.xmobarrc

Config { font = "-misc-fixed-*-*-*-*-10-*-*-*-*-*-*-*"
       , bgColor = "#777777"
       , fgColor = "#ee9a00"
       , position = Top
       , commands = [ Run Date "%a %_d %b %Y %H:%M" "date" 600
                    , Run Com "/home/me/opt/bin/count-gtd" ["ACTION"," "] "gtd-action" 600 
                    , Run Com "/home/me/opt/bin/count-gtd" ["WAITING"," "] "gtd-waiting" 600 
                    , Run StdinReader
                    ]
       , sepChar = "%"
       , alignSep = "}{"
       , template = "%gtd-action%  %gtd-waiting%       %StdinReader% }{ %date%" 
       }

count-gtd

#!/bin/bash

TODO=${HOME}/synch/.todo.txt
WF=":WF"

echo -n "$1: "
if [ "$1" == "WAITING" ]; then
  grep $WF ${TODO} | wc -l
else
  grep -v $WF ${TODO} | wc -l
fi