# Getting Things Done in IRB (A sort of TODO list thing) **URL:** \ **Category:** Ruby\ **Created:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-things-done-in-irb-a-sort-of-todo-list-thing/64709 "2006-08-15T14:18:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-things-done-in-irb-a-sort-of-todo-list-thing/64709/1 "2006-08-15T14:18:03Z")
Hi folks. Just a little script to share with any folks who’ve read and follow the Getting Things Done system. I must warn you, this is a grossly simplified (or more positively, open ended) implementation of the system. I generally use my own lazy style of GTD where I keep most actions unlabeled until I feel like they need to be. When I do label them, I don’t necessarily use the labels the book suggested, but rather just assign arbitrary tags to them that are meaningful to me. So the following bit of code allows me to manage a TODO list from any of my irb sessions, and I just use pure ruby to do complex finds and stuff when necessary. It’s definitely not a complete solution, but I figured it might spark a few ideas, Example and code: [Parked at Loopia](http://pastie.caboo.se/8281) I initialize a pstore db in my .irbrc to allow me global access. ---
**Author:** ![naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/e47774/32.png) [@naething](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/naething)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2006, 2:18pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/getting-things-done-in-irb-a-sort-of-todo-list-thing/64709/2 "2006-08-15T14:18:41Z")
So your .irbc will include GTD.init “~/.gtd” (or whatever the location is) which is executed whenever IRB starts up? Pretty nifty! M.T.