#+STARTUP: content
hides the items (- item) like so:

* shown
** shown...

opposed to

* shown
** shown...
- shown...


Best wishes,

Enda


From: Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com>
To: Enda <enda_k2@yahoo.com>
Cc: "emacs-orgmode@gnu.org" <emacs-orgmode@gnu.org>
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2012 6:23 PM
Subject: Re: [O] #+STARTUP option that hides everything not a list heading

Enda <enda_k2@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Can there be #+STARTUP option that hides everything not a list heading
> or a heading on startup like:
>
> * shown
> ** shown
> not shown
> - shown
> not shown
>

#+STARTUP: content

See (info "(org) In-buffer settings") for a complete list.

Nick