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diff --git a/elpa/org-9.5.2/doc/org.texi b/elpa/org-9.5.2/doc/org.texi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a196989 --- /dev/null +++ b/elpa/org-9.5.2/doc/org.texi @@ -0,0 +1,23491 @@ +\input texinfo @c -*- texinfo -*- +@c %**start of header +@setfilename org.info +@settitle The Org Manual +@documentencoding UTF-8 +@documentlanguage en +@set txicodequoteundirected +@set txicodequotebacktick +@set MAINTAINERSITE @uref{https://orgmode.org,maintainers webpage} +@set MAINTAINER Bastien Guerry +@set MAINTAINEREMAIL @email{bzg@gnu.org} +@set MAINTAINERCONTACT @uref{mailto:bzg@gnu.org,contact the maintainer} +@c %**end of header + +@copying +This manual is for Org version 9.5. + +Copyright @copyright{} 2004--2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + +@quotation +Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document +under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.3 or +any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no +Invariant Sections, with the Front-Cover Texts being ``A GNU Manual,'' +and with the Back-Cover Texts as in (a) below. A copy of the license +is included in the section entitled ``GNU Free Documentation License.'' + +(a) The FSF's Back-Cover Text is: ``You have the freedom to copy and +modify this GNU manual.'' + +@end quotation +@end copying + +@dircategory Emacs editing modes +@direntry +* Org Mode: (org). Outline-based notes management and organizer. +@end direntry + +@finalout +@titlepage +@title The Org Manual +@subtitle Release 9.5 +@author The Org Mode Developers +@page +@vskip 0pt plus 1filll +@insertcopying +@end titlepage + +@contents + +@ifnottex +@node Top +@top The Org Manual + +@insertcopying +@end ifnottex + +@menu +* Introduction:: Getting started. +* Document Structure:: A tree works like your brain. +* Tables:: Pure magic for quick formatting. +* Hyperlinks:: Notes in context. +* TODO Items:: Every tree branch can be a TODO item. +* Tags:: Tagging headlines and matching sets of tags. +* Properties and Columns:: Storing information about an entry. +* Dates and Times:: Making items useful for planning. +* Refiling and Archiving:: Moving and copying information with ease. +* Capture and Attachments:: Dealing with external data. +* Agenda Views:: Collecting information into views. +* Markup for Rich Contents:: Compose beautiful documents. +* Exporting:: Sharing and publishing notes. +* Publishing:: Create a web site of linked Org files. +* Citation handling:: create, follow and export citations. +* Working with Source Code:: Export, evaluate, and tangle code blocks. +* Miscellaneous:: All the rest which did not fit elsewhere. +* Hacking:: How to hack your way around. +* History and Acknowledgments:: How Org came into being. +* GNU Free Documentation License:: The license for this documentation. +* Main Index:: An index of Org's concepts and features. +* Key Index:: Key bindings and where they are described. +* Command and Function Index:: Command names and some internal functions. +* Variable Index:: Variables mentioned in the manual. + +@detailmenu +--- The Detailed Node Listing --- + +Introduction + +* Summary:: Brief summary of what Org does. +* Installation:: Installing Org. +* Activation:: How to activate Org for certain buffers. +* Feedback:: Bug reports, ideas, patches, etc. +* Conventions:: Typesetting conventions used in this manual. + +Document Structure + +* Headlines:: How to typeset Org tree headlines. +* Visibility Cycling:: Show and hide, much simplified. +* Motion:: Jumping to other headlines. +* Structure Editing:: Changing sequence and level of headlines. +* Sparse Trees:: Matches embedded in context. +* Plain Lists:: Additional structure within an entry. +* Drawers:: Tucking stuff away. +* Blocks:: Folding blocks. + +Visibility Cycling + +* Global and local cycling:: Cycling through various visibility states. +* Initial visibility:: Setting the initial visibility state. +* Catching invisible edits:: Preventing mistakes when editing invisible parts. + +Tables + +* Built-in Table Editor:: Simple tables. +* Column Width and Alignment:: Overrule the automatic settings. +* Column Groups:: Grouping to trigger vertical lines. +* Orgtbl Mode:: The table editor as minor mode. +* The Spreadsheet:: The table editor has spreadsheet capabilities. +* Org Plot:: Plotting from Org tables. + +The Spreadsheet + +* References:: How to refer to another field or range. +* Formula syntax for Calc:: Using Calc to compute stuff. +* Formula syntax for Lisp:: Writing formulas in Emacs Lisp. +* Durations and time values:: How to compute durations and time values. +* Field and range formulas:: Formula for specific (ranges of) fields. +* Column formulas:: Formulas valid for an entire column. +* Lookup functions:: Lookup functions for searching tables. +* Editing and debugging formulas:: Fixing formulas. +* Updating the table:: Recomputing all dependent fields. +* Advanced features:: Field and column names, automatic recalculation... + +Hyperlinks + +* Link Format:: How links in Org are formatted. +* Internal Links:: Links to other places in the current file. +* Radio Targets:: Make targets trigger links in plain text. +* External Links:: URL-like links to the world. +* Handling Links:: Creating, inserting and following. +* Using Links Outside Org:: Linking from my C source code? +* Link Abbreviations:: Shortcuts for writing complex links. +* Search Options:: Linking to a specific location. +* Custom Searches:: When the default search is not enough. + +TODO Items + +* TODO Basics:: Marking and displaying TODO entries. +* TODO Extensions:: Workflow and assignments. +* Progress Logging:: Dates and notes for progress. +* Priorities:: Some things are more important than others. +* Breaking Down Tasks:: Splitting a task into manageable pieces. +* Checkboxes:: Tick-off lists. + +TODO Extensions + +* Workflow states:: From TODO to DONE in steps. +* TODO types:: I do this, Fred does the rest. +* Multiple sets in one file:: Mixing it all, still finding your way. +* Fast access to TODO states:: Single letter selection of state. +* Per-file keywords:: Different files, different requirements. +* Faces for TODO keywords:: Highlighting states. +* TODO dependencies:: When one task needs to wait for others. + +Progress Logging + +* Closing items:: When was this entry marked as done? +* Tracking TODO state changes:: When did the status change? +* Tracking your habits:: How consistent have you been? + +Tags + +* Tag Inheritance:: Tags use the tree structure of an outline. +* Setting Tags:: How to assign tags to a headline. +* Tag Hierarchy:: Create a hierarchy of tags. +* Tag Searches:: Searching for combinations of tags. + +Properties and Columns + +* Property Syntax:: How properties are spelled out. +* Special Properties:: Access to other Org mode features. +* Property Searches:: Matching property values. +* Property Inheritance:: Passing values down a tree. +* Column View:: Tabular viewing and editing. + +Column View + +* Defining columns:: The COLUMNS format property. +* Using column view:: How to create and use column view. +* Capturing column view:: A dynamic block for column view. + +Defining columns + +* Scope of column definitions:: Where defined, where valid? +* Column attributes:: Appearance and content of a column. + +Dates and Times + +* Timestamps:: Assigning a time to a tree entry. +* Creating Timestamps:: Commands to insert timestamps. +* Deadlines and Scheduling:: Planning your work. +* Clocking Work Time:: Tracking how long you spend on a task. +* Effort Estimates:: Planning work effort in advance. +* Timers:: Notes with a running timer. + +Creating Timestamps + +* The date/time prompt:: How Org mode helps you enter dates and times. +* Custom time format:: Making dates look different. + +Deadlines and Scheduling + +* Inserting deadline/schedule:: Planning items. +* Repeated tasks:: Items that show up again and again. + +Clocking Work Time + +* Clocking commands:: Starting and stopping a clock. +* The clock table:: Detailed reports. +* Resolving idle time:: Resolving time when you've been idle. + +Refiling and Archiving + +* Refile and Copy:: Moving/copying a tree from one place to another. +* Archiving:: What to do with finished products. + +Archiving + +* Moving subtrees:: Moving a tree to an archive file. +* Internal archiving:: Switch off a tree but keep it in the file. + +Capture and Attachments + +* Capture:: Capturing new stuff. +* Attachments:: Attach files to outlines. +* RSS Feeds:: Getting input from RSS feeds. + +Capture + +* Setting up capture:: Where notes will be stored. +* Using capture:: Commands to invoke and terminate capture. +* Capture templates:: Define the outline of different note types. + +Capture templates + +* Template elements:: What is needed for a complete template entry. +* Template expansion:: Filling in information about time and context. +* Templates in contexts:: Only show a template in a specific context. + +Attachments + +* Attachment defaults and dispatcher:: How to access attachment commands +* Attachment options:: Configuring the attachment system +* Attachment links:: Hyperlink access to attachments +* Automatic version-control with Git:: Everything safely stored away +* Attach from Dired:: Using dired to select an attachment + +Agenda Views + +* Agenda Files:: Files being searched for agenda information. +* Agenda Dispatcher:: Keyboard access to agenda views. +* Built-in Agenda Views:: What is available out of the box? +* Presentation and Sorting:: How agenda items are prepared for display. +* Agenda Commands:: Remote editing of Org trees. +* Custom Agenda Views:: Defining special searches and views. +* Exporting Agenda Views:: Writing a view to a file. +* Agenda Column View:: Using column view for collected entries. + +Built-in Agenda Views + +* Weekly/daily agenda:: The calendar page with current tasks. +* Global TODO list:: All unfinished action items. +* Matching tags and properties:: Structured information with fine-tuned search. +* Search view:: Find entries by searching for text. +* Stuck projects:: Find projects you need to review. + +Presentation and Sorting + +* Categories:: Not all tasks are equal. +* Time-of-day specifications:: How the agenda knows the time. +* Sorting of agenda items:: The order of things. +* Filtering/limiting agenda items:: Dynamically narrow the agenda. + +Custom Agenda Views + +* Storing searches:: Type once, use often. +* Block agenda:: All the stuff you need in a single buffer. +* Setting options:: Changing the rules. + +Markup for Rich Contents + +* Paragraphs:: The basic unit of text. +* Emphasis and Monospace:: Bold, italic, etc. +* Subscripts and Superscripts:: Simple syntax for raising/lowering text. +* Special Symbols:: Greek letters and other symbols. +* Embedded @LaTeX{}:: LaTeX can be freely used inside Org documents. +* Literal Examples:: Source code examples with special formatting. +* Images:: Display an image. +* Captions:: Describe tables, images... +* Horizontal Rules:: Make a line. +* Creating Footnotes:: Edit and read footnotes. + +Embedded @LaTeX{} + +* @LaTeX{} fragments:: Complex formulas made easy. +* Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments:: What will this snippet look like? +* CD@LaTeX{} mode:: Speed up entering of formulas. + +Exporting + +* The Export Dispatcher:: The main interface. +* Export Settings:: Common export settings. +* Table of Contents:: The if and where of the table of contents. +* Include Files:: Include additional files into a document. +* Macro Replacement:: Use macros to create templates. +* Comment Lines:: What will not be exported. +* ASCII/Latin-1/UTF-8 export:: Exporting to flat files with encoding. +* Beamer Export:: Producing presentations and slides. +* HTML Export:: Exporting to HTML. +* @LaTeX{} Export:: Exporting to @LaTeX{} and processing to PDF. +* Markdown Export:: Exporting to Markdown. +* OpenDocument Text Export:: Exporting to OpenDocument Text. +* Org Export:: Exporting to Org. +* Texinfo Export:: Exporting to Texinfo. +* iCalendar Export:: Exporting to iCalendar. +* Other Built-in Back-ends:: Exporting to a man page. +* Advanced Export Configuration:: Fine-tuning the export output. +* Export in Foreign Buffers:: Author tables and lists in Org syntax. + +Beamer Export + +* Beamer export commands:: For creating Beamer documents. +* Beamer specific export settings:: For customizing Beamer export. +* Frames and Blocks in Beamer:: For composing Beamer slides. +* Beamer specific syntax:: For using in Org documents. +* Editing support:: Editing support. +* A Beamer example:: A complete presentation. + +HTML Export + +* HTML export commands:: Invoking HTML export. +* HTML specific export settings:: Settings for HTML export. +* HTML doctypes:: Exporting various (X)HTML flavors. +* HTML preamble and postamble:: Inserting preamble and postamble. +* Quoting HTML tags:: Using direct HTML in Org files. +* Headlines in HTML export:: Formatting headlines. +* Links in HTML export:: Inserting and formatting links. +* Tables in HTML export:: How to modify the formatting of tables. +* Images in HTML export:: How to insert figures into HTML output. +* Math formatting in HTML export:: Beautiful math also on the web. +* Text areas in HTML export:: An alternate way to show an example. +* CSS support:: Changing the appearance of the output. +* JavaScript support:: Info and folding in a web browser. + +@LaTeX{} Export + +* @LaTeX{}/PDF export commands:: For producing @LaTeX{} and PDF documents. +* @LaTeX{} specific export settings:: Unique to this @LaTeX{} back-end. +* @LaTeX{} header and sectioning:: Setting up the export file structure. +* Quoting @LaTeX{} code:: Incorporating literal @LaTeX{} code. +* Tables in @LaTeX{} export:: Options for exporting tables to @LaTeX{}. +* Images in @LaTeX{} export:: How to insert figures into @LaTeX{} output. +* Plain lists in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to lists. +* Source blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to source code blocks. +* Example blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to example blocks. +* Special blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to special blocks. +* Horizontal rules in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to horizontal rules. +* Verse blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to special blocks. +* Quote blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to quote blocks. + +OpenDocument Text Export + +* Pre-requisites for ODT export:: Required packages. +* ODT export commands:: Invoking export. +* ODT specific export settings:: Configuration options. +* Extending ODT export:: Producing DOC, PDF files. +* Applying custom styles:: Styling the output. +* Links in ODT export:: Handling and formatting links. +* Tables in ODT export:: Org tables conversions. +* Images in ODT export:: Inserting images. +* Math formatting in ODT export:: Formatting @LaTeX{} fragments. +* Labels and captions in ODT export:: Rendering objects. +* Literal examples in ODT export:: For source code and example blocks. +* Advanced topics in ODT export:: For power users. + +Math formatting in ODT export + +* @LaTeX{} math snippets:: Embedding in @LaTeX{} format. +* MathML and OpenDocument formula files:: Embedding in native format. + +Texinfo Export + +* Texinfo export commands:: Invoking commands. +* Texinfo specific export settings:: Setting the environment. +* Texinfo file header:: Generating the header. +* Texinfo title and copyright page:: Creating preamble pages. +* Info directory file:: Installing a manual in Info file hierarchy. +* Headings and sectioning structure:: Building document structure. +* Indices:: Creating indices. +* Quoting Texinfo code:: Incorporating literal Texinfo code. +* Plain lists in Texinfo export:: List attributes. +* Tables in Texinfo export:: Table attributes. +* Images in Texinfo export:: Image attributes. +* Quotations in Texinfo export:: Quote block attributes. +* Special blocks in Texinfo export:: Special block attributes. +* A Texinfo example:: Processing Org to Texinfo. + +Export in Foreign Buffers + +* Bare HTML:: Exporting HTML without CSS, Javascript, etc. + +Publishing + +* Configuration:: Defining projects. +* Uploading Files:: How to get files up on the server. +* Sample Configuration:: Example projects. +* Triggering Publication:: Publication commands. + +Configuration + +* Project alist:: The central configuration variable. +* Sources and destinations:: From here to there. +* Selecting files:: What files are part of the project? +* Publishing action:: Setting the function doing the publishing. +* Publishing options:: Tweaking HTML/@LaTeX{} export. +* Publishing links:: Which links keep working after publishing? +* Site map:: Generating a list of all pages. +* Generating an index:: An index that reaches across pages. + +Sample Configuration + +* Simple example:: One-component publishing. +* Complex example:: A multi-component publishing example. + +Citation handling + +* Citations:: +* Citation export processors:: + +Working with Source Code + +* Features Overview:: Enjoy the versatility of source blocks. +* Structure of Code Blocks:: Code block syntax described. +* Using Header Arguments:: Different ways to set header arguments. +* Environment of a Code Block:: Arguments, sessions, working directory... +* Evaluating Code Blocks:: Place results of evaluation in the Org buffer. +* Results of Evaluation:: Choosing a results type, post-processing... +* Exporting Code Blocks:: Export contents and/or results. +* Extracting Source Code:: Create pure source code files. +* Languages:: List of supported code block languages. +* Editing Source Code:: Language major-mode editing. +* Noweb Reference Syntax:: Literate programming in Org mode. +* Library of Babel:: Use and contribute to a library of useful code blocks. +* Key bindings and Useful Functions:: Work quickly with code blocks. +* Batch Execution:: Call functions from the command line. + +Miscellaneous + +* Completion:: @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} guesses completions. +* Structure Templates:: Quick insertion of structural elements. +* Speed Keys:: Electric commands at the beginning of a headline. +* Clean View:: Getting rid of leading stars in the outline. +* Execute commands in the active region:: Execute commands on multiple items in Org or agenda view. +* Dynamic Headline Numbering:: Display and update outline numbering. +* The Very Busy @kbd{C-c C-c} Key:: When in doubt, press @kbd{C-c C-c}. +* In-buffer Settings:: Overview of keywords. +* Regular Expressions:: Elisp regular expressions. +* Org Syntax:: Formal description of Org's syntax. +* Documentation Access:: Read documentation about current syntax. +* Escape Character:: Prevent Org from interpreting your writing. +* Code Evaluation Security:: Org files evaluate in-line code. +* Interaction:: With other Emacs packages. +* TTY Keys:: Using Org on a tty. +* Protocols:: External access to Emacs and Org. +* Org Crypt:: Encrypting Org files. +* Org Mobile:: Viewing and capture on a mobile device. + +Clean View + +* Org Indent Mode:: +* Hard indentation:: + +Interaction + +* Cooperation:: Packages Org cooperates with. +* Conflicts:: Packages that lead to conflicts. + +Protocols + +* The @code{store-link} protocol:: Store a link, push URL to kill-ring. +* The @code{capture} protocol:: Fill a buffer with external information. +* The @code{open-source} protocol:: Edit published contents. + +Org Mobile + +* Setting up the staging area:: For the mobile device. +* Pushing to the mobile application:: Uploading Org files and agendas. +* Pulling from the mobile application:: Integrating captured and flagged items. + +Hacking + +* Hooks:: How to reach into Org's internals. +* Add-on Packages:: Available extensions. +* Adding Hyperlink Types:: New custom link types. +* Adding Export Back-ends:: How to write new export back-ends. +* Tables in Arbitrary Syntax:: Orgtbl for LaTeX and other programs. +* Dynamic Blocks:: Automatically filled blocks. +* Special Agenda Views:: Customized views. +* Speeding Up Your Agendas:: Tips on how to speed up your agendas. +* Extracting Agenda Information:: Post-processing agenda information. +* Using the Property API:: Writing programs that use entry properties. +* Using the Mapping API:: Mapping over all or selected entries. + +Tables in Arbitrary Syntax + +* Radio tables:: Sending and receiving radio tables. +* A @LaTeX{} example:: Step by step, almost a tutorial. +* Translator functions:: Copy and modify. + +@end detailmenu +@end menu + +@node Introduction +@chapter Introduction + +@cindex introduction + +@menu +* Summary:: Brief summary of what Org does. +* Installation:: Installing Org. +* Activation:: How to activate Org for certain buffers. +* Feedback:: Bug reports, ideas, patches, etc. +* Conventions:: Typesetting conventions used in this manual. +@end menu + +@node Summary +@section Summary + +@cindex summary + +Org is a mode for keeping notes, maintaining TODO lists, and project +planning with a fast and effective plain-text markup language. It +also is an authoring system with unique support for literate +programming and reproducible research. + +Org is implemented on top of Outline mode, which makes it possible to +keep the content of large files well structured. Visibility cycling +and structure editing help to work with the tree. Tables are easily +created with a built-in table editor. Plain text URL-like links +connect to websites, emails, Usenet messages, BBDB entries, and any +files related to the projects. + +Org develops organizational tasks around notes files that contain +lists or information about projects as plain text. Project planning +and task management make use of metadata which is part of an outline +node. Based on this data, specific entries can be extracted in +queries and create dynamic @emph{agenda views} that also integrate the +Emacs calendar and diary. Org can be used to implement many different +project planning schemes, such as David Allen's GTD system. + +Org files can serve as a single source authoring system with export to +many different formats such as HTML, @LaTeX{}, Open Document, and +Markdown. New export backends can be derived from existing ones, or +defined from scratch. + +Org files can include source code blocks, which makes Org uniquely +suited for authoring technical documents with code examples. Org +source code blocks are fully functional; they can be evaluated in +place and their results can be captured in the file. This makes it +possible to create a single file reproducible research compendium. + +Org keeps simple things simple. When first fired up, it should feel +like a straightforward, easy to use outliner. Complexity is not +imposed, but a large amount of functionality is available when needed. +Org is a toolbox. Many users actually run only a---very +personal---fraction of Org's capabilities, and know that there is more +whenever they need it. + +All of this is achieved with strictly plain text files, the most +portable and future-proof file format. Org runs in Emacs. Emacs is +one of the most widely ported programs, so that Org mode is available +on every major platform. + +@cindex FAQ +There is a website for Org which provides links to the newest version +of Org, as well as additional information, frequently asked questions +(FAQ), links to tutorials, etc. This page is located at +@uref{https://orgmode.org}. + +@cindex print edition +An earlier version (7.3) of this manual is available as a @uref{http://www.network-theory.co.uk/org/manual/, paperback +book from Network Theory Ltd.}. + +@node Installation +@section Installation + +@cindex installation + +Org is included in all recent distributions of GNU Emacs, so you +probably do not need to install it. Most users will simply activate +Org and begin exploring its many features. + +If, for one reason or another, you want to install Org on top of this +pre-packaged version, you can use the Emacs package system or clone +Org's git repository. + +We @strong{strongly recommend} sticking to a single installation method. + +@anchor{Using Emacs packaging system} +@subheading Using Emacs packaging system + +Recent Emacs distributions include a packaging system which lets you +install Elisp libraries. You can install Org from the ``package menu'', +with @kbd{M-x list-packages}. See @ref{Package Menu,Package Menu,,emacs,}. + +@quotation Important +You need to do this in a session where no @samp{.org} file has been +visited, i.e., where no Org built-in function have been loaded. +Otherwise autoload Org functions will mess up the installation. + +@end quotation + +@anchor{Using Org's git repository} +@subheading Using Org's git repository + +You can clone Org's repository and install Org like this: + +@example +$ cd ~/src/ +$ git clone https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/emacs/org-mode.git +$ cd org-mode/ +$ make autoloads +@end example + +Note that in this case, @samp{make autoloads} is mandatory: it defines +Org's version in @samp{org-version.el} and Org's autoloads in +@samp{org-loaddefs.el}. + +Remember to add the correct load path as described in the method +above. + +You can also compile with @samp{make}, generate the documentation with +@samp{make doc}, create a local configuration with @samp{make config} and +install Org with @samp{make install}. Please run @samp{make help} to get the +list of compilation/installation options. + +For more detailed explanations on Org's build system, please check the +Org Build System page on @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-build-system.html, Worg}. + +@anchor{Installing Org's contributed packages} +@subheading Installing Org's contributed packages + +Org's repository used to contain @samp{contrib/} directory for add-ons +contributed by others. As of Org 9.5, the directory has bee moved to +this new dedicated @uref{https://git.sr.ht/~bzg/org-contrib, org-contrib} repository, which you can install +separately. + +@node Activation +@section Activation + +@cindex activation +@cindex autoload +@cindex ELPA +@cindex global key bindings +@cindex key bindings, global + +Org mode buffers need Font Lock to be turned on: this is the default +in Emacs@footnote{If you do not use Font Lock globally turn it on in Org buffer +with @samp{(add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'turn-on-font-lock)}.}. + +There are compatibility issues between Org mode and some other Elisp +packages (see @ref{Conflicts}). Please take the +time to check the list. + +@findex org-agenda +@findex org-capture +@findex org-store-link +For a better experience, the three Org commands @code{org-store-link}, +@code{org-capture} and @code{org-agenda} ought to be accessible anywhere in +Emacs, not just in Org buffers. To that effect, you need to bind them +to globally available keys, like the ones reserved for users (see +@ref{Key Binding Conventions,,,elisp,}). Here are suggested bindings, +please modify the keys to your own liking. + +@lisp +(global-set-key (kbd "C-c l") #'org-store-link) +(global-set-key (kbd "C-c a") #'org-agenda) +(global-set-key (kbd "C-c c") #'org-capture) +@end lisp + +@cindex Org mode, turning on +Files with the @samp{.org} extension use Org mode by default. To turn on +Org mode in a file that does not have the extension @samp{.org}, make the +first line of a file look like this: + +@example +MY PROJECTS -*- mode: org; -*- +@end example + + +@vindex org-insert-mode-line-in-empty-file +@noindent +which selects Org mode for this buffer no matter what the file's name +is. See also the variable @code{org-insert-mode-line-in-empty-file}. + +Many commands in Org work on the region if the region is @emph{active}. To +make use of this, you need to have Transient Mark mode turned on, +which is the default. If you do not like it, you can create an active +region by using the mouse to select a region, or pressing +@kbd{C-@key{SPC}} twice before moving point. + +@node Feedback +@section Feedback + +@cindex feedback +@cindex bug reports +@cindex reporting a bug +@cindex maintainer +@cindex author + +If you find problems with Org, or if you have questions, remarks, or +ideas about it, please send an email to the Org mailing list +@email{emacs-orgmode@@gnu.org}. You can subscribe to the list @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-orgmode, from this +web page}. If you are not a member of the mailing list, your mail will +be passed to the list after a moderator has approved it@footnote{Please consider subscribing to the mailing list in order to +minimize the work the mailing list moderators have to do.}. We ask +you to read and respect the @uref{https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/kind-communication.html, GNU Kind Communications Guidelines} when +sending messages on this mailing list. + +@findex org-version +@findex org-submit-bug-report +For bug reports, please first try to reproduce the bug with the latest +version of Org available---if you are running an outdated version, it +is quite possible that the bug has been fixed already. If the bug +persists, prepare a report and provide as much information as +possible, including the version information of Emacs (@kbd{M-x emacs-version}) and Org (@kbd{M-x org-version}), as well as +the Org related setup in the Emacs init file. The easiest way to do +this is to use the command + +@example +M-x org-submit-bug-report <RET> +@end example + + +@noindent +which puts all this information into an Emacs mail buffer so that you +only need to add your description. If you are not sending the Email +from within Emacs, please copy and paste the content into your Email +program. + +Sometimes you might face a problem due to an error in your Emacs or +Org mode setup. Before reporting a bug, it is very helpful to start +Emacs with minimal customizations and reproduce the problem. Doing so +often helps you determine if the problem is with your customization or +with Org mode itself. You can start a typical minimal session with +a command like the example below. + +@example +$ emacs -Q -l /path/to/minimal-org.el +@end example + + +However if you are using Org mode as distributed with Emacs, a minimal +setup is not necessary. In that case it is sufficient to start Emacs +as @samp{emacs -Q}. The @samp{minimal-org.el} setup file can have contents as +shown below. + +@lisp +;;; Minimal setup to load latest `org-mode'. + +;; Activate debugging. +(setq debug-on-error t + debug-on-signal nil + debug-on-quit nil) + +;; Add latest Org mode to load path. +(add-to-list 'load-path (expand-file-name "/path/to/org-mode/lisp")) +@end lisp + +If an error occurs, a ``backtrace'' can be very useful---see below on +how to create one. Often a small example file helps, along with clear +information about: + +@enumerate +@item +What exactly did you do? +@item +What did you expect to happen? +@item +What happened instead? +@end enumerate + +Thank you for helping to improve this program. + +@anchor{How to create a useful backtrace} +@subheading How to create a useful backtrace + +@cindex backtrace of an error +If working with Org produces an error with a message you do not +understand, you may have hit a bug. The best way to report this is by +providing, in addition to what was mentioned above, a backtrace. This +is information from the built-in debugger about where and how the +error occurred. Here is how to produce a useful backtrace: + +@enumerate +@item +Reload uncompiled versions of all Org mode Lisp files. The +backtrace contains much more information if it is produced with +uncompiled code. To do this, use + +@example +C-u M-x org-reload <RET> +@end example + + +@noindent +or, from the menu: Org @arrow{} Refresh/Reload @arrow{} Reload Org uncompiled. + +@item +Then, activate the debugger: + +@example +M-x toggle-debug-on-error <RET> +@end example + + +@noindent +or, from the menu: Options @arrow{} Enter Debugger on Error. + +@item +Do whatever you have to do to hit the error. Do not forget to +document the steps you take. + +@item +When you hit the error, a @samp{*Backtrace*} buffer appears on the +screen. Save this buffer to a file---for example using @kbd{C-x C-w}---and attach it to your bug report. +@end enumerate + +@node Conventions +@section Typesetting Conventions Used in this Manual + + + +@anchor{TODO keywords tags properties etc} +@subheading TODO keywords, tags, properties, etc. + +Org uses various syntactical elements: TODO keywords, tags, property +names, keywords, blocks, etc. In this manual we use the following +conventions: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{TODO} +@itemx @samp{WAITING} +TODO keywords are written with all capitals, even if they are +user-defined. + +@item @samp{boss} +@itemx @samp{ARCHIVE} +Tags are case-sensitive. User-defined tags are usually written in +lowercase; built-in tags with special meaning are written as they +should appear in the document, usually with all capitals. + +@item @samp{Release} +@itemx @samp{PRIORITY} +User-defined properties are capitalized; built-in properties with +special meaning are written with all capitals. + +@item @samp{TITLE} +@itemx @samp{BEGIN} @dots{} @samp{END} +Keywords and blocks are written in uppercase to enhance their +readability, but you can use lowercase in your Org files. +@end table + +@anchor{Key bindings and commands} +@subheading Key bindings and commands + +The manual lists both the keys and the corresponding commands for +accessing a functionality. Org mode often uses the same key for +different functions, depending on context. The command that is bound +to such keys has a generic name, like @code{org-metaright}. In the manual +we will, wherever possible, give the function that is internally +called by the generic command. For example, in the chapter on +document structure, @kbd{M-@key{RIGHT}} will be listed to call +@code{org-do-demote}, while in the chapter on tables, it will be listed to +call @code{org-table-move-column-right}. + +@node Document Structure +@chapter Document Structure + +@cindex document structure +@cindex structure of document +Org is an outliner. Outlines allow a document to be organized in +a hierarchical structure, which, least for me, is the best +representation of notes and thoughts. An overview of this structure +is achieved by folding, i.e., hiding large parts of the document to +show only the general document structure and the parts currently being +worked on. Org greatly simplifies the use of outlines by compressing +the entire show and hide functionalities into a single command, +@code{org-cycle}, which is bound to the @kbd{@key{TAB}} key. + +@menu +* Headlines:: How to typeset Org tree headlines. +* Visibility Cycling:: Show and hide, much simplified. +* Motion:: Jumping to other headlines. +* Structure Editing:: Changing sequence and level of headlines. +* Sparse Trees:: Matches embedded in context. +* Plain Lists:: Additional structure within an entry. +* Drawers:: Tucking stuff away. +* Blocks:: Folding blocks. +@end menu + +@node Headlines +@section Headlines + +@cindex headlines +@cindex outline tree +@vindex org-special-ctrl-a/e +@vindex org-special-ctrl-k +@vindex org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree + +Headlines define the structure of an outline tree. Org headlines +start on the left margin@footnote{See the variables @code{org-special-ctrl-a/e}, @code{org-special-ctrl-k}, +and @code{org-ctrl-k-protect-subtree} to configure special behavior of +@kbd{C-a}, @kbd{C-e}, and @kbd{C-k} in headlines. Note +also that clocking only works with headings indented less than 30 +stars.