backuptodo(1)

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version 2.8 · 2 versions
, in ubuntu stonking

💾 backuptodo — the manual page, bestie edition ✨

okay so you found backuptodo(1), a General Commands Manual page, and honestly? it's giving "tiny command, huge peace of mind." let's get into it 🫶

🌸 NAME 🌸

backuptodo — Make a backup archive of the todo.txt task file

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

backuptodo [options]

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so basically, this command makes snapshot backups of your todo.txt file and drops them into a backup folder. no cap, that's the whole vibe. 🎀

it keeps a specified number of backups around, and the older snapshots get removed. it's a lil rotation situation. the old ones gotta go so the new ones can shine, periodt. 💅

also!! there are hooks — little scripts that can run before and after the todo.txt file processing:

  • scripts that run before processing live in /etc/todo.txt-base/prehooks
  • scripts that run after processing live in /etc/todo.txt-base/posthooks

every single one of those scripts gets run with a single argument that defines the location of the todo.txt tasking file. one arg, that's it, that's the whole deal. 🦋

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -h, --help — print help and exit. the classic escape hatch, iconic. ✨
  • -f <FILE> — use <FILE> as the tasking file. not feeling the default? say less.
  • -b <BACKUPDIR> — place snapshots in this directory (defaults to the Dropbox todo/backup). 🍓
  • -n <NUM> — keep <NUM> snapshots.
  • -c <CONFIG> — alternate config file location. for when your config is living somewhere else, main character energy. 💜

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

todo.txt(1), tdt(1), todo.txt-base(8), edittodo(1), listtodo(1), cdtodo(1), vitodo(1), justone(1)

iykyk — the whole todo.txt family is right there if you wanna go down the rabbit hole. 🐇⭐

reminder bestie: this page is from July 2026 and it's backuptodo(1). go forth and back up ur tasks, you absolute legend 💖🦋🎀
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