Moving the tasks

You can move tasks up and down the task list by using the FIRST, UP or DOWN commands or their abbreviated forms, F, U or D. To use these commands just enter the command followed by the number of the task you want to move. e.g to move task 4 up the list just enter:

>>> UP 4

The FIRST command moves the task to the top of the list whilst still honoring priorities. The UP command moves the task one place higher and the DOWN command moves it lower.

As an example, consider the following list:

[00] Buy me a beer #8 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

[01] Buy the dog a kennel #5 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

[02] Buy the cat a basket #5 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

[03] Buy the hamster a wheel #5 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

Now lets move task 2, the cat's basket, to the top. We enter:

>>>FIRST 2

If we now enter the list command, what do we get?

[00] Buy me a beer #8 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

[01] Buy the cat a basket #5 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

[02] Buy the dog a kennel #5 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

[03] Buy the hamster a wheel #5 @Anywhere [2006-08-15]

Although we tried to move the task to the top, the priorities are still honored. So it went to the top of all the tasks with priority 5 but still finished behind buying me a beer. The program works perfectly.

It is important to remember that although you can try to move tasks using the FIRST, UP and DOWN commands, the priority takes precedence.