} with one or more stars followed by +a space. For example: + +@example +* Top level headline +** Second level +*** Third level + some text +*** Third level + more text +* Another top level headline +@end example + +@vindex org-footnote-section +The name defined in @code{org-footnote-section} is reserved. Do not use it +as a title for your own headings. + +Some people find the many stars too noisy and would prefer an outline +that has whitespace followed by a single star as headline starters. +This can be achieved using a Org Indent minor mode. See @ref{Clean View} for more information. + +Headlines are not numbered. However, you may want to dynamically +number some, or all, of them. See @ref{Dynamic Headline Numbering}. + +@vindex org-cycle-separator-lines +An empty line after the end of a subtree is considered part of it and +is hidden when the subtree is folded. However, if you leave at least +two empty lines, one empty line remains visible after folding the +subtree, in order to structure the collapsed view. See the variable +@code{org-cycle-separator-lines} to modify this behavior. + +@node Visibility Cycling +@section Visibility Cycling + +@cindex cycling, visibility +@cindex visibility cycling +@cindex trees, visibility +@cindex show hidden text +@cindex hide text + +@menu +* Global and local cycling:: Cycling through various visibility states. +* Initial visibility:: Setting the initial visibility state. +* Catching invisible edits:: Preventing mistakes when editing invisible parts. +@end menu + +@node Global and local cycling +@subsection Global and local cycling + +@cindex subtree visibility states +@cindex subtree cycling +@cindex folded, subtree visibility state +@cindex children, subtree visibility state +@cindex subtree, subtree visibility state + +Outlines make it possible to hide parts of the text in the buffer. +Org uses just two commands, bound to @kbd{@key{TAB}} and +@kbd{S-@key{TAB}} to change the visibility in the buffer. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} (@code{org-cycle}) +@kindex TAB +@findex org-cycle +@emph{Subtree cycling}: Rotate current subtree among the states + +@example +,-> FOLDED -> CHILDREN -> SUBTREE --. +'-----------------------------------' +@end example + +@vindex org-cycle-emulate-tab +Point must be on a headline for this to work@footnote{See, however, the option @code{org-cycle-emulate-tab}.}. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} (@code{org-global-cycle}) +@itemx @kbd{C-u @key{TAB}} +@cindex global visibility states +@cindex global cycling +@cindex overview, global visibility state +@cindex contents, global visibility state +@cindex show all, global visibility state +@kindex C-u TAB +@kindex S-TAB +@findex org-global-cycle +@emph{Global cycling}: Rotate the entire buffer among the states + +@example +,-> OVERVIEW -> CONTENTS -> SHOW ALL --. +'--------------------------------------' +@end example + +When @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} is called with a numeric prefix argument +@var{N}, view contents only up to headlines of level +@var{N}. + +Note that inside tables (see @ref{Tables}), @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} jumps to the +previous field instead. + +@vindex org-cycle-global-at-bob +You can run global cycling using @kbd{@key{TAB}} only if point is at +the very beginning of the buffer, but not on a headline, and +@code{org-cycle-global-at-bob} is set to a non-@code{nil} value. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u @key{TAB}} (@code{org-set-startup-visibility}) +@cindex startup visibility +@kindex C-u C-u TAB +@findex org-set-startup-visibility +Switch back to the startup visibility of the buffer (see @ref{Initial visibility}). + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-u @key{TAB}} (@code{outline-show-all}) +@cindex show all, command +@kindex C-u C-u C-u TAB +@findex outline-show-all +Show all, including drawers. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-r} (@code{org-reveal}) +@cindex revealing context +@kindex C-c C-r +@findex org-reveal +Reveal context around point, showing the current entry, the +following heading and the hierarchy above. It is useful for working +near a location that has been exposed by a sparse tree command (see +@ref{Sparse Trees}) or an agenda command (see @ref{Agenda Commands}). With a prefix argument, show, on each level, all sibling +headings. With a double prefix argument, also show the entire +subtree of the parent. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-k} (@code{outline-show-branches}) +@cindex show branches, command +@kindex C-c C-k +@findex outline-show-branches +Expose all the headings of the subtree, but not their bodies. + +@item @kbd{C-c @key{TAB}} (@code{outline-show-children}) +@cindex show children, command +@kindex C-c TAB +@findex outline-show-children +Expose all direct children of the subtree. With a numeric prefix +argument @var{N}, expose all children down to level +@var{N}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x b} (@code{org-tree-to-indirect-buffer}) +@kindex C-c C-x b +@findex org-tree-to-indirect-buffer +Show the current subtree in an indirect buffer@footnote{The indirect buffer contains the entire buffer, but is narrowed +to the current tree. Editing the indirect buffer also changes the +original buffer, but without affecting visibility in that buffer. For +more information about indirect buffers, see @ref{Indirect Buffers,GNU Emacs Manual,,emacs,}.}. With +a numeric prefix argument @var{N}, go up to level @var{N} +and then take that tree. If @var{N} is negative then go up +that many levels. With a @kbd{C-u} prefix, do not remove the +previously used indirect buffer. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x v} (@code{org-copy-visible}) +@kindex C-c C-x v +@findex org-copy-visible +Copy the @emph{visible} text in the region into the kill ring. +@end table + +@node Initial visibility +@subsection Initial visibility + +@vindex org-startup-folded +When Emacs first visits an Org file, the global state is set to +@code{showeverything}, i.e., all file content is visible@footnote{When @code{org-agenda-inhibit-startup} is non-@code{nil}, Org does not +honor the default visibility state when first opening a file for the +agenda (see @ref{Speeding Up Your Agendas}).}. This can +be configured through the variable @code{org-startup-folded}, or on +a per-file basis by adding one of the following lines anywhere in the +buffer: + +@cindex @samp{STARTUP}, keyword +@example +#+STARTUP: overview +#+STARTUP: content +#+STARTUP: showall +#+STARTUP: show2levels +#+STARTUP: show3levels +#+STARTUP: show4levels +#+STARTUP: show5levels +#+STARTUP: showeverything +@end example + +@cindex @samp{VISIBILITY}, property +Furthermore, any entries with a @samp{VISIBILITY} property (see @ref{Properties and Columns}) get their visibility adapted accordingly. Allowed values +for this property are @samp{folded}, @samp{children}, @samp{content}, and @samp{all}. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-u C-u @key{TAB}} (@code{org-set-startup-visibility}) +@kindex C-u C-u TAB +@findex org-set-startup-visibility +Switch back to the startup visibility of the buffer, i.e., whatever +is requested by startup options and @samp{VISIBILITY} properties in +individual entries. +@end table + +@node Catching invisible edits +@subsection Catching invisible edits + +@cindex edits, catching invisible + +@vindex org-catch-invisible-edits +Sometimes you may inadvertently edit an invisible part of the buffer +and be confused on what has been edited and how to undo the mistake. +Setting @code{org-catch-invisible-edits} to non-@code{nil} helps preventing +this. See the docstring of this option on how Org should catch +invisible edits and process them. + +@node Motion +@section Motion + +@cindex motion, between headlines +@cindex jumping, to headlines +@cindex headline navigation + +The following commands jump to other headlines in the buffer. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-n} (@code{org-next-visible-heading}) +@kindex C-c C-n +@findex org-next-visible-heading +Next heading. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-p} (@code{org-previous-visible-heading}) +@kindex C-c C-p +@findex org-previous-visible-heading +Previous heading. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-f} (@code{org-forward-heading-same-level}) +@kindex C-c C-f +@findex org-forward-heading-same-level +Next heading same level. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-b} (@code{org-backward-heading-same-level}) +@kindex C-c C-b +@findex org-backward-heading-same-level +Previous heading same level. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-u} (@code{outline-up-heading}) +@kindex C-c C-u +@findex outline-up-heading +Backward to higher level heading. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-j} (@code{org-goto}) +@kindex C-c C-j +@findex org-goto +@vindex org-goto-auto-isearch +Jump to a different place without changing the current outline +visibility. Shows the document structure in a temporary buffer, +where you can use the following keys to find your destination: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.7 +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} +@tab Cycle visibility. +@item @kbd{@key{DOWN}} / @kbd{@key{UP}} +@tab Next/previous visible headline. +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} +@tab Select this location. +@item @kbd{/} +@tab Do a Sparse-tree search +@end multitable + +@noindent +The following keys work if you turn off @code{org-goto-auto-isearch} + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.3 0.7 +@item @kbd{n} / @kbd{p} +@tab Next/previous visible headline. +@item @kbd{f} / @kbd{b} +@tab Next/previous headline same level. +@item @kbd{u} +@tab One level up. +@item @kbd{0} @dots{} @kbd{9} +@tab Digit argument. +@item @kbd{q} +@tab Quit. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-goto-interface +@noindent +See also the variable @code{org-goto-interface}. +@end table + +@node Structure Editing +@section Structure Editing + +@cindex structure editing +@cindex headline, promotion and demotion +@cindex promotion, of subtrees +@cindex demotion, of subtrees +@cindex subtree, cut and paste +@cindex pasting, of subtrees +@cindex cutting, of subtrees +@cindex copying, of subtrees +@cindex sorting, of subtrees +@cindex subtrees, cut and paste + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-@key{RET}} (@code{org-meta-return}) +@kindex M-RET +@findex org-meta-return +@vindex org-M-RET-may-split-line +Insert a new heading, item or row. + +If the command is used at the @emph{beginning} of a line, and if there is +a heading or a plain list item (see @ref{Plain Lists}) at point, the new +heading/item is created @emph{before} the current line. When used at the +beginning of a regular line of text, turn that line into a heading. + +When this command is used in the middle of a line, the line is split +and the rest of the line becomes the new item or headline. If you +do not want the line to be split, customize +@code{org-M-RET-may-split-line}. + +Calling the command with a @kbd{C-u} prefix unconditionally +inserts a new heading at the end of the current subtree, thus +preserving its contents. With a double @kbd{C-u C-u} prefix, +the new heading is created at the end of the parent subtree instead. + +@item @kbd{C-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-heading-respect-content}) +@kindex C-RET +@findex org-insert-heading-respect-content +Insert a new heading at the end of the current subtree. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-todo-heading}) +@kindex M-S-RET +@findex org-insert-todo-heading +@vindex org-treat-insert-todo-heading-as-state-change +Insert new TODO entry with same level as current heading. See also +the variable @code{org-treat-insert-todo-heading-as-state-change}. + +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-todo-heading-respect-content}) +@kindex C-S-RET +@findex org-insert-todo-heading-respect-content +Insert new TODO entry with same level as current heading. Like +@kbd{C-@key{RET}}, the new headline is inserted after the current +subtree. + +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} (@code{org-cycle}) +@kindex TAB +@findex org-cycle +In a new entry with no text yet, the first @kbd{@key{TAB}} demotes +the entry to become a child of the previous one. The next +@kbd{@key{TAB}} makes it a parent, and so on, all the way to top +level. Yet another @kbd{@key{TAB}}, and you are back to the initial +level. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-do-promote}) +@itemx @kbd{M-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-do-demote}) +@kindex M-LEFT +@findex org-do-promote +@kindex M-RIGHT +@findex org-do-demote +Promote or demote current heading by one level. + +@cindex region, active +@cindex active region +@cindex transient mark mode +When there is an active region---i.e., when Transient Mark mode is +active---promotion and demotion work on all headlines in the region. +To select a region of headlines, it is best to place both point and +mark at the beginning of a line, mark at the beginning of the first +headline, and point at the line just after the last headline to +change. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-promote-subtree}) +@kindex M-S-LEFT +@findex org-promote-subtree +Promote the current subtree by one level. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-demote-subtree}) +@kindex M-S-RIGHT +@findex org-demote-subtree +Demote the current subtree by one level. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} (@code{org-move-subtree-up}) +@kindex M-UP +@findex org-move-subtree-up +Move subtree up, i.e., swap with previous subtree of same level. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-move-subtree-down}) +@kindex M-DOWN +@findex org-move-subtree-down +Move subtree down, i.e., swap with next subtree of same level. + +@item @kbd{C-c @@} (@code{org-mark-subtree}) +@kindex C-c @@ +@findex org-mark-subtree +Mark the subtree at point. Hitting repeatedly marks subsequent +subtrees of the same level as the marked subtree. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-w} (@code{org-cut-subtree}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-w +@findex org-cut-subtree +Kill subtree, i.e., remove it from buffer but save in kill ring. +With a numeric prefix argument N, kill N sequential subtrees. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x M-w} (@code{org-copy-subtree}) +@kindex C-c C-x M-w +@findex org-copy-subtree +Copy subtree to kill ring. With a numeric prefix argument N, copy +the N sequential subtrees. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-y} (@code{org-paste-subtree}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-y +@findex org-paste-subtree +Yank subtree from kill ring. This does modify the level of the +subtree to make sure the tree fits in nicely at the yank position. +The yank level can also be specified with a numeric prefix argument, +or by yanking after a headline marker like @samp{****}. + +@item @kbd{C-y} (@code{org-yank}) +@kindex C-y +@findex org-yank +@vindex org-yank-adjusted-subtrees +@vindex org-yank-folded-subtrees +Depending on the variables @code{org-yank-adjusted-subtrees} and +@code{org-yank-folded-subtrees}, Org's internal @code{yank} command pastes +subtrees folded and in a clever way, using the same command as +@kbd{C-c C-x C-y}. With the default settings, no level +adjustment takes place, but the yanked tree is folded unless doing +so would swallow text previously visible. Any prefix argument to +this command forces a normal @code{yank} to be executed, with the prefix +passed along. A good way to force a normal yank is @kbd{C-u C-y}. If you use @code{yank-pop} after a yank, it yanks previous kill +items plainly, without adjustment and folding. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x c} (@code{org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift}) +@kindex C-c C-x c +@findex org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift +Clone a subtree by making a number of sibling copies of it. You are +prompted for the number of copies to make, and you can also specify +if any timestamps in the entry should be shifted. This can be +useful, for example, to create a number of tasks related to a series +of lectures to prepare. For more details, see the docstring of the +command @code{org-clone-subtree-with-time-shift}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-w} (@code{org-refile}) +@kindex C-c C-w +@findex org-refile +Refile entry or region to a different location. See @ref{Refile and Copy}. + +@item @kbd{C-c ^} (@code{org-sort}) +@kindex C-c ^ +@findex org-sort +Sort same-level entries. When there is an active region, all +entries in the region are sorted. Otherwise the children of the +current headline are sorted. The command prompts for the sorting +method, which can be alphabetically, numerically, by time---first +timestamp with active preferred, creation time, scheduled time, +deadline time---by priority, by TODO keyword---in the sequence the +keywords have been defined in the setup---or by the value of +a property. Reverse sorting is possible as well. You can also +supply your own function to extract the sorting key. With +a @kbd{C-u} prefix, sorting is case-sensitive. + +@item @kbd{C-x n s} (@code{org-narrow-to-subtree}) +@kindex C-x n s +@findex org-narrow-to-subtree +Narrow buffer to current subtree. + +@item @kbd{C-x n b} (@code{org-narrow-to-block}) +@kindex C-x n b +@findex org-narrow-to-block +Narrow buffer to current block. + +@item @kbd{C-x n w} (@code{widen}) +@kindex C-x n w +@findex widen +Widen buffer to remove narrowing. + +@item @kbd{C-c *} (@code{org-toggle-heading}) +@kindex C-c * +@findex org-toggle-heading +Turn a normal line or plain list item into a headline---so that it +becomes a subheading at its location. Also turn a headline into +a normal line by removing the stars. If there is an active region, +turn all lines in the region into headlines. If the first line in +the region was an item, turn only the item lines into headlines. +Finally, if the first line is a headline, remove the stars from all +headlines in the region. +@end table + +Note that when point is inside a table (see @ref{Tables}), the Meta-Cursor +keys have different functionality. + +@node Sparse Trees +@section Sparse Trees + +@cindex sparse trees +@cindex trees, sparse +@cindex folding, sparse trees +@cindex occur, command + +@vindex org-show-context-detail +An important feature of Org mode is the ability to construct @emph{sparse +trees} for selected information in an outline tree, so that the entire +document is folded as much as possible, but the selected information +is made visible along with the headline structure above it@footnote{See also the variable @code{org-show-context-detail} to decide how +much context is shown around each match.}. +Just try it out and you will see immediately how it works. + +Org mode contains several commands creating such trees, all these +commands can be accessed through a dispatcher: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c /} (@code{org-sparse-tree}) +@kindex C-c / +@findex org-sparse-tree +This prompts for an extra key to select a sparse-tree creating +command. + +@item @kbd{C-c / r} or @kbd{C-c / /} (@code{org-occur}) +@kindex C-c / r +@kindex C-c / / +@findex org-occur +@vindex org-remove-highlights-with-change +Prompts for a regexp (see @ref{Regular Expressions}) and shows a sparse +tree with all matches. If the match is in a headline, the headline +is made visible. If the match is in the body of an entry, headline +and body are made visible. In order to provide minimal context, +also the full hierarchy of headlines above the match is shown, as +well as the headline following the match. Each match is also +highlighted; the highlights disappear when the buffer is changed by +an editing command, or by pressing @kbd{C-c C-c}@footnote{This depends on the option @code{org-remove-highlights-with-change}.}. When +called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix argument, previous highlights +are kept, so several calls to this command can be stacked. + +@item @kbd{M-g n} or @kbd{M-g M-n} (@code{next-error}) +@kindex M-g n +@kindex M-g M-n +@findex next-error +Jump to the next sparse tree match in this buffer. + +@item @kbd{M-g p} or @kbd{M-g M-p} (@code{previous-error}) +@kindex M-g p +@kindex M-g M-p +@findex previous-error +Jump to the previous sparse tree match in this buffer. +@end table + +@vindex org-agenda-custom-commands +For frequently used sparse trees of specific search strings, you can +use the variable @code{org-agenda-custom-commands} to define fast keyboard +access to specific sparse trees. These commands will then be +accessible through the agenda dispatcher (see @ref{Agenda Dispatcher}). +For example: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("f" occur-tree "FIXME"))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +defines the key @kbd{f} as a shortcut for creating a sparse tree +matching the string @samp{FIXME}. + +The other sparse tree commands select headings based on TODO keywords, +tags, or properties and are discussed later in this manual. + +@kindex C-c C-e C-v +@cindex printing sparse trees +@cindex visible text, printing +To print a sparse tree, you can use the Emacs command +@code{ps-print-buffer-with-faces} which does not print invisible parts of +the document. Or you can use the command @kbd{C-c C-e C-v} to +export only the visible part of the document and print the resulting +file. + +@node Plain Lists +@section Plain Lists + +@cindex plain lists +@cindex lists, plain +@cindex lists, ordered +@cindex ordered lists + +Within an entry of the outline tree, hand-formatted lists can provide +additional structure. They also provide a way to create lists of +checkboxes (see @ref{Checkboxes}). Org supports editing such lists, and +every exporter (see @ref{Exporting}) can parse and format them. + +Org knows ordered lists, unordered lists, and description lists. + +@itemize +@item +@emph{Unordered} list items start with @samp{-}, @samp{+}, or @samp{*}@footnote{When using @samp{*} as a bullet, lines must be indented so that they +are not interpreted as headlines. Also, when you are hiding leading +stars to get a clean outline view, plain list items starting with +a star may be hard to distinguish from true headlines. In short: even +though @samp{*} is supported, it may be better to not use it for plain list +items.} as bullets. + +@item +@vindex org-plain-list-ordered-item-terminator +@vindex org-alphabetical-lists +@emph{Ordered} list items start with a numeral followed by either +a period or a right parenthesis@footnote{You can filter out any of them by configuring +@code{org-plain-list-ordered-item-terminator}.}, such as @samp{1.} or @samp{1)}@footnote{You can also get @samp{a.}, @samp{A.}, @samp{a)} and @samp{A)} by configuring +@code{org-list-allow-alphabetical}. To minimize confusion with normal +text, those are limited to one character only. Beyond that limit, +bullets automatically become numbers.} +If you want a list to start with a different value---e.g., +20---start the text of the item with @samp{[@@20]}@footnote{If there's a checkbox in the item, the cookie must be put +@emph{before} the checkbox. If you have activated alphabetical lists, you +can also use counters like @samp{[@@b]}.}. Those +constructs can be used in any item of the list in order to enforce +a particular numbering. + +@item +@emph{Description} list items are unordered list items, and contain the +separator @samp{::} to distinguish the description @emph{term} from the +description. +@end itemize + +Items belonging to the same list must have the same indentation on the +first line. In particular, if an ordered list reaches number @samp{10.}, +then the 2-digit numbers must be written left-aligned with the other +numbers in the list. An item ends before the next line that is less +or equally indented than its bullet/number. + +A list ends whenever every item has ended, which means before any line +less or equally indented than items at top level. It also ends before +two blank lines. In that case, all items are closed. Here is an +example: + +@example +* Lord of the Rings +My favorite scenes are (in this order) +1. The attack of the Rohirrim +2. Eowyn's fight with the witch king + + this was already my favorite scene in the book + + I really like Miranda Otto. +3. Peter Jackson being shot by Legolas + - on DVD only + He makes a really funny face when it happens. +But in the end, no individual scenes matter but the film as a whole. +Important actors in this film are: +- Elijah Wood :: He plays Frodo +- Sean Astin :: He plays Sam, Frodo's friend. I still remember him + very well from his role as Mikey Walsh in /The Goonies/. +@end example + +Org supports these lists by tuning filling and wrapping commands to +deal with them correctly, and by exporting them properly (see +@ref{Exporting}). Since indentation is what governs the structure of these +lists, many structural constructs like @samp{#+BEGIN_} blocks can be +indented to signal that they belong to a particular item. + +@vindex org-list-demote-modify-bullet +@vindex org-list-indent-offset +If you find that using a different bullet for a sub-list---than that +used for the current list-level---improves readability, customize the +variable @code{org-list-demote-modify-bullet}. To get a greater difference +of indentation between items and theirs sub-items, customize +@code{org-list-indent-offset}. + +@vindex org-list-automatic-rules +The following commands act on items when point is in the first line of +an item---the line with the bullet or number. Some of them imply the +application of automatic rules to keep list structure intact. If some +of these actions get in your way, configure @code{org-list-automatic-rules} +to disable them individually. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} (@code{org-cycle}) +@cindex cycling, in plain lists +@kindex TAB +@findex org-cycle +@vindex org-cycle-include-plain-lists +Items can be folded just like headline levels. Normally this works +only if point is on a plain list item. For more details, see the +variable @code{org-cycle-include-plain-lists}. If this variable is set +to @code{integrate}, plain list items are treated like low-level +headlines. The level of an item is then given by the indentation of +the bullet/number. Items are always subordinate to real headlines, +however; the hierarchies remain completely separated. In a new item +with no text yet, the first @kbd{@key{TAB}} demotes the item to +become a child of the previous one. Subsequent @kbd{@key{TAB}}s move +the item to meaningful levels in the list and eventually get it back +to its initial position. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-heading}) +@kindex M-RET +@findex org-insert-heading +@vindex org-M-RET-may-split-line +Insert new item at current level. With a prefix argument, force +a new heading (see @ref{Structure Editing}). If this command is used in +the middle of an item, that item is @emph{split} in two, and the second +part becomes the new item@footnote{If you do not want the item to be split, customize the +variable @code{org-M-RET-may-split-line}.}. If this command is executed +@emph{before item's body}, the new item is created @emph{before} the current +one. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RET}} +@kindex M-S-RET +Insert a new item with a checkbox (see @ref{Checkboxes}). + +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} +@kindex S-UP +@kindex S-DOWN +@cindex shift-selection-mode +@vindex org-support-shift-select +@vindex org-list-use-circular-motion +Jump to the previous/next item in the current list, but only if +@code{org-support-shift-select} is off@footnote{If you want to cycle around items that way, you may customize +@code{org-list-use-circular-motion}.}. If not, you can still use +paragraph jumping commands like @kbd{C-@key{UP}} and +@kbd{C-@key{DOWN}} to quite similar effect. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} +@itemx @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} +@kindex M-UP +@kindex M-DOWN +Move the item including subitems up/down@footnote{See @code{org-list-use-circular-motion} for a cyclic behavior.}, i.e., swap with +previous/next item of same indentation. If the list is ordered, +renumbering is automatic. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}} +@itemx @kbd{M-@key{RIGHT}} +@kindex M-LEFT +@kindex M-RIGHT +Decrease/increase the indentation of an item, leaving children +alone. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{LEFT}} +@itemx @kbd{M-S-@key{RIGHT}} +@kindex M-S-LEFT +@kindex M-S-RIGHT +Decrease/increase the indentation of the item, including subitems. +Initially, the item tree is selected based on current indentation. +When these commands are executed several times in direct succession, +the initially selected region is used, even if the new indentation +would imply a different hierarchy. To use the new hierarchy, break +the command chain by moving point. + +As a special case, using this command on the very first item of +a list moves the whole list. This behavior can be disabled by +configuring @code{org-list-automatic-rules}. The global indentation of +a list has no influence on the text @emph{after} the list. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} +@kindex C-c C-c +If there is a checkbox (see @ref{Checkboxes}) in the item line, toggle +the state of the checkbox. In any case, verify bullets and +indentation consistency in the whole list. + +@item @kbd{C-c -} +@kindex C-c - +@vindex org-plain-list-ordered-item-terminator +Cycle the entire list level through the different itemize/enumerate +bullets (@samp{-}, @samp{+}, @samp{*}, @samp{1.}, @samp{1)}) or a subset of them, depending +on @code{org-plain-list-ordered-item-terminator}, the type of list, and +its indentation. With a numeric prefix argument N, select the Nth +bullet from this list. If there is an active region when calling +this, all lines are converted to list items. With a prefix +argument, the selected text is changed into a single item. If the +first line already was a list item, any item marker is removed from +the list. Finally, even without an active region, a normal line is +converted into a list item. + +@item @kbd{C-c *} +@kindex C-c * +Turn a plain list item into a headline---so that it becomes +a subheading at its location. See @ref{Structure Editing}, for +a detailed explanation. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-*} +@kindex C-c C-* +Turn the whole plain list into a subtree of the current heading. +Checkboxes (see @ref{Checkboxes}) become @samp{TODO}, respectively @samp{DONE}, +keywords when unchecked, respectively checked. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} +@vindex org-support-shift-select +@kindex S-LEFT +@kindex S-RIGHT +This command also cycles bullet styles when point is in on the +bullet or anywhere in an item line, details depending on +@code{org-support-shift-select}. + +@item @kbd{C-c ^} +@kindex C-c ^ +@cindex sorting, of plain list +Sort the plain list. Prompt for the sorting method: numerically, +alphabetically, by time, or by custom function. +@end table + +@node Drawers +@section Drawers + +@cindex drawers +@cindex visibility cycling, drawers + +Sometimes you want to keep information associated with an entry, but +you normally do not want to see it. For this, Org mode has @emph{drawers}. +They can contain anything but a headline and another drawer. Drawers +look like this: + +@example +** This is a headline +Still outside the drawer +:DRAWERNAME: +This is inside the drawer. +:END: +After the drawer. +@end example + +@kindex C-c C-x d +@findex org-insert-drawer +You can interactively insert a drawer at point by calling +@code{org-insert-drawer}, which is bound to @kbd{C-c C-x d}. With an +active region, this command puts the region inside the drawer. With +a prefix argument, this command calls @code{org-insert-property-drawer}, +which creates a @samp{PROPERTIES} drawer right below the current headline. +Org mode uses this special drawer for storing properties (see +@ref{Properties and Columns}). You cannot use it for anything else. + +Completion over drawer keywords is also possible using +@kbd{M-@key{TAB}}@footnote{Many desktops intercept @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} to switch windows. +Use @kbd{C-M-i} or @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{TAB}} instead.}. + +Visibility cycling (see @ref{Visibility Cycling}) on the headline hides and +shows the entry, but keep the drawer collapsed to a single line. In +order to look inside the drawer, you need to move point to the drawer +line and press @kbd{@key{TAB}} there. + +You can also arrange for state change notes (see @ref{Tracking TODO state changes}) and clock times (see @ref{Clocking Work Time}) to be stored in +a @samp{LOGBOOK} drawer. If you want to store a quick note there, in +a similar way to state changes, use + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-z} +@kindex C-c C-z +Add a time-stamped note to the @samp{LOGBOOK} drawer. +@end table + +@node Blocks +@section Blocks + +@vindex org-hide-block-startup +@cindex blocks, folding + +Org mode uses @samp{#+BEGIN} @dots{} @samp{#+END} blocks for various purposes from +including source code examples (see @ref{Literal Examples}) to capturing +time logging information (see @ref{Clocking Work Time}). These blocks can +be folded and unfolded by pressing @kbd{@key{TAB}} in the @samp{#+BEGIN} +line. You can also get all blocks folded at startup by configuring +the variable @code{org-hide-block-startup} or on a per-file basis by using + +@cindex STARTUP, keyword +@example +#+STARTUP: hideblocks +#+STARTUP: nohideblocks +@end example + +@node Tables +@chapter Tables + +@cindex tables +@cindex editing tables + +Org comes with a fast and intuitive table editor. Spreadsheet-like +calculations are supported using the Emacs Calc package (see @ref{Top,GNU Emacs +Calculator Manual,,calc,}). + +@menu +* Built-in Table Editor:: Simple tables. +* Column Width and Alignment:: Overrule the automatic settings. +* Column Groups:: Grouping to trigger vertical lines. +* Orgtbl Mode:: The table editor as minor mode. +* The Spreadsheet:: The table editor has spreadsheet capabilities. +* Org Plot:: Plotting from Org tables. +@end menu + +@node Built-in Table Editor +@section Built-in Table Editor + +@cindex table editor, built-in + +@cindex header lines, in tables +@cindex horizontal rule, in tables +@cindex row separator, in tables +@cindex table syntax +Org makes it easy to format tables in plain ASCII@. Any line with @samp{|} +as the first non-whitespace character is considered part of a table. +@samp{|} is also the column separator@footnote{To insert a vertical bar into a table field, use @samp{\vert} or, +inside a word @samp{abc\vert@{@}def}.