macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install taskshlocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install taskshMacPorts ports tree · office/tasksh/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install tasksh with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix
Shell wrapper for Taskwarrior commands. Version 1.2.0 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add taskshAlpine Linux edge package indexes · tasksh · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install taskshDebian stable package indexes · tasksh · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install taskshFedora Rawhide package metadata · tasksh · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#taskshnixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/ta/tasksh/package.nix · source: api.github.com
overview
Package summary
Shell wrapper for Taskwarrior commands
Project links
Commands and aliases
- tasksh
history
Project history and usage
tasksh is the standalone Taskwarrior shell, a readline-oriented wrapper for repeated Taskwarrior commands.
Project history
Gothenburg Bit Factory describes Taskshell as a replacement for the older built-in Taskwarrior shell command and the unsupported tasksh program bundled with Taskwarrior 2.3.0. The project's own changelog records the start of the standalone project on 2014-06-08, followed by the 1.0.0 release in 2014 with libreadline support for command editing and history.
The project later added review-oriented workflow features and Taskwarrior diagnostics in the 1.1.0 series, then continued as a separately released companion utility rather than being tied to Taskwarrior's main release cadence.
Adoption history
tasksh is packaged as a small companion CLI for Taskwarrior users rather than as a general task manager. The input package metadata lists it in multiple Unix package ecosystems, including Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, MacPorts, and Nix, which reflects its role as a familiar optional shell for Taskwarrior installations.
How it is used
Users install tasksh when they want an interactive command loop for Taskwarrior with readline conveniences and the project's review command, instead of repeatedly invoking the task command from a regular shell.
Why package nerds care
For package-manager users, tasksh matters because it split a useful but historically bundled workflow into a small, independently versioned executable. It is the kind of package that shows up beside a larger CLI because experienced users want the old interactive behavior without pinning the whole Taskwarrior stack.
Timeline
- 2014: Project started, according to the upstream ChangeLog.
- 2014: 1.0.0 released with libreadline support.
- 2016: 1.1.0 added review and diagnostic commands.
- 2017: 1.2.0 released upstream; GitHub release metadata later republishes the release set in 2022.
Related projects
- Taskwarrior is the task database and CLI that tasksh wraps.
- Gothenburg Bit Factory also publishes related command-line productivity tools such as Timewarrior.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: yellow
generalized runtime or code generation signal.
Risk classifier
yellow risk · medium confidence · runtime
Why
- generalized runtime or code generation signal
Signals
- text:shell
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 13 platform targets.
- Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
tasksh | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.2.0
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskshell
- infoNo package-manager update timestamp was available.low confidence
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskshellnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:tasksh |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.2.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/tasksh |
| Homepage | https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskshell |
| Repository | https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskshell |
| Upstream docs | https://gothenburgbitfactory.org/tasksh |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://github.com/GothenburgBitFactory/taskshell/releases/download/v1.2.0/tasksh-1.2.0.tar.gz |
| Dependencies | readline, task |
| Build dependencies | cmake |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | tasksh |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Head Version | HEAD |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
tasksh 1.2.0-1+b2
shell command that wraps Taskwarrior commands
https://tasktools.org/projects/tasksh.html
sudo apt install tasksh- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: tasksh
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
Nix95%
tasksh
nix profile install nixpkgs#tasksh- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
Ubuntu apt95%
tasksh 1.2.0-1build4
shell command that wraps Taskwarrior commands
https://tasktools.org/projects/tasksh.html
sudo apt install tasksh- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
apk95%
tasksh 1.2.0-r1
A shell command that wraps Taskwarrior commands
https://taskwarrior.org/docs/review.html
sudo apk add tasksh- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tasksh
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
apk95%
tasksh-doc 1.2.0-r1
A shell command that wraps Taskwarrior commands (documentation)
https://taskwarrior.org/docs/review.html
sudo apk add tasksh-doc- License: MIT
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tasksh
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
dnf95%
tasksh 1.2.0-19.fc44
Shell command that wraps Taskwarrior commands
sudo dnf install tasksh- License: MIT
- Category: Unspecified
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: tasksh
- 7 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
MacPorts95%
tasksh
sudo port install tasksh- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Tasksh
source trail
Generated from repository data
This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- Geiger risk classifier
- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- external package-manager database matches
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment