Task/issue tracking system with command-line interface

Question

Are the any task tracking systems with command-line interface?

Here is a list of features I'm interested in:

• Simple task template
  Something like plain-text file with property:type pairs, for example:

description:string  
some-property:integer required

• command line interface
  for example:

// Creates task
<task tracker>.exe -create {description: "Foo", some-property: 1}   
// Search for tasks with description field starting from F
<task tracker>.exe -find { description: "F*" }

• XCopy deployment
  It should not require to install heavy DBMS

• Multiple users support
  So it's not just a to-do list for a single person

Answer 1

Interesting idea; the closest thing I have heard of is todo.txt.

Alternatively, you could roll your own by just using a database (e.g. sqllite) and SQL. Optionally, write a wrapper script that parses your plain-text file and command-line options, and generates the corresponding SQL.

Answer 2

http://roundup.sourceforge.net/

Answer 3

Fogbugz has a Command Line Client.

Answer 4

@Peter Hilton,

I'm going to create such system. So I'm wondering whether such system exists. General idea is to keep it as simple as possible: command line utility to manage tasks & simple server wit REST interface. I used dozen different task tracking system and come to conclusion that I don't need fancy UI. It should be like Subversion - you can happily work with command-line based svn.exe

Answer 5

Have you seen ticgit. It sounds like it might do just what you guys are after.

Answer 6

http://ditz.rubyforge.org/

Answer 7

I've abused the cal and calendar commandline tools regularly for this type of task.

Answer 8

Have a look at Pitz and Bugs Everywhere.

Answer 9

I use org-mode with emacs in terminal mode (emacs -nw).

Answer 10

ciss issue tracker is a simple commandline tool for managing your ISSUES.txt file.