}. Moreover, a line starting +with @samp{|-} is a horizontal rule. It separates rows explicitly. Rows +before the first horizontal rule are header lines. A table might look +like this: + +@example +| Name | Phone | Age | +|-------+-------+-----| +| Peter | 1234 | 17 | +| Anna | 4321 | 25 | +@end example + +A table is re-aligned automatically each time you press +@kbd{@key{TAB}}, @kbd{@key{RET}} or @kbd{C-c C-c} inside the table. +@kbd{@key{TAB}} also moves to the next field---@kbd{@key{RET}} to the +next row---and creates new table rows at the end of the table or +before horizontal lines. The indentation of the table is set by the +first line. Horizontal rules are automatically expanded on every +re-align to span the whole table width. So, to create the above +table, you would only type + +@example +|Name|Phone|Age| +|- +@end example + +@noindent +and then press @kbd{@key{TAB}} to align the table and start filling in +fields. Even faster would be to type @samp{|Name|Phone|Age} followed by +@kbd{C-c @key{RET}}. + +When typing text into a field, Org treats @kbd{DEL}, +@kbd{Backspace}, and all character keys in a special way, so that +inserting and deleting avoids shifting other fields. Also, when +typing @emph{immediately} after point was moved into a new field with +@kbd{@key{TAB}}, @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} or @kbd{@key{RET}}, the field is +automatically made blank. If this behavior is too unpredictable for +you, configure the option @code{org-table-auto-blank-field}. + +@anchor{Creation and conversion} +@subheading Creation and conversion + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c |} (@code{org-table-create-or-convert-from-region}) +@kindex C-c | +@findex org-table-create-or-convert-from-region +Convert the active region to table. If every line contains at least +one @kbd{@key{TAB}} character, the function assumes that the material +is tab separated. If every line contains a comma, comma-separated +values (CSV) are assumed. If not, lines are split at whitespace +into fields. You can use a prefix argument to force a specific +separator: @kbd{C-u} forces CSV, @kbd{C-u C-u} forces +@kbd{@key{TAB}}, @kbd{C-u C-u C-u} prompts for a regular +expression to match the separator, and a numeric argument +N indicates that at least N consecutive spaces, or alternatively +a @kbd{@key{TAB}} will be the separator. + +If there is no active region, this command creates an empty Org +table. But it is easier just to start typing, like @kbd{| N a m e | P h o n e | A g e @key{RET} | - @key{TAB}}. +@end table + +@anchor{Re-aligning and field motion} +@subheading Re-aligning and field motion + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-table-align}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-table-align +Re-align the table without moving point. + +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} (@code{org-table-next-field}) +@kindex TAB +@findex org-table-next-field +Re-align the table, move to the next field. Creates a new row if +necessary. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-blank-field} +@findex org-table-blank-field +Blank the field at point. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} (@code{org-table-previous-field}) +@kindex S-TAB +@findex org-table-previous-field +Re-align, move to previous field. + +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} (@code{org-table-next-row}) +@kindex RET +@findex org-table-next-row +Re-align the table and move down to next row. Creates a new row if +necessary. At the beginning or end of a line, @kbd{@key{RET}} still +inserts a new line, so it can be used to split a table. + +@item @kbd{M-a} (@code{org-table-beginning-of-field}) +@kindex M-a +@findex org-table-beginning-of-field +Move to beginning of the current table field, or on to the previous +field. + +@item @kbd{M-e} (@code{org-table-end-of-field}) +@kindex M-e +@findex org-table-end-of-field +Move to end of the current table field, or on to the next field. +@end table + +@anchor{Column and row editing} +@subheading Column and row editing + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-table-move-column-left}) +@kindex M-LEFT +@findex org-table-move-column-left +Move the current column left. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-table-move-column-right}) +@kindex M-RIGHT +@findex org-table-move-column-right +Move the current column right. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-table-delete-column}) +@kindex M-S-LEFT +@findex org-table-delete-column +Kill the current column. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-table-insert-column}) +@kindex M-S-RIGHT +@findex org-table-insert-column +Insert a new column at point position. Move the recent column and +all cells to the right of this column to the right. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} (@code{org-table-move-row-up}) +@kindex M-UP +@findex org-table-move-row-up +Move the current row up. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-table-move-row-down}) +@kindex M-DOWN +@findex org-table-move-row-down +Move the current row down. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-table-kill-row}) +@kindex M-S-UP +@findex org-table-kill-row +Kill the current row or horizontal line. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-table-move-cell-up}) +@kindex S-UP +@findex org-table-move-cell-up +Move cell up by swapping with adjacent cell. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-table-move-cell-down}) +@kindex S-DOWN +@findex org-table-move-cell-down +Move cell down by swapping with adjacent cell. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-table-move-cell-left}) +@kindex S-LEFT +@findex org-table-move-cell-left +Move cell left by swapping with adjacent cell. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-table-move-cell-right}) +@kindex S-RIGHT +@findex org-table-move-cell-right +Move cell right by swapping with adjacent cell. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-table-insert-row}) +@kindex M-S-DOWN +@findex org-table-insert-row +Insert a new row above the current row. With a prefix argument, the +line is created below the current one. + +@item @kbd{C-c -} (@code{org-table-insert-hline}) +@kindex C-c - +@findex org-table-insert-hline +Insert a horizontal line below current row. With a prefix argument, +the line is created above the current line. + +@item @kbd{C-c @key{RET}} (@code{org-table-hline-and-move}) +@kindex C-c RET +@findex org-table-hline-and-move +Insert a horizontal line below current row, and move point into the +row below that line. + +@item @kbd{C-c ^} (@code{org-table-sort-lines}) +@kindex C-c ^ +@findex org-table-sort-lines +Sort the table lines in the region. The position of point indicates +the column to be used for sorting, and the range of lines is the +range between the nearest horizontal separator lines, or the entire +table. If point is before the first column, you are prompted for +the sorting column. If there is an active region, the mark +specifies the first line and the sorting column, while point should +be in the last line to be included into the sorting. The command +prompts for the sorting type, alphabetically, numerically, or by +time. You can sort in normal or reverse order. You can also supply +your own key extraction and comparison functions. When called with +a prefix argument, alphabetic sorting is case-sensitive. +@end table + +@anchor{Regions} +@subheading Regions + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x M-w} (@code{org-table-copy-region}) +@kindex C-c C-x M-w +@findex org-table-copy-region +Copy a rectangular region from a table to a special clipboard. +Point and mark determine edge fields of the rectangle. If there is +no active region, copy just the current field. The process ignores +horizontal separator lines. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-w} (@code{org-table-cut-region}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-w +@findex org-table-cut-region +Copy a rectangular region from a table to a special clipboard, and +blank all fields in the rectangle. So this is the ``cut'' operation. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-y} (@code{org-table-paste-rectangle}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-y +@findex org-table-paste-rectangle +Paste a rectangular region into a table. The upper left corner ends +up in the current field. All involved fields are overwritten. If +the rectangle does not fit into the present table, the table is +enlarged as needed. The process ignores horizontal separator lines. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{RET}} (@code{org-table-wrap-region}) +@kindex M-RET +@findex org-table-wrap-region +Split the current field at point position and move the rest to the +line below. If there is an active region, and both point and mark +are in the same column, the text in the column is wrapped to minimum +width for the given number of lines. A numeric prefix argument may +be used to change the number of desired lines. If there is no +region, but you specify a prefix argument, the current field is made +blank, and the content is appended to the field above. +@end table + +@anchor{Calculations} +@subheading Calculations + +@cindex formula, in tables +@cindex calculations, in tables + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c +} (@code{org-table-sum}) +@kindex C-c + +@findex org-table-sum +Sum the numbers in the current column, or in the rectangle defined +by the active region. The result is shown in the echo area and can +be inserted with @kbd{C-y}. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{RET}} (@code{org-table-copy-down}) +@kindex S-RET +@findex org-table-copy-down +@vindex org-table-copy-increment +When current field is empty, copy from first non-empty field above. +When not empty, copy current field down to next row and move point +along with it. + +Depending on the variable @code{org-table-copy-increment}, integer and +time stamp field values, and fields prefixed or suffixed with +a whole number, can be incremented during copy. Also, a @code{0} prefix +argument temporarily disables the increment. + +This key is also used by shift-selection and related modes (see +@ref{Conflicts}). +@end table + +@anchor{Miscellaneous (1)} +@subheading Miscellaneous + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c `} (@code{org-table-edit-field}) +@kindex C-c ` +@findex org-table-edit-field +Edit the current field in a separate window. This is useful for +fields that are not fully visible (see @ref{Column Width and Alignment}). +When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, just make the full field +visible, so that it can be edited in place. When called with two +@kbd{C-u} prefixes, make the editor window follow point through +the table and always show the current field. The follow mode exits +automatically when point leaves the table, or when you repeat this +command with @kbd{C-u C-u C-c `}. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-import} +@findex org-table-import +Import a file as a table. The table should be TAB or whitespace +separated. Use, for example, to import a spreadsheet table or data +from a database, because these programs generally can write +TAB-separated text files. This command works by inserting the file +into the buffer and then converting the region to a table. Any +prefix argument is passed on to the converter, which uses it to +determine the separator. + +@item @kbd{C-c |} (@code{org-table-create-or-convert-from-region}) +@kindex C-c | +@findex org-table-create-or-convert-from-region +Tables can also be imported by pasting tabular text into the Org +buffer, selecting the pasted text with @kbd{C-x C-x} and then +using the @kbd{C-c |} command (see @ref{Creation and conversion}). + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-export} +@findex org-table-export +@vindex org-table-export-default-format +Export the table, by default as a TAB-separated file. Use for data +exchange with, for example, spreadsheet or database programs. The +format used to export the file can be configured in the variable +@code{org-table-export-default-format}. You may also use properties +@samp{TABLE_EXPORT_FILE} and @samp{TABLE_EXPORT_FORMAT} to specify the file +name and the format for table export in a subtree. Org supports +quite general formats for exported tables. The exporter format is +the same as the format used by Orgtbl radio tables, see @ref{Translator functions}, for a detailed description. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-header-line-mode} +@findex org-table-header-line-mode +@vindex org-table-header-line-p +Turn on the display of the first data row of the table at point in +the window header line when this first row is not visible anymore in +the buffer. You can activate this minor mode by default by setting +the option @code{org-table-header-line-p} to @code{t}. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-transpose-table-at-point} +@findex org-table-transpose-table-at-point +Transpose the table at point and eliminate hlines. +@end table + +@node Column Width and Alignment +@section Column Width and Alignment + +@cindex narrow columns in tables +@cindex alignment in tables + +The width of columns is automatically determined by the table editor. +The alignment of a column is determined automatically from the +fraction of number-like versus non-number fields in the column. + +@vindex org-table-automatic-realign +Editing a field may modify alignment of the table. Moving +a contiguous row or column---i.e., using @kbd{@key{TAB}} or +@kbd{@key{RET}}---automatically re-aligns it. If you want to disable +this behavior, set @code{org-table-automatic-realign} to @code{nil}. In any +case, you can always align manually a table: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-table-align}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-table-align +Align the current table. +@end table + +@vindex org-startup-align-all-tables +Setting the option @code{org-startup-align-all-tables} re-aligns all tables +in a file upon visiting it. You can also set this option on +a per-file basis with: + +@example +#+STARTUP: align +#+STARTUP: noalign +@end example + +Sometimes a single field or a few fields need to carry more text, +leading to inconveniently wide columns. Maybe you want to hide away +several columns or display them with a fixed width, regardless of +content, as shown in the following example. + +@example +|---+---------------------+--------| |---+-------…+…| +| | <6> | | | | <6> …|…| +| 1 | one | some | ----\ | 1 | one …|…| +| 2 | two | boring | ----/ | 2 | two …|…| +| 3 | This is a long text | column | | 3 | This i…|…| +|---+---------------------+--------| |---+-------…+…| +@end example + +To set the width of a column, one field anywhere in the column may +contain just the string @samp{<N>} where @var{N} specifies the width +as a number of characters. You control displayed width of columns +with the following tools: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c @key{TAB}} (@code{org-table-toggle-column-width}) +@kindex C-c TAB +@findex org-table-toggle-column-width +Shrink or expand current column. + +If a width cookie specifies a width W for the column, shrinking it +displays the first W visible characters only. Otherwise, the column +is shrunk to a single character. + +When called before the first column or after the last one, ask for +a list of column ranges to operate on. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c @key{TAB}} (@code{org-table-shrink}) +@kindex C-u C-c TAB +@findex org-table-shrink +Shrink all columns with a column width. Expand the others. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-c @key{TAB}} (@code{org-table-expand}) +@kindex C-u C-u C-c TAB +@findex org-table-expand +Expand all columns. +@end table + +To see the full text of a shrunk field, hold the mouse over it: +a tool-tip window then shows the full contents of the field. +Alternatively, @kbd{C-h .} (@code{display-local-help}) reveals them, +too. For convenience, any change near the shrunk part of a column +expands it. + +@vindex org-startup-shrink-all-tables +Setting the option @code{org-startup-shrink-all-tables} shrinks all columns +containing a width cookie in a file the moment it is visited. You can +also set this option on a per-file basis with: + +@example +#+STARTUP: shrink +@end example + + +If you would like to overrule the automatic alignment of number-rich +columns to the right and of string-rich columns to the left, you can +use @samp{<r>}, @samp{<c>} or @samp{<l>} in a similar fashion. You may also combine +alignment and field width like this: @samp{<r10>}. + +Lines which only contain these formatting cookies are removed +automatically upon exporting the document. + +@node Column Groups +@section Column Groups + +@cindex grouping columns in tables + +When Org exports tables, it does so by default without vertical lines +because that is visually more satisfying in general. Occasionally +however, vertical lines can be useful to structure a table into groups +of columns, much like horizontal lines can do for groups of rows. In +order to specify column groups, you can use a special row where the +first field contains only @samp{/}. The further fields can either contain +@samp{<} to indicate that this column should start a group, @samp{>} to indicate +the end of a column, or @samp{<>} (no space between @samp{<} and @samp{>}) to make +a column a group of its own. Upon export, boundaries between column +groups are marked with vertical lines. Here is an example: + +@example +| N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) | +|---+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------| +| / | < | | > | < | > | +| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +| 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 1.4142 | 1.1892 | +| 3 | 9 | 27 | 81 | 1.7321 | 1.3161 | +|---+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------| +#+TBLFM: $2=$1^2::$3=$1^3::$4=$1^4::$5=sqrt($1)::$6=sqrt(sqrt(($1))) +@end example + +It is also sufficient to just insert the column group starters after +every vertical line you would like to have: + +@example +| N | N^2 | N^3 | N^4 | sqrt(n) | sqrt[4](N) | +|---+-----+-----+-----+---------+------------| +| / | < | | | < | | +@end example + +@node Orgtbl Mode +@section The Orgtbl Minor Mode + +@cindex Orgtbl mode +@cindex minor mode for tables + +@findex orgtbl-mode +If you like the intuitive way the Org table editor works, you might +also want to use it in other modes like Text mode or Mail mode. The +minor mode Orgtbl mode makes this possible. You can always toggle the +mode with @kbd{M-x orgtbl-mode}. To turn it on by default, for +example in Message mode, use + +@lisp +(add-hook 'message-mode-hook #'turn-on-orgtbl) +@end lisp + +Furthermore, with some special setup, it is possible to maintain +tables in arbitrary syntax with Orgtbl mode. For example, it is +possible to construct @LaTeX{} tables with the underlying ease and power +of Orgtbl mode, including spreadsheet capabilities. For details, see +@ref{Tables in Arbitrary Syntax}. + +@node The Spreadsheet +@section The Spreadsheet + +@cindex calculations, in tables +@cindex spreadsheet capabilities +@cindex Calc package + +The table editor makes use of the Emacs Calc package to implement +spreadsheet-like capabilities. It can also evaluate Emacs Lisp forms +to derive fields from other fields. While fully featured, Org's +implementation is not identical to other spreadsheets. For example, +Org knows the concept of a @emph{column formula} that will be applied to +all non-header fields in a column without having to copy the formula +to each relevant field. There is also a formula debugger, and a +formula editor with features for highlighting fields in the table +corresponding to the references at point in the formula, moving these +references by arrow keys. + +@menu +* References:: How to refer to another field or range. +* Formula syntax for Calc:: Using Calc to compute stuff. +* Formula syntax for Lisp:: Writing formulas in Emacs Lisp. +* Durations and time values:: How to compute durations and time values. +* Field and range formulas:: Formula for specific (ranges of) fields. +* Column formulas:: Formulas valid for an entire column. +* Lookup functions:: Lookup functions for searching tables. +* Editing and debugging formulas:: Fixing formulas. +* Updating the table:: Recomputing all dependent fields. +* Advanced features:: Field and column names, automatic recalculation... +@end menu + +@node References +@subsection References + +@cindex references + +To compute fields in the table from other fields, formulas must +reference other fields or ranges. In Org, fields can be referenced by +name, by absolute coordinates, and by relative coordinates. To find +out what the coordinates of a field are, press @kbd{C-c ?} in +that field, or press @kbd{C-c @}} to toggle the display of a grid. + +@anchor{Field references} +@subsubheading Field references + +@cindex field references +@cindex references, to fields +Formulas can reference the value of another field in two ways. Like +in any other spreadsheet, you may reference fields with +a letter/number combination like @samp{B3}, meaning the second field in the +third row. However, Org prefers to use another, more general +representation that looks like this:@footnote{Org understands references typed by the user as @samp{B4}, but it +does not use this syntax when offering a formula for editing. You can +customize this behavior using the variable +@code{org-table-use-standard-references}.} + +@example +@@ROW$COLUMN +@end example + + +Column specifications can be absolute like @samp{$1}, @samp{$2}, @dots{}, @samp{$N}, or +relative to the current column, i.e., the column of the field which is +being computed, like @samp{$+1} or @samp{$-2}. @samp{$<} and @samp{$>} are immutable +references to the first and last column, respectively, and you can use +@samp{$>>>} to indicate the third column from the right. + +The row specification only counts data lines and ignores horizontal +separator lines, or ``hlines''. Like with columns, you can use absolute +row numbers @samp{@@1}, @samp{@@2}, @dots{}, @samp{@@N}, and row numbers relative to the +current row like @samp{@@+3} or @samp{@@-1}. @samp{@@<} and @samp{@@>} are immutable +references the first and last row in the table, respectively. You may +also specify the row relative to one of the hlines: @samp{@@I} refers to the +first hline, @samp{@@II} to the second, etc. @samp{@@-I} refers to the first such +line above the current line, @samp{@@+I} to the first such line below the +current line. You can also write @samp{@@III+2} which is the second data +line after the third hline in the table. + +@samp{@@0} and @samp{$0} refer to the current row and column, respectively, i.e., +to the row/column for the field being computed. Also, if you omit +either the column or the row part of the reference, the current +row/column is implied. + +Org's references with @emph{unsigned} numbers are fixed references in the +sense that if you use the same reference in the formula for two +different fields, the same field is referenced each time. Org's +references with @emph{signed} numbers are floating references because the +same reference operator can reference different fields depending on +the field being calculated by the formula. + +Here are a few examples: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.2 0.8 +@item @samp{@@2$3} +@tab 2nd row, 3rd column (same as @samp{C2}) +@item @samp{$5} +@tab column 5 in the current row (same as @samp{E&}) +@item @samp{@@2} +@tab current column, row 2 +@item @samp{@@-1$-3} +@tab field one row up, three columns to the left +@item @samp{@@-I$2} +@tab field just under hline above current row, column 2 +@item @samp{@@>$5} +@tab field in the last row, in column 5 +@end multitable + +@anchor{Range references} +@subsubheading Range references + +@cindex range references +@cindex references, to ranges +You may reference a rectangular range of fields by specifying two +field references connected by two dots @samp{..}. The ends are included in +the range. If both fields are in the current row, you may simply use +@samp{$2..$7}, but if at least one field is in a different row, you need to +use the general @samp{@@ROW$COLUMN} format at least for the first field, +i.e., the reference must start with @samp{@@} in order to be interpreted +correctly. Examples: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.2 0.8 +@item @samp{$1..$3} +@tab first three fields in the current row +@item @samp{$P..$Q} +@tab range, using column names (see @ref{Advanced features}) +@item @samp{$<<<..$>>} +@tab start in third column, continue to the last but one +@item @samp{@@2$1..@@4$3} +@tab nine fields between these two fields (same as @samp{A2..C4}) +@item @samp{@@-1$-2..@@-1} +@tab 3 fields in the row above, starting from 2 columns on the left +@item @samp{@@I..II} +@tab between first and second hline, short for @samp{@@I..@@II} +@end multitable + +@noindent +Range references return a vector of values that can be fed into Calc +vector functions. Empty fields in ranges are normally suppressed, so +that the vector contains only the non-empty fields. For other options +with the mode switches @samp{E}, @samp{N} and examples, see @ref{Formula syntax for Calc}. + +@anchor{Field coordinates in formulas} +@subsubheading Field coordinates in formulas + +@cindex field coordinates +@cindex coordinates, of field +@cindex row, of field coordinates +@cindex column, of field coordinates +@vindex org-table-current-column +@vindex org-table-current-dline +One of the very first actions during evaluation of Calc formulas and +Lisp formulas is to substitute @samp{@@#} and @samp{$#} in the formula with the +row or column number of the field where the current result will go to. +The traditional Lisp formula equivalents are @code{org-table-current-dline} +and @code{org-table-current-column}. Examples: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{if(@@# % 2, $#, string(""))} +Insert column number on odd rows, set field to empty on even rows. + +@item @samp{$2 = '(identity remote(FOO, @@@@#$1))} +Copy text or values of each row of column 1 of the table named +@var{FOO} into column 2 of the current table. + +@item @samp{@@3 = 2 * remote(FOO, @@1$$#)} +Insert the doubled value of each column of row 1 of the table +named @var{FOO} into row 3 of the current table. +@end table + +@noindent +For the second and third examples, table @var{FOO} must have at +least as many rows or columns as the current table. Note that this is +inefficient@footnote{The computation time scales as O(N^2) because table +@var{FOO} is parsed for each field to be copied.} for large number of rows. + +@anchor{Named references} +@subsubheading Named references + +@cindex named references +@cindex references, named +@cindex name, of column or field +@cindex constants, in calculations +@cindex @samp{CONSTANTS}, keyword +@vindex org-table-formula-constants + +@samp{$name} is interpreted as the name of a column, parameter or constant. +Constants are defined globally through the variable +@code{org-table-formula-constants}, and locally---for the file---through +a line like this example: + +@example +#+CONSTANTS: c=299792458. pi=3.14 eps=2.4e-6 +@end example + + +@vindex constants-unit-system +@pindex constants.el +Also, properties (see @ref{Properties and Columns}) can be used as +constants in table formulas: for a property @samp{Xyz} use the name +@samp{$PROP_Xyz}, and the property will be searched in the current outline +entry and in the hierarchy above it. If you have the @samp{constants.el} +package, it will also be used to resolve constants, including natural +constants like @samp{$h} for Planck's constant, and units like @samp{$km} for +kilometers@footnote{The file @samp{constants.el} can supply the values of constants in +two different unit systems, @samp{SI} and @samp{cgs}. Which one is used depends +on the value of the variable @code{constants-unit-system}. You can use the +@samp{STARTUP} options @samp{constSI} and @samp{constcgs} to set this value for the +current buffer.}. Column names and parameters can be specified in +special table lines. These are described below, see @ref{Advanced features}. All names must start with a letter, and further consist +of letters and numbers. + +@anchor{Remote references} +@subsubheading Remote references + +@cindex remote references +@cindex references, remote +@cindex references, to a different table +@cindex name, of column or field +@cindex @samp{NAME}, keyword +You may also reference constants, fields and ranges from a different +table, either in the current file or even in a different file. The +syntax is + +@example +remote(NAME,REF) +@end example + + +@noindent +where @var{NAME} can be the name of a table in the current file +as set by a @samp{#+NAME:} line before the table. It can also be the ID of +an entry, even in a different file, and the reference then refers to +the first table in that entry. @var{REF} is an absolute field or +range reference as described above for example @samp{@@3$3} or @samp{$somename}, +valid in the referenced table. + +@cindex table indirection +When @var{NAME} has the format @samp{@@ROW$COLUMN}, it is substituted +with the name or ID found in this field of the current table. For +example @samp{remote($1, @@@@>$2)} @result{} @samp{remote(year_2013, @@@@>$1)}. The format +@samp{B3} is not supported because it can not be distinguished from a plain +table name or ID@. + +@node Formula syntax for Calc +@subsection Formula syntax for Calc + +@cindex formula syntax, Calc +@cindex syntax, of formulas + +A formula can be any algebraic expression understood by the Emacs Calc +package. Note that Calc has the non-standard convention that @samp{/} has +lower precedence than @samp{*}, so that @samp{a/b*c} is interpreted as +@samp{(a/(b*c))}. Before evaluation by @code{calc-eval} (see @ref{Calling Calc from Your Programs,Calling Calc from +Your Lisp Programs,,calc,}), variable substitution takes place according to +the rules described above. + +@cindex vectors, in table calculations +The range vectors can be directly fed into the Calc vector functions +like @code{vmean} and @code{vsum}. + +@cindex format specifier, in spreadsheet +@cindex mode, for Calc +@vindex org-calc-default-modes +A formula can contain an optional mode string after a semicolon. This +string consists of flags to influence Calc and other modes during +execution. By default, Org uses the standard Calc modes (precision +12, angular units degrees, fraction and symbolic modes off). The +display format, however, has been changed to @samp{(float 8)} to keep +tables compact. The default settings can be configured using the +variable @code{org-calc-default-modes}. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{p20} +Set the internal Calc calculation precision to 20 digits. + +@item @samp{n3}, @samp{s3}, @samp{e2}, @samp{f4} +Normal, scientific, engineering or fixed format of the result of +Calc passed back to Org. Calc formatting is unlimited in precision +as long as the Calc calculation precision is greater. + +@item @samp{D}, @samp{R} +Degree and radian angle modes of Calc. + +@item @samp{F}, @samp{S} +Fraction and symbolic modes of Calc. + +@item @samp{u} +Units simplification mode of Calc. Calc is also a symbolic +calculator and is capable of working with values having a unit, +represented with numerals followed by a unit string in Org table +cells. This mode instructs Calc to simplify the units in the +computed expression before returning the result. + +@item @samp{T}, @samp{t}, @samp{U} +Duration computations in Calc or Lisp, @ref{Durations and time values}. + +@item @samp{E} +If and how to consider empty fields. Without @samp{E} empty fields in +range references are suppressed so that the Calc vector or Lisp list +contains only the non-empty fields. With @samp{E} the empty fields are +kept. For empty fields in ranges or empty field references the +value @samp{nan} (not a number) is used in Calc formulas and the empty +string is used for Lisp formulas. Add @samp{N} to use 0 instead for both +formula types. For the value of a field the mode @samp{N} has higher +precedence than @samp{E}. + +@item @samp{N} +Interpret all fields as numbers, use 0 for non-numbers. See the +next section to see how this is essential for computations with Lisp +formulas. In Calc formulas it is used only occasionally because +there number strings are already interpreted as numbers without @samp{N}. + +@item @samp{L} +Literal, for Lisp formulas only. See the next section. +@end table + +Unless you use large integer numbers or high-precision calculation and +display for floating point numbers you may alternatively provide +a @code{printf} format specifier to reformat the Calc result after it has +been passed back to Org instead of letting Calc already do the +formatting@footnote{The printf reformatting is limited in precision because the +value passed to it is converted into an ``integer'' or ``double''. The +``integer'' is limited in size by truncating the signed value to 32 +bits. The ``double'' is limited in precision to 64 bits overall which +leaves approximately 16 significant decimal digits.}. A few examples: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{$1+$2} +@tab Sum of first and second field +@item @samp{$1+$2;%.2f} +@tab Same, format result to two decimals +@item @samp{exp($2)+exp($1)} +@tab Math functions can be used +@item @samp{$0;%.1f} +@tab Reformat current cell to 1 decimal +@item @samp{($3-32)*5/9} +@tab Degrees F @arrow{} C conversion +@item @samp{$c/$1/$cm} +@tab Hz @arrow{} cm conversion, using @samp{constants.el} +@item @samp{tan($1);Dp3s1} +@tab Compute in degrees, precision 3, display SCI 1 +@item @samp{sin($1);Dp3%.1e} +@tab Same, but use @code{printf} specifier for display +@item @samp{vmean($2..$7)} +@tab Compute column range mean, using vector function +@item @samp{vmean($2..