Pueue

pueue

Pueue is a command-line task management tool for sequential and parallel execution of long-running tasks.

Runs as pueue, pueued|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Queue a shell command with pueue add. Other subcommands, groups, dependencies and delays are not covered.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui pueue

`pueue add`

Queue a command

Add a command to the pueue queue. The daemon must be running.

Queue a commandExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Command*

string

Label

string

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Queue a command

commandlabel

Run now and follow

commandimmediatefollow

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Command

The command to queue, as one shell string (quote it).
string · positional 0

Label

Shown in pueue status.
string

--label

Working directory

path

--working-directory

Start immediately

boolean

--immediate

Follow output (with immediate)

boolean

--follow

Add as stashed

boolean

--stashed

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

changelog

- `pueue add` Canonicalize `--working-directory` paths. `pueue add --immediate install_something && pueue send 0 'y\n'` - Add `add --follow` flag that may be called in combination with `--immediate` - Add the `--working-directory` parameter to the `pueue add` command `task add --label $LABEL` option, which will be displayed when calling `pueue status`. `--st…

manual2026-10-27

github.com

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed pueue against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.