How to match tags when no tag present

How to match tags when no tag present

[Jeff Horn]

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.

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/

Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Noorul Islam K M]

Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> 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.

/+<SPACE>

Thanks and Regards
Noorul

Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Jeff Horn]

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Noorul Islam K M <noorul@noorul.com> wrote:
> Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> 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.
>
> /+<SPACE>
>

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/

Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Noorul Islam K M]

Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> writes:

> On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 12:54 AM, Noorul Islam K M <noorul@noorul.com> wrote:
>
>> Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> 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.
>>
>> /+<SPACE>
>>
>
> 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?

Why don't you bring unscheduled tasks to Agenda buffer? I always has my
TODOs in Agenda buffer.

- Noorul

Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Carsten Dominik]

On Dec 30, 2010, at 5:54 AM, Jeff Horn wrote:

> 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) -{}

You'd need

-{.}

>
> How would I match all TODOs that are untagged?

For example with

-{.}/!

Cheers

- Carsten

>
> Thanks for any pointers.
>
> 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/
>
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Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Jeff Horn]

Copy to list.

On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Jeffrey Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
> Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> How would I match all TODOs that are untagged?
>>
>> For example with
>>
>> -{.}/!
>
> That indeed does the trick. Thanks, Carsten. A few questions, if you
> have a moment:
>
> 1) What does "/!" do above?
> 2) Can we insert anything (property matches, TODO keyword matches,
> c.f. [[info:org:Matching%20tags%20and%20properties][info:org:Matching
> tags and properties]]) into the agenda custom command tag search?
>
> TIA,
> Jeff
>
> --
> Jeffrey Horn
> http://www.failuretorefrain.com/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/

Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Nick Dokos]

Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:

> Copy to list.
> 
> On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 7:57 PM, Jeffrey Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Carsten Dominik <carsten.dominik@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >>> How would I match all TODOs that are untagged?
> >>
> >> For example with
> >>
> >> -{.}/!
> >
> > That indeed does the trick. Thanks, Carsten. A few questions, if you
> > have a moment:
> >
> > 1) What does "/!" do above?
> > 2) Can we insert anything (property matches, TODO keyword matches,
> > c.f. [[info:org:Matching%20tags%20and%20properties][info:org:Matching
> > tags and properties]]) into the agenda custom command tag search?
> >

The section of the manual that you quote in your item 2) contains the
answer to 1): read the last paragraph and the examples - carefully!

As for 2), I think that the answer is "yes".

Nick

Re: How to match tags when no tag present

[Matt Lundin]

Nick Dokos <nicholas.dokos@hp.com> writes:

> Jeff Horn <jrhorn424@gmail.com> wrote:

>> >> -{.}/!
>> >
>> > That indeed does the trick. Thanks, Carsten. A few questions, if you
>> > have a moment:
>> >
>> > 1) What does "/!" do above?
>> > 2) Can we insert anything (property matches, TODO keyword matches,
>> > c.f. [[info:org:Matching%20tags%20and%20properties][info:org:Matching
>> > tags and properties]]) into the agenda custom command tag search?
>> >
>
> The section of the manual that you quote in your item 2) contains the
> answer to 1): read the last paragraph and the examples - carefully!
>
> As for 2), I think that the answer is "yes".

For a few more examples, you might also consult the Worg tutorial on
searching, especially the "Property searches" section:

http://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/advanced-searching.php#property-searches

Best,
Matt