$7);EN} +@tab Same, but treat empty fields as 0 +@item @samp{taylor($3,x=7,2)} +@tab Taylor series of $3, at x=7, second degree +@end multitable + +Calc also contains a complete set of logical operations (see @ref{Logical Operations,Logical +Operations,,calc,}). For example + +@table @asis +@item @samp{if($1 < 20, teen, string(""))} +@samp{"teen"} if age @samp{$1} is less than 20, else the Org table result +field is set to empty with the empty string. + +@item @samp{if("$1" == "nan" || "$2" == "nan", string(""), $1 + $2); E f-1} +Sum of the first two columns. When at least one of the input fields +is empty the Org table result field is set to empty. @samp{E} is +required to not convert empty fields to 0. @samp{f-1} is an optional +Calc format string similar to @samp{%.1f} but leaves empty results empty. + +@item @samp{if(typeof(vmean($1..$7)) == 12, string(""), vmean($1..$7); E} +Mean value of a range unless there is any empty field. Every field +in the range that is empty is replaced by @samp{nan} which lets @samp{vmean} +result in @samp{nan}. Then @samp{typeof =} 12= detects the @samp{nan} from @code{vmean} +and the Org table result field is set to empty. Use this when the +sample set is expected to never have missing values. + +@item @samp{if("$1..$7" == "[]", string(""), vmean($1..$7))} +Mean value of a range with empty fields skipped. Every field in the +range that is empty is skipped. When all fields in the range are +empty the mean value is not defined and the Org table result field +is set to empty. Use this when the sample set can have a variable +size. + +@item @samp{vmean($1..$7); EN} +To complete the example before: Mean value of a range with empty +fields counting as samples with value 0. Use this only when +incomplete sample sets should be padded with 0 to the full size. +@end table + +You can add your own Calc functions defined in Emacs Lisp with +@code{defmath} and use them in formula syntax for Calc. + +@node Formula syntax for Lisp +@subsection Emacs Lisp forms as formulas + +@cindex Lisp forms, as table formulas + +It is also possible to write a formula in Emacs Lisp. This can be +useful for string manipulation and control structures, if Calc's +functionality is not enough. + +A formula is evaluated as a Lisp form when it starts with a +single-quote followed by an opening parenthesis. Cell table +references are interpolated into the Lisp form before execution. The +evaluation should return either a string or a number. Evaluation +modes and a @code{printf} format used to render the returned values can be +specified after a semicolon. + +By default, references are interpolated as literal Lisp strings: the +field content is replaced in the Lisp form stripped of leading and +trailing white space and surrounded in double-quotes. For example: + +@example +'(concat $1 $2) +@end example + + +@noindent +concatenates the content of columns 1 and column 2. + +When the @samp{N} flag is used, all referenced elements are parsed as +numbers and interpolated as Lisp numbers, without quotes. Fields that +cannot be parsed as numbers are interpolated as zeros. For example: + +@example +'(+ $1 $2);N +@end example + + +@noindent +adds columns 1 and 2, equivalent to Calc's @samp{$1+$2}. Ranges are +inserted as space-separated fields, so they can be embedded in list or +vector syntax. For example: + +@example +'(apply '+ '($1..$4));N +@end example + + +@noindent +computes the sum of columns 1 to 4, like Calc's @samp{vsum($1..$4)}. + +When the @samp{L} flag is used, all fields are interpolated literally: the +cell content is replaced in the Lisp form stripped of leading and +trailing white space and without quotes. If a reference is intended +to be interpreted as a string by the Lisp form, the reference operator +itself should be enclosed in double-quotes, like @samp{"$3"}. The @samp{L} flag +is useful when strings and numbers are used in the same Lisp form. For +example: + +@example +'(substring "$1" $2 $3);L +@end example + + +@noindent +extracts the part of the string in column 1 between the character +positions specified in the integers in column 2 and 3 and it is easier +to read than the equivalent: + +@example +'(substring $1 (string-to-number $2) (string-to-number $3)) +@end example + +@node Durations and time values +@subsection Durations and time values + +@cindex duration, computing +@cindex time, computing +@vindex org-table-duration-custom-format + +If you want to compute time values use the @samp{T}, @samp{t}, or @samp{U} flag, +either in Calc formulas or Elisp formulas: + +@example +| Task 1 | Task 2 | Total | +|---------+----------+----------| +| 2:12 | 1:47 | 03:59:00 | +| 2:12 | 1:47 | 03:59 | +| 3:02:20 | -2:07:00 | 0.92 | +#+TBLFM: @@2$3=$1+$2;T::@@3$3=$1+$2;U::@@4$3=$1+$2;t +@end example + +Input duration values must be of the form @samp{HH:MM[:SS]}, where seconds +are optional. With the @samp{T} flag, computed durations are displayed as +@samp{HH:MM:SS} (see the first formula above). With the @samp{U} flag, seconds +are omitted so that the result is only @samp{HH:MM} (see second formula +above). Zero-padding of the hours field depends upon the value of the +variable @code{org-table-duration-hour-zero-padding}. + +With the @samp{t} flag, computed durations are displayed according to the +value of the option @code{org-table-duration-custom-format}, which defaults +to @code{hours} and displays the result as a fraction of hours (see the +third formula in the example above). + +Negative duration values can be manipulated as well, and integers are +considered as seconds in addition and subtraction. + +@node Field and range formulas +@subsection Field and range formulas + +@cindex field formula +@cindex range formula +@cindex formula, for individual table field +@cindex formula, for range of fields + +To assign a formula to a particular field, type it directly into the +field, preceded by @samp{:=}, for example @samp{vsum(@@II..III)}. When you press +@kbd{@key{TAB}} or @kbd{@key{RET}} or @kbd{C-c C-c} with point +still in the field, the formula is stored as the formula for this +field, evaluated, and the current field is replaced with the result. + +@cindex @samp{TBLFM}, keyword +Formulas are stored in a special @samp{TBLFM} keyword located directly +below the table. If you type the equation in the fourth field of the +third data line in the table, the formula looks like @samp{@@3$4=$1+$2}. +When inserting/deleting/swapping column and rows with the appropriate +commands, @emph{absolute references} (but not relative ones) in stored +formulas are modified in order to still reference the same field. To +avoid this from happening, in particular in range references, anchor +ranges at the table borders (using @samp{@@<}, @samp{@@>}, @samp{$<}, @samp{$>}), or at +hlines using the @samp{@@I} notation. Automatic adaptation of field +references does not happen if you edit the table structure with normal +editing commands---you must fix the formulas yourself. + +Instead of typing an equation into the field, you may also use the +following command + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-u C-c =} (@code{org-table-eval-formula}) +@kindex C-u C-c = +@findex org-table-eval-formula +Install a new formula for the current field. The command prompts +for a formula with default taken from the @samp{TBLFM} keyword, +applies it to the current field, and stores it. +@end table + +The left-hand side of a formula can also be a special expression in +order to assign the formula to a number of different fields. There is +no keyboard shortcut to enter such range formulas. To add them, use +the formula editor (see @ref{Editing and debugging formulas}) or edit +the @samp{TBLFM} keyword directly. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{$2=} +Column formula, valid for the entire column. This is so common that +Org treats these formulas in a special way, see @ref{Column formulas}. + +@item @samp{@@3=} +Row formula, applies to all fields in the specified row. @samp{@@>=} +means the last row. + +@item @samp{@@1$2..@@4$3=} +Range formula, applies to all fields in the given rectangular range. +This can also be used to assign a formula to some but not all fields +in a row. + +@item @samp{$NAME=} +Named field, see @ref{Advanced features}. +@end table + +@node Column formulas +@subsection Column formulas + +@cindex column formula +@cindex formula, for table column + +When you assign a formula to a simple column reference like @samp{$3=}, the +same formula is used in all fields of that column, with the following +very convenient exceptions: (i) If the table contains horizontal +separator hlines with rows above and below, everything before the +first such hline is considered part of the table @emph{header} and is not +modified by column formulas. Therefore a header is mandatory when you +use column formulas and want to add hlines to group rows, like for +example to separate a total row at the bottom from the summand rows +above. (ii) Fields that already get a value from a field/range +formula are left alone by column formulas. These conditions make +column formulas very easy to use. + +To assign a formula to a column, type it directly into any field in +the column, preceded by an equal sign, like @samp{=$1+$2}. When you press +@kbd{@key{TAB}} or @kbd{@key{RET}} or @kbd{C-c C-c} with point +still in the field, the formula is stored as the formula for the +current column, evaluated and the current field replaced with the +result. If the field contains only @samp{=}, the previously stored formula +for this column is used. For each column, Org only remembers the most +recently used formula. In the @samp{TBLFM} keyword, column formulas look +like @samp{$4=$1+$2}. The left-hand side of a column formula can not be +the name of column, it must be the numeric column reference or @samp{$>}. + +Instead of typing an equation into the field, you may also use the +following command: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c =} (@code{org-table-eval-formula}) +@kindex C-c = +@findex org-table-eval-formula +Install a new formula for the current column and replace current +field with the result of the formula. The command prompts for +a formula, with default taken from the @samp{TBLFM} keyword, applies it +to the current field and stores it. With a numeric prefix argument, +e.g., @kbd{C-5 C-c =}, the command applies it to that many +consecutive fields in the current column. +@end table + +@node Lookup functions +@subsection Lookup functions + +@cindex lookup functions in tables +@cindex table lookup functions + +Org has three predefined Emacs Lisp functions for lookups in tables. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{(org-lookup-first VAL S-LIST R-LIST &optional PREDICATE)} +@findex org-lookup-first +Searches for the first element @var{S} in list +@var{S-LIST} for which +@lisp +(PREDICATE VAL S) +@end lisp +is non-@code{nil}; returns the value from the corresponding position in +list @var{R-LIST}. The default @var{PREDICATE} is +@code{equal}. Note that the parameters @var{VAL} and @var{S} +are passed to @var{PREDICATE} in the same order as the +corresponding parameters are in the call to @code{org-lookup-first}, +where @var{VAL} precedes @var{S-LIST}. If +@var{R-LIST} is @code{nil}, the matching element @var{S} of +@var{S-LIST} is returned. + +@item @samp{(org-lookup-last VAL S-LIST R-LIST &optional PREDICATE)} +@findex org-lookup-last +Similar to @code{org-lookup-first} above, but searches for the @emph{last} +element for which @var{PREDICATE} is non-@code{nil}. + +@item @samp{(org-lookup-all VAL S-LIST R-LIST &optional PREDICATE)} +@findex org-lookup-all +Similar to @code{org-lookup-first}, but searches for @emph{all} elements for +which @var{PREDICATE} is non-@code{nil}, and returns @emph{all} +corresponding values. This function can not be used by itself in +a formula, because it returns a list of values. However, powerful +lookups can be built when this function is combined with other Emacs +Lisp functions. +@end table + +If the ranges used in these functions contain empty fields, the @samp{E} +mode for the formula should usually be specified: otherwise empty +fields are not included in @var{S-LIST} and/or @var{R-LIST} +which can, for example, result in an incorrect mapping from an element +of @var{S-LIST} to the corresponding element of +@var{R-LIST}. + +These three functions can be used to implement associative arrays, +count matching cells, rank results, group data, etc. For practical +examples see @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-lookups.html, this tutorial on Worg}. + +@node Editing and debugging formulas +@subsection Editing and debugging formulas + +@cindex formula editing +@cindex editing, of table formulas + +@vindex org-table-use-standard-references +You can edit individual formulas in the minibuffer or directly in the +field. Org can also prepare a special buffer with all active formulas +of a table. When offering a formula for editing, Org converts +references to the standard format (like @samp{B3} or @samp{D&}) if possible. If +you prefer to only work with the internal format (like @samp{@@3$2} or +@samp{$4}), configure the variable @code{org-table-use-standard-references}. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c =} or @kbd{C-u C-c =} (@code{org-table-eval-formula}) +@kindex C-c = +@kindex C-u C-c = +@findex org-table-eval-formula +Edit the formula associated with the current column/field in the +minibuffer. See @ref{Column formulas}, and @ref{Field and range formulas}. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-c =} (@code{org-table-eval-formula}) +@kindex C-u C-u C-c = +@findex org-table-eval-formula +Re-insert the active formula (either a field formula, or a column +formula) into the current field, so that you can edit it directly in +the field. The advantage over editing in the minibuffer is that you +can use the command @kbd{C-c ?}. + +@item @kbd{C-c ?} (@code{org-table-field-info}) +@kindex C-c ? +@findex org-table-field-info +While editing a formula in a table field, highlight the field(s) +referenced by the reference at point position in the formula. + +@item @kbd{C-c @}} (@code{org-table-toggle-coordinate-overlays}) +@kindex C-c @} +@findex org-table-toggle-coordinate-overlays +Toggle the display of row and column numbers for a table, using +overlays. These are updated each time the table is aligned; you can +force it with @kbd{C-c C-c}. + +@item @kbd{C-c @{} (@code{org-table-toggle-formula-debugger}) +@kindex C-c @{ +@findex org-table-toggle-formula-debugger +Toggle the formula debugger on and off. See below. + +@item @kbd{C-c '} (@code{org-table-edit-formulas}) +@kindex C-c ' +@findex org-table-edit-formulas +Edit all formulas for the current table in a special buffer, where +the formulas are displayed one per line. If the current field has +an active formula, point in the formula editor marks it. While +inside the special buffer, Org automatically highlights any field or +range reference at point position. You may edit, remove and add +formulas, and use the following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} or @kbd{C-x C-s} (@code{org-table-fedit-finish}) +@kindex C-x C-s +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-table-fedit-finish +Exit the formula editor and store the modified formulas. With +@kbd{C-u} prefix, also apply the new formulas to the +entire table. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-q} (@code{org-table-fedit-abort}) +@kindex C-c C-q +@findex org-table-fedit-abort +Exit the formula editor without installing changes. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-r} (@code{org-table-fedit-toggle-ref-type}) +@kindex C-c C-r +@findex org-table-fedit-toggle-ref-type +Toggle all references in the formula editor between standard (like +@samp{B3}) and internal (like @samp{@@3$2}). + +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} (@code{org-table-fedit-lisp-indent}) +@kindex TAB +@findex org-table-fedit-lisp-indent +Pretty-print or indent Lisp formula at point. When in a line +containing a Lisp formula, format the formula according to Emacs +Lisp rules. Another @kbd{@key{TAB}} collapses the formula back +again. In the open formula, @kbd{@key{TAB}} re-indents just like +in Emacs Lisp mode. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} (@code{lisp-complete-symbol}) +@kindex M-TAB +@findex lisp-complete-symbol +Complete Lisp symbols, just like in Emacs Lisp mode. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}}, @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}}, @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}}, @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} +@kindex S-UP +@kindex S-DOWN +@kindex S-LEFT +@kindex S-RIGHT +@findex org-table-fedit-ref-up +@findex org-table-fedit-ref-down +@findex org-table-fedit-ref-left +@findex org-table-fedit-ref-right +Shift the reference at point. For example, if the reference is +@samp{B3} and you press @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}}, it becomes @samp{C3}. This also +works for relative references and for hline references. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-table-fedit-line-up}) +@kindex M-S-UP +@findex org-table-fedit-line-up +Move the test line for column formulas up in the Org buffer. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-table-fedit-line-down}) +@kindex M-S-DOWN +@findex org-table-fedit-line-down +Move the test line for column formulas down in the Org buffer. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} (@code{org-table-fedit-scroll-up}) +@kindex M-UP +@findex org-table-fedit-scroll-up +Scroll up the window displaying the table. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-table-fedit-scroll-down}) +@kindex M-DOWN +@findex org-table-fedit-scroll-down +Scroll down the window displaying the table. + +@item @kbd{C-c @}} +@kindex C-c @} +@findex org-table-toggle-coordinate-overlays +Turn the coordinate grid in the table on and off. +@end table +@end table + +Making a table field blank does not remove the formula associated with +the field, because that is stored in a different line---the @samp{TBLFM} +keyword line. During the next recalculation, the field will be filled +again. To remove a formula from a field, you have to give an empty +reply when prompted for the formula, or to edit the @samp{TBLFM} keyword. + +@kindex C-c C-c +You may edit the @samp{TBLFM} keyword directly and re-apply the changed +equations with @kbd{C-c C-c} in that line or with the normal +recalculation commands in the table. + +@anchor{Using multiple @samp{TBLFM} lines} +@subsubheading Using multiple @samp{TBLFM} lines + +@cindex multiple formula lines +@cindex @samp{TBLFM} keywords, multiple +@cindex @samp{TBLFM}, switching + +@kindex C-c C-c +You may apply the formula temporarily. This is useful when you want +to switch the formula applied to the table. Place multiple @samp{TBLFM} +keywords right after the table, and then press @kbd{C-c C-c} on +the formula to apply. Here is an example: + +@example +| x | y | +|---+---| +| 1 | | +| 2 | | +#+TBLFM: $2=$1*1 +#+TBLFM: $2=$1*2 +@end example + +@noindent +Pressing @kbd{C-c C-c} in the line of @samp{#+TBLFM: $2=$1*2} yields: + +@example +| x | y | +|---+---| +| 1 | 2 | +| 2 | 4 | +#+TBLFM: $2=$1*1 +#+TBLFM: $2=$1*2 +@end example + +@noindent +If you recalculate this table, with @kbd{C-u C-c *}, for example, +you get the following result from applying only the first @samp{TBLFM} +keyword. + +@example +| x | y | +|---+---| +| 1 | 1 | +| 2 | 2 | +#+TBLFM: $2=$1*1 +#+TBLFM: $2=$1*2 +@end example + +@anchor{Debugging formulas} +@subsubheading Debugging formulas + +@cindex formula debugging +@cindex debugging, of table formulas + +When the evaluation of a formula leads to an error, the field content +becomes the string @samp{#ERROR}. If you would like to see what is going +on during variable substitution and calculation in order to find +a bug, turn on formula debugging in the Tbl menu and repeat the +calculation, for example by pressing @kbd{C-u C-u C-c = @key{RET}} in +a field. Detailed information are displayed. + +@node Updating the table +@subsection Updating the table + +@cindex recomputing table fields +@cindex updating, table + +Recalculation of a table is normally not automatic, but needs to be +triggered by a command. To make recalculation at least +semi-automatic, see @ref{Advanced features}. + +In order to recalculate a line of a table or the entire table, use the +following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c *} (@code{org-table-recalculate}) +@kindex C-c * +@findex org-table-recalculate +Recalculate the current row by first applying the stored column +formulas from left to right, and all field/range formulas in the +current row. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c *} or @kbd{C-u C-c C-c} +@kindex C-u C-c * +@kindex C-u C-c C-c +Recompute the entire table, line by line. Any lines before the +first hline are left alone, assuming that these are part of the +table header. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-c *} or @kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-c} (@code{org-table-iterate}) +@kindex C-u C-u C-c * +@kindex C-u C-u C-c C-c +@findex org-table-iterate +Iterate the table by recomputing it until no further changes occur. +This may be necessary if some computed fields use the value of other +fields that are computed @emph{later} in the calculation sequence. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-recalculate-buffer-tables} +@findex org-table-recalculate-buffer-tables +Recompute all tables in the current buffer. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-table-iterate-buffer-tables} +@findex org-table-iterate-buffer-tables +Iterate all tables in the current buffer, in order to converge +table-to-table dependencies. +@end table + +@node Advanced features +@subsection Advanced features + +If you want the recalculation of fields to happen automatically, or if +you want to be able to assign @emph{names}@footnote{Such names must start with an alphabetic character and use +only alphanumeric/underscore characters.} to fields and columns, +you need to reserve the first column of the table for special marking +characters. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-#} (@code{org-table-rotate-recalc-marks}) +@kindex C-# +@findex org-table-rotate-recalc-marks +Rotate the calculation mark in first column through the states @samp{#}, +@samp{*}, @samp{!}, @samp{$}. When there is an active region, change all marks in +the region. +@end table + +Here is an example of a table that collects exam results of students +and makes use of these features: + +@example +|---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------| +| | Student | Prob 1 | Prob 2 | Prob 3 | Total | Note | +|---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------| +| ! | | P1 | P2 | P3 | Tot | | +| # | Maximum | 10 | 15 | 25 | 50 | 10.0 | +| ^ | | m1 | m2 | m3 | mt | | +|---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------| +| # | Peter | 10 | 8 | 23 | 41 | 8.2 | +| # | Sam | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1.8 | +|---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------| +| | Average | | | | 25.0 | | +| ^ | | | | | at | | +| $ | max=50 | | | | | | +|---+---------+--------+--------+--------+-------+------| +#+TBLFM: $6=vsum($P1..$P3)::$7=10*$Tot/$max;%.1f::$at=vmean(@@-II..@@-I);%.1f +@end example + +@quotation Important +Please note that for these special tables, recalculating the table +with @kbd{C-u C-c *} only affects rows that are marked @samp{#} or +@samp{*}, and fields that have a formula assigned to the field itself. The +column formulas are not applied in rows with empty first field. + +@end quotation + +@cindex marking characters, tables +The marking characters have the following meaning: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{!} +The fields in this line define names for the columns, so that you +may refer to a column as @samp{$Tot} instead of @samp{$6}. + +@item @samp{^} +This row defines names for the fields @emph{above} the row. With such +a definition, any formula in the table may use @samp{$m1} to refer to the +value @samp{10}. Also, if you assign a formula to a names field, it is +stored as @samp{$name = ...}. + +@item @samp{_} +Similar to @samp{^}, but defines names for the fields in the row @emph{below}. + +@item @samp{$} +Fields in this row can define @emph{parameters} for formulas. For +example, if a field in a @samp{$} row contains @samp{max=50}, then formulas in +this table can refer to the value 50 using @samp{$max}. Parameters work +exactly like constants, only that they can be defined on a per-table +basis. + +@item @samp{#} +Fields in this row are automatically recalculated when pressing +@kbd{@key{TAB}} or @kbd{@key{RET}} or @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} in this row. +Also, this row is selected for a global recalculation with +@kbd{C-u C-c *}. Unmarked lines are left alone by this +command. + +@item @samp{*} +Selects this line for global recalculation with @kbd{C-u C-c *}, but not for automatic recalculation. Use this when automatic +recalculation slows down editing too much. + +@item @samp{/} +Do not export this line. Useful for lines that contain the +narrowing @samp{<N>} markers or column group markers. +@end table + +Finally, just to whet your appetite for what can be done with the +fantastic Calc package, here is a table that computes the Taylor +series of degree n at location x for a couple of functions. + +@example +|---+-------------+---+-----+--------------------------------------| +| | Func | n | x | Result | +|---+-------------+---+-----+--------------------------------------| +| # | exp(x) | 1 | x | 1 + x | +| # | exp(x) | 2 | x | 1 + x + x^2 / 2 | +| # | exp(x) | 3 | x | 1 + x + x^2 / 2 + x^3 / 6 | +| # | x^2+sqrt(x) | 2 | x=0 | x*(0.5 / 0) + x^2 (2 - 0.25 / 0) / 2 | +| # | x^2+sqrt(x) | 2 | x=1 | 2 + 2.5 x - 2.5 + 0.875 (x - 1)^2 | +| * | tan(x) | 3 | x | 0.0175 x + 1.77e-6 x^3 | +|---+-------------+---+-----+--------------------------------------| +#+TBLFM: $5=taylor($2,$4,$3);n3 +@end example + +@node Org Plot +@section Org Plot + +@cindex graph, in tables +@cindex plot tables using Gnuplot + +Org Plot can produce graphs of information stored in Org tables, +either graphically or in ASCII art. + +@anchor{Graphical plots using Gnuplot} +@subheading Graphical plots using Gnuplot + +@cindex @samp{PLOT}, keyword +Org Plot can produce 2D and 3D graphs of information stored in Org +tables using @uref{https://www.gnuplot.info/, Gnuplot} and @uref{http://cars9.uchicago.edu/~ravel/software/gnuplot-mode.html, Gnuplot mode}. To see this in action, ensure +that you have both Gnuplot and Gnuplot mode installed on your system, +then call @kbd{C-c " g} or @kbd{M-x org-plot/gnuplot} on the +following table. + +@example +#+PLOT: title:"Citas" ind:1 deps:(3) type:2d with:histograms set:"yrange [0:]" +| Sede | Max cites | H-index | +|-----------+-----------+---------| +| Chile | 257.72 | 21.39 | +| Leeds | 165.77 | 19.68 | +| Sao Paolo | 71.00 | 11.50 | +| Stockholm | 134.19 | 14.33 | +| Morelia | 257.56 | 17.67 | +@end example + +Org Plot supports a range of plot types, and provides the ability to add more. +For example, a radar plot can be generated like so: +@example +#+PLOT: title:"An evaluation of plaintext document formats" transpose:yes type:radar min:0 max:4 +| Format | Fine-grained-control | Initial Effort | Syntax simplicity | Editor Support | Integrations | Ease-of-referencing | Versatility | +|-------------------+----------------------+----------------+-------------------+----------------+--------------+---------------------+-------------| +| Word | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | +| LaTeX | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +| Org Mode | 4 | 2 | 3.5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | +| Markdown | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +| Markdown + Pandoc | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +@end example + +Notice that Org Plot is smart enough to apply the table's headers as +labels. Further control over the labels, type, content, and +appearance of plots can be exercised through the @samp{PLOT} keyword +preceding a table. See below for a complete list of Org Plot options. +For more information and examples see the @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/org-plot.html, Org Plot tutorial}. + +@anchor{Plot options} +@subsubheading Plot options + +@table @asis +@item @samp{set} +Specify any Gnuplot option to be set when graphing. + +@item @samp{title} +Specify the title of the plot. + +@item @samp{ind} +Specify which column of the table to use as the @samp{x} axis. + +@item @samp{deps} +Specify the columns to graph as a Lisp style list, surrounded by +parentheses and separated by spaces for example @samp{dep:(3 4)} to graph +the third and fourth columns. Defaults to graphing all other +columns aside from the @samp{ind} column. + +@item transpose +When @samp{y}, @samp{yes}, or @samp{t} attempt to transpose the table data before +plotting. Also recognises the shorthand option @samp{trans}. + +@item @samp{type} +Specify the type of the plot, by default one of @samp{2d}, @samp{3d}, @samp{radar}, or @samp{grid}. +Available types can be customised with @code{org-plot/preset-plot-types}. + +@item @samp{with} +Specify a @samp{with} option to be inserted for every column being +plotted, e.g., @samp{lines}, @samp{points}, @samp{boxes}, @samp{impulses}. Defaults to +@samp{lines}. + +@item @samp{file} +If you want to plot to a file, specify +@samp{"path/to/desired/output-file"}. + +@item @samp{labels} +List of labels to be used for the @samp{deps}. Defaults to the column +headers if they exist. + +@item @samp{line} +Specify an entire line to be inserted in the Gnuplot script. + +@item @samp{map} +When plotting @samp{3d} or @samp{grid} types, set this to @samp{t} to graph a flat +mapping rather than a @samp{3d} slope. + +@item min +Provides a minimum axis value that may be used by a plot type. +Implicitly assumes the @samp{y} axis is being referred to. Can +explicitly provide a value for a either the @samp{x} or @samp{y} axis with +@samp{xmin} and @samp{ymin}. + +@item max +Provides a maximum axis value that may be used by a plot type. +Implicitly assumes the @samp{y} axis is being referred to. Can +explicitly provide a value for a either the @samp{x} or @samp{y} axis with +@samp{xmax} and @samp{ymax}. + +@item ticks +Provides a desired number of axis ticks to display, that may be used +by a plot type. If none is given a plot type that requires ticks +will use @code{org--plot/sensible-tick-num} to try to determine a good +value. + +@item @samp{timefmt} +Specify format of Org mode timestamps as they will be parsed by +Gnuplot. Defaults to @samp{%Y-%m-%d-%H:%M:%S}. + +@item @samp{script} +If you want total control, you can specify a script file---place the +file name between double-quotes---which will be used to plot. +Before plotting, every instance of @samp{$datafile} in the specified +script will be replaced with the path to the generated data file. +Note: even if you set this option, you may still want to specify the +plot type, as that can impact the content of the data file. +@end table + +@anchor{ASCII bar plots} +@subheading ASCII bar plots + +While point is on a column, typing @kbd{C-c `` a} or @kbd{M-x orgtbl-ascii-plot} create a new column containing an ASCII-art bars +plot. The plot is implemented through a regular column formula. When +the source column changes, the bar plot may be updated by refreshing +the table, for example typing @kbd{C-u C-c *}. + +@example +| Sede | Max cites | | +|---------------+-----------+--------------| +| Chile | 257.72 | WWWWWWWWWWWW | +| Leeds | 165.77 | WWWWWWWh | +| Sao Paolo | 71.00 | WWW; | +| Stockholm | 134.19 | WWWWWW: | +| Morelia | 257.56 | WWWWWWWWWWWH | +| Rochefourchat | 0.00 | | +#+TBLFM: $3='(orgtbl-ascii-draw $2 0.0 257.72 12) +@end example + +The formula is an Elisp call. + +@defun orgtbl-ascii-draw value min max &optional width +Draw an ASCII bar in a table. + +@var{VALUE} is the value to plot. + +@var{MIN} is the value displayed as an empty bar. @var{MAX} +is the value filling all the @var{WIDTH}. Sources values outside +this range are displayed as @samp{too small} or @samp{too large}. + +@var{WIDTH} is the number of characters of the bar plot. It +defaults to @samp{12}. +@end defun + +@node Hyperlinks +@chapter Hyperlinks + +@cindex hyperlinks + +Like HTML, Org provides support for links inside a file, external +links to other files, Usenet articles, emails, and much more. + +@menu +* Link Format:: How links in Org are formatted. +* Internal Links:: Links to other places in the current file. +* Radio Targets:: Make targets trigger links in plain text. +* External Links:: URL-like links to the world. +* Handling Links:: Creating, inserting and following. +* Using Links Outside Org:: Linking from my C source code? +* Link Abbreviations:: Shortcuts for writing complex links. +* Search Options:: Linking to a specific location. +* Custom Searches:: When the default search is not enough. +@end menu + +@node Link Format +@section Link Format + +@cindex link format +@cindex format, of links + +@cindex angle bracket links +@cindex plain links +Org recognizes plain URIs, possibly wrapped within angle +brackets@footnote{Plain URIs are recognized only for a well-defined set of +schemes. See @ref{External Links}. Unlike URI syntax, they cannot contain +parenthesis or white spaces, either. URIs within angle brackets have +no such limitation.}, and activate them as clickable links. + +@cindex bracket links +The general link format, however, looks like this: + +@example +[[LINK][DESCRIPTION]] +@end example + + +@noindent +or alternatively + +@example +[[LINK]] +@end example + + +@cindex escape syntax, for links +@cindex backslashes, in links +Some @samp{\}, @samp{[} and @samp{]} characters in the @var{LINK} part need to +be ``escaped'', i.e., preceded by another @samp{\} character. More +specifically, the following characters, and only them, must be +escaped: + +@enumerate +@item +all @samp{[} and @samp{]} characters, +@item +every @samp{\} character preceding either @samp{]} or @samp{[}, +@item +every @samp{\} character at the end of the link. +@end enumerate + +@findex org-link-escape +Functions inserting links (see @ref{Handling Links}) properly escape +ambiguous characters. You only need to bother about the rules above +when inserting directly, or yanking, a URI within square brackets. +When in doubt, you may use the function @code{org-link-escape}, which turns +a link string into its escaped form. + +Once a link in the buffer is complete, with all brackets present, Org +changes the display so that @samp{DESCRIPTION} is displayed instead of +@samp{[[LINK][DESCRIPTION]]} and @samp{LINK} is displayed instead of @samp{[[LINK]]}. +Links are highlighted in the @code{org-link} face, which, by default, is an +underlined face. + +You can directly edit the visible part of a link. This can be either +the @var{LINK} part, if there is no description, or the +@var{DESCRIPTION} part otherwise. To also edit the invisible +@var{LINK} part, use @kbd{C-c C-l} with point on the link +(see @ref{Handling Links}). + +If you place point at the beginning or just behind the end of the +displayed text and press @kbd{@key{BS}}, you remove +the---invisible---bracket at that location@footnote{More accurately, the precise behavior depends on how point +arrived there---see @ref{Invisible Text,Invisible Text,,elisp,}.