export
The export command accepts a filter, and generates a JSON formatted text output.
For example:
$ task 1 export
{"id":1,"description":"Buy milk","entry":"20141018T050231Z","modified":"20141018T050231Z","status":"pending","uuid":"a360fc44-315c-4366-b70c-ea7e7520b749","urgency":"2"}
This command allows you to extract all data from Taskwarrior, in a machine-readable, standard format.
The export command is used by many Taskwarrior extensions to gain access to the data.
JSON Format
The JSON is formatted according to the Taskwarrior JSON Format, which consists of one JSON object per line, where one object represents one task.
Configuration
There is a configuration setting json.array which defaults to ‘off’, but when set to ‘on’ generates a single JSON array, rather than a set of individual JSON objects.
In the example below you see a set of JSON objects ({...}), one per line:
$ task 1-2 export rc.json.array=off
{"id":1,"description":"Buy milk", ...}
{"id":2,"description":"Buy potatoes" ...}
Setting json.array to ‘on’, a similar structure is emitted but the task objects are presented in a list, one per line:
$ task 1-2 export rc.json.array=on
[{"id":1,"description":"Buy milk", ...},
{"id":2,"description":"Buy potatoes" ...}]
Which setting you use depends on how you handle the JSON.
Limitations
The export command JSON includes metadata that is not stored.
The id and urgency values are included because some external programs want to see this, but are derived values, not stored values.
See Also
_getcommandimportcommand