How to Install Taskwarrior on OpenBSD

Taskwarrior is an open source command-line task manager that helps you keep track of your tasks efficiently. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Taskwarrior on OpenBSD.

Prerequisites

Make sure you have a non-root user with sudo privileges on your OpenBSD server.

Installation

1. Update the package repository using the following command:

   sudo pkg_add -u
   

2. Install Taskwarrior using the following command:

   sudo pkg_add taskwarrior
   

3. Verify the installation by running the following command:

   task --version
   

   The output should look like this:

   Taskwarrior 2.5.1
    Copyright (c) 2006-2017 Taskwarrior contributors, license GPLv2+
    Compiled in unknown.
   

   Congratulations! You have successfully installed Taskwarrior on OpenBSD.

Usage

To use Taskwarrior, you need to understand its command-line interface. Refer to the official documentation to learn about the available commands, options, and examples.

Here are some common commands to get you started:

• task add - Add a new task
• task ls - List all tasks
• task start - Start working on a task
• task stop - Stop working on the current task
• task done - Mark a task as completed
• task edit - Edit a task
• task delete - Delete a task

Conclusion

Taskwarrior is a powerful command-line tool that can help you manage your tasks efficiently. In this tutorial, we learned how to install Taskwarrior on OpenBSD and how to get started with some basic commands. To learn more about Taskwarrior, check out the official documentation.

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