}. This makes the link +incomplete and the internals are again displayed as plain text. +Inserting the missing bracket hides the link internals again. To show +the internal structure of all links, use the menu: Org @arrow{} Hyperlinks @arrow{} +Literal links. + +@node Internal Links +@section Internal Links + +@cindex internal links +@cindex links, internal + +A link that does not look like a URL---i.e., does not start with +a known scheme or a file name---refers to the current document. You +can follow it with @kbd{C-c C-o} when point is on the link, or +with a mouse click (see @ref{Handling Links}). + +@cindex @samp{CUSTOM_ID}, property +Org provides several refinements to internal navigation within +a document. Most notably, a construct like @samp{[[#my-custom-id]]} +specifically targets the entry with the @samp{CUSTOM_ID} property set to +@samp{my-custom-id}. Also, an internal link looking like @samp{[[*Some +section]]} points to a headline with the name @samp{Some section}@footnote{To insert a link targeting a headline, in-buffer completion +can be used. Just type a star followed by a few optional letters into +the buffer and press @kbd{M-@key{TAB}}. All headlines in the current +buffer are offered as completions.}. + +@cindex targets, for links +When the link does not belong to any of the cases above, Org looks for +a @emph{dedicated target}: the same string in double angular brackets, like +@samp{<<My Target>>}. + +@cindex @samp{NAME}, keyword +If no dedicated target exists, the link tries to match the exact name +of an element within the buffer. Naming is done, unsurprisingly, with +the @samp{NAME} keyword, which has to be put in the line before the element +it refers to, as in the following example + +@example +#+NAME: My Target +| a | table | +|----+------------| +| of | four cells | +@end example + +@vindex org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline +Ultimately, if none of the above succeeds, Org searches for a headline +that is exactly the link text but may also include a TODO keyword and +tags, or initiates a plain text search, according to the value of +@code{org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline}. + +Note that you must make sure custom IDs, dedicated targets, and names +are unique throughout the document. Org provides a linter to assist +you in the process, if needed. See @ref{Org Syntax}. + +During export, internal links are used to mark objects and assign them +a number. Marked objects are then referenced by links pointing to +them. In particular, links without a description appear as the number +assigned to the marked object@footnote{When targeting a @samp{NAME} keyword, the @samp{CAPTION} keyword is +mandatory in order to get proper numbering (see @ref{Captions}).}. In the following excerpt from +an Org buffer + +@example +1. one item +2. <<target>>another item +Here we refer to item [[target]]. +@end example + +@noindent +The last sentence will appear as @samp{Here we refer to item 2} when +exported. + +In non-Org files, the search looks for the words in the link text. In +the above example the search would be for @samp{target}. + +Following a link pushes a mark onto Org's own mark ring. You can +return to the previous position with @kbd{C-c &}. Using this +command several times in direct succession goes back to positions +recorded earlier. + +@node Radio Targets +@section Radio Targets + +@cindex radio targets +@cindex targets, radio +@cindex links, radio targets + +Org can automatically turn any occurrences of certain target names in +normal text into a link. So without explicitly creating a link, the +text connects to the target radioing its position. Radio targets are +enclosed by triple angular brackets. For example, a target @samp{<<<My +Target>>>} causes each occurrence of @samp{my target} in normal text to +become activated as a link. The Org file is scanned automatically for +radio targets only when the file is first loaded into Emacs. To +update the target list during editing, press @kbd{C-c C-c} with +point on or at a target. + +@node External Links +@section External Links + +@cindex links, external +@cindex external links +@cindex attachment links +@cindex BBDB links +@cindex Elisp links +@cindex file links +@cindex Gnus links +@cindex Help links +@cindex IRC links +@cindex Info links +@cindex MH-E links +@cindex Rmail links +@cindex shell links +@cindex URL links +@cindex Usenet links + +Org supports links to files, websites, Usenet and email messages, BBDB +database entries and links to both IRC conversations and their logs. +External links are URL-like locators. They start with a short +identifying string followed by a colon. There can be no space after +the colon. + +Here is the full set of built-in link types: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{file} +File links. File name may be remote, absolute, or relative. + +Additionally, you can specify a line number, or a text search. +In Org files, you may link to a headline name, a custom ID, or a +code reference instead. + +As a special case, ``file'' prefix may be omitted if the file name +is complete, e.g., it starts with @samp{./}, or @samp{/}. + +@item @samp{attachment} +Same as file links but for files and folders attached to the current +node (see @ref{Attachments}). Attachment links are intended to behave +exactly as file links but for files relative to the attachment +directory. + +@item @samp{bbdb} +Link to a BBDB record, with possible regexp completion. + +@item @samp{docview} +Link to a document opened with DocView mode. You may specify a page +number. + +@item @samp{doi} +Link to an electronic resource, through its handle. + +@item @samp{elisp} +Execute an Elisp command upon activation. + +@item @samp{gnus}, @samp{rmail}, @samp{mhe} +Link to messages or folders from a given Emacs' MUA@. + +@item @samp{help} +Display documentation of a symbol in @samp{*Help*} buffer. + +@item @samp{http}, @samp{https} +Web links. + +@item @samp{id} +Link to a specific headline by its ID property, in an Org file. + +@item @samp{info} +Link to an Info manual, or to a specific node. + +@item @samp{irc} +Link to an IRC channel. + +@item @samp{mailto} +Link to message composition. + +@item @samp{news} +Usenet links. + +@item @samp{shell} +Execute a shell command upon activation. +@end table + +The following table illustrates the link types above, along with their +options: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@headitem Link Type +@tab Example +@item http +@tab @samp{http://staff.science.uva.nl/c.dominik/} +@item https +@tab @samp{https://orgmode.org/} +@item doi +@tab @samp{doi:10.1000/182} +@item file +@tab @samp{file:/home/dominik/images/jupiter.jpg} +@item +@tab @samp{/home/dominik/images/jupiter.jpg} (same as above) +@item +@tab @samp{file:papers/last.pdf} +@item +@tab @samp{./papers/last.pdf} (same as above) +@item +@tab @samp{file:/ssh:me@@some.where:papers/last.pdf} (remote) +@item +@tab @samp{/ssh:me@@some.where:papers/last.pdf} (same as above) +@item +@tab @samp{file:sometextfile::NNN} (jump to line number) +@item +@tab @samp{file:projects.org} +@item +@tab @samp{file:projects.org::some words} (text search)@footnote{The actual behavior of the search depends on the value of the +variable @code{org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline}. If its value is +@code{nil}, then a fuzzy text search is done. If it is @code{t}, then only the +exact headline is matched, ignoring spaces and statistic cookies. If +the value is @code{query-to-create}, then an exact headline is searched; if +it is not found, then the user is queried to create it.} +@item +@tab @samp{file:projects.org::*task title} (headline search) +@item +@tab @samp{file:projects.org::#custom-id} (headline search) +@item attachment +@tab @samp{attachment:projects.org} +@item +@tab @samp{attachment:projects.org::some words} (text search) +@item docview +@tab @samp{docview:papers/last.pdf::NNN} +@item id +@tab @samp{id:B7423F4D-2E8A-471B-8810-C40F074717E9} +@item news +@tab @samp{news:comp.emacs} +@item mailto +@tab @samp{mailto:adent@@galaxy.net} +@item mhe +@tab @samp{mhe:folder} (folder link) +@item +@tab @samp{mhe:folder#id} (message link) +@item rmail +@tab @samp{rmail:folder} (folder link) +@item +@tab @samp{rmail:folder#id} (message link) +@item gnus +@tab @samp{gnus:group} (group link) +@item +@tab @samp{gnus:group#id} (article link) +@item bbdb +@tab @samp{bbdb:R.*Stallman} (record with regexp) +@item irc +@tab @samp{irc:/irc.com/#emacs/bob} +@item help +@tab @samp{help:org-store-link} +@item info +@tab @samp{info:org#External links} +@item shell +@tab @samp{shell:ls *.org} +@item elisp +@tab @samp{elisp:(find-file "Elisp.org")} (Elisp form to evaluate) +@item +@tab @samp{elisp:org-agenda} (interactive Elisp command) +@end multitable + +@cindex VM links +@cindex Wanderlust links +On top of these built-in link types, additional ones are available +through the @samp{org-contrib} repository (see @ref{Installation}). For +example, these links to VM or Wanderlust messages are available when +you load the corresponding libraries from the @samp{org-contrib} +repository: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{vm:folder} +@tab VM folder link +@item @samp{vm:folder#id} +@tab VM message link +@item @samp{vm://myself@@some.where.org/folder#id} +@tab VM on remote machine +@item @samp{vm-imap:account:folder} +@tab VM IMAP folder link +@item @samp{vm-imap:account:folder#id} +@tab VM IMAP message link +@item @samp{wl:folder} +@tab Wanderlust folder link +@item @samp{wl:folder#id} +@tab Wanderlust message link +@end multitable + +For information on customizing Org to add new link types, see @ref{Adding Hyperlink Types}. + +A link should be enclosed in double brackets and may contain +descriptive text to be displayed instead of the URL (see @ref{Link Format}), for example: + +@example +[[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][GNU Emacs]] +@end example + + +If the description is a file name or URL that points to an image, HTML +export (see @ref{HTML Export}) inlines the image as a clickable button. If +there is no description at all and the link points to an image, that +image is inlined into the exported HTML file. + +@cindex square brackets, around links +@cindex angular brackets, around links +@cindex plain text external links +Org also recognizes external links amid normal text and activates them +as links. If spaces must be part of the link (for example in +@samp{bbdb:R.*Stallman}), or if you need to remove ambiguities about the +end of the link, enclose the link in square or angular brackets. + +@node Handling Links +@section Handling Links + +@cindex links, handling + +Org provides methods to create a link in the correct syntax, to insert +it into an Org file, and to follow the link. + +@findex org-store-link +@cindex storing links +The main function is @code{org-store-link}, called with @kbd{M-x org-store-link}. Because of its importance, we suggest to bind it +to a widely available key (see @ref{Activation}). It stores a link to the +current location. The link is stored for later insertion into an Org +buffer---see below. The kind of link that is created depends on the +current buffer: + +@table @asis +@item @emph{Org mode buffers} +For Org files, if there is a @samp{<<target>>} at point, the link points +to the target. Otherwise it points to the current headline, which +is also the description@footnote{If the headline contains a timestamp, it is removed from the +link, which results in a wrong link---you should avoid putting +a timestamp in the headline.}. + +@vindex org-id-link-to-org-use-id +@cindex @samp{CUSTOM_ID}, property +@cindex @samp{ID}, property +If the headline has a @samp{CUSTOM_ID} property, store a link to this +custom ID@. In addition or alternatively, depending on the value of +@code{org-id-link-to-org-use-id}, create and/or use a globally unique +@samp{ID} property for the link@footnote{The Org Id library must first be loaded, either through +@code{org-customize}, by enabling @code{id} in @code{org-modules}, or by adding +@samp{(require 'org-id)} in your Emacs init file.}. So using this command in Org +buffers potentially creates two links: a human-readable link from +the custom ID, and one that is globally unique and works even if the +entry is moved from file to file. The @samp{ID} property can be either a +UUID (default) or a timestamp, depending on @code{org-id-method}. Later, +when inserting the link, you need to decide which one to use. + +@item @emph{Email/News clients: VM, Rmail, Wanderlust, MH-E, Gnus} +@vindex org-link-email-description-format +Pretty much all Emacs mail clients are supported. The link points +to the current article, or, in some Gnus buffers, to the group. The +description is constructed according to the variable +@code{org-link-email-description-format}. By default, it refers to the +addressee and the subject. + +@item @emph{Web browsers: W3, W3M and EWW} +Here the link is the current URL, with the page title as the +description. + +@item @emph{Contacts: BBDB} +Links created in a BBDB buffer point to the current entry. + +@item @emph{Chat: IRC} +@vindex org-irc-links-to-logs +For IRC links, if the variable @code{org-irc-link-to-logs} is non-@code{nil}, +create a @samp{file} style link to the relevant point in the logs for the +current conversation. Otherwise store an @samp{irc} style link to the +user/channel/server under the point. + +@item @emph{Other files} +For any other file, the link points to the file, with a search +string (see @ref{Search Options}) pointing to the contents +of the current line. If there is an active region, the selected +words form the basis of the search string. You can write custom Lisp +functions to select the search string and perform the search for +particular file types (see @ref{Custom Searches}). + +You can also define dedicated links to other files. See @ref{Adding Hyperlink Types}. + +@item @emph{Agenda view} +When point is in an agenda view, the created link points to the +entry referenced by the current line. +@end table + +From an Org buffer, the following commands create, navigate or, more +generally, act on links. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-l} (@code{org-insert-link}) +@kindex C-c C-l +@findex org-insert-link +@cindex link completion +@cindex completion, of links +@cindex inserting links +@vindex org-link-keep-stored-after-insertion +Insert a link@footnote{Note that you do not have to use this command to insert +a link. Links in Org are plain text, and you can type or paste them +straight into the buffer. By using this command, the links are +automatically enclosed in double brackets, and you will be asked for +the optional descriptive text.}. This prompts for a link to be inserted into +the buffer. You can just type a link, using text for an internal +link, or one of the link type prefixes mentioned in the examples +above. The link is inserted into the buffer, along with +a descriptive text@footnote{After insertion of a stored link, the link will be removed +from the list of stored links. To keep it in the list for later use, +use a triple @kbd{C-u} prefix argument to @kbd{C-c C-l}, or +configure the option @code{org-link-keep-stored-after-insertion}.}. If some text was selected at this time, +it becomes the default description. + +@table @asis +@item @emph{Inserting stored links} +All links stored during the current session are part of the +history for this prompt, so you can access them with @kbd{@key{UP}} +and @kbd{@key{DOWN}} (or @kbd{M-p}, @kbd{M-n}). + +@item @emph{Completion support} +Completion with @kbd{@key{TAB}} helps you to insert valid link +prefixes like @samp{http} or @samp{ftp}, including the prefixes defined +through link abbreviations (see @ref{Link Abbreviations}). If you +press @kbd{@key{RET}} after inserting only the prefix, Org offers +specific completion support for some link types@footnote{This works if a function has been defined in the @code{:complete} +property of a link in @code{org-link-parameters}.}. For +example, if you type @kbd{f i l e @key{RET}}---alternative access: +@kbd{C-u C-c C-l}, see below---Org offers file name +completion, and after @kbd{b b d b @key{RET}} you can complete +contact names. +@end table + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-l} +@cindex file name completion +@cindex completion, of file names +@kindex C-u C-c C-l +When @kbd{C-c C-l} is called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix +argument, insert a link to a file. You may use file name completion +to select the name of the file. The path to the file is inserted +relative to the directory of the current Org file, if the linked +file is in the current directory or in a sub-directory of it, or if +the path is written relative to the current directory using @samp{../}. +Otherwise an absolute path is used, if possible with @samp{~/} for your +home directory. You can force an absolute path with two +@kbd{C-u} prefixes. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-l} (with point on existing link) +@cindex following links +When point is on an existing link, @kbd{C-c C-l} allows you to +edit the link and description parts of the link. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-o} (@code{org-open-at-point}) +@kindex C-c C-o +@findex org-open-at-point +@vindex org-file-apps +Open link at point. This launches a web browser for URL (using +@code{browse-url-at-point}), run VM/MH-E/Wanderlust/Rmail/Gnus/BBDB for +the corresponding links, and execute the command in a shell link. +When point is on an internal link, this command runs the +corresponding search. When point is on the tags part of a headline, +it creates the corresponding tags view (see @ref{Matching tags and properties}). If point is on a timestamp, it compiles the agenda for +that date. Furthermore, it visits text and remote files in @samp{file} +links with Emacs and select a suitable application for local +non-text files. Classification of files is based on file extension +only. See option @code{org-file-apps}. If you want to override the +default application and visit the file with Emacs, use +a @kbd{C-u} prefix. If you want to avoid opening in Emacs, use +a @kbd{C-u C-u} prefix. + +@vindex org-link-frame-setup +If point is on a headline, but not on a link, offer all links in the +headline and entry text. If you want to setup the frame +configuration for following links, customize @code{org-link-frame-setup}. + +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} +@vindex org-return-follows-link +@kindex RET +When @code{org-return-follows-link} is set, @kbd{@key{RET}} also follows +the link at point. + +@item @kbd{mouse-2} or @kbd{mouse-1} +@kindex mouse-2 +@kindex mouse-1 +On links, @kbd{mouse-1} and @kbd{mouse-2} opens the link +just as @kbd{C-c C-o} does. + +@item @kbd{mouse-3} +@vindex org-link-use-indirect-buffer-for-internals +@kindex mouse-3 +Like @kbd{mouse-2}, but force file links to be opened with +Emacs, and internal links to be displayed in another window@footnote{See the variable @code{org-link-use-indirect-buffer-for-internals}.}. + +@item @kbd{C-c %} (@code{org-mark-ring-push}) +@kindex C-c % +@findex org-mark-ring-push +@cindex mark ring +Push the current position onto the Org mark ring, to be able to +return easily. Commands following an internal link do this +automatically. + +@item @kbd{C-c &} (@code{org-mark-ring-goto}) +@kindex C-c & +@findex org-mark-ring-goto +@cindex links, returning to +Jump back to a recorded position. A position is recorded by the +commands following internal links, and by @kbd{C-c %}. Using +this command several times in direct succession moves through a ring +of previously recorded positions. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-n} (@code{org-next-link}) +@itemx @kbd{C-c C-x C-p} (@code{org-previous-link}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-p +@findex org-previous-link +@kindex C-c C-x C-n +@findex org-next-link +@cindex links, finding next/previous +Move forward/backward to the next link in the buffer. At the limit +of the buffer, the search fails once, and then wraps around. The +key bindings for this are really too long; you might want to bind +this also to @kbd{M-n} and @kbd{M-p}. + +@lisp +(with-eval-after-load 'org + (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "M-n") #'org-next-link) + (define-key org-mode-map (kbd "M-p") #'org-previous-link)) +@end lisp +@end table + +@node Using Links Outside Org +@section Using Links Outside Org + +@findex org-insert-link-global +@findex org-open-at-point-global +You can insert and follow links that have Org syntax not only in Org, +but in any Emacs buffer. For this, Org provides two functions: +@code{org-insert-link-global} and @code{org-open-at-point-global}. + +You might want to bind them to globally available keys. See +@ref{Activation} for some advice. + +@node Link Abbreviations +@section Link Abbreviations + +@cindex link abbreviations +@cindex abbreviation, links + +Long URL can be cumbersome to type, and often many similar links are +needed in a document. For this you can use link abbreviations. An +abbreviated link looks like this + +@example +[[linkword:tag][description]] +@end example + + +@noindent +@vindex org-link-abbrev-alist +where the tag is optional. The @emph{linkword} must be a word, starting +with a letter, followed by letters, numbers, @samp{-}, and @samp{_}. +Abbreviations are resolved according to the information in the +variable @code{org-link-abbrev-alist} that relates the linkwords to +replacement text. Here is an example: + +@lisp +(setq org-link-abbrev-alist + '(("bugzilla" . "http://10.1.2.9/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=") + ("Nu Html Checker" . "https://validator.w3.org/nu/?doc=%h") + ("duckduckgo" . "https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s") + ("omap" . "http://nominatim.openstreetmap.org/search?q=%s&polygon=1") + ("ads" . "https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/search/q=%20author%3A\"%s\""))) +@end lisp + +If the replacement text contains the string @samp{%s}, it is replaced with +the tag. Using @samp{%h} instead of @samp{%s} percent-encodes the tag (see the +example above, where we need to encode the URL parameter). Using +@samp{%(my-function)} passes the tag to a custom Lisp function, and replace +it by the resulting string. + +If the replacement text do not contain any specifier, it is simply +appended to the string in order to create the link. + +Instead of a string, you may also specify a Lisp function to create +the link. Such a function will be called with the tag as the only +argument. + +With the above setting, you could link to a specific bug with +@samp{[[bugzilla:129]]}, search the web for @samp{OrgMode} with @samp{[[duckduckgo:OrgMode]]}, +show the map location of the Free Software Foundation @samp{[[gmap:51 +Franklin Street, Boston]]} or of Carsten office @samp{[[omap:Science Park 904, +Amsterdam, The Netherlands]]} and find out what the Org author is doing +besides Emacs hacking with @samp{[[ads:Dominik,C]]}. + +If you need special abbreviations just for a single Org buffer, you +can define them in the file with + +@cindex @samp{LINK}, keyword +@example +#+LINK: bugzilla http://10.1.2.9/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id= +#+LINK: duckduckgo https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%s +@end example + +In-buffer completion (see @ref{Completion}) can be used after @samp{[} to +complete link abbreviations. You may also define a Lisp function that +implements special (e.g., completion) support for inserting such a +link with @kbd{C-c C-l}. Such a function should not accept any +arguments, and should return the full link with a prefix. You can set +the link completion function like this: + +@lisp +(org-link-set-parameter "type" :complete #'some-completion-function) +@end lisp + +@node Search Options +@section Search Options in File Links + +@cindex search option in file links +@cindex file links, searching +@cindex attachment links, searching + +File links can contain additional information to make Emacs jump to a +particular location in the file when following a link. This can be a +line number or a search option after a double colon@footnote{For backward compatibility, line numbers can also follow a +single colon.}. For +example, when the command @code{org-store-link} creates a link (see +@ref{Handling Links}) to a file, it encodes the words in the current line +as a search string that can be used to find this line back later when +following the link with @kbd{C-c C-o}. + +Note that all search options apply for Attachment links in the same +way that they apply for File links. + +Here is the syntax of the different ways to attach a search to a file +link, together with explanations for each: + +@example +[[file:~/code/main.c::255]] +[[file:~/xx.org::My Target]] +[[file:~/xx.org::*My Target]] +[[file:~/xx.org::#my-custom-id]] +[[file:~/xx.org::/regexp/]] +[[attachment:main.c::255]] +@end example + +@table @asis +@item @samp{255} +Jump to line 255. + +@item @samp{My Target} +Search for a link target @samp{<<My Target>>}, or do a text search for +@samp{my target}, similar to the search in internal links, see @ref{Internal Links}. In HTML export (see @ref{HTML Export}), such a file link becomes +a HTML reference to the corresponding named anchor in the linked +file. + +@item @samp{*My Target} +In an Org file, restrict search to headlines. + +@item @samp{#my-custom-id} +Link to a heading with a @samp{CUSTOM_ID} property + +@item @samp{/REGEXP/} +Do a regular expression search for @var{REGEXP} (see @ref{Regular Expressions}). This uses the Emacs command @code{occur} to list all +matches in a separate window. If the target file is in Org mode, +@code{org-occur} is used to create a sparse tree with the matches. +@end table + +As a degenerate case, a file link with an empty file name can be used +to search the current file. For example, @samp{[[file:::find me]]} does +a search for @samp{find me} in the current file, just as @samp{[[find me]]} +would. + +@node Custom Searches +@section Custom Searches + +@cindex custom search strings +@cindex search strings, custom + +The default mechanism for creating search strings and for doing the +actual search related to a file link may not work correctly in all +cases. For example, Bib@TeX{} database files have many entries like +@code{year="1993"} which would not result in good search strings, because +the only unique identification for a Bib@TeX{} entry is the citation key. + +@vindex org-create-file-search-functions +@vindex org-execute-file-search-functions +If you come across such a problem, you can write custom functions to +set the right search string for a particular file type, and to do the +search for the string in the file. Using @code{add-hook}, these functions +need to be added to the hook variables +@code{org-create-file-search-functions} and +@code{org-execute-file-search-functions}. See the docstring for these +variables for more information. Org actually uses this mechanism for +Bib@TeX{} database files, and you can use the corresponding code as an +implementation example. See the file @samp{ol-bibtex.el}. + +@node TODO Items +@chapter TODO Items + +@cindex TODO items + +Org mode does not maintain TODO lists as separate documents@footnote{Of course, you can make a document that contains only long +lists of TODO items, but this is not required.}. +Instead, TODO items are an integral part of the notes file, because +TODO items usually come up while taking notes! With Org mode, simply +mark any entry in a tree as being a TODO item. In this way, +information is not duplicated, and the entire context from which the +TODO item emerged is always present. + +Of course, this technique for managing TODO items scatters them +throughout your notes file. Org mode compensates for this by +providing methods to give you an overview of all the things that you +have to do. + +@menu +* TODO Basics:: Marking and displaying TODO entries. +* TODO Extensions:: Workflow and assignments. +* Progress Logging:: Dates and notes for progress. +* Priorities:: Some things are more important than others. +* Breaking Down Tasks:: Splitting a task into manageable pieces. +* Checkboxes:: Tick-off lists. +@end menu + +@node TODO Basics +@section Basic TODO Functionality + +Any headline becomes a TODO item when it starts with the word @samp{TODO}, +for example: + +@example +*** TODO Write letter to Sam Fortune +@end example + + +The most important commands to work with TODO entries are: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-t} (@code{org-todo}) +@kindex C-c C-t +@cindex cycling, of TODO states +Rotate the TODO state of the current item among + +@example +,-> (unmarked) -> TODO -> DONE --. +'--------------------------------' +@end example + +If TODO keywords have fast access keys (see @ref{Fast access to TODO states}), prompt for a TODO keyword through the fast selection +interface; this is the default behavior when +@code{org-use-fast-todo-selection} is non-@code{nil}. + +The same state changing can also be done ``remotely'' from the agenda +buffer with the @kbd{t} command key (see @ref{Agenda Commands}). + +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@kindex S-RIGHT +@kindex S-LEFT +@vindex org-treat-S-cursor-todo-selection-as-state-change +Select the following/preceding TODO state, similar to cycling. +Useful mostly if more than two TODO states are possible (see +@ref{TODO Extensions}). See also @ref{Conflicts}, for a discussion of the interaction with +shift-selection. See also the variable +@code{org-treat-S-cursor-todo-selection-as-state-change}. + +@item @kbd{C-c / t} (@code{org-show-todo-tree}) +@kindex C-c / t +@cindex sparse tree, for TODO +@vindex org-todo-keywords +@findex org-show-todo-tree +View TODO items in a @emph{sparse tree} (see @ref{Sparse Trees}). Folds the +entire buffer, but shows all TODO items---with not-DONE state---and +the headings hierarchy above them. With a prefix argument, or by +using @kbd{C-c / T}, search for a specific TODO@. You are +prompted for the keyword, and you can also give a list of keywords +like @samp{KWD1|KWD2|...} to list entries that match any one of these +keywords. With a numeric prefix argument N, show the tree for the +Nth keyword in the variable @code{org-todo-keywords}. With two prefix +arguments, find all TODO states, both un-done and done. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda t} (@code{org-todo-list}) +@kindex t @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +Show the global TODO list. Collects the TODO items (with not-DONE +states) from all agenda files (see @ref{Agenda Views}) into a single +buffer. The new buffer is in Org Agenda mode, which provides +commands to examine and manipulate the TODO entries from the new +buffer (see @ref{Agenda Commands}). See @ref{Global TODO list}, for more information. + +@item @kbd{S-M-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-todo-heading}) +@kindex S-M-RET +@findex org-insert-todo-heading +Insert a new TODO entry below the current one. +@end table + +@vindex org-todo-state-tags-triggers +Changing a TODO state can also trigger tag changes. See the docstring +of the option @code{org-todo-state-tags-triggers} for details. + +@node TODO Extensions +@section Extended Use of TODO Keywords + +@cindex extended TODO keywords + +@vindex org-todo-keywords +By default, marked TODO entries have one of only two states: TODO and +DONE@. Org mode allows you to classify TODO items in more complex ways +with @emph{TODO keywords} (stored in @code{org-todo-keywords}). With special +setup, the TODO keyword system can work differently in different +files. + +Note that @emph{tags} are another way to classify headlines in general and +TODO items in particular (see @ref{Tags}). + +@menu +* Workflow states:: From TODO to DONE in steps. +* TODO types:: I do this, Fred does the rest. +* Multiple sets in one file:: Mixing it all, still finding your way. +* Fast access to TODO states:: Single letter selection of state. +* Per-file keywords:: Different files, different requirements. +* Faces for TODO keywords:: Highlighting states. +* TODO dependencies:: When one task needs to wait for others. +@end menu + +@node Workflow states +@subsection TODO keywords as workflow states + +@cindex TODO workflow +@cindex workflow states as TODO keywords + +You can use TODO keywords to indicate different, possibly @emph{sequential} +states in the process of working on an item, for example@footnote{Changing the variable @code{org-todo-keywords} only becomes +effective after restarting Org mode in a buffer.}: + +@lisp +(setq org-todo-keywords + '((sequence "TODO" "FEEDBACK" "VERIFY" "|" "DONE" "DELEGATED"))) +@end lisp + +The vertical bar separates the TODO keywords (states that @emph{need +action}) from the DONE states (which need @emph{no further action}). If +you do not provide the separator bar, the last state is used as the +DONE state. + +@cindex completion, of TODO keywords +With this setup, the command @kbd{C-c C-t} cycles an entry from +@samp{TODO} to @samp{FEEDBACK}, then to @samp{VERIFY}, and finally to @samp{DONE} and +@samp{DELEGATED}. You may also use a numeric prefix argument to quickly +select a specific state. For example @kbd{C-3 C-c C-t} changes +the state immediately to @samp{VERIFY}. Or you can use @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} +and @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} to go forward and backward through the states. +If you define many keywords, you can use in-buffer completion (see +@ref{Completion}) or a special one-key selection scheme (see @ref{Fast access to TODO states}) to insert these words into the buffer. +Changing a TODO state can be logged with a timestamp, see @ref{Tracking TODO state changes}, for more information. + +@node TODO types +@subsection TODO keywords as types + +@cindex TODO types +@cindex names as TODO keywords +@cindex types as TODO keywords + +The second possibility is to use TODO keywords to indicate different +@emph{types} of action items. For example, you might want to indicate that +items are for ``work'' or ``home''. Or, when you work with several people +on a single project, you might want to assign action items directly to +persons, by using their names as TODO keywords. This type of +functionality is actually much better served by using tags (see +@ref{Tags}), so the TODO implementation is kept just for backward +compatibility. + +Using TODO types, it would be set up like this: + +@lisp +(setq org-todo-keywords '((type "Fred" "Sara" "Lucy" "|" "DONE"))) +@end lisp + +In this case, different keywords do not indicate states, but +rather different types. So the normal work flow would be to assign +a task to a person, and later to mark it DONE@. Org mode supports this +style by adapting the workings of the command @kbd{C-c C-t}@footnote{This is also true for the @kbd{t} command in the agenda +buffer.