How to Install and Use Todo on OpenBSD

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and use the command-line tool Todo on OpenBSD. Todo is a simple yet powerful todo list manager, and it is available on the GitLab repository.

Prerequisites

Before we proceed with the installation, make sure that you have OpenBSD installed on your system with root access. You will also need a reliable internet connection to download the necessary packages.

Installation

1. Open your terminal and run the following command to update the system:

   $ sudo syspatch
   

2. Install the Git package using this command:

   $ sudo pkg_add git
   

3. Navigate to the directory where you want to install Todo using the cd command. For example:

   $ cd /usr/local/bin
   

4. Clone the Todo Git repository using this command:

   $ sudo git clone https://git.mills.io/prologic/todo.git
   

5. Change the directory to todo using the cd command:

   $ cd todo
   

6. Finally, run the following command to install Todo:

   $ sudo make install
   

Usage

After installing Todo, you can start using it by running the following command in your terminal:

$ todo

This command will display the list of all your tasks. Here are some other commands you can use:

• todo add - Add a new task to your list
• todo done ID - Mark a task as done
• todo delete ID - Delete a task from the list
• todo clean - Delete all completed tasks from the list

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we covered how to install and use Todo on OpenBSD. You can now initialize your todo list, add tasks to it, and manage them with ease. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to leave them in the comments below.

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