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too much todo.txt format

https://github.com/too-much-todotxt/spec/

This specification is based on the 2006 todo.txt described by Gina Trapani in:

  1. lifehacker.com
  2. todotxt.com - NOTE no longer available, redirects to todotxt.org
  3. http://todotxt.org/todo.txt

Example from http://todotxt.org/todo.txt (2024-12-01 10:46)

(A) Call Mom @Phone +Family
(A) Schedule annual checkup +Health
(B) Outline chapter 5 +Novel @Computer
(C) Add cover sheets @Office +TPSReports
Plan backyard herb garden @Home
Pick up milk @GroceryStore
Research self-publishing services +Novel @Computer
x Download Todo.txt mobile app @Phone

For more information see:

Also see fork https://github.com/too-much-todotxt/legacy_todo.txt

NOTE this specification is similar to https://github.com/todotxt/todo.txt/, with the following differences (as of 2024-12-01):

  • Missing some of post-2016 changes, see #2
  • Newlines in paragraphs for easier diffing (and reading as plain text)
  • Pure 7-bit us-ascii
  • Full history, under source code control
  • Resolved completed / done ambiguity and confusion