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# rodo
A minimal list manager for people who live on the command line.
rodo is a list-management tool for people who prefer to use the command line.
This document serves as a reference for operating rodo. This document
assumes you have basic command line skills.
If you are experience with setting up software projects, you can skip to the [Quick start](#quick-start) section.
# Screenshot
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# Table of Contents
- [Quick start](#quick-start)
- [Getting started](#getting-started)
- [Conventions used in this readme](#conventions-used-in-this-readme)
- [Platforms](#platforms)
- [Requirements](#requirements)
- [Downloading Racket](#downloading-racket)
- [To download and install Racket](#to-download-and-install-racket)
- [Downloading the rodo source code](#downloading-the-rodo-source-code)
- [To download the rodo source code](#to-download-the-rodo-source-code)
- [Installing rodo](#installing-rodo)
- [To install rodo](#to-install-rodo)
- [Uninstalling rodo](#uninstalling-rodo)
- [To uninstall rodo](#to-uninstall-rodo)
- [Downloading Racket](#downloading-racket)
- [To download and install Racket](#to-download-and-install-racket)
- [Downloading the rodo source code](#downloading-the-rodo-source-code)
- [To download the rodo source code](#to-download-the-rodo-source-code)
- [Getting started](#getting-started)
- [Installing rodo](#installing-rodo)
- [To install rodo](#to-install-rodo)
- [Uninstalling rodo](#uninstalling-rodo)
- [To uninstall rodo](#to-uninstall-rodo)
- [Using rodo](#using-rodo)
- [Showing the help message](#showing-the-help-message)
- [To show the help message](#to-show-the-help-message)
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**Note**: To uninstall, run `sudo ./uninstall.sh`
# Getting started
This readme will guide you through downloading, setting up, and using the rodo
list manager. This readme is intended for people who spend a lot of their time
on the command line and want a minimal list manager.
# Conventions used in this readme
* **Note** - Notes signify additional information
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* Racket: [https://racket-lang.org/](https://racket-lang.org/)
* rodo's source code: [https://github.com/m455/rodo](https://github.com/m455/rodo)
# Downloading Racket
## Downloading Racket
The Racket programming language will be needed to create a single-file executable
## To download and install Racket
### To download and install Racket
1. Run `sudo apt install racket` on the command line
# Downloading the rodo source code
## Downloading the rodo source code
rodo's source code is needed so Racket's `raco` tool can create a single-file executable
## To download the rodo source code
### To download the rodo source code
1. Run `git clone https://github.com/m455/rodo`
# Installing rodo
# Getting started
This section will guide you through installing rodo. Rodo will be installed into
the `/usr/local/bin` directory.
This section will guide you through settig up rodo.
**Note**: This section assumes you have already [downloaded the rodo source code](#downloading-the-rodo-source-code).
## To install rodo
## Installing rodo
Installing rodo will add a rodo executable to the `/usr/local/bin` directory. This allows users to
run rodo from any directory on their system.
**Note**: Writing to the `/usr/local/bin` directory requires root privileges.
### To install rodo
1. Change to the directory you downloaded rodo into
2. Run `sudo ./install.sh`
# Uninstalling rodo
## Uninstalling rodo
This section will guide you through uninstalling rodo. The procedures in the
next section will remove the `rodo` executable from `/usr/local/bin`.
Uninstalling rodo removes the rodo executable from the `/usr/local/bin` directory.
## To uninstall rodo
### To uninstall rodo
1. Change to the directory you downloaded rodo into
2. Run `sudo ./uninstall`
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## Showing the help message
The help message will provide a list of available commands. This is useful
in case you forget the name of a comamnd or how to use a command.
The help message will provide a list of available commands. This is list useful in case you forget
the name of a command or how to use a command.
### To show the help message