diff --git a/.zshrc b/.zshrc
index 430fc25..1a3f4f1 100644
--- a/.zshrc
+++ b/.zshrc
@@ -159,15 +159,20 @@
    # an improved way to manage the todo list
    # Usage:
    #  todo                       -- edit ~/todo
+   #  todo auto                  -- commit ~/todo and push with message 'todo'
    #  todo [git command string]  -- manage todo for easy syncing, assuming ~/todo is
    #                                a symlink that points to a file in a git repo
    todo() {
       ( # subshell to protect against directory changes
+      todo_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")"
       if [ -z "$@" ];then
          cd "$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")"
          $EDITOR ~/todo 
+      elif [ "$@" = 'auto' ];then
+         cd "$todo_dir"
+         git commit "$(realpath ~/todo)" -m 'todo' && todo push
       else
-         cd "$(dirname "$(realpath ~/todo)")"
+         cd "$todo_dir"
          git $@
       fi
       )