backlog doctor

backlog doctor

Diagnose and fix task ID conflicts

Synopsis

Diagnose and fix task ID conflicts that can occur when creating tasks in separate Git branches. Conflicts arise when multiple branches generate the same task IDs.

This command provides conflict detection and resolution capabilities to maintain task ID uniqueness and data integrity.

Conflict types detected: - Duplicate IDs (same ID in multiple files) - Orphaned children (tasks with non-existent parents) - Invalid hierarchy (parent-child ID mismatch)

backlog doctor [flags]

Examples

 backlog doctor                    # Detect conflicts in text format
 backlog doctor --json             # Detect conflicts in JSON format
 backlog doctor --fix              # Detect and automatically fix conflicts
 backlog doctor --fix --dry-run    # Show what would be fixed without making changes
 backlog doctor --fix --strategy=auto    # Use auto-renumbering strategy

Options

Environment Variables

    (name)              (default)
    BACKLOG_AUTO_COMMIT false
    BACKLOG_FOLDER      .backlog
    BACKLOG_LOG_FILE    
    BACKLOG_LOG_FORMAT  text
    BACKLOG_LOG_LEVEL   info

Flags

      --dry-run           Show what would be changed without making changes (use with --fix)
      --fix               Automatically fix detected conflicts
  -h, --help              help for doctor
  -j, --json              Output in JSON format
      --strategy string   Resolution strategy when using --fix (chronological|auto|manual) (default "chronological")

Options inherited from parent commands

      --auto-commit         Auto-committing changes to git repository
      --folder string       Directory for backlog tasks (default ".backlog")
      --log-file string     Log file path (defaults to stderr)
      --log-format string   Log format (json, text) (default "text")
      --log-level string    Log level (debug, info, warn, error) (default "info")

SEE ALSO

• backlog - Backlog is a git-native, markdown-based task manager