From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jeff Horn Subject: Re: How to match tags when no tag present Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:26:58 -0500 Message-ID: References: <87vd2bolet.fsf@noorul.maa.corp.collab.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from [140.186.70.92] (port=52511 helo=eggs.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1PYBys-0004wH-0E for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:27:22 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PYByq-00061W-LJ for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:27:21 -0500 Received: from mail-fx0-f41.google.com ([209.85.161.41]:34028) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1PYByq-000613-5f for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Thu, 30 Dec 2010 01:27:20 -0500 Received: by fxm12 with SMTP id 12so4365886fxm.0 for ; Wed, 29 Dec 2010 22:27:19 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <87vd2bolet.fsf@noorul.maa.corp.collab.net> 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: Noorul Islam K M Cc: Org-mode ml On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Noorul Islam K M wrote: > Jeff Horn writes: > >> Hey orgsters, >> >> I'm trying to have agenda show me a list of untagged tasks. Someone in >> #orgmode suggested using the regexp brackets {}, but the following tag >> matches produces nothing: >> >> 1) {} >> 2) +{} >> 3) -{} >> >> How would I match all TODOs that are untagged? >> >> Thanks for any pointers. > > For me this works. I am not sure about you. > > /+ > Noorul, Thanks for your help in #org-mode this evening. I'm posting my question here in case others have advice between now and morning (on my side of the earth). Noorul (and others), This works when in the agenda view, which is fine if I have scheduled tasks. But if I want to catch unscheduled, untagged tasks using a custom agenda command, how would I do that? TIA, Jeff -- Jeffrey Horn Graduate Lecturer and PhD Student in Economics George Mason University (704) 271-4797 jhorn@gmu.edu jrhorn424@gmail.com http://www.failuretorefrain.com/jeff/