initconfig --force
When this command is run, it doesn't include options for subcommands, but inserts placeholders for them. If you want to permanently set an option for a subcommand, you'll need to edit ~/.na.rc. For example, if you wanted the next command to always recurse 2 levels deep, you could edit it to look like this:
---
:ext: taskpaper
:na_tag: na
:d: 1
commands:
:next:
:depth: 2
:add: {}
:find: {}
:tagged: {}
Note that I created a new YAML dictionary inside of the :next: command, and added a :depth: key that matches the setting I want to make permanent.
WARNING Don't touch most of the settings at the top of the auto-generated file. Setting any of them to true will alter the way na interprets the commands you're running. Most of those options are there for backwards compatibility with the bash version of this tool and will eventually be removed.
Working with a single global file
na is designed to work with one or more TaskPaper files in each project directory, but if you prefer to use a single global TaskPaper file, you can add --file PATH as a global option and specify a single file. This will bypass the detection of any files in the current directory. Make it permanent by including the --file flag when running initconfig.
When using a global file, you can additionally include --cwd_as TYPE to determine whether the current working directory is used as a tag or a project (default is neither). If you add --cwd_as tag to the global options (before the command), the last element of the current working directory will be appended as an @tag (e.g. if you're in ~/Code/project/doing, the action would be tagged @doing). If you use --cwd_as project the action will be put into a project with the same name as the current directory (e.g. Doing: from the previous example).
Add tasks at the end of a project
By default, tasks are added at the top of the target project (Inbox, etc.). If you prefer new tasks to go at the end of the project by default, include --add_at end as a global option when running initconfig.
Prompt Hooks
You can add a prompt command to your shell to have na automatically list your next actions when you cd into a directory. To install a prompt command for your current shell, just run na prompt install. It works with Zsh, Bash, and Fish. If you'd rather make the changes to your startup file yourself, run na prompt show to get the hook and instructions printed out for copying.
If you're using a single global file, you'll need --cwd_as to be tag or project for a prompt command to work. na will detect which system you're using and provide a prompt command that lists actions based on the current directory using either project or tag.
You can also get output for shells other than the one you're currently using by adding "bash", "zsh", or "fish" to the show or install command.
You can add
-rto any of the calls to na to automatically recurse 3 directories deep, or just set the depth config permanently
After installing a hook, you'll need to close your terminal and start a new session to initialize the new commands.
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Changelog
See CHANGELOG.md
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