todo.sh seems not working properly with terminal in leopard. for example, there is always a "-e" show up at the beginning of the todo list when i type "t...
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Lloyd Williams
wlloydw
Dec 19, 2007 6:05 am
I am having difficulty getting started, I did the following: 1. Terminal, type: defaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE Hit Enter. Then 2....
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Lloyd Williams
wlloydw
Dec 19, 2007 6:32 am
Found and edited the .todo file Unable to find the following because I can not find the ~/bash_profile: Access todo.sh from anywhere in the file tree. Add the...
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Peter Hansen
peteribsenha...
Dec 19, 2007 9:10 am
I tried to download the jabber-bot from: http://todotxt.com/library/todo_jabber_bot/ but it does not seem to be available?...
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Paul Roberts
paul_gone_wa...
Dec 19, 2007 11:29 am
I have been a bit confused by the "-e" since my Leopard upgrade also. However, it only shows up when todo.sh is invoked in Terminal and Geektool. Strangely, it...
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Nathan Reckart
nreckart
Dec 19, 2007 3:57 pm
If ".bash_profile" does not already exist in your home directory (~/), just create it. Notice the period at the beginning of the file name. You'll have to...
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graphmed
Dec 19, 2007 3:57 pm
... The todo.sh script is using the "echo -e" command, but the -e option is not recognised by the Mac Bash. You can edit the todo.sh file, look for the -e...
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graphmed
Dec 19, 2007 4:01 pm
... Of course, I'm speaking of the -e option after the "echo" command, not the one after the "sed" command ;-) Patrick...
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whydoihavetoregister
whydoihaveto...
Dec 19, 2007 9:27 pm
Hi there! Great piece of scripting, this is. If there are no objections, I would suggest that: 1. There be a way to sort, in the text file, all the tasks....
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Jeremy Gransden
vvdtcvv
Dec 19, 2007 11:14 pm
On Dec 19, 2007 4:27 PM, whydoihavetoregister < ... If you are using the python version; you can comment line 204 and uncomment line 203. I believe that will...
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Joseph T. Chow
greatoe
Dec 20, 2007 4:43 am
... Thanks, Graphmed. That's the solution for the "-e" issue. In my first post I wrote "t ls -p" is not working -- that's an error i made, things go fine when...
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David J Patrick
davidjpatrick
Dec 20, 2007 6:42 pm
... I simply use vim to sort. in vim, hit <esc> (to get into command mode) and then ":help sort" (without the quotes, of course) djp...
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relativity22
Dec 21, 2007 10:35 am
I realise the installation issue has been addressed in this group and on the website todotxt.com but it's still confusing for me as an average Jane Doe. Where...
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Jeremy Gransden
vvdtcvv
Dec 21, 2007 12:55 pm
... These are commands that you would run in terminal. On my 10.4 system it is under Applcations/Utilities/Terminal. It may be different in leopard the chmod...
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ktneely@...
mercutio_23
Dec 21, 2007 1:46 pm
... This is a command you enter in the terminal. It tells the computer to make the todo.sh file executable. If you don't do this, when you try to run...
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kvdcb
Dec 21, 2007 11:50 pm
I have installed todo_completer on Cywin I have install the bash completion module. I entered the commands in .bashrc and .bash_profile and when the ...
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relativity22
Dec 22, 2007 12:51 am
Firstly, thanks for the responses :) Using terminal makes me feel like I'm going to stuff up my computer accidentally. But I keep getting: "-bash: $: command...
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Jeremy Gransden
vvdtcvv
Dec 22, 2007 1:00 am
Are you typing the dollor sign? If so, you are not supposed to. It is meant to show that you are at a terminal prompt. type chmod +x todo.sh in the directory...
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Patrick Hawkins
p_hawk_42
Dec 22, 2007 1:01 am
Don't type in the dollar sign. That is just to let you know that you are on the command line. You can ignore the dollar sign for now, and try typing in the...
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Jeremy Gransden
vvdtcvv
Dec 22, 2007 1:06 am
Also, take a look at this article. http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2001/12/14/terminal_one.html. It may get you a little more use to the terminal in...
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Jeremy Gransden
vvdtcvv
Dec 22, 2007 1:17 am
Hi Try removing the semicolon after "done" on line 19. thanks, jeremy...
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relativity22
Dec 22, 2007 2:23 am
I was typing the dollar sign! haha. Thanks guys for your help and encouragement. And thanks for the article link too. I was thinking, What kind of weird...
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kvdcb
Dec 22, 2007 3:08 am
-Thanks for the reply it doesn't help though, in fact there is no change in the error message... tgb -- In todotxt@yahoogroups.com, "Jeremy Gransden"...
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Jeremy Gransden
vvdtcvv
Dec 22, 2007 6:27 am
I will test in my cygwin environment on monday if no one else can find a solution. Sorry It did not help. jeremy...
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Paul Roberts
paul_gone_wa...
Dec 22, 2007 9:04 am
Back in May I decided to see whether I could write a script that would implement a tickler file system, as recommended in GTD. I was aware of Tannie's system ...
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Paul Roberts
paul_gone_wa...
Dec 22, 2007 9:11 am
... oh, and perhaps I had also mention one "known" bug: Tickling by months, eg. tickler.pl add 1 month Something I need to do in a month This always interprets...
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ktneely@...
mercutio_23
Dec 22, 2007 3:49 pm
... Careful with this command, it can also rename files. What your command is doing is renaming .todo to just . (which isn't really allowed, since '.' means...
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Ted Pavlic
tpavlic
Dec 23, 2007 3:09 am
Joseph -- You should change the line at the top of the todo.sh script to be: #! /bin/bash instead of #! /bin/sh I think that will fix your problem. See: ...
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Ted Pavlic
tpavlic
Dec 23, 2007 3:10 am
It's really a much better idea to change: #! /bin/sh to #! /bin/bash as this is a documented bug in OS X's /bin/sh. echo -e *should* work. That is, /bin/sh...
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Ted Pavlic
tpavlic
Dec 23, 2007 3:14 am
Of course, you can also switch to legacy command mode... See: ...
