Commands

Here are the commands alphabetically. Version-specific features are labelled with the version in which they were first available.

add	Add a new task
annotate	Add an annotation to a task
append	Append words to a task description
calc 2.4.0	Expression calculator
config	Modify configuration settings
context	Manage contexts
count	Count the tasks matching a filter
delete	Mark a task as deleted
denotate	Remove an annotation from a task
done	Complete a task
duplicate	Clone an existing task
edit	Launch your text editor to modify a task
execute	Execute an external command
export	Export tasks in JSON format
help	Show high-level help, a cheat-sheet
import	Import tasks in JSON form
log	Record an already-completed task
logo	Show the Taskwarrior logo
modify	Modify one or more tasks
prepend	Prepend words to a task description
purge 2.6.0	Completely removes tasks, rather than change status to deleted
start	Start working on a task, make active
stop	Stop working on a task, no longer active
synchronize	Syncs tasks with Taskserver
undo	Revert last change
version	Version details and copyright

Customizable Reports

Customizable reports can be modified to suit your needs. They all work in same manner, and mostly differ by the columns shown, the filter applied, and the sorting performed.

Because all the customizable reports work in the same way, the list report is the only report discussed.

active	Started tasks
all	Pending, completed and deleted tasks
blocked	Tasks that are blocked by other tasks
blocking	Tasks that block other tasks
completed	Tasks that have been completed
list	Pending tasks
long	Pending tasks, long form
ls	Pending tasks, short form
minimal	Pending tasks, minimal form
newest	Most recent pending tasks
next	Most urgent tasks
oldest	Oldest pending tasks
overdue	Overdue tasks
ready	Pending, unblocked, scheduled tasks
recurring	Pending recurring tasks
unblocked	Tasks that are not blocked
waiting	Hidden, waiting tasks

Fixed Reports

The fixed reports have minimal customization, typically only color.

burndown.daily	Burndown chart, by day
burndown.monthly	Burndown chart, by month
burndown.weekly	Burndown chart, by week
calendar	Calendar and holidays
colors	Demonstrates all supported colors
columns	List of report columns and supported formats
commands 2.5.0	List of commands, with their behaviors
diagnostics	Show diagnostics, for troubleshooting
ghistory.annual	History graph, by year
ghistory.monthly	History graph, by month
ghistory.weekly 2.6.0	History graph, by week
ghistory.daily 2.6.0	History graph, by day
history.annual	History report, by year
history.monthly	History report, by month
history.weekly 2.6.0	History report, by week
history.daily 2.6.0	History report, by day
ids	Filtered list of task IDs
information	All attributes shown
projects	Filtered list of projects, with task counts
reports	List of available reports
show	Filtered list of configuration settings
stats	Filtered statistics
summary	Filtered project summary
tags	Filtered list of tags
timesheet	Weekly timesheet report
udas	Details of all defined UDAs
uuids	Filtered list of UUIDs

Helper Commands

Helper commands all begin with an underscore and they exist to provide support for third party add-ons, such as shell completion scripts.

Helper commands generate no extraneous output, and are therefore easy to parse. Helper commands are not intended for regular use, but there is no reason for that to stop you.

_aliases	List of active aliases
_columns	List of supported columns
_commands	List of supported commands
_config	List of confguration setting names
_context	List of defined context names
_get	DOM accessor
_ids	Filtered list of task IDs
_projects	Filtered list of project names
_show	List of name=value configuration settings
_tags	Filtered list of tags in use
_udas	List of configured UDA names
_unique 2.5.0	List of unique values for the specified attribute
_urgency	Filtered list of task urgencies
_uuids	Filtered list of pending UUIDs
_version	Task version (and optional git commit)
_zshattributes	Zsh formatted task attribute list
_zshcommands	Zsh formatted command list
_zshids	Zsh formatted ID list
_zshuuids	Zsh formatted UUID list