When use org-capture which template that targets file with :prepend t, org-capture-kill removes one char too much from target buffer, in result next item in target file looses one of asterisk. Expected behaviour: org-capture when used which template which targets file with :prepend t, org-capture-kill revert buffer back to status before invocation of org-capture without any data loss from the target buffer. Emacs : GNU Emacs 25.3.1 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.4.0, NS appkit-1265.21 Version 10.9.5 (Build 13F1911)) of 2017-09-12 Package: Org mode version 9.1.7 (9.1.7-18-g2f587d-elpaplus @ /Users/devil/.emacs.d/elpa/org-plus-contrib-20180312/) current state: ============== (setq org-tab-first-hook '(org-babel-hide-result-toggle-maybe org-babel-header-arg-expand) org-shiftleft-final-hook '(windmove-left) org-icalendar-combined-agenda-file "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/tmp/org.ics" org-speed-command-hook '(org-speed-command-activate org-babel-speed-command-activate) org-reverse-note-order t org-occur-hook '(org-first-headline-recenter) org-metaup-hook '(org-babel-load-in-session-maybe) org-icalendar-include-todo t org-priority-start-cycle-with-default nil org-agenda-scheduled-leaders '("" "") org-html-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-log-done 'time org-latex-format-inlinetask-function 'org-latex-format-inlinetask-default-function org-confirm-shell-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-columns-default-format "%25ITEM(Task) %TODO %3PRIORITY %7Effort %8CLOCKSUM %TAGS" org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function 'org-ascii-format-inlinetask-default org-icalendar-use-deadline '(event-if-todo) org-clock-idle-time 2 org-track-ordered-property-with-tag t org-pretty-entities t org-agenda-custom-commands '(("co" "TODOs weekly sorted by state, priority, deadline, scheduled, alpha and effort" ((agenda "*") ) ((org-agenda-overriding-header "TODOs weekly sorted by state, priority, deadline, scheduled, alpha and effort") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (todo-state-down priority-down deadline-down scheduled-down alpha-down effort-up) ) ) ) ) ("cn" "TODOs not sheduled" ((tags "-SCHEDULED={.+}/!+TODO|+BLOCKED|+IN-PROCESS|+WAITING") ) ((org-agenda-overriding-header "TODOs not scheduled") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (deadline-down priority-down alpha-down effort-up))) ) ) ("cb" "TODOs blocked" ((tags "BLOCKED")) ((org-agenda-overriding-header "TODOs blocked") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (priority-down deadline-down alpha-down effort-up))) ) ) ("cc" "TODOs canceled" ((todo "CANCELED")) ((org-agenda-overriding-header "TODOs canceled") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (priority-down alpha-down effort-up))) ) ) ("cj" "Journal" ((search "")) ((org-agenda-files (list org-journal-dir)) (org-agenda-overriding-header "Journal") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (timestamp-down)))) ) ("d" "Coprehensive agenda" ((tags "PRIORITY=\"A\"+TODO=\"TODO\"|TODO=\"IN-PROCESS\"|TODO=\"BLOCKED\"|TODO=\"WAITING\"" ((org-agenda-skip-function (quote (or (org-agenda-skip-entry-if (quote todo) (quote done) ) (org-agenda-skip-entry-if (quote todo) (quote ("SOMEDAY") ) ) (my/org-agenda-skip-if-scheduled-later) ) ) ) (org-agenda-overriding-header "High-priority unfinished tasks:") (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (time-up effort-down category-keep alpha-up) ) ) ) ) (agenda "") (alltodo "" ((org-agenda-skip-function (quote (or (my/org-skip-subtree-if-priority 65) (my/org-skip-subtree-if-habit) (org-agenda-skip-if nil (quote (scheduled deadline))) (org-agenda-skip-entry-if (quote todo) (quote ("IN-PROCESS" "BLOCKED" "WAITING"))) ) ) ) (org-agenda-sorting-strategy (quote (priority-down effort-down category-keep alpha-up)) ) ) ) ) ) ) org-latex-format-headline-function 'org-latex-format-headline-default-function org-default-notes-file "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/orgs/notes.org" org-clock-in-resume t org-capture-templates '(("t" "Todo" entry (file "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/agenda/tasks.org.gpg") "* TODO %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :CREATED: [%<%Y-%m-%d>]\n :END:" :prepend t) ("p" "Blog post" entry (file "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/orgs/blog.org.gpg") "* %?\n :PROPERTIES:\n :CREATED: [%<%Y-%m-%d>]\n :END:" :prepend t) ("h" "Habit" entry (file "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/agenda/tasks.org.gpg") "* TODO %?\n SCHEDULED: <%<%Y-%m-%d %a .