}. When used several times in succession, it still +cycles through all names, in order to first select the right type for +a task. But when you return to the item after some time and execute +@kbd{C-c C-t} again, it will switch from any name directly to +@samp{DONE}. Use prefix arguments or completion to quickly select +a specific name. You can also review the items of a specific TODO +type in a sparse tree by using a numeric prefix to @kbd{C-c / t}. +For example, to see all things Lucy has to do, you would use +@kbd{C-3 C-c / t}. To collect Lucy's items from all agenda files +into a single buffer, you would use the numeric prefix argument as +well when creating the global TODO list: @kbd{C-3 M-x org-agenda t}. + +@node Multiple sets in one file +@subsection Multiple keyword sets in one file + +@cindex TODO keyword sets + +Sometimes you may want to use different sets of TODO keywords in +parallel. For example, you may want to have the basic TODO/DONE, but +also a workflow for bug fixing, and a separate state indicating that +an item has been canceled---so it is not DONE, but also does not +require action. Your setup would then look like this: + +@lisp +(setq org-todo-keywords + '((sequence "TODO" "|" "DONE") + (sequence "REPORT" "BUG" "KNOWNCAUSE" "|" "FIXED") + (sequence "|" "CANCELED"))) +@end lisp + +The keywords should all be different, this helps Org mode keep track +of which subsequence should be used for a given entry. In this setup, +@kbd{C-c C-t} only operates within a sub-sequence, so it switches +from @samp{DONE} to (nothing) to @samp{TODO}, and from @samp{FIXED} to (nothing) to +@samp{REPORT}. Therefore you need a mechanism to initially select the +correct sequence. In addition to typing a keyword or using completion +(see @ref{Completion}), you may also apply the following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-t} +@itemx @kbd{C-S-@key{RIGHT}} +@itemx @kbd{C-S-@key{LEFT}} +@kindex C-S-RIGHT +@kindex C-S-LEFT +@kindex C-u C-u C-c C-t +These keys jump from one TODO sub-sequence to the next. In the +above example, @kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-t} or @kbd{C-S-@key{RIGHT}} +would jump from @samp{TODO} or @samp{DONE} to @samp{REPORT}, and any of the words +in the second row to @samp{CANCELED}. Note that the @kbd{C-S-} key +binding conflict with shift-selection (see @ref{Conflicts}). + +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@kindex S-RIGHT +@kindex S-LEFT +@kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} and @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} walk through @emph{all} keywords +from all sub-sequences, so for example @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} would +switch from @samp{DONE} to @samp{REPORT} in the example above. For +a discussion of the interaction with shift-selection, see @ref{Conflicts}. +@end table + +@node Fast access to TODO states +@subsection Fast access to TODO states + +If you would like to quickly change an entry to an arbitrary TODO +state instead of cycling through the states, you can set up keys for +single-letter access to the states. This is done by adding the +selection character after each keyword, in parentheses@footnote{All characters are allowed except @samp{@@}, @samp{^} and @samp{!}, which have +a special meaning here.}. For +example: + +@lisp +(setq org-todo-keywords + '((sequence "TODO(t)" "|" "DONE(d)") + (sequence "REPORT(r)" "BUG(b)" "KNOWNCAUSE(k)" "|" "FIXED(f)") + (sequence "|" "CANCELED(c)"))) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo +If you then press @kbd{C-c C-t} followed by the selection key, +the entry is switched to this state. @kbd{@key{SPC}} can be used to +remove any TODO keyword from an entry@footnote{Check also the variable @code{org-fast-tag-selection-include-todo}, +it allows you to change the TODO state through the tags interface (see +@ref{Setting Tags}), in case you like to mingle the two concepts. Note +that this means you need to come up with unique keys across both sets +of keywords.}. + +@node Per-file keywords +@subsection Setting up keywords for individual files + +@cindex keyword options +@cindex per-file keywords +@cindex @samp{TODO}, keyword +@cindex @samp{TYP_TODO}, keyword +@cindex @samp{SEQ_TODO}, keyword + +It can be very useful to use different aspects of the TODO mechanism +in different files. For file-local settings, you need to add special +lines to the file which set the keywords and interpretation for that +file only. For example, to set one of the two examples discussed +above, you need one of the following lines, starting in column zero +anywhere in the file: + +@example +#+TODO: TODO FEEDBACK VERIFY | DONE CANCELED +@end example + + +You may also write @samp{#+SEQ_TODO} to be explicit about the +interpretation, but it means the same as @samp{#+TODO}, or + +@example +#+TYP_TODO: Fred Sara Lucy Mike | DONE +@end example + + +A setup for using several sets in parallel would be: + +@example +#+TODO: TODO(t) | DONE(d) +#+TODO: REPORT(r) BUG(b) KNOWNCAUSE(k) | FIXED(f) +#+TODO: | CANCELED(c) +@end example + +@cindex completion, of option keywords +@kindex M-TAB +To make sure you are using the correct keyword, type @samp{#+} into the +buffer and then use @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} to complete it (see @ref{Completion}). + +@cindex DONE, final TODO keyword +Remember that the keywords after the vertical bar---or the last +keyword if no bar is there---must always mean that the item is DONE, +although you may use a different word. After changing one of these +lines, use @kbd{C-c C-c} with point still in the line to make the +changes known to Org mode@footnote{Org mode parses these lines only when Org mode is activated +after visiting a file. @kbd{C-c C-c} with point in a line +starting with @samp{#+} is simply restarting Org mode for the current +buffer.}. + +@node Faces for TODO keywords +@subsection Faces for TODO keywords + +@cindex faces, for TODO keywords + +@vindex org-todo, face +@vindex org-done, face +@vindex org-todo-keyword-faces +Org mode highlights TODO keywords with special faces: @code{org-todo} for +keywords indicating that an item still has to be acted upon, and +@code{org-done} for keywords indicating that an item is finished. If you +are using more than two different states, you might want to use +special faces for some of them. This can be done using the variable +@code{org-todo-keyword-faces}. For example: + +@lisp +(setq org-todo-keyword-faces + '(("TODO" . org-warning) ("STARTED" . "yellow") + ("CANCELED" . (:foreground "blue" :weight bold)))) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-faces-easy-properties +While using a list with face properties as shown for @samp{CANCELED} +@emph{should} work, this does not always seem to be the case. If +necessary, define a special face and use that. A string is +interpreted as a color. The variable @code{org-faces-easy-properties} +determines if that color is interpreted as a foreground or +a background color. + +@node TODO dependencies +@subsection TODO dependencies + +@cindex TODO dependencies +@cindex dependencies, of TODO states + +@vindex org-enforce-todo-dependencies +@cindex @samp{ORDERED}, property +The structure of Org files---hierarchy and lists---makes it easy to +define TODO dependencies. Usually, a parent TODO task should not be +marked as done until all TODO subtasks, or children tasks, are marked +as done. Sometimes there is a logical sequence to (sub)tasks, so that +one subtask cannot be acted upon before all siblings above it have +been marked as done. If you customize the variable +@code{org-enforce-todo-dependencies}, Org blocks entries from changing +state to DONE while they have TODO children that are not DONE@. +Furthermore, if an entry has a property @samp{ORDERED}, each of its TODO +children is blocked until all earlier siblings are marked as done. +Here is an example: + +@example +* TODO Blocked until (two) is done +** DONE one +** TODO two + +* Parent +:PROPERTIES: +:ORDERED: t +:END: +** TODO a +** TODO b, needs to wait for (a) +** TODO c, needs to wait for (a) and (b) +@end example + +@cindex TODO dependencies, @samp{NOBLOCKING} +@cindex @samp{NOBLOCKING}, property +You can ensure an entry is never blocked by using the @samp{NOBLOCKING} +property (see @ref{Properties and Columns}): + +@example +* This entry is never blocked +:PROPERTIES: +:NOBLOCKING: t +:END: +@end example + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x o} (@code{org-toggle-ordered-property}) +@kindex C-c C-x o +@findex org-toggle-ordered-property +@vindex org-track-ordered-property-with-tag +Toggle the @samp{ORDERED} property of the current entry. A property is +used for this behavior because this should be local to the current +entry, not inherited from entries above like a tag (see @ref{Tags}). +However, if you would like to @emph{track} the value of this property +with a tag for better visibility, customize the variable +@code{org-track-ordered-property-with-tag}. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-u C-c C-t} +@kindex C-u C-u C-u C-u C-c C-t +Change TODO state, regardless of any state blocking. +@end table + +@vindex org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks +If you set the variable @code{org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks}, TODO entries +that cannot be marked as done because of unmarked children are shown +in a dimmed font or even made invisible in agenda views (see @ref{Agenda Views}). + +@cindex checkboxes and TODO dependencies +@vindex org-enforce-todo-dependencies +You can also block changes of TODO states by using checkboxes (see +@ref{Checkboxes}). If you set the variable +@code{org-enforce-todo-checkbox-dependencies}, an entry that has unchecked +checkboxes is blocked from switching to DONE@. + +If you need more complex dependency structures, for example +dependencies between entries in different trees or files, check out +the module @samp{org-depend.el} in the @samp{org-contrib} repository. + +@node Progress Logging +@section Progress Logging + +@cindex progress logging +@cindex logging, of progress + +To record a timestamp and a note when changing a TODO state, call the +command @code{org-todo} with a prefix argument. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-t} (@code{org-todo}) +@kindex C-u C-c C-t +Prompt for a note and record a the time of the TODO state change. +The note is inserted as a list item below the headline, but can also +be placed into a drawer, see @ref{Tracking TODO state changes}. +@end table + +If you want to be more systematic, Org mode can automatically record a +timestamp and optionally a note when you mark a TODO item as DONE, or +even each time you change the state of a TODO item. This system is +highly configurable, settings can be on a per-keyword basis and can be +localized to a file or even a subtree. For information on how to +clock working time for a task, see @ref{Clocking Work Time}. + +@menu +* Closing items:: When was this entry marked as done? +* Tracking TODO state changes:: When did the status change? +* Tracking your habits:: How consistent have you been? +@end menu + +@node Closing items +@subsection Closing items + +The most basic automatic logging is to keep track of @emph{when} a certain +TODO item was marked as done. This can be achieved with@footnote{The corresponding in-buffer setting is: @samp{#+STARTUP: logdone}.} + +@lisp +(setq org-log-done 'time) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-closed-keep-when-no-todo +@noindent +Then each time you turn an entry from a TODO (not-done) state into any +of the DONE states, a line @samp{CLOSED: [timestamp]} is inserted just +after the headline. If you turn the entry back into a TODO item +through further state cycling, that line is removed again. If you +turn the entry back to a non-TODO state (by pressing @kbd{C-c C-t @key{SPC}} for example), that line is also removed, unless you set +@code{org-closed-keep-when-no-todo} to non-@code{nil}. If you want to record +a note along with the timestamp, use@footnote{The corresponding in-buffer setting is: @samp{#+STARTUP: +lognotedone}.} + +@lisp +(setq org-log-done 'note) +@end lisp + +@noindent +You are then prompted for a note, and that note is stored below the +entry with a @samp{Closing Note} heading. + +@node Tracking TODO state changes +@subsection Tracking TODO state changes + +@cindex drawer, for state change recording + +@vindex org-log-states-order-reversed +@vindex org-log-into-drawer +@cindex @samp{LOG_INTO_DRAWER}, property +You might want to automatically keep track of when a state change +occurred and maybe take a note about this change. You can either +record just a timestamp, or a time-stamped note. These records are +inserted after the headline as an itemized list, newest first@footnote{See the variable @code{org-log-states-order-reversed}.}. +When taking a lot of notes, you might want to get the notes out of the +way into a drawer (see @ref{Drawers}). Customize the variable +@code{org-log-into-drawer} to get this behavior---the recommended drawer +for this is called @samp{LOGBOOK}@footnote{Note that the @samp{LOGBOOK} drawer is unfolded when pressing +@kbd{@key{SPC}} in the agenda to show an entry---use @kbd{C-u @key{SPC}} to keep it folded here.}. You can also overrule the +setting of this variable for a subtree by setting a @samp{LOG_INTO_DRAWER} +property. + +Since it is normally too much to record a note for every state, Org +mode expects configuration on a per-keyword basis for this. This is +achieved by adding special markers @samp{!} (for a timestamp) or @samp{@@} (for +a note with timestamp) in parentheses after each keyword. For +example, with the setting + +@lisp +(setq org-todo-keywords + '((sequence "TODO(t)" "WAIT(w@@/!)" "|" "DONE(d!)" "CANCELED(c@@)"))) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-log-done +You not only define global TODO keywords and fast access keys, but +also request that a time is recorded when the entry is set to @samp{DONE}, +and that a note is recorded when switching to @samp{WAIT} or +@samp{CANCELED}@footnote{It is possible that Org mode records two timestamps when you +are using both @code{org-log-done} and state change logging. However, it +never prompts for two notes: if you have configured both, the state +change recording note takes precedence and cancel the closing note.}. The setting for @samp{WAIT} is even more special: the +@samp{!} after the slash means that in addition to the note taken when +entering the state, a timestamp should be recorded when @emph{leaving} the +@samp{WAIT} state, if and only if the @emph{target} state does not configure +logging for entering it. So it has no effect when switching from +@samp{WAIT} to @samp{DONE}, because @samp{DONE} is configured to record a timestamp +only. But when switching from @samp{WAIT} back to @samp{TODO}, the @samp{/!} in the +@samp{WAIT} setting now triggers a timestamp even though @samp{TODO} has no +logging configured. + +You can use the exact same syntax for setting logging preferences local +to a buffer: + +@example +#+TODO: TODO(t) WAIT(w@@/!) | DONE(d!) CANCELED(c@@) +@end example + + +To record a timestamp without a note for TODO keywords configured with +@samp{@@}, just type @kbd{C-c C-c} to enter a blank note when prompted. + +@cindex @samp{LOGGING}, property +In order to define logging settings that are local to a subtree or +a single item, define a @samp{LOGGING} property in this entry. Any +non-empty @samp{LOGGING} property resets all logging settings to @code{nil}. +You may then turn on logging for this specific tree using @samp{STARTUP} +keywords like @samp{lognotedone} or @samp{logrepeat}, as well as adding state +specific settings like @samp{TODO(!)}. For example: + +@example +* TODO Log each state with only a time + :PROPERTIES: + :LOGGING: TODO(!) WAIT(!) DONE(!) CANCELED(!) + :END: +* TODO Only log when switching to WAIT, and when repeating + :PROPERTIES: + :LOGGING: WAIT(@@) logrepeat + :END: +* TODO No logging at all + :PROPERTIES: + :LOGGING: nil + :END: +@end example + +@node Tracking your habits +@subsection Tracking your habits + +@cindex habits +@cindex @samp{STYLE}, property + +Org has the ability to track the consistency of a special category of +TODO, called ``habits.'' To use habits, you have to enable the @code{habits} +module by customizing the variable @code{org-modules}. + +A habit has the following properties: + +@enumerate +@item +The habit is a TODO item, with a TODO keyword representing an open +state. + +@item +The property @samp{STYLE} is set to the value @samp{habit} (see @ref{Properties and Columns}). + +@item +The TODO has a scheduled date, usually with a @samp{.+} style repeat +interval. A @samp{++} style may be appropriate for habits with time +constraints, e.g., must be done on weekends, or a @samp{+} style for an +unusual habit that can have a backlog, e.g., weekly reports. + +@item +The TODO may also have minimum and maximum ranges specified by +using the syntax @samp{.+2d/3d}, which says that you want to do the task +at least every three days, but at most every two days. + +@item +State logging for the DONE state is enabled (see @ref{Tracking TODO state changes}), in order for historical data to be represented in +the consistency graph. If it is not enabled it is not an error, +but the consistency graphs are largely meaningless. +@end enumerate + +To give you an idea of what the above rules look like in action, here's an +actual habit with some history: + +@example +** TODO Shave + SCHEDULED: <2009-10-17 Sat .+2d/4d> + :PROPERTIES: + :STYLE: habit + :LAST_REPEAT: [2009-10-19 Mon 00:36] + :END: + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-10-15 Thu] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-10-12 Mon] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-10-10 Sat] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-10-04 Sun] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-10-02 Fri] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-09-29 Tue] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-09-25 Fri] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-09-19 Sat] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-09-16 Wed] + - State "DONE" from "TODO" [2009-09-12 Sat] +@end example + +What this habit says is: I want to shave at most every 2 days---given +by the @samp{SCHEDULED} date and repeat interval---and at least every +4 days. If today is the 15th, then the habit first appears in the +agenda (see @ref{Agenda Views}) on Oct 17, after the minimum of 2 days has +elapsed, and will appear overdue on Oct 19, after four days have +elapsed. + +What's really useful about habits is that they are displayed along +with a consistency graph, to show how consistent you've been at +getting that task done in the past. This graph shows every day that +the task was done over the past three weeks, with colors for each day. +The colors used are: + +@table @asis +@item Blue +If the task was not to be done yet on that day. +@item Green +If the task could have been done on that day. +@item Yellow +If the task was going to be overdue the next day. +@item Red +If the task was overdue on that day. +@end table + +In addition to coloring each day, the day is also marked with an +asterisk if the task was actually done that day, and an exclamation +mark to show where the current day falls in the graph. + +There are several configuration variables that can be used to change +the way habits are displayed in the agenda. + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-habit-graph-column} +@vindex org-habit-graph-column +The buffer column at which the consistency graph should be drawn. +This overwrites any text in that column, so it is a good idea to +keep your habits' titles brief and to the point. + +@item @code{org-habit-preceding-days} +@vindex org-habit-preceding-days +The amount of history, in days before today, to appear in +consistency graphs. + +@item @code{org-habit-following-days} +@vindex org-habit-following-days +The number of days after today that appear in consistency graphs. + +@item @code{org-habit-show-habits-only-for-today} +@vindex org-habit-show-habits-only-for-today +If non-@code{nil}, only show habits in today's agenda view. The default +value is @code{t}. Pressing @kbd{C-u K} in the agenda toggles this +variable. +@end table + +Lastly, pressing @kbd{K} in the agenda buffer causes habits to +temporarily be disabled and do not appear at all. Press @kbd{K} +again to bring them back. They are also subject to tag filtering, if +you have habits which should only be done in certain contexts, for +example. + +@node Priorities +@section Priorities + +@cindex priorities +@cindex priority cookie + +If you use Org mode extensively, you may end up with enough TODO items +that it starts to make sense to prioritize them. Prioritizing can be +done by placing a @emph{priority cookie} into the headline of a TODO item +right after the TODO keyword, like this: + +@example +*** TODO [#A] Write letter to Sam Fortune +@end example + + +@vindex org-priority-faces +By default, Org mode supports three priorities: @samp{A}, @samp{B}, and @samp{C}. +@samp{A} is the highest priority. An entry without a cookie is treated as +equivalent if it had priority @samp{B}. Priorities make a difference only +for sorting in the agenda (see @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}). Outside the +agenda, they have no inherent meaning to Org mode. The cookies are +displayed with the face defined by the variable @code{org-priority-faces}, +which can be customized. + +You can also use numeric values for priorities, such as + +@example +*** TODO [#1] Write letter to Sam Fortune +@end example + + +When using numeric priorities, you need to set @code{org-priority-highest}, +@code{org-priority-lowest} and @code{org-priority-default} to integers, which +must all be strictly inferior to 65. + +Priorities can be attached to any outline node; they do not need to be +TODO items. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c ,} (@code{org-priority}) +@kindex C-c , +@findex org-priority +Set the priority of the current headline. The command prompts for +a priority character @samp{A}, @samp{B} or @samp{C}. When you press @kbd{@key{SPC}} +instead, the priority cookie, if one is set, is removed from the +headline. The priorities can also be changed ``remotely'' from the +agenda buffer with the @kbd{,} command (see @ref{Agenda Commands}). + +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-priority-up}) +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-priority-down}) +@kindex S-UP +@kindex S-DOWN +@findex org-priority-up +@findex org-priority-down +@vindex org-priority-start-cycle-with-default +Increase/decrease the priority of the current headline@footnote{See also the option @code{org-priority-start-cycle-with-default}.}. Note +that these keys are also used to modify timestamps (see @ref{Creating Timestamps}). See also @ref{Conflicts}, for +a discussion of the interaction with shift-selection. +@end table + +@vindex org-priority-highest +@vindex org-priority-lowest +@vindex org-priority-default +You can change the range of allowed priorities by setting the +variables @code{org-priority-highest}, @code{org-priority-lowest}, and +@code{org-priority-default}. For an individual buffer, you may set these +values (highest, lowest, default) like this (please make sure that the +highest priority is earlier in the alphabet than the lowest priority): + +@cindex @samp{PRIORITIES}, keyword +@example +#+PRIORITIES: A C B +@end example + + +Or, using numeric values: + +@example +#+PRIORITIES: 1 10 5 +@end example + +@node Breaking Down Tasks +@section Breaking Down Tasks into Subtasks + +@cindex tasks, breaking down +@cindex statistics, for TODO items + +@vindex org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels +It is often advisable to break down large tasks into smaller, +manageable subtasks. You can do this by creating an outline tree +below a TODO item, with detailed subtasks on the tree@footnote{To keep subtasks out of the global TODO list, see the option +@code{org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels}.}. To keep +an overview of the fraction of subtasks that have already been marked +as done, insert either @samp{[/]} or @samp{[%]} anywhere in the headline. These +cookies are updated each time the TODO status of a child changes, or +when pressing @kbd{C-c C-c} on the cookie. For example: + +@example +* Organize Party [33%] +** TODO Call people [1/2] +*** TODO Peter +*** DONE Sarah +** TODO Buy food +** DONE Talk to neighbor +@end example + +@cindex @samp{COOKIE_DATA}, property +If a heading has both checkboxes and TODO children below it, the +meaning of the statistics cookie become ambiguous. Set the property +@samp{COOKIE_DATA} to either @samp{checkbox} or @samp{todo} to resolve this issue. + +@vindex org-hierarchical-todo-statistics +If you would like to have the statistics cookie count any TODO entries +in the subtree (not just direct children), configure the variable +@code{org-hierarchical-todo-statistics}. To do this for a single subtree, +include the word @samp{recursive} into the value of the @samp{COOKIE_DATA} +property. + +@example +* Parent capturing statistics [2/20] + :PROPERTIES: + :COOKIE_DATA: todo recursive + :END: +@end example + +If you would like a TODO entry to automatically change to DONE when +all children are done, you can use the following setup: + +@lisp +(defun org-summary-todo (n-done n-not-done) + "Switch entry to DONE when all subentries are done, to TODO otherwise." + (let (org-log-done org-log-states) ; turn off logging + (org-todo (if (= n-not-done 0) "DONE" "TODO")))) + +(add-hook 'org-after-todo-statistics-hook #'org-summary-todo) +@end lisp + +Another possibility is the use of checkboxes to identify (a hierarchy +of) a large number of subtasks (see @ref{Checkboxes}). + +@node Checkboxes +@section Checkboxes + +@cindex checkboxes + +@vindex org-list-automatic-rules +Every item in a plain list@footnote{With the exception of description lists. But you can allow it +by modifying @code{org-list-automatic-rules} accordingly.} (see @ref{Plain Lists}) can be made into +a checkbox by starting it with the string @samp{[ ]}. This feature is +similar to TODO items (see @ref{TODO Items}), but is more lightweight. +Checkboxes are not included into the global TODO list, so they are +often great to split a task into a number of simple steps. Or you can +use them in a shopping list. + +Here is an example of a checkbox list. + +@example +* TODO Organize party [2/4] + - [-] call people [1/3] + - [ ] Peter + - [X] Sarah + - [ ] Sam + - [X] order food + - [ ] think about what music to play + - [X] talk to the neighbors +@end example + +Checkboxes work hierarchically, so if a checkbox item has children +that are checkboxes, toggling one of the children checkboxes makes the +parent checkbox reflect if none, some, or all of the children are +checked. + +@cindex statistics, for checkboxes +@cindex checkbox statistics +@cindex @samp{COOKIE_DATA}, property +@vindex org-hierarchical-checkbox-statistics +The @samp{[2/4]} and @samp{[1/3]} in the first and second line are cookies +indicating how many checkboxes present in this entry have been checked +off, and the total number of checkboxes present. This can give you an +idea on how many checkboxes remain, even without opening a folded +entry. The cookies can be placed into a headline or into (the first +line of) a plain list item. Each cookie covers checkboxes of direct +children structurally below the headline/item on which the cookie +appears@footnote{Set the variable @code{org-hierarchical-checkbox-statistics} if you +want such cookies to count all checkboxes below the cookie, not just +those belonging to direct children.}. You have to insert the cookie yourself by typing +either @samp{[/]} or @samp{[%]}. With @samp{[/]} you get an @samp{n out of m} result, as +in the examples above. With @samp{[%]} you get information about the +percentage of checkboxes checked (in the above example, this would be +@samp{[50%]} and @samp{[33%]}, respectively). In a headline, a cookie can count +either checkboxes below the heading or TODO states of children, and it +displays whatever was changed last. Set the property @samp{COOKIE_DATA} to +either @samp{checkbox} or @samp{todo} to resolve this issue. + +@cindex blocking, of checkboxes +@cindex checkbox blocking +@cindex @samp{ORDERED}, property +If the current outline node has an @samp{ORDERED} property, checkboxes must +be checked off in sequence, and an error is thrown if you try to check +off a box while there are unchecked boxes above it. + +The following commands work with checkboxes: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-toggle-checkbox}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-toggle-checkbox +Toggle checkbox status or---with prefix argument---checkbox presence +at point. With a single prefix argument, add an empty checkbox or +remove the current one@footnote{@kbd{C-u C-c C-c} on the @emph{first} item of a list with no +checkbox adds checkboxes to the rest of the list.}. With a double prefix argument, set +it to @samp{[-]}, which is considered to be an intermediate state. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-b} (@code{org-toggle-checkbox}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-b +Toggle checkbox status or---with prefix argument---checkbox presence +at point. With double prefix argument, set it to @samp{[-]}, which is +considered to be an intermediate state. + +@itemize +@item +If there is an active region, toggle the first checkbox in the +region and set all remaining boxes to the same status as the +first. With a prefix argument, add or remove the checkbox for all +items in the region. + +@item +If point is in a headline, toggle checkboxes in the region between +this headline and the next---so @emph{not} the entire subtree. + +@item +If there is no active region, just toggle the checkbox at point. +@end itemize + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-r} (@code{org-toggle-radio-button}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-r +@findex org-toggle-radio-button +@cindex radio button, checkbox as +Toggle checkbox status by using the checkbox of the item at point as +a radio button: when the checkbox is turned on, all other checkboxes +on the same level will be turned off. With a universal prefix +argument, toggle the presence of the checkbox. With a double prefix +argument, set it to @samp{[-]}. + +@findex org-list-checkbox-radio-mode +@kbd{C-c C-c} can be told to consider checkboxes as radio buttons by +setting @samp{#+ATTR_ORG: :radio t} right before the list or by calling +@kbd{M-x org-list-checkbox-radio-mode} to activate this minor mode. + +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-todo-heading}) +@kindex M-S-RET +@findex org-insert-todo-heading +Insert a new item with a checkbox. This works only if point is +already in a plain list item (see @ref{Plain Lists}). + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x o} (@code{org-toggle-ordered-property}) +@kindex C-c C-x o +@findex org-toggle-ordered-property +@vindex org-track-ordered-property-with-tag +Toggle the @samp{ORDERED} property of the entry, to toggle if checkboxes +must be checked off in sequence. A property is used for this +behavior because this should be local to the current entry, not +inherited like a tag. However, if you would like to @emph{track} the +value of this property with a tag for better visibility, customize +@code{org-track-ordered-property-with-tag}. + +@item @kbd{C-c #} (@code{org-update-statistics-cookies}) +@kindex C-c # +@findex org-update-statistics-cookies +Update the statistics cookie in the current outline entry. When +called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, update the entire file. +Checkbox statistic cookies are updated automatically if you toggle +checkboxes with @kbd{C-c C-c} and make new ones with +@kbd{M-S-@key{RET}}. TODO statistics cookies update when changing +TODO states. If you delete boxes/entries or add/change them by +hand, use this command to get things back into sync. +@end table + +@node Tags +@chapter Tags + +@cindex tags +@cindex headline tagging +@cindex matching, tags +@cindex sparse tree, tag based + +An excellent way to implement labels and contexts for +cross-correlating information is to assign @emph{tags} to headlines. Org +mode has extensive support for tags. + +@vindex org-tag-faces +Every headline can contain a list of tags; they occur at the end of +the headline. Tags are normal words containing letters, numbers, @samp{_}, +and @samp{@@}. Tags must be preceded and followed by a single colon, e.g., +@samp{:work:}. Several tags can be specified, as in @samp{:work:urgent:}. Tags +by default are in bold face with the same color as the headline. You +may specify special faces for specific tags using the variable +@code{org-tag-faces}, in much the same way as you can for TODO keywords +(see @ref{Faces for TODO keywords}). + +@menu +* Tag Inheritance:: Tags use the tree structure of an outline. +* Setting Tags:: How to assign tags to a headline. +* Tag Hierarchy:: Create a hierarchy of tags. +* Tag Searches:: Searching for combinations of tags. +@end menu + +@node Tag Inheritance +@section Tag Inheritance + +@cindex tag inheritance +@cindex inheritance, of tags +@cindex sublevels, inclusion into tags match + +@emph{Tags} make use of the hierarchical structure of outline trees. If +a heading has a certain tag, all subheadings inherit the tag as well. +For example, in the list + +@example +* Meeting with the French group :work: +** Summary by Frank :boss:notes: +*** TODO Prepare slides for him :action: +@end example + +@noindent +the final heading has the tags @samp{work}, @samp{boss}, @samp{notes}, and @samp{action} +even though the final heading is not explicitly marked with those +tags. You can also set tags that all entries in a file should inherit +just as if these tags were defined in a hypothetical level zero that +surrounds the entire file. Use a line like this@footnote{As with all these in-buffer settings, pressing @kbd{C-c C-c} activates any changes in the line.