Quick Start

Tines runs in a shell. Open a Terminal window (Command on Windows), or a new tab in your existing Terminal. If you have installed Tines in a well-known directory (for example, /usr/local/bin), enter tines and press Return. Otherwise, enter the path to the program (on my computer, it would be ~/Projects/tines/src/tines).

For Former hnb Users

If you are familiar with hnb, just run Tines instead. You can import your old .hnb file into the new default .tines file, and delete the old .hnb file.

If you've modified your .hnbrc file, consider merging your edits into the new .tinesrc file.

New Users

You can use Tines to edit existing OPML (an interchange format for outliners), well-formed XML files, and tab-indented text files.

To edit an OPML file:

tines -o some_outline.opml

To edit a generic XML file:

tines -x file.xml

To edit a text file (this works with .tinesrc, by the way):

tines -a file.txt

If you start Tines without specifying a file, it opens (or creates if needed) a file called .tines in your home directory. This file contains a comprehensive Tines manual and some example data.

Using Tines