Task ID Prefixes

[shcallaway]

It would be nice if I didn't have to enter the entire task ID when completing or removing a task.

Given the following task list:

$ todo
2924  Mon, Apr 9   do something
2345  Mon, Apr 9   do something else

I can complete task 2924 like so:

$ todo complete 29
Completed: do something

If I type in a task ID prefix that matches multiple tasks, no completion occurs:

$ todo complete 2
ID provided matches multiple tasks.

It could even list the matching tasks:

$ todo complete 2
ID provided matches multiple tasks:
2924  Mon, Apr 9   do something
2345  Mon, Apr 9   do something else

Things to consider:

• Users may find this behavior unexpected and confusing.
• Is this a configuration option?
• This applies to removing tasks as well.