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+todod - todo daemon
+todoctl - todo control
+	todoctl add [name] [job]
+	todoctl del/rm/remove [name]
+	todoctl move/mv [name] {under,above} [name]
+/etc/todo.list - todo data
+
+todo stack
+top	"next job" (above "job after next job")
+	"job after next job" (under "next job", above "last job")
+bottom	"last job"
+
+the purpose is to have a job scheduler so you don't have to job && job and wait
+and hope for the best. maybe there should also be retry settings. this is
+similar to an init system in terms of design but should be simpler and not
+handle dependency trees or anything like that