diff --git a/atom b/atom
index a348322..91cc43d 100755
--- a/atom
+++ b/atom
@@ -1023,6 +1023,17 @@ done
 echo 'COMMIT;' >&3
 echo -e "\rRead tags from $count files."
 unset count tagfiles
+
+echo '
+	CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tasks(
+		id		INTEGER PRIMARY KEY,
+		command_line	TEXT,
+		requires	INTEGER,
+		status		INTEGER NOT NULL,
+		FOREIGN KEY(requires) REFERENCES tasks(id)
+			ON DELETE SET NULL
+	);' >&3
+
 closeDatabase
 
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