+2d/4d>>\n :PROPERTIES:\n :CREATED: [%<%Y-%m-%d>]\n :STYLE: habit\n :END:" :prepend t) ("j" "Journal" entry (file "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/orgs/journal.org.gpg") "* [%<%Y-%m-%d>]\n%?" :prepend t :jump-to-captured t) ("n" "Add note to currently clocked entry" plain (clock) "- Note taken on %U \\\\ \n %?") ("c" "Contact" entry (file my/org-contacts-file) "* %(org-contacts-template-name)\n :PROPERTIES:\n :TITLE:\n :ALIAS:\n :COMPANY:\n :ROLE:\n :EMAIL: %(org-contacts-template-email)\n :MOBILE:\n :WORK_PHONE:\n :ADDRESS:\n :URL:\n :BIRTHDAY:\n :ITOLD_THEM_EMAIL:\n :ITOLD_THEM_PHONE:\n :NOTES:\n :CREATED: [%<%Y-%m-%d>]\n :END:") ) org-icalendar-use-scheduled '(todo-start event-if-todo) org-agenda-include-diary t org-clock-out-when-done '("TODO" "BLOCKED" "WAITING") org-after-todo-state-change-hook '(org-clock-out-if-current) org-latex-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn _ CONTENTS)"] org-odt-format-headline-function 'org-odt-format-headline-default-function org-from-is-user-regexp "\\" org-icalendar-timezone "Europe/London" org-src-mode-hook '(org-src-babel-configure-edit-buffer org-src-mode-configure-edit-buffer) org-log-done-with-time nil org-agenda-before-write-hook '(org-agenda-add-entry-text) org-babel-pre-tangle-hook '(save-buffer) org-global-properties '(("Effort_ALL" . "0:05 0:15 0:30 1:00 2:00 4:00")) org-mode-hook '(org-clock-load flyspell-prog-mode (lambda nil (hl-line-mode)) org-evil-motion-mode org-evil-command-mode org-evil-mode #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-show-block-all append local] 5] #[0 "\300\301\302\303\304$\207" [add-hook change-major-mode-hook org-babel-show-result-all append local] 5] org-babel-result-hide-spec org-babel-hide-all-hashes org-eldoc-load) org-refile-targets '((nil :maxlevel . 1) (org-agenda-files :maxlevel . 1)) org-bibtex-headline-format-function #[257 "\300 \236A\207" [:title] 3 "\n\n(fn ENTRY)"] org-archive-hook '(org-attach-archive-delete-maybe) org-ascii-format-drawer-function #[771 " \207" [] 4 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS WIDTH)"] org-odt-format-inlinetask-function 'org-odt-format-inlinetask-default-function org-clock-persist t org-agenda-file-regexp ".*org(.gpg)?$" org-refile-use-outline-path t org-clock-in-switch-to-state "IN-PROCESS" org-directory "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/orgs" org-enforce-todo-dependencies t org-cycle-hook '(org-cycle-hide-archived-subtrees org-cycle-hide-drawers org-cycle-show-empty-lines org-optimize-window-after-visibility-change) org-habit-show-habits-only-for-today nil org-shiftup-final-hook '(windmove-up) org-lowest-priority 68 org-clock-persist-query-resume nil org-odt-convert-processes '(("unoconv" "unoconv -f %f -o %d %i")) org-use-property-inheritance t org-blank-before-new-entry nil org-todo-keywords '((sequence "TODO(t)" "IN-PROCESS(p)" "BLOCKED(b@/!)" "WAITING(w@/!)" "SOMEDAY(s@)" "|" "DONE(d!)" "CANCELED(c@)" "UNDOABLE(u@)") ) org-modules '(org-w3m org-bbdb org-bibtex org-docview org-gnus org-info org-irc org-mhe org-rmail org-habit org-collector) org-closed-keep-when-no-todo t org-odt-preferred-output-format "doc" org-clock-report-include-clocking-task t org-confirm-elisp-link-function 'yes-or-no-p org-metadown-hook '(org-babel-pop-to-session-maybe) org-log-into-drawer t org-odt-format-drawer-function #[514 "\207" [] 3 "\n\n(fn NAME CONTENTS)"] org-icalendar-store-UID t org-default-priority 65 org-shiftdown-final-hook '(windmove-down) org-blocker-hook '(org-block-todo-from-children-or-siblings-or-parent) org-icalendar-alarm-time 10 org-html-format-headline-function 'org-html-format-headline-default-function org-link-parameters '(("rmail" :follow org-rmail-open :store org-rmail-store-link) ("mhe" :follow org-mhe-open :store org-mhe-store-link) ("irc" :follow org-irc-visit :store org-irc-store-link) ("info" :follow org-info-open :export org-info-export :store org-info-store-link) ("gnus" :follow org-gnus-open :store org-gnus-store-link) ("docview" :follow org-docview-open :export org-docview-export :store org-docview-store-link) ("bibtex" :follow org-bibtex-open :store org-bibtex-store-link) ("bbdb" :follow org-bbdb-open :export org-bbdb-export :complete org-bbdb-complete-link :store org-bbdb-store-link) ("w3m" :store org-w3m-store-link) ("id" :follow org-id-open) ("file+sys") ("file+emacs") ("doi" :follow org--open-doi-link) ("elisp" :follow org--open-elisp-link) ("file" :complete org-file-complete-link) ("ftp" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "ftp:" path)))) ("help" :follow org--open-help-link) ("http" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "http:" path)))) ("https" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "https:" path)))) ("mailto" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "mailto:" path)))) ("news" :follow (lambda (path) (browse-url (concat "news:" path)))) ("shell" :follow org--open-shell-link)) org-list-description-max-indent 5 org-html-format-inlinetask-function 'org-html-format-inlinetask-default-function org-agenda-mode-hook '(hl-line-mode) org-agenda-files '("/Users/devil/.emacs.d/agenda/shared.org" "/Users/devil/.emacs.d/agenda/tasks.org.gpg") org-clock-out-hook '(org-clock-remove-empty-clock-drawer) org-shiftright-final-hook '(windmove-right) org-clock-out-remove-zero-time-clocks t org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown t org-tag-alist '(("@health" . 104) ("@fun" . 117) ("@career" . 99) ("@family&friends" . 102) ("@love" . 108) ("@wealth" . 119)) ) -- Best Regards, Adam Faryna Appdy.net I prefer to use encrypted email. 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