todo.txt done

While I like the functionality of the todo.txt structure, I do not like the fact that done tasks stay in my todo list in perpetuity, and I also don’t want to lose them.  So, I’ve made a simple hack that allows me to move done items to a done folder.  Here’s the code:

#!/bin/sh
awk '/^x/ {print $0}' ~/Dropbox/todo/todo.txt >> ~/Dropbox/todo/done.txt 
awk '!/^x/ {print $0}' ~/Dropbox/todo/todo.txt > ~/Dropbox/todo/todo2.txt
mv ~/Dropbox/todo/todo2.txt ~/Dropbox/todo/todo.txt

 

I call it todo_done.sh.

I copied my original to /tmp/pre in order to test and make sure I have a backup.  After running todo_done.sh I get:

 

$ diff -u /tmp/pre/todo.txt ~/Dropbox/todo/todo.txt
--- /tmp/pre/todo.txt 2017-11-15 17:46:21.794510999 -0500
+++ /home/ayoung/Dropbox/todo/todo.txt 2017-11-15 17:46:24.584515043 -0500
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 2017-10-02 Expenses
 2017-10-04 Containerize hammer
 2017-10-06 Complete steam setup 
-x 2017-10-12 Trrc time resource reduce cost 
 2017-10-12 Whiteboard training 
 2017-10-14 Subscription manager extensions for skis or products? 
 2017-10-15 Workcenter is made up of 4 things: machine, man, method, measures.

and

$ diff -u /tmp/pre/done.txt ~/Dropbox/todo/done.txt 
--- /tmp/pre/done.txt 2017-11-15 17:46:17.914505377 -0500
+++ /home/ayoung/Dropbox/todo/done.txt 2017-11-15 17:46:24.580515037 -0500
@@ -26,3 +26,4 @@
 x 2017-10-19 Drs appt? 
 x 2017-11-02 Letter of Support
 x 2017-11-15 2017-09-27 LinkedIn TJX
+x 2017-10-12 Trrc time resource reduce cost

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