Re: Repeated tasks, but only for a limited period (of time)

[Rick Hanson <cryptorick@gmail.com>]

Based your advices, I used org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift for my
application today -- worked like a charm.  Thanks to the both of you!

Best, --Rick

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Brian van den Broek
<brian.van.den.broek@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Rick,
>
> I know of no way to do exactly what you are after. But, for things
> like that, I make one headline task and then apply M-x
> org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift to get the desired number of
> distinct tasks. Perhaps that will suit your needs.
>
> Best,
>
> Brian vdB

On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Darlan Cavalcante Moreira
<darcamo@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Instead of using a repeater you can clone the task. Just create the task
> the way you like it (with a schedule and a deadline) for the first day and
> then call 'M-x org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift'.  Org-mode will ask you
> the number of clones it should create and the time shift. Just specify the
> time shift as '1d' and you are done.
>
> --
> Darlan
>
> At Tue, 12 Mar 2013 11:06:30 -0400,
> Rick Hanson wrote:
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>> Hi everyone,
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>> I've already RTFMed for this, but I still don't see how to do the following.
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>> Fact: I can add a repeater to a time stamp (like "+1d") in org-mode so that
>> a task shows up in my agenda as an every day item.
>>
>> Question: Can I restrict this repetition to, say, 1 week?
>>
>> For instance, I have a task I have to perform every day this week, /but
>> only for this week/.  So if I were to pull up my agenda for this week, I
>> should see the task posted every day of this week, but if I then hit the
>> "f" key to go forward a week, I should *not* see that task in this (the
>> following) week.
>>
>> This is a not deal-breaker if not possible.  I can just get rid if the task
>> at the end of the week (but it's state, of course, that I have to keep in
>> my mind, instead of committing it to the magic of org-mode).
>>
>> Thanks a lot of any help!  (My apologies if it's in the manual and I missed
>> it.)
>>
>> Best, --Rick
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