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Akash Soni
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Rusty Journal: A Minimal and Efficient CLI Journal & ToDo App

Hello, Developers! 馃憢

I鈥檓 excited to share my latest Rust project: Rusty Journal, a lightweight and straightforward CLI journal & ToDo app for managing your daily thoughts and tasks efficiently.

馃殌 Features

  • Command-Line Simplicity: Write, list, and organize your journal & ToDo entries right from the terminal.
  • Write, Organize, Repeat: Effortlessly create, edit, and manage your daily journal & ToDo entries.
  • Minimal and Efficient: Focus on journaling without unnecessary clutter or distractions.
  • Rust-Powered: Built with Rust for high performance, exceptional reliability, and modern simplicity, offering a lightweight binary build.

馃専 Why Rusty Journal?

I wanted to create a journaling tool that fits directly into a terminal-based workflow鈥攕imple, fast, and effective. Rusty Journal emphasizes ease of use and productivity while showcasing the power of Rust in building practical CLI tools.

Rusty_Journal-Demo

馃摉 Getting Started

  • Download the Latest Executable
  • Setup the Executable

Open your terminal and navigate to the folder where the executable was downloaded.

#Copy the executable to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo cp ./todo /usr/local/bin/  
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  • Finalize Installation > Grant executable permissions:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/todo  
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  • Use Rusty Journal

Now you can manage your journal from any terminal window by simply typing:

todo -V
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馃搨 Repository

Explore the project and contribute:
馃憠 Rusty Journal on GitHub

馃挰 Feedback

Your suggestions and contributions are always Welcome. Feel free to fork, star, or raise an issue.

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