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)

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

backlog doctor [flags]

Options

Environment Variables

    (name)      (default)
    AUTO-COMMIT false
    FOLDER      .backlog
    LOG-FILE    
    LOG-FORMAT  text
    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