} + +@cindex @samp{FILETAGS}, keyword +@example +#+FILETAGS: :Peter:Boss:Secret: +@end example + + +@vindex org-use-tag-inheritance +@vindex org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance +To limit tag inheritance to specific tags, or to turn it off entirely, +use the variables @code{org-use-tag-inheritance} and +@code{org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance}. + +@vindex org-tags-match-list-sublevels +When a headline matches during a tags search while tag inheritance is +turned on, all the sublevels in the same tree---for a simple match +form---match as well@footnote{This is only true if the search does not involve more complex +tests including properties (see @ref{Property Searches}).}. The list of matches may then become +very long. If you only want to see the first tags match in a subtree, +configure the variable @code{org-tags-match-list-sublevels} (not +recommended). + +@vindex org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance +Tag inheritance is relevant when the agenda search tries to match +a tag, either in the @code{tags} or @code{tags-todo} agenda types. In other +agenda types, @code{org-use-tag-inheritance} has no effect. Still, you may +want to have your tags correctly set in the agenda, so that tag +filtering works fine, with inherited tags. Set +@code{org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance} to control this: the default value +includes all agenda types, but setting this to @code{nil} can really speed +up agenda generation. + +@node Setting Tags +@section Setting Tags + +@cindex setting tags +@cindex tags, setting + +@kindex M-TAB +Tags can simply be typed into the buffer at the end of a headline. +After a colon, @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} offers completion on tags. There is +also a special command for inserting tags: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-q} (@code{org-set-tags-command}) +@kindex C-c C-q +@findex org-set-tags-command +@cindex completion, of tags +@vindex org-tags-column +Enter new tags for the current headline. Org mode either offers +completion or a special single-key interface for setting tags, see +below. After pressing @kbd{@key{RET}}, the tags are inserted and +aligned to @code{org-tags-column}. When called with a @kbd{C-u} +prefix, all tags in the current buffer are aligned to that column, +just to make things look nice. Tags are automatically realigned +after promotion, demotion, and TODO state changes (see @ref{TODO Basics}). + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-set-tags-command}) +@kindex C-c C-c +When point is in a headline, this does the same as @kbd{C-c C-q}. +@end table + +@vindex org-complete-tags-always-offer-all-agenda-tags +@vindex org-tag-alist +@cindex @samp{TAGS}, keyword +Org supports tag insertion based on a @emph{list of tags}. By default this +list is constructed dynamically, containing all tags currently used in +the buffer@footnote{To extend this default list to all tags used in all agenda +files (see @ref{Agenda Views}), customize the variable +@code{org-complete-tags-always-offer-all-agenda-tags}.}. You may also globally specify a hard list of tags +with the variable @code{org-tag-alist}. Finally you can set the default +tags for a given file using the @samp{TAGS} keyword, like + +@example +#+TAGS: @@work @@home @@tennisclub +#+TAGS: laptop car pc sailboat +@end example + +If you have globally defined your preferred set of tags using the +variable @code{org-tag-alist}, but would like to use a dynamic tag list in +a specific file, add an empty @samp{TAGS} keyword to that file: + +@example +#+TAGS: +@end example + + +@vindex org-tag-persistent-alist +If you have a preferred set of tags that you would like to use in +every file, in addition to those defined on a per-file basis by @samp{TAGS} +keyword, then you may specify a list of tags with the variable +@code{org-tag-persistent-alist}. You may turn this off on a per-file basis +by adding a @samp{STARTUP} keyword to that file: + +@example +#+STARTUP: noptag +@end example + + +By default Org mode uses the standard minibuffer completion facilities +for entering tags. However, it also implements another, quicker, tag +selection method called @emph{fast tag selection}. This allows you to +select and deselect tags with just a single key press. For this to +work well you should assign unique letters to most of your commonly +used tags. You can do this globally by configuring the variable +@code{org-tag-alist} in your Emacs init file. For example, you may find +the need to tag many items in different files with @samp{@@home}. In this +case you can set something like: + +@lisp +(setq org-tag-alist '(("@@work" . ?w) ("@@home" . ?h) ("laptop" . ?l))) +@end lisp + +If the tag is only relevant to the file you are working on, then you +can instead set the @samp{TAGS} keyword as: + +@example +#+TAGS: @@work(w) @@home(h) @@tennisclub(t) laptop(l) pc(p) +@end example + + +The tags interface shows the available tags in a splash window. If +you want to start a new line after a specific tag, insert @samp{\n} into +the tag list + +@example +#+TAGS: @@work(w) @@home(h) @@tennisclub(t) \n laptop(l) pc(p) +@end example + + +@noindent +or write them in two lines: + +@example +#+TAGS: @@work(w) @@home(h) @@tennisclub(t) +#+TAGS: laptop(l) pc(p) +@end example + +You can also group together tags that are mutually exclusive by using +braces, as in: + +@example +#+TAGS: @{ @@work(w) @@home(h) @@tennisclub(t) @} laptop(l) pc(p) +@end example + + +@noindent +you indicate that at most one of @samp{@@work}, @samp{@@home}, and @samp{@@tennisclub} +should be selected. Multiple such groups are allowed. + +Do not forget to press @kbd{C-c C-c} with point in one of these +lines to activate any changes. + +To set these mutually exclusive groups in the variable +@code{org-tags-alist}, you must use the dummy tags @code{:startgroup} and +@code{:endgroup} instead of the braces. Similarly, you can use @code{:newline} +to indicate a line break. The previous example would be set globally +by the following configuration: + +@lisp +(setq org-tag-alist '((:startgroup . nil) + ("@@work" . ?w) ("@@home" . ?h) + ("@@tennisclub" . ?t) + (:endgroup . nil) + ("laptop" . ?l) ("pc" . ?p))) +@end lisp + +If at least one tag has a selection key then pressing @kbd{C-c C-c} automatically presents you with a special interface, listing +inherited tags, the tags of the current headline, and a list of all +valid tags with corresponding keys@footnote{Keys are automatically assigned to tags that have no +configured keys.}. + +Pressing keys assigned to tags adds or removes them from the list of +tags in the current line. Selecting a tag in a group of mutually +exclusive tags turns off any other tag from that group. + +In this interface, you can also use the following special keys: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} +@kindex TAB +Enter a tag in the minibuffer, even if the tag is not in the +predefined list. You can complete on all tags present in the buffer +and globally pre-defined tags from @code{org-tag-alist} and +@code{org-tag-persistent-alist}. You can also add several tags: just +separate them with a comma. + +@item @kbd{@key{SPC}} +@kindex SPC +Clear all tags for this line. + +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} +@kindex RET +Accept the modified set. + +@item @kbd{C-g} +@kindex C-g +Abort without installing changes. + +@item @kbd{q} +@kindex q +If @kbd{q} is not assigned to a tag, it aborts like +@kbd{C-g}. + +@item @kbd{!} +@kindex ! +Turn off groups of mutually exclusive tags. Use this to (as an +exception) assign several tags from such a group. + +@item @kbd{C-c} +@kindex C-c C-c +Toggle auto-exit after the next change (see below). If you are +using expert mode, the first @kbd{C-c} displays the selection +window. +@end table + +This method lets you assign tags to a headline with very few keys. +With the above setup, you could clear the current tags and set +@samp{@@home}, @samp{laptop} and @samp{pc} tags with just the following keys: +@kbd{C-c C-c @key{SPC} h l p @key{RET}}. Switching from @samp{@@home} to @samp{@@work} +would be done with @kbd{C-c C-c w @key{RET}} or alternatively with +@kbd{C-c C-c C-c w}. Adding the non-predefined tag @samp{sarah} could +be done with @kbd{C-c C-c @key{TAB} s a r a h @key{RET}}. + +@vindex org-fast-tag-selection-single-key +If you find that most of the time you need only a single key press to +modify your list of tags, set the variable +@code{org-fast-tag-selection-single-key}. Then you no longer have to press +@kbd{@key{RET}} to exit fast tag selection---it exits after the first +change. If you then occasionally need more keys, press @kbd{C-c} +to turn off auto-exit for the current tag selection process (in +effect: start selection with @kbd{C-c C-c C-c} instead of +@kbd{C-c C-c}). If you set the variable to the value @code{expert}, +the special window is not even shown for single-key tag selection, it +comes up only when you press an extra @kbd{C-c}. + +@node Tag Hierarchy +@section Tag Hierarchy + +@cindex group tags +@cindex tags, groups +@cindex tags hierarchy + +Tags can be defined in hierarchies. A tag can be defined as a @emph{group +tag} for a set of other tags. The group tag can be seen as the +``broader term'' for its set of tags. Defining multiple group tags and +nesting them creates a tag hierarchy. + +One use-case is to create a taxonomy of terms (tags) that can be used +to classify nodes in a document or set of documents. + +When you search for a group tag, it return matches for all members in +the group and its subgroups. In an agenda view, filtering by a group +tag displays or hide headlines tagged with at least one of the members +of the group or any of its subgroups. This makes tag searches and +filters even more flexible. + +You can set group tags by using brackets and inserting a colon between +the group tag and its related tags---beware that all whitespaces are +mandatory so that Org can parse this line correctly: + +@example +#+TAGS: [ GTD : Control Persp ] +@end example + + +In this example, @samp{GTD} is the group tag and it is related to two other +tags: @samp{Control}, @samp{Persp}. Defining @samp{Control} and @samp{Persp} as group +tags creates a hierarchy of tags: + +@example +#+TAGS: [ Control : Context Task ] +#+TAGS: [ Persp : Vision Goal AOF Project ] +@end example + +That can conceptually be seen as a hierarchy of tags: + +@itemize +@item +@samp{GTD} +@itemize +@item +@samp{Persp} +@itemize +@item +@samp{Vision} +@item +@samp{Goal} +@item +@samp{AOF} +@item +@samp{Project} +@end itemize +@item +@samp{Control} +@itemize +@item +@samp{Context} +@item +@samp{Task} +@end itemize +@end itemize +@end itemize + +You can use the @code{:startgrouptag}, @code{:grouptags} and @code{:endgrouptag} +keyword directly when setting @code{org-tag-alist} directly: + +@lisp +(setq org-tag-alist '((:startgrouptag) + ("GTD") + (:grouptags) + ("Control") + ("Persp") + (:endgrouptag) + (:startgrouptag) + ("Control") + (:grouptags) + ("Context") + ("Task") + (:endgrouptag))) +@end lisp + +The tags in a group can be mutually exclusive if using the same group +syntax as is used for grouping mutually exclusive tags together; using +curly brackets. + +@example +#+TAGS: @{ Context : @@Home @@Work @@Call @} +@end example + + +When setting @code{org-tag-alist} you can use @code{:startgroup} and @code{:endgroup} +instead of @code{:startgrouptag} and @code{:endgrouptag} to make the tags +mutually exclusive. + +Furthermore, the members of a group tag can also be regular +expressions, creating the possibility of a more dynamic and rule-based +tag structure (see @ref{Regular Expressions}). The regular expressions in +the group must be specified within curly brackets. Here is an +expanded example: + +@example +#+TAGS: [ Vision : @{V@@.+@} ] +#+TAGS: [ Goal : @{G@@.+@} ] +#+TAGS: [ AOF : @{AOF@@.+@} ] +#+TAGS: [ Project : @{P@@.+@} ] +@end example + +Searching for the tag @samp{Project} now lists all tags also including +regular expression matches for @samp{P@@.+}, and similarly for tag searches +on @samp{Vision}, @samp{Goal} and @samp{AOF}. For example, this would work well for +a project tagged with a common project-identifier, e.g., +@samp{P@@2014_OrgTags}. + +@kindex C-c C-x q +@findex org-toggle-tags-groups +@vindex org-group-tags +If you want to ignore group tags temporarily, toggle group tags +support with @code{org-toggle-tags-groups}, bound to @kbd{C-c C-x q}. +If you want to disable tag groups completely, set @code{org-group-tags} to +@code{nil}. + +@node Tag Searches +@section Tag Searches + +@cindex tag searches +@cindex searching for tags + +Once a system of tags has been set up, it can be used to collect +related information into special lists. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c / m} or @kbd{C-c \} (@code{org-match-sparse-tree}) +@kindex C-c / m +@kindex C-c \ +@findex org-match-sparse-tree +Create a sparse tree with all headlines matching a tags search. +With a @kbd{C-u} prefix argument, ignore headlines that are not +a TODO line. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda m} (@code{org-tags-view}) +@kindex m @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-tags-view +Create a global list of tag matches from all agenda files. See +@ref{Matching tags and properties}. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda M} (@code{org-tags-view}) +@kindex M @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@vindex org-tags-match-list-sublevels +Create a global list of tag matches from all agenda files, but check +only TODO items and force checking subitems (see the option +@code{org-tags-match-list-sublevels}). +@end table + +These commands all prompt for a match string which allows basic +Boolean logic like @samp{+boss+urgent-project1}, to find entries with tags +@samp{boss} and @samp{urgent}, but not @samp{project1}, or @samp{Kathy|Sally} to find +entries which are tagged, like @samp{Kathy} or @samp{Sally}. The full syntax of +the search string is rich and allows also matching against TODO +keywords, entry levels and properties. For a complete description +with many examples, see @ref{Matching tags and properties}. + +@node Properties and Columns +@chapter Properties and Columns + +@cindex properties + +A property is a key-value pair associated with an entry. Properties +can be set so they are associated with a single entry, with every +entry in a tree, or with the whole buffer. + +There are two main applications for properties in Org mode. First, +properties are like tags, but with a value. Imagine maintaining +a file where you document bugs and plan releases for a piece of +software. Instead of using tags like @samp{release_1}, @samp{release_2}, you +can use a property, say @samp{Release}, that in different subtrees has +different values, such as @samp{1.0} or @samp{2.0}. Second, you can use +properties to implement (very basic) database capabilities in an Org +buffer. Imagine keeping track of your music CDs, where properties +could be things such as the album, artist, date of release, number of +tracks, and so on. + +Properties can be conveniently edited and viewed in column view (see +@ref{Column View}). + +@menu +* Property Syntax:: How properties are spelled out. +* Special Properties:: Access to other Org mode features. +* Property Searches:: Matching property values. +* Property Inheritance:: Passing values down a tree. +* Column View:: Tabular viewing and editing. +@end menu + +@node Property Syntax +@section Property Syntax + +@cindex property syntax +@cindex drawer, for properties + +Properties are key--value pairs. When they are associated with +a single entry or with a tree they need to be inserted into a special +drawer (see @ref{Drawers}) with the name @samp{PROPERTIES}, which has to be +located right below a headline, and its planning line (see @ref{Deadlines and Scheduling}) when applicable. Each property is specified on +a single line, with the key---surrounded by colons---first, and the +value after it. Keys are case-insensitive. Here is an example: + +@example +* CD collection +** Classic +*** Goldberg Variations + :PROPERTIES: + :Title: Goldberg Variations + :Composer: J.S. Bach + :Artist: Glenn Gould + :Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon + :NDisks: 1 + :END: +@end example + +Depending on the value of @code{org-use-property-inheritance}, a property +set this way is associated either with a single entry, or with the +sub-tree defined by the entry, see @ref{Property Inheritance}. + +You may define the allowed values for a particular property @samp{Xyz} by +setting a property @samp{Xyz_ALL}. This special property is @emph{inherited}, +so if you set it in a level 1 entry, it applies to the entire tree. +When allowed values are defined, setting the corresponding property +becomes easier and is less prone to typing errors. For the example +with the CD collection, we can pre-define publishers and the number of +disks in a box like this: + +@example +* CD collection + :PROPERTIES: + :NDisks_ALL: 1 2 3 4 + :Publisher_ALL: "Deutsche Grammophon" Philips EMI + :END: +@end example + +Properties can be inserted on buffer level. That means they apply +before the first headline and can be inherited by all entries in a +file. Property blocks defined before first headline needs to be +located at the top of the buffer, allowing only comments above. + +Properties can also be defined using lines like: + +@cindex @samp{_ALL} suffix, in properties +@cindex @samp{PROPERTY}, keyword +@example +#+PROPERTY: NDisks_ALL 1 2 3 4 +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{+} suffix, in properties +If you want to add to the value of an existing property, append a @samp{+} +to the property name. The following results in the property @samp{var} +having the value @samp{foo=1 bar=2}. + +@example +#+PROPERTY: var foo=1 +#+PROPERTY: var+ bar=2 +@end example + +It is also possible to add to the values of inherited properties. The +following results in the @samp{Genres} property having the value @samp{Classic +Baroque} under the @samp{Goldberg Variations} subtree. + +@example +* CD collection +** Classic + :PROPERTIES: + :Genres: Classic + :END: +*** Goldberg Variations + :PROPERTIES: + :Title: Goldberg Variations + :Composer: J.S. Bach + :Artist: Glenn Gould + :Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon + :NDisks: 1 + :Genres+: Baroque + :END: +@end example + +Note that a property can only have one entry per drawer. + +@vindex org-global-properties +Property values set with the global variable @code{org-global-properties} +can be inherited by all entries in all Org files. + +The following commands help to work with properties: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} (@code{pcomplete}) +@kindex M-TAB +@findex pcomplete +After an initial colon in a line, complete property keys. All keys +used in the current file are offered as possible completions. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x p} (@code{org-set-property}) +@kindex C-c C-x p +@findex org-set-property +Set a property. This prompts for a property name and a value. If +necessary, the property drawer is created as well. + +@item @kbd{C-u M-x org-insert-drawer} +@findex org-insert-drawer +Insert a property drawer into the current entry. The drawer is +inserted early in the entry, but after the lines with planning +information like deadlines. If before first headline the drawer is +inserted at the top of the drawer after any potential comments. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-property-action}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-property-action +With point in a property drawer, this executes property commands. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c s} (@code{org-set-property}) +@kindex C-c C-c s +@findex org-set-property +Set a property in the current entry. Both the property and the +value can be inserted using completion. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-property-next-allowed-values}) +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-property-previous-allowed-value}) +@kindex S-RIGHT +@kindex S-LEFT +Switch property at point to the next/previous allowed value. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c d} (@code{org-delete-property}) +@kindex C-c C-c d +@findex org-delete-property +Remove a property from the current entry. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c D} (@code{org-delete-property-globally}) +@kindex C-c C-c D +@findex org-delete-property-globally +Globally remove a property, from all entries in the current file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c c} (@code{org-compute-property-at-point}) +@kindex C-c C-c c +@findex org-compute-property-at-point +Compute the property at point, using the operator and scope from the +nearest column format definition. +@end table + +@node Special Properties +@section Special Properties + +@cindex properties, special + +Special properties provide an alternative access method to Org mode +features, like the TODO state or the priority of an entry, discussed +in the previous chapters. This interface exists so that you can +include these states in a column view (see @ref{Column View}), or to use +them in queries. The following property names are special and should +not be used as keys in the properties drawer: + +@cindex @samp{ALLTAGS}, special property +@cindex @samp{BLOCKED}, special property +@cindex @samp{CLOCKSUM}, special property +@cindex @samp{CLOCKSUM_T}, special property +@cindex @samp{CLOSED}, special property +@cindex @samp{DEADLINE}, special property +@cindex @samp{FILE}, special property +@cindex @samp{ITEM}, special property +@cindex @samp{PRIORITY}, special property +@cindex @samp{SCHEDULED}, special property +@cindex @samp{TAGS}, special property +@cindex @samp{TIMESTAMP}, special property +@cindex @samp{TIMESTAMP_IA}, special property +@cindex @samp{TODO}, special property +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{ALLTAGS} +@tab All tags, including inherited ones. +@item @samp{BLOCKED} +@tab @code{t} if task is currently blocked by children or siblings. +@item @samp{CATEGORY} +@tab The category of an entry. +@item @samp{CLOCKSUM} +@tab The sum of CLOCK intervals in the subtree. @code{org-clock-sum} +@item +@tab must be run first to compute the values in the current buffer. +@item @samp{CLOCKSUM_T} +@tab The sum of CLOCK intervals in the subtree for today. +@item +@tab @code{org-clock-sum-today} must be run first to compute the +@item +@tab values in the current buffer. +@item @samp{CLOSED} +@tab When was this entry closed? +@item @samp{DEADLINE} +@tab The deadline timestamp. +@item @samp{FILE} +@tab The filename the entry is located in. +@item @samp{ITEM} +@tab The headline of the entry. +@item @samp{PRIORITY} +@tab The priority of the entry, a string with a single letter. +@item @samp{SCHEDULED} +@tab The scheduling timestamp. +@item @samp{TAGS} +@tab The tags defined directly in the headline. +@item @samp{TIMESTAMP} +@tab The first keyword-less timestamp in the entry. +@item @samp{TIMESTAMP_IA} +@tab The first inactive timestamp in the entry. +@item @samp{TODO} +@tab The TODO keyword of the entry. +@end multitable + +@node Property Searches +@section Property Searches + +@cindex properties, searching +@cindex searching, of properties + +To create sparse trees and special lists with selection based on +properties, the same commands are used as for tag searches (see @ref{Tag Searches}). + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c / m} or @kbd{C-c \} (@code{org-match-sparse-tree}) +@kindex C-c / m +@kindex C-c \ +@findex org-match-sparse-tree +Create a sparse tree with all matching entries. With +a @kbd{C-u} prefix argument, ignore headlines that are not +a TODO line. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda m} (@code{org-tags-view}) +@kindex m @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-tags-view +Create a global list of tag/property matches from all agenda files. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda M} (@code{org-tags-view}) +@kindex M @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@vindex org-tags-match-list-sublevels +Create a global list of tag matches from all agenda files, but check +only TODO items and force checking of subitems (see the option +@code{org-tags-match-list-sublevels}). +@end table + +The syntax for the search string is described in @ref{Matching tags and properties}. + +There is also a special command for creating sparse trees based on a +single property: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c / p} +@kindex C-c / p +Create a sparse tree based on the value of a property. This first +prompts for the name of a property, and then for a value. A sparse +tree is created with all entries that define this property with the +given value. If you enclose the value in curly braces, it is +interpreted as a regular expression and matched against the property +values (see @ref{Regular Expressions}). +@end table + +@node Property Inheritance +@section Property Inheritance + +@cindex properties, inheritance +@cindex inheritance, of properties + +@vindex org-use-property-inheritance +The outline structure of Org documents lends itself to an inheritance +model of properties: if the parent in a tree has a certain property, +the children can inherit this property. Org mode does not turn this +on by default, because it can slow down property searches +significantly and is often not needed. However, if you find +inheritance useful, you can turn it on by setting the variable +@code{org-use-property-inheritance}. It may be set to @code{t} to make all +properties inherited from the parent, to a list of properties that +should be inherited, or to a regular expression that matches inherited +properties. If a property has the value @code{nil}, this is interpreted as +an explicit un-define of the property, so that inheritance search +stops at this value and returns @code{nil}. + +Org mode has a few properties for which inheritance is hard-coded, at +least for the special applications for which they are used: + +@table @asis +@item @code{COLUMNS} +@cindex @samp{COLUMNS}, property +The @samp{COLUMNS} property defines the format of column view (see +@ref{Column View}). It is inherited in the sense that the level where +a @samp{COLUMNS} property is defined is used as the starting point for +a column view table, independently of the location in the subtree +from where columns view is turned on. + +@item @code{CATEGORY} +@cindex @samp{CATEGORY}, property +For agenda view, a category set through a @samp{CATEGORY} property +applies to the entire subtree. + +@item @code{ARCHIVE} +@cindex @samp{ARCHIVE}, property +For archiving, the @samp{ARCHIVE} property may define the archive +location for the entire subtree (see @ref{Moving subtrees}). + +@item @code{LOGGING} +@cindex @samp{LOGGING}, property +The @samp{LOGGING} property may define logging settings for an entry or +a subtree (see @ref{Tracking TODO state changes}). +@end table + +@node Column View +@section Column View + +A great way to view and edit properties in an outline tree is @emph{column +view}. In column view, each outline node is turned into a table row. +Columns in this table provide access to properties of the entries. +Org mode implements columns by overlaying a tabular structure over the +headline of each item. While the headlines have been turned into +a table row, you can still change the visibility of the outline tree. +For example, you get a compact table by switching to ``contents'' +view---@kbd{S-@key{TAB}} @kbd{S-@key{TAB}}, or simply @kbd{c} +while column view is active---but you can still open, read, and edit +the entry below each headline. Or, you can switch to column view +after executing a sparse tree command and in this way get a table only +for the selected items. Column view also works in agenda buffers (see +@ref{Agenda Views}) where queries have collected selected items, possibly +from a number of files. + +@menu +* Defining columns:: The COLUMNS format property. +* Using column view:: How to create and use column view. +* Capturing column view:: A dynamic block for column view. +@end menu + +@node Defining columns +@subsection Defining columns + +@cindex column view, for properties +@cindex properties, column view + +Setting up a column view first requires defining the columns. This is +done by defining a column format line. + +@menu +* Scope of column definitions:: Where defined, where valid? +* Column attributes:: Appearance and content of a column. +@end menu + +@node Scope of column definitions +@subsubsection Scope of column definitions + +To specify a format that only applies to a specific tree, add +a @samp{COLUMNS} property to the top node of that tree, for example: + +@example +** Top node for columns view + :PROPERTIES: + :COLUMNS: %25ITEM %TAGS %PRIORITY %TODO + :END: +@end example + +A @samp{COLUMNS} property within a property drawer before first headline +will apply to the entire file. As an addition to property drawers, +keywords can also be defined for an entire file using a line like: + +@cindex @samp{COLUMNS}, keyword +@example +#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM %TAGS %PRIORITY %TODO +@end example + + +If a @samp{COLUMNS} property is present in an entry, it defines columns for +the entry itself, and for the entire subtree below it. Since the +column definition is part of the hierarchical structure of the +document, you can define columns on level 1 that are general enough +for all sublevels, and more specific columns further down, when you +edit a deeper part of the tree. + +@node Column attributes +@subsubsection Column attributes + +A column definition sets the attributes of a column. The general +definition looks like this: + +@example +%[WIDTH]PROPERTY[(TITLE)][@{SUMMARY-TYPE@}] +@end example + + +@noindent +Except for the percent sign and the property name, all items are +optional. The individual parts have the following meaning: + +@table @asis +@item @var{WIDTH} +An integer specifying the width of the column in characters. If +omitted, the width is determined automatically. + +@item @var{PROPERTY} +The property that should be edited in this column. Special +properties representing meta data are allowed here as well (see +@ref{Special Properties}). + +@item @var{TITLE} +The header text for the column. If omitted, the property name is +used. + +@item @var{SUMMARY-TYPE} +The summary type. If specified, the column values for parent nodes +are computed from the children@footnote{If more than one summary type applies to the same property, +the parent values are computed according to the first of them.}. + +Supported summary types are: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{+} +@tab Sum numbers in this column. +@item @samp{+;%.1f} +@tab Like @samp{+}, but format result with @samp{%.1f}. +@item @samp{$} +@tab Currency, short for @samp{+;%.2f}. +@item @samp{min} +@tab Smallest number in column. +@item @samp{max} +@tab Largest number. +@item @samp{mean} +@tab Arithmetic mean of numbers. +@item @samp{X} +@tab Checkbox status, @samp{[X]} if all children are @samp{[X]}. +@item @samp{X/} +@tab Checkbox status, @samp{[n/m]}. +@item @samp{X%} +@tab Checkbox status, @samp{[n%]}. +@item @samp{:} +@tab Sum times, HH:MM, plain numbers are minutes. +@item @samp{:min} +@tab Smallest time value in column. +@item @samp{:max} +@tab Largest time value. +@item @samp{:mean} +@tab Arithmetic mean of time values. +@item @samp{@@min} +@tab Minimum age@footnote{An age can be defined as a duration, using units defined in +@code{org-duration-units}, e.g., @samp{3d 1h}. If any value in the column is as +such, the summary is also expressed as a duration.} (in days/hours/mins/seconds). +@item @samp{@@max} +@tab Maximum age (in days/hours/mins/seconds). +@item @samp{@@mean} +@tab Arithmetic mean of ages (in days/hours/mins/seconds). +@item @samp{est+} +@tab Add low-high estimates. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-columns-summary-types +You can also define custom summary types by setting +@code{org-columns-summary-types}. +@end table + +The @samp{est+} summary type requires further explanation. It is used for +combining estimates, expressed as low-high ranges. For example, +instead of estimating a particular task will take 5 days, you might +estimate it as 5--6 days if you're fairly confident you know how much +work is required, or 1--10 days if you do not really know what needs +to be done. Both ranges average at 5.5 days, but the first represents +a more predictable delivery. + +When combining a set of such estimates, simply adding the lows and +highs produces an unrealistically wide result. Instead, @samp{est+} adds +the statistical mean and variance of the subtasks, generating a final +estimate from the sum. For example, suppose you had ten tasks, each +of which was estimated at 0.5 to 2 days of work. Straight addition +produces an estimate of 5 to 20 days, representing what to expect if +everything goes either extremely well or extremely poorly. In +contrast, @samp{est+} estimates the full job more realistically, at 10--15 +days. + +Here is an example for a complete columns definition, along with +allowed values@footnote{Please note that the @samp{COLUMNS} definition must be on a single +line; it is wrapped here only because of formatting constraints.}. + +@example +:COLUMNS: %25ITEM %9Approved(Approved?)@{X@} %Owner %11Status \ + %10Time_Estimate@{:@} %CLOCKSUM %CLOCKSUM_T +:Owner_ALL: Tammy Mark Karl Lisa Don +:Status_ALL: "In progress" "Not started yet" "Finished" "" +:Approved_ALL: "[ ]" "[X]" +@end example + +@noindent +The first column, @samp{%25ITEM}, means the first 25 characters of the item +itself, i.e., of the headline. You probably always should start the +column definition with the @samp{ITEM} specifier. The other specifiers +create columns @samp{Owner} with a list of names as allowed values, for +@samp{Status} with four different possible values, and for a checkbox field +@samp{Approved}. When no width is given after the @samp{%} character, the +column is exactly as wide as it needs to be in order to fully display +all values. The @samp{Approved} column does have a modified title +(@samp{Approved?