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Format Compatibility

Conversion rules. See specification.md.

todo.txt

Element	todo.txt	TaskMark
States	`x` (done), none (open)	`[ ]`, `[.]`, `[x]`, `[-]`, `[!]`
Priority	`(A)` at start	`(A)` after state
Contexts	`@context`	`#context`
Projects	`+project`	`+project`
Assignees	None	`@user`

todo.md

Element	todo.md	TaskMark
States	`[ ]`, `[x]`, `[-]`	`[ ]`, `[.]`, `[x]`, `[-]`, `[!]`
Priority	None	`(value)`
Metadata	Freeform	`key:value`
Recurrence	None	`repeat:PATTERN`

xit

Element	xit	TaskMark
States	`[ ]`, `[@]`, `[x]`, `[~]`, `[?]`	`[ ]`, `[.]`, `[x]`, `[-]`, `[!]`
Priority	`!`, `!!`, `!!!`	`(C)`, `(B)`, `(A)`
Projects	None	`+name`

State mapping: [@]→[.], [~]→[-], [?]→[!]

Data Loss

Direction	Lost
todo.txt → TaskMark	None
TaskMark → todo.txt	`[.]`/`[-]`/`[!]`, sections, subtasks, notes
todo.md → TaskMark	None
TaskMark → todo.md	`[.]`/`[!]`, priority, metadata, recurrence, notes
xit → TaskMark	`[?]` nuance
TaskMark → xit	Sections, assignees, projects, subtasks, notes