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From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
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Subject: Re: todo-did.el complete rewrite
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 13:35:52 -0400
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> (defun todo-show-file ()
>   (interactive)
>   (let ((todo-buffer (todo-get-buffer)))
>     (set-buffer todo-buffer)
>
>     ;; this if if the file doesn't exist
>     ;; but the env is set correctly
>     (save-buffer)
>
>     ;; this is if the file
>     ;; has changed from the shell
>     (revert-buffer t t) ; IGNORE-AUTO NOCONFIRM
>     (todo-sort-and-save)
>
>     (switch-to-buffer todo-buffer)
>     ))

Have you considered using todo-mode or org-mode for the buffer into
which you add those entries?


        Stefan