From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matthew Lundin Subject: Re: Restrict agenda view to multiple files matching a pattern? Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 14:08:33 -0500 Message-ID: <87ljqwys3y.fsf@fastmail.fm> References: <87hc1kxe2y.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LlpVq-00061U-Sk for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:42 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1LlpVl-00060i-HS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:41 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=55919 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1LlpVl-00060f-CP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:37 -0400 Received: from out2.smtp.messagingengine.com ([66.111.4.26]:33915) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1LlpVk-0005j2-G7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:08:37 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87hc1kxe2y.fsf@transitory.lefae.org> (Ross Patterson's message of "Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:56:53 -0700") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Ross Patterson Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Hi Ross, Ross Patterson writes: > So far at least, I have my tasks broken up into multiple *.org files > whose names reflect general categories. Often I want to look at the > agenda view for files starting with "work" to look at all my work > tasks. > > Is there a way I can do this or a better way I should be organizing my > tasks? Putting all my tasks into one work file would just be way too > much as I am a freelancer and have a lot to keep track of. Similarly I > don't really want to tag every work task just to support this. Any > suggestions? The following FAQs provide some tips on how to do this: - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#limit-agenda-with-tag-filtering - http://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.php#limit-agenda-with-category-match Best, Matt