Dependencies

Commands for expressing that one task waits on another. A blocked task shows its blocker in listings, and the daily views deprioritize it until the blocker clears.

block and unblock are top-level commands, not dep subcommands — both spellings of the same relationship.

dep

Aliases: deps
Purpose: Manage task dependencies.
Syntax:

>dep add <blocker> <blocked>
>dep rm <blocker> <blocked>
>dep list <name-or-id>

Flags: none
Examples:

>dep add #4 #7
>dep list #7

See also: block, unblock, blocking

dep add #4 #7 reads "task #4 blocks task #7."

block

Aliases: none
Purpose: Mark a task as blocked by another.
Syntax:

>block <task> <by-task>

Flags: none
Examples:

>block #7 #4
>block "send invites" "finalize guest list"

See also: unblock, dep

Sugar over dep add with the arguments in blocked-first order.

unblock

Aliases: none
Purpose: Remove a block between two tasks.
Syntax:

>unblock <task> <by-task>

Flags: none
Examples:

>unblock #7 #4

See also: block, dep

blocking

Aliases: none
Purpose: Show what a task is blocking.
Syntax:

>blocking <name-or-id>

Flags: none
Examples:

>blocking #4

See also: dep, block