Then you may file a feature request at 
https://github.com/darktable-org/darktable/issues/new?assignees=&labels=&template=feature_request.md&title=
 and be patient until someone implements it ...

> Am 20.02.2021 um 09:23 schrieb Bertwim <b...@xs4all.nl>:
> 
>  Hi Martin, 
> 
> Sure, but that is not what I am looking for. I don't want unnecessary being 
> being generated. 
> 
> Kind Regards,
> Bertwim 
> 
> On 2/20/21 7:31 AM, Martin Straeten wrote:
>> You can use the collection filters just to display edited images using 
>> darktable related tagging 
>> 
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>> Then ctrl+a and save xmp file
>> 
>>> Am 19.02.2021 um 22:46 schrieb Bertwim <b...@xs4all.nl>:
>>> 
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> My camera creates an image both in raw format (Nikon, nef) and a jpg.  When 
>>> the camera-produced jpg is good enough, I just want to keep it, leaving it 
>>> untouched by DT. No xmp-file needed or even desired. For  the others 
>>> pictures, I use DT to process the the raw image and export a new jpg, 
>>> overwriting the original camera-produced jpg. For those pictures I want the 
>>> xmp file.
>>> In other words, I would like to have  an xmp file *only* for those images 
>>> that I have actually edited. No no xmp-files for images that I have not 
>>> touched/edited.
>>> 
>>> I don''t think DT is currently providing this in a convenient way. It can 
>>> write xmp files automatically for *all* images, but that is too much.
>>> It is possible to achieve this selective xmp-export  manually by first 
>>> selecting in lightroom the 'untouched' images, inverting this selection and 
>>> then choose "write sidecar files' in the history stack menu. This however, 
>>> is cumbersome, tedious and error prone. I am looking for a more robust and 
>>> automated way to achieve the same.
>>> It would make sense I think to write an xmp file together with the export, 
>>> So I was thinking if I could add this option to the code.
>>> 
>>> I would value some comments or feedback if this option would be worthwhile 
>>> to pursue.
>>> 
>>> Kind Regards,
>>> Bertwim
>>> 
>>> 
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