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Taskwarrior 3.4.1 (Released 2023-03-12): task-3.4.1.tar.gz SHA256 23eb60f73e42f16111cc3912b44ee12be6768860a2db2a9c6a47f8ac4786bac3 Changelog
Command reference taskwarrior 2.5.3: task-2.5.3.ref.pdf
See supported platforms for operating systems.
Quick Setup
Build the task program according to the directions in the INSTALL file.
This transcript illustrates a typical installation:
$ ls
task-3.4.1.tar.gz
$ tar xzvf task-3.4.1.tar.gz
$ cd task-3.4.1
$ cmake -S . -B build -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
$ cmake --build build
...
...
$ sudo cmake --install build
Please note, that Cygwin is not supported anymore. Use the Windows Subsystem for Linux to use Taskwarrior on Windows.
Ensure that the installed task program is in your PATH environment variable.
On startup, task will check to see if it can find the configuration file and task directory, and if not found, will ask you whether it may create both.
Distributions
| Distribution | Command | Available since |
|---|---|---|
| Debian sid | sudo apt-get install taskwarrior | Debian sid |
| Debian | sudo apt-get install taskwarrior | 7.x Wheezy |
| Ubuntu | sudo apt-get install taskwarrior | 10.10 Maverick Meerkat |
| Fedora | sudo dnf install task | Fedora 18 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux | task has been submitted to the EPEL repositories of Fedora.Please refer to the EPEL documentation | - |
| OpenSUSE | zypper install taskwarrior | openSUSE 12.2 |
| Archlinux | pacman -S task | - |
| Slackware | sbopkg -i task | 13.0 |
| Gentoo | emerge task | - |
| FreeBSD | To install the port:cd /usr/ports/deskutils/taskwarrior/make install cleanTo add the package:pkg_add -r taskwarrior (Deprecated)pkg install taskwarrior (Newer releases) | - |
| OpenBSD | doas pkg_add -i taskwarrior | - |
| macOS | Homebrew: brew install taskHomebrew: brew install taskdHomebrew: brew install taskshMacPorts: port install task | - |
| Cygwin | Add it during setup | Windows XP SP3 |
| Windows 10 | Bash on Ubuntu on Windows 10:apt-get install task | Windows 10 Insider Preview |
| MSYS2 | pacman -S task | - |
| NixOS | nix-env -i taskwarrior3 | - |
| Void | xbps-install task | - |
Git Repository
Get the whole source and history from our git repository. You will need git installed.
Disclaimer:
The stable branch represents the latest stable release.
All other branches are development branches, and are works in progress and may not pass all quality tests, therefore may harm your data.
While we welcome bug reports from the develop branch, we do not guarantee proper or timely fixes.
- Broken functionality may arise from ongoing development work
- Make proper backups
- Be aware that using the development branch involves risks
$ git clone https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskwarrior.git
Example backup command:
$ tar czf ~/.task/task-backup-$(date +'%Y%m%d').tar.gz ~/.task/*
Older Versions
Please contact us if you wish to download prior versions.