From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bernt Hansen Subject: Re: Bulk cut in agenda view Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:22:55 -0400 Message-ID: <87wrffixr4.fsf@norang.ca> References: <87box2fb3i.fsf@free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.92]:46885) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qimqp-00050Z-MZ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:23:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qimqn-0004Y7-W3 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:23:07 -0400 Received: from mho-03-ewr.mailhop.org ([204.13.248.66]:58221 helo=mho-01-ewr.mailhop.org) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Qimqn-0004Xr-Nx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:23:05 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87box2fb3i.fsf@free.fr> (Julien Cubizolles's message of "Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:45:37 +0200") List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Julien Cubizolles Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Julien Cubizolles writes: > I often need to purge DONE items from my org files. I have set up a > special agenda view for checking those items and cutting some subtrees > from it using bulk commands. I'm using a function adapted from the > example in the manual (I've no idea if it's the best way to do it > however) : Hi Julien, Could you describe your use-case for this bulk cut function? Is this bulk cut function destructive (ie. it deletes content from your org files permanently) - wouldn't archiving (to another file) give you the same end result for your org file but also allow searching for the old content alter in case you archive (cut) too early or find you need to dig into some old history for a project. Regards, -- Bernt