On Tue 16-Apr-2019 at 15:26:16 +02, Bernt Hansen <be...@norang.ca> wrote: > garj...@garjola.net writes: > >> Hi, >> >> For my GTD implementation with org-mode, I have been using the :next: >> tag for my next actions. I would like now to use a "NEXT" TODO keyword, >> which means that I need to convert all :next: tags with "TODO" headlines >> into "NEXT" headlines without the :next: tag. >> >> I have *a lot* of org files, so an automatic procedure is needed. Since >> I am not fluent in elisp, I was going to write a python script to do >> this, but maybe there is already a way to do this conversion with >> org-mode itself? >> >> The tricky thing I see with parsing is dealing with the ":" in the case >> of multiple tags (I know how to do this in python, but I don't in >> elisp). >> >> Thanks for any hint you can provide. >> >> Garjola > > As this is a one-time change I would just use the agenda and bulk > operations to fix your entries. > > If the files already contribute to your agenda (I assume they do) > you can just run a tag match on :next: > > C-c a m next RET > > and mark all the entries returned with > > m (repeat for each task) > > then add a NEXT todo keyword > > B t NEXT RET > > and mark all the tasks again > > m (repeat for each task) > > and remove the :next: tag > > B - next RET > > and save your files. > > HTH, > Bernt
Hi Bernt, You just made me discover that one can change tags on bulk. I have used bulk operations for rescheduling, but not for this. That's great! Thanks! --
