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+*I get "Fatal Error: Cannot read configuration file /Users/myusername/.todo/config" when launching todo.sh*
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+Create the <code>~/.todo/config</code> file manually.  Here's some example content:
+<pre><code>export TODO_DIR="$HOME/Dropbox/todo"
+export TODO_FILE="$TODO_DIR/todo.txt"
+export DONE_FILE="$TODO_DIR/done.txt"
+export REPORT_FILE="$TODO_DIR/report.txt"
+export TMP_FILE="/tmp/todo.tmp"
+export TODOTXT_DEFAULT_ACTION=ls</code></pre>
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