alexanderbeyn/kb

kb - Command line client for Kanboard

kb

kb is a command line client for Kanboard.

Installation

kb executable has no dependencies. Download the latest release, unzip, and place somewhere in your executable path.

Alternatively, kb can be installed with go get and go install:

$ go get -u github.com/AlexanderBeyn/kb
$ go install github.com/AlexanderBeyn/kb

Usage

Usage:
  kb [command]

Available Commands:
  add         Add a new task
  completion  Generate shell completion code for the specified shell
  config      Manage kb configuration
  help        Help about any command
  move        Move a task to a new column
  show        Show tasks

kb help provides more detailed usage information. This information is also available in the docs/ directory.

Examples

# Show tasks in the default column:
kb show

# Show tasks in the "done" column containing "great task":
kb show %done "/great task"

# Show tasks from all columns containing "excellent":
kb show %* /excellent

# Add a new task to the default column:
kb add This is my new task

# Add a new task to a column "backlog", prompting for a description:
kb add %backlog This is a new backlog task +

# Find a task matching "awesome" in the default column and move it to "done":
kb move %done /awesome

# Display all tasks in "backlog" and select one to move to "today":
kb move ^%backlog %today

Common arguments

Most commands accept the project, columns, and search terms on the command line by prepending them with a sigil:

Sigil	Meaning
%%	Project
%	Column
^%	Source Column
/	Search query

For columns and projects, the text following the sigil a prefix. If there are multiple items matching this prefix, kb will prompt for a more specific item.

For example, given a Kanboard instance with columns Today, This week, and Backlog:

Argument	Meaning
%today	Uses Today column
%b	Uses Backlog column
%t	Prompts the user to select between Today and This week

Some commands (such as kb add) also take + as a final argument, to signify extended input. There needs to be a space before the + on the command line.

Configuration

kb reads its configuration from .kb.yaml in your home directory. Additionally, kb caches some data from the server in this file for quicker responses.

Server access

The quickest way to create a new configuration file is with kb config prompt. This will prompt you for a Kanboard API URL, your username, and your password or API key.

Defaults

The default project and column can be set with kb config defaults.

License

MIT