}, with a question mark). Summaries are created for the +@samp{Time_Estimate} column by adding time duration expressions like HH:MM, +and for the @samp{Approved} column, by providing an @samp{[X]} status if all +children have been checked. The @samp{CLOCKSUM} and @samp{CLOCKSUM_T} columns +are special, they lists the sums of CLOCK intervals in the subtree, +either for all clocks or just for today. + +@node Using column view +@subsection Using column view + + + +@anchor{Turning column view on or off} +@subsubheading Turning column view on or off + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-c} (@code{org-columns}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-c +@vindex org-columns +@vindex org-columns-default-format +Turn on column view. If point is before the first headline in the +file, column view is turned on for the entire file, using the +@samp{#+COLUMNS} definition. If point is somewhere inside the outline, +this command searches the hierarchy, up from point, for a @samp{COLUMNS} +property that defines a format. When one is found, the column view +table is established for the tree starting at the entry that +contains the @samp{COLUMNS} property. If no such property is found, the +format is taken from the @samp{#+COLUMNS} line or from the variable +@code{org-columns-default-format}, and column view is established for the +current entry and its subtree. + +@item @kbd{r} or @kbd{g} on a columns view line (@code{org-columns-redo}) +@kindex r +@kindex g +@findex org-columns-redo +Recreate the column view, to include recent changes made in the +buffer. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} or @kbd{q} on a columns view line (@code{org-columns-quit}) +@kindex q +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-columns-quit +Exit column view. +@end table + +@anchor{Editing values} +@subsubheading Editing values + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{@key{LEFT}}, @kbd{@key{RIGHT}}, @kbd{@key{UP}}, @kbd{@key{DOWN}} +Move through the column view from field to field. + +@item @kbd{1..9,0} +@kindex 1..9,0 +Directly select the Nth allowed value, @kbd{0} selects the +10th value. + +@item @kbd{n} or @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-columns-next-allowed-value}) +@itemx @kbd{p} or @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-columns-previous-allowed-value}) +@kindex n +@kindex S-RIGHT +@kindex p +@kindex S-LEFT +@findex org-columns-next-allowed-value +@findex org-columns-previous-allowed-value +Switch to the next/previous allowed value of the field. For this, +you have to have specified allowed values for a property. + +@item @kbd{e} (@code{org-columns-edit-value}) +@kindex e +@findex org-columns-edit-value +Edit the property at point. For the special properties, this +invokes the same interface that you normally use to change that +property. For example, the tag completion or fast selection +interface pops up when editing a @samp{TAGS} property. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-columns-toggle-or-columns-quit}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-columns-toggle-or-columns-quit +When there is a checkbox at point, toggle it. Else exit column +view. + +@item @kbd{v} (@code{org-columns-show-value}) +@kindex v +@findex org-columns-show-value +View the full value of this property. This is useful if the width +of the column is smaller than that of the value. + +@item @kbd{a} (@code{org-columns-edit-allowed}) +@kindex a +@findex org-columns-edit-allowed +Edit the list of allowed values for this property. If the list is +found in the hierarchy, the modified values is stored there. If no +list is found, the new value is stored in the first entry that is +part of the current column view. +@end table + +@anchor{Modifying column view on-the-fly} +@subsubheading Modifying column view on-the-fly + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{<} (@code{org-columns-narrow}) +@itemx @kbd{>} (@code{org-columns-widen}) +@kindex < +@kindex > +@findex org-columns-narrow +@findex org-columns-widen +Make the column narrower/wider by one character. + +@item @kbd{S-M-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-columns-new}) +@kindex S-M-RIGHT +@findex org-columns-new +Insert a new column, to the left of the current column. + +@item @kbd{S-M-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-columns-delete}) +@kindex S-M-LEFT +@findex org-columns-delete +Delete the current column. +@end table + +@node Capturing column view +@subsection Capturing column view + +Since column view is just an overlay over a buffer, it cannot be +exported or printed directly. If you want to capture a column view, +use a @samp{columnview} dynamic block (see @ref{Dynamic Blocks}). The frame of +this block looks like this: + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN columnview} +@example +* The column view +#+BEGIN: columnview :hlines 1 :id "label" + +#+END: +@end example + +This dynamic block has the following parameters: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:id} +This is the most important parameter. Column view is a feature that +is often localized to a certain (sub)tree, and the capture block +might be at a different location in the file. To identify the tree +whose view to capture, you can use four values: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{local} +Use the tree in which the capture block is located. + +@item @samp{global} +Make a global view, including all headings in the file. + +@item @samp{file:FILENAME} +Run column view at the top of the @var{FILENAME} file. + +@item @samp{LABEL} +@cindex @samp{ID}, property +Call column view in the tree that has an @samp{ID} property with the +value @var{LABEL}. You can use @kbd{M-x org-id-copy} to +create a globally unique ID for the current entry and copy it to +the kill-ring. +@end table + +@item @samp{:match} +When set to a string, use this as a tags/property match filter to +select only a subset of the headlines in the scope set by the @code{:id} +parameter. +@end table + + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:hlines} +When @code{t}, insert an hline after every line. When a number N, insert +an hline before each headline with level @code{<= N}. + +@item @samp{:vlines} +When non-@code{nil}, force column groups to get vertical lines. + +@item @samp{:maxlevel} +When set to a number, do not capture entries below this level. + +@item @samp{:skip-empty-rows} +When non-@code{nil}, skip rows where the only non-empty specifier of +the column view is @samp{ITEM}. + +@item @samp{:exclude-tags} +List of tags to exclude from column view table: entries with these +tags will be excluded from the column view. + +@item @samp{:indent} +When non-@code{nil}, indent each @samp{ITEM} field according to its level. + +@item @samp{:format} +Specify a column attribute (see @ref{Column attributes}) for the dynamic +block. +@end table + +The following commands insert or update the dynamic block: + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-columns-insert-dblock} +@kindex C-c C-x x +@findex org-columns-insert-dblock +Insert a dynamic block capturing a column view. Prompt for the +scope or ID of the view. + +This command can be invoked by calling +@code{org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock} (@kbd{C-c C-x x}) and +selecting ``columnview'' (see @ref{Dynamic Blocks}). + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} @kbd{C-c C-x C-u} (@code{org-dblock-update}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@kindex C-c C-x C-u +@findex org-dblock-update +Update dynamic block at point. point needs to be in the @samp{#+BEGIN} +line of the dynamic block. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-x C-u} (@code{org-update-all-dblocks}) +@kindex C-u C-c C-x C-u +Update all dynamic blocks (see @ref{Dynamic Blocks}). This is useful if +you have several clock table blocks, column-capturing blocks or +other dynamic blocks in a buffer. +@end table + +You can add formulas to the column view table and you may add plotting +instructions in front of the table---these survive an update of the +block. If there is a @samp{TBLFM} keyword after the table, the table is +recalculated automatically after an update. + +An alternative way to capture and process property values into a table +is provided by Eric Schulte's @samp{org-collector.el}, which is a package +in @samp{org-contrib}@footnote{Contributed packages are not part of Emacs, but are +distributed with the main distribution of Org---visit +@uref{https://orgmode.org}.}. It provides a general API to collect +properties from entries in a certain scope, and arbitrary Lisp +expressions to process these values before inserting them into a table +or a dynamic block. + +@node Dates and Times +@chapter Dates and Times + +@cindex dates +@cindex times +@cindex timestamp +@cindex date stamp + +To assist project planning, TODO items can be labeled with a date +and/or a time. The specially formatted string carrying the date and +time information is called a @emph{timestamp} in Org mode. This may be +a little confusing because timestamp is often used as indicating when +something was created or last changed. However, in Org mode this term +is used in a much wider sense. + +@menu +* Timestamps:: Assigning a time to a tree entry. +* Creating Timestamps:: Commands to insert timestamps. +* Deadlines and Scheduling:: Planning your work. +* Clocking Work Time:: Tracking how long you spend on a task. +* Effort Estimates:: Planning work effort in advance. +* Timers:: Notes with a running timer. +@end menu + +@node Timestamps +@section Timestamps + +@cindex timestamps +@cindex ranges, time +@cindex date stamps +@cindex deadlines +@cindex scheduling + +A timestamp is a specification of a date (possibly with a time or +a range of times) in a special format, either @samp{<2003-09-16 Tue>} or +@samp{<2003-09-16 Tue 09:39>} or @samp{<2003-09-16 Tue 12:00-12:30>}@footnote{The Org date format is inspired by the standard ISO 8601 +date/time format. To use an alternative format, see @ref{Custom time format}. The day name is optional when you type the date yourself. +However, any date inserted or modified by Org adds that day name, for +reading convenience.}. +A timestamp can appear anywhere in the headline or body of an Org tree +entry. Its presence causes entries to be shown on specific dates in +the agenda (see @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}). We distinguish: + +@table @asis +@item Plain timestamp; Event; Appointment +@cindex timestamp +@cindex appointment +A simple timestamp just assigns a date/time to an item. This is +just like writing down an appointment or event in a paper agenda. +In the agenda display, the headline of an entry associated with +a plain timestamp is shown exactly on that date. + +@example +* Meet Peter at the movies + <2006-11-01 Wed 19:15> +* Discussion on climate change + <2006-11-02 Thu 20:00-22:00> +@end example + +@item Timestamp with repeater interval +@cindex timestamp, with repeater interval +A timestamp may contain a @emph{repeater interval}, indicating that it +applies not only on the given date, but again and again after +a certain interval of N days (d), weeks (w), months (m), or years +(y). The following shows up in the agenda every Wednesday: + +@example +* Pick up Sam at school + <2007-05-16 Wed 12:30 +1w> +@end example + +@item Diary-style expression entries +@cindex diary style timestamps +@cindex sexp timestamps +For more complex date specifications, Org mode supports using the +special expression diary entries implemented in the Emacs Calendar +package@footnote{When working with the standard diary expression functions, you +need to be very careful with the order of the arguments. That order +depends evilly on the variable @code{calendar-date-style}. For example, to +specify a date December 12, 2005, the call might look like +@samp{(diary-date 12 1 2005)} or @samp{(diary-date 1 12 2005)} or @samp{(diary-date +2005 12 1)}, depending on the settings. This has been the source of +much confusion. Org mode users can resort to special versions of +these functions like @code{org-date} or @code{org-anniversary}. These work just +like the corresponding @code{diary-} functions, but with stable ISO order +of arguments (year, month, day) wherever applicable, independent of +the value of @code{calendar-date-style}.}. For example, with optional time: + +@example +* 22:00-23:00 The nerd meeting on every 2nd Thursday of the month + <%%(diary-float t 4 2)> +@end example + +@item Time/Date range +@cindex timerange +@cindex date range +Two timestamps connected by @samp{--} denote a range. The headline is +shown on the first and last day of the range, and on any dates that +are displayed and fall in the range. Here is an example: + +@example +** Meeting in Amsterdam + <2004-08-23 Mon>--<2004-08-26 Thu> +@end example + +@item Inactive timestamp +@cindex timestamp, inactive +@cindex inactive timestamp +Just like a plain timestamp, but with square brackets instead of +angular ones. These timestamps are inactive in the sense that they +do @emph{not} trigger an entry to show up in the agenda. + +@example +* Gillian comes late for the fifth time + [2006-11-01 Wed] +@end example +@end table + +@node Creating Timestamps +@section Creating Timestamps + +For Org mode to recognize timestamps, they need to be in the specific +format. All commands listed below produce timestamps in the correct +format. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c .} (@code{org-time-stamp}) +@kindex C-c . +@findex org-time-stamp +Prompt for a date and insert a corresponding timestamp. When point +is at an existing timestamp in the buffer, the command is used to +modify this timestamp instead of inserting a new one. When this +command is used twice in succession, a time range is inserted. + +@kindex C-u C-c . +@vindex org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes +When called with a prefix argument, use the alternative format which +contains date and time. The default time can be rounded to +multiples of 5 minutes. See the option +@code{org-time-stamp-rounding-minutes}. + +@kindex C-u C-u C-c . +With two prefix arguments, insert an active timestamp with the +current time without prompting. + +@item @kbd{C-c !} (@code{org-time-stamp-inactive}) +@kindex C-c ! +@kindex C-u C-c ! +@kindex C-u C-u C-c ! +@findex org-time-stamp-inactive +Like @kbd{C-c .}, but insert an inactive timestamp that does +not cause an agenda entry. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} +@kindex C-c C-c +Normalize timestamp, insert or fix day name if missing or wrong. + +@item @kbd{C-c <} (@code{org-date-from-calendar}) +@kindex C-c < +@findex org-date-from-calendar +Insert a timestamp corresponding to point date in the calendar. + +@item @kbd{C-c >} (@code{org-goto-calendar}) +@kindex C-c > +@findex org-goto-calendar +Access the Emacs calendar for the current date. If there is +a timestamp in the current line, go to the corresponding date +instead. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-o} (@code{org-open-at-point}) +@kindex C-c C-o +@findex org-open-at-point +Access the agenda for the date given by the timestamp or -range at +point (see @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}). + +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-timestamp-down-day}) +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-timestamp-up-day}) +@kindex S-LEFT +@kindex S-RIGHT +@findex org-timestamp-down-day +@findex org-timestamp-up-day +Change date at point by one day. These key bindings conflict with +shift-selection and related modes (see @ref{Conflicts}). + +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-timestamp-up}) +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-timestamp-down}) +@kindex S-UP +@kindex S-DOWN +On the beginning or enclosing bracket of a timestamp, change its +type. Within a timestamp, change the item under point. Point can +be on a year, month, day, hour or minute. When the timestamp +contains a time range like @samp{15:30-16:30}, modifying the first time +also shifts the second, shifting the time block with constant +length. To change the length, modify the second time. Note that if +point is in a headline and not at a timestamp, these same keys +modify the priority of an item (see @ref{Priorities}). The key bindings +also conflict with shift-selection and related modes (see @ref{Conflicts}). + +@item @kbd{C-c C-y} (@code{org-evaluate-time-range}) +@kindex C-c C-y +@findex org-evaluate-time-range +@cindex evaluate time range +Evaluate a time range by computing the difference between start and +end. With a prefix argument, insert result after the time range (in +a table: into the following column). +@end table + +@menu +* The date/time prompt:: How Org mode helps you enter dates and times. +* Custom time format:: Making dates look different. +@end menu + +@node The date/time prompt +@subsection The date/time prompt + +@cindex date, reading in minibuffer +@cindex time, reading in minibuffer + +@vindex org-read-date-prefer-future +When Org mode prompts for a date/time, the default is shown in default +date/time format, and the prompt therefore seems to ask for a specific +format. But it in fact accepts date/time information in a variety of +formats. Generally, the information should start at the beginning of +the string. Org mode finds whatever information is in there and +derives anything you have not specified from the @emph{default date and +time}. The default is usually the current date and time, but when +modifying an existing timestamp, or when entering the second stamp of +a range, it is taken from the stamp in the buffer. When filling in +information, Org mode assumes that most of the time you want to enter +a date in the future: if you omit the month/year and the given +day/month is @emph{before} today, it assumes that you mean a future +date@footnote{See the variable @code{org-read-date-prefer-future}. You may set +that variable to the symbol @code{time} to even make a time before now +shift the date to tomorrow.}. If the date has been automatically shifted into the +future, the time prompt shows this with @samp{(=>F)}. + +For example, let's assume that today is @strong{June 13, 2006}. Here is how +various inputs are interpreted, the items filled in by Org mode are in +@strong{bold}. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{3-2-5} +@tab @result{} 2003-02-05 +@item @samp{2/5/3} +@tab @result{} 2003-02-05 +@item @samp{14} +@tab @result{} @strong{2006}-@strong{06}-14 +@item @samp{12} +@tab @result{} @strong{2006}-@strong{07}-12 +@item @samp{2/5} +@tab @result{} @strong{2007}-02-05 +@item @samp{Fri} +@tab @result{} nearest Friday (default date or later) +@item @samp{sep 15} +@tab @result{} @strong{2006}-09-15 +@item @samp{feb 15} +@tab @result{} @strong{2007}-02-15 +@item @samp{sep 12 9} +@tab @result{} 2009-09-12 +@item @samp{12:45} +@tab @result{} @strong{2006}-@strong{06}-@strong{13} 12:45 +@item @samp{22 sept 0:34} +@tab @result{} @strong{2006}-09-22 0:34 +@item @samp{w4} +@tab @result{} ISO week for of the current year @strong{2006} +@item @samp{2012 w4 fri} +@tab @result{} Friday of ISO week 4 in 2012 +@item @samp{2012-w04-5} +@tab @result{} Same as above +@end multitable + +Furthermore you can specify a relative date by giving, as the @emph{first} +thing in the input: a plus/minus sign, a number and a letter---@samp{h}, +@samp{d}, @samp{w}, @samp{m} or @samp{y}---to indicate a change in hours, days, weeks, +months, or years. With @samp{h} the date is relative to the current time, +with the other letters and a single plus or minus, the date is +relative to today at 00:00. With a double plus or minus, it is +relative to the default date. If instead of a single letter, you use +the abbreviation of day name, the date is the Nth such day, e.g.: + +@multitable {aaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{+0} +@tab @result{} today +@item @samp{.} +@tab @result{} today +@item @samp{+2h} +@tab @result{} two hours from now +@item @samp{+4d} +@tab @result{} four days from today +@item @samp{+4} +@tab @result{} same as +4d +@item @samp{+2w} +@tab @result{} two weeks from today +@item @samp{++5} +@tab @result{} five days from default date +@item @samp{+2tue} +@tab @result{} second Tuesday from now +@end multitable + +@vindex parse-time-months +@vindex parse-time-weekdays +The function understands English month and weekday abbreviations. If +you want to use un-abbreviated names and/or other languages, configure +the variables @code{parse-time-months} and @code{parse-time-weekdays}. + +@vindex org-read-date-force-compatible-dates +Not all dates can be represented in a given Emacs implementation. By +default Org mode forces dates into the compatibility range 1970--2037 +which works on all Emacs implementations. If you want to use dates +outside of this range, read the docstring of the variable +@code{org-read-date-force-compatible-dates}. + +You can specify a time range by giving start and end times or by +giving a start time and a duration (in HH:MM format). Use one or two +dash(es) as the separator in the former case and use @samp{+} as the +separator in the latter case, e.g.: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{11am-1:15pm} +@tab @result{} 11:00-13:15 +@item @samp{11h-13h15} +@tab @result{} same as above +@item @samp{11am--1:15pm} +@tab @result{} same as above +@item @samp{11am+2:15} +@tab @result{} same as above +@end multitable + +@cindex calendar, for selecting date +@vindex org-popup-calendar-for-date-prompt +Parallel to the minibuffer prompt, a calendar is popped up@footnote{If you do not need/want the calendar, configure the variable +@code{org-popup-calendar-for-date-prompt}.}. +When you exit the date prompt, either by clicking on a date in the +calendar, or by pressing @kbd{@key{RET}}, the date selected in the +calendar is combined with the information entered at the prompt. You +can control the calendar fully from the minibuffer: + +@kindex < +@kindex > +@kindex M-v +@kindex C-v +@kindex mouse-1 +@kindex S-RIGHT +@kindex S-LEFT +@kindex S-DOWN +@kindex S-UP +@kindex M-S-RIGHT +@kindex M-S-LEFT +@kindex RET +@kindex . +@kindex C-. +@multitable @columnfractions 0.25 0.55 +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} +@tab Choose date at point in calendar. +@item @kbd{mouse-1} +@tab Select date by clicking on it. +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} +@tab One day forward. +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@tab One day backward. +@item @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} +@tab One week forward. +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} +@tab One week backward. +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RIGHT}} +@tab One month forward. +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{LEFT}} +@tab One month backward. +@item @kbd{>} +@tab Scroll calendar forward by one month. +@item @kbd{<} +@tab Scroll calendar backward by one month. +@item @kbd{M-v} +@tab Scroll calendar forward by 3 months. +@item @kbd{C-v} +@tab Scroll calendar backward by 3 months. +@item @kbd{C-.} +@tab Select today's date@footnote{You can also use the calendar command @kbd{.} to jump to +today's date, but if you are inserting an hour specification for your +timestamp, @kbd{.} will then insert a dot after the hour. By contrast, +@kbd{C-.} will always jump to today's date.} +@end multitable + +@vindex org-read-date-display-live +The actions of the date/time prompt may seem complex, but I assure you +they will grow on you, and you will start getting annoyed by pretty +much any other way of entering a date/time out there. To help you +understand what is going on, the current interpretation of your input +is displayed live in the minibuffer@footnote{If you find this distracting, turn off the display with +@code{org-read-date-display-live}.}. + +@node Custom time format +@subsection Custom time format + +@cindex custom date/time format +@cindex time format, custom +@cindex date format, custom + +@vindex org-display-custom-times +@vindex org-time-stamp-custom-formats +Org mode uses the standard ISO notation for dates and times as it is +defined in ISO 8601. If you cannot get used to this and require +another representation of date and time to keep you happy, you can get +it by customizing the variables @code{org-display-custom-times} and +@code{org-time-stamp-custom-formats}. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-t} (@code{org-toggle-time-stamp-overlays}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-t +@findex org-toggle-time-stamp-overlays +Toggle the display of custom formats for dates and times. +@end table + +Org mode needs the default format for scanning, so the custom +date/time format does not @emph{replace} the default format. Instead, it +is put @emph{over} the default format using text properties. This has the +following consequences: + +@itemize +@item +You cannot place point onto a timestamp anymore, only before or +after. + +@item +The @kbd{S-@key{UP}} and @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} keys can no longer be used +to adjust each component of a timestamp. If point is at the +beginning of the stamp, @kbd{S-@key{UP}} and @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} change +the stamp by one day, just like @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}}. At the end of the stamp, change the time by one +minute. + +@item +If the timestamp contains a range of clock times or a repeater, +these are not overlaid, but remain in the buffer as they were. + +@item +When you delete a timestamp character-by-character, it only +disappears from the buffer after @emph{all} (invisible) characters +belonging to the ISO timestamp have been removed. + +@item +If the custom timestamp format is longer than the default and you +are using dates in tables, table alignment will be messed up. If +the custom format is shorter, things do work as expected. +@end itemize + +@node Deadlines and Scheduling +@section Deadlines and Scheduling + +A timestamp may be preceded by special keywords to facilitate +planning. Both the timestamp and the keyword have to be positioned +immediately after the task they refer to. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{DEADLINE} +@cindex @samp{DEADLINE} marker +Meaning: the task---most likely a TODO item, though not +necessarily---is supposed to be finished on that date. + +@vindex org-deadline-warning-days +On the deadline date, the task is listed in the agenda. In +addition, the agenda for @emph{today} carries a warning about the +approaching or missed deadline, starting @code{org-deadline-warning-days} +before the due date, and continuing until the entry is marked as +done. An example: + +@example +*** TODO write article about the Earth for the Guide + DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun> + The editor in charge is [[bbdb:Ford Prefect]] +@end example + +@vindex org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled +You can specify a different lead time for warnings for a specific +deadlines using the following syntax. Here is an example with +a warning period of 5 days @samp{DEADLINE: <2004-02-29 Sun -5d>}. This +warning is deactivated if the task gets scheduled and you set +@code{org-agenda-skip-deadline-prewarning-if-scheduled} to @code{t}. + +@item @samp{SCHEDULED} +@cindex @samp{SCHEDULED} marker +Meaning: you are planning to start working on that task on the given +date. + +@vindex org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done +The headline is listed under the given date@footnote{It will still be listed on that date after it has been marked +as done. If you do not like this, set the variable +@code{org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-done}.}. In addition, +a reminder that the scheduled date has passed is present in the +compilation for @emph{today}, until the entry is marked as done, i.e., +the task is automatically forwarded until completed. + +@example +*** TODO Call Trillian for a date on New Years Eve. + SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat> +@end example + +@vindex org-scheduled-delay-days +@vindex org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline +If you want to @emph{delay} the display of this task in the agenda, use +@samp{SCHEDULED: <2004-12-25 Sat -2d>}: the task is still scheduled on +the 25th but will appear two days later. In case the task contains +a repeater, the delay is considered to affect all occurrences; if +you want the delay to only affect the first scheduled occurrence of +the task, use @samp{--2d} instead. See @code{org-scheduled-delay-days} and +@code{org-agenda-skip-scheduled-delay-if-deadline} for details on how to +control this globally or per agenda. + +@quotation Important +Scheduling an item in Org mode should @emph{not} be understood in the +same way that we understand @emph{scheduling a meeting}. Setting a date +for a meeting is just a simple appointment, you should mark this +entry with a simple plain timestamp, to get this item shown on the +date where it applies. This is a frequent misunderstanding by Org +users. In Org mode, @emph{scheduling} means setting a date when you want +to start working on an action item. + +@end quotation +@end table + +You may use timestamps with repeaters in scheduling and deadline +entries. Org mode issues early and late warnings based on the +assumption that the timestamp represents the @emph{nearest instance} of the +repeater. However, the use of diary expression entries like + +@example +<%%(diary-float t 42)> +@end example + + +@noindent +in scheduling and deadline timestamps is limited. Org mode does not +know enough about the internals of each function to issue early and +late warnings. However, it shows the item on each day where the +expression entry matches. + +@menu +* Inserting deadline/schedule:: Planning items. +* Repeated tasks:: Items that show up again and again. +@end menu + +@node Inserting deadline/schedule +@subsection Inserting deadlines or schedules + +The following commands allow you to quickly insert a deadline or to +schedule an item:@footnote{The @samp{SCHEDULED} and @samp{DEADLINE} dates are inserted on the line +right below the headline. Do not put any text between this line and +the headline.} + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-d} (@code{org-deadline}) +@kindex C-c C-d +@findex org-deadline +@vindex org-log-redeadline +Insert @samp{DEADLINE} keyword along with a stamp. The insertion happens +in the line directly following the headline. Remove any @samp{CLOSED} +timestamp . When called with a prefix argument, also remove any +existing deadline from the entry. Depending on the variable +@code{org-log-redeadline}, take a note when changing an existing +deadline@footnote{Note the corresponding @samp{STARTUP} options @samp{logredeadline}, +@samp{lognoteredeadline}, and @samp{nologredeadline}.}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-s} (@code{org-schedule}) +@kindex C-c C-s +@findex org-schedule +@vindex org-log-reschedule +Insert @samp{SCHEDULED} keyword along with a stamp. The insertion +happens in the line directly following the headline. Remove any +@samp{CLOSED} timestamp. When called with a prefix argument, also remove +the scheduling date from the entry. Depending on the variable +@code{org-log-reschedule}, take a note when changing an existing +scheduling time@footnote{Note the corresponding @samp{STARTUP} options @samp{logreschedule}, +@samp{lognotereschedule}, and @samp{nologreschedule}.}. + +@item @kbd{C-c / d} (@code{org-check-deadlines}) +@kindex C-c / d +@findex org-check-deadlines +@cindex sparse tree, for deadlines +@vindex org-deadline-warning-days +Create a sparse tree with all deadlines that are either past-due, or +which will become due within @code{org-deadline-warning-days}. With +@kbd{C-u} prefix, show all deadlines in the file. With +a numeric prefix, check that many days. For example, @kbd{C-1 C-c / d} shows all deadlines due tomorrow. + +@item @kbd{C-c / b} (@code{org-check-before-date}) +@kindex C-c / b +@findex org-check-before-date +Sparse tree for deadlines and scheduled items before a given date. + +@item @kbd{C-c / a} (@code{org-check-after-date}) +@kindex C-c / a +@findex org-check-after-date +Sparse tree for deadlines and scheduled items after a given date. +@end table + +Note that @code{org-schedule} and @code{org-deadline} supports setting the date +by indicating a relative time e.g., @samp{+1d} sets the date to the next +day after today, and @samp{--1w} sets the date to the previous week before +any current timestamp. + +@node Repeated tasks +@subsection Repeated tasks + +@cindex tasks, repeated +@cindex repeated tasks + +Some tasks need to be repeated again and again. Org mode helps to +organize such tasks using a so-called repeater in a @samp{DEADLINE}, +@samp{SCHEDULED}, or plain timestamps@footnote{Org does not repeat inactive timestamps, however. See +@ref{Timestamps}.}. In the following example: + +@example +** TODO Pay the rent + DEADLINE: <2005-10-01 Sat +1m> +@end example + +@noindent +the @samp{+1m} is a repeater; the intended interpretation is that the task +has a deadline on @samp{<2005-10-01>} and repeats itself every (one) month +starting from that time. You can use yearly, monthly, weekly, daily +and hourly repeat cookies by using the @samp{y}, @samp{m}, @samp{w}, @samp{d} and @samp{h} +letters. If you need both a repeater and a special warning period in +a deadline entry, the repeater should come first and the warning +period last + +@example +DEADLINE: <2005-10-01 Sat +1m -3d> +@end example + + +@vindex org-todo-repeat-to-state +Deadlines and scheduled items produce entries in the agenda when they +are over-due, so it is important to be able to mark such an entry as +done once you have done so. When you mark a @samp{DEADLINE} or +a @samp{SCHEDULED} with the TODO keyword @samp{DONE}, it no longer produces +entries in the agenda. The problem with this is, however, is that +then also the @emph{next} instance of the repeated entry will not be +active. Org mode deals with this in the following way: when you try +to mark such an entry as done, using @kbd{C-c C-t}, it shifts the +base date of the repeating timestamp by the repeater interval, and +immediately sets the entry state back to TODO@footnote{In fact, the target state is taken from, in this sequence, the +@samp{REPEAT_TO_STATE} property, the variable @code{org-todo-repeat-to-state} if +it is a string, the previous TODO state if @code{org-todo-repeat-to-state} +is @code{t}, or the first state of the TODO state sequence.}. In the example +above, setting the state to @samp{DONE} would actually switch the date like +this: + +@example +** TODO Pay the rent + DEADLINE: <2005-11-01 Tue +1m> +@end example + +To mark a task with a repeater as DONE, use @kbd{C-- 1 C-c C-t}, +i.e., @code{org-todo} with a numeric prefix argument of @samp{-1}. + +@vindex org-log-repeat +A timestamp@footnote{You can change this using the option @code{org-log-repeat}, or the +@samp{STARTUP} options @samp{logrepeat}, @samp{lognoterepeat}, and @samp{nologrepeat}. +With @samp{lognoterepeat}, you will also be prompted for a note.} is added under the deadline, to keep a record that +you actually acted on the previous instance of this deadline. + +As a consequence of shifting the base date, this entry is no longer +visible in the agenda when checking past dates, but all future +instances will be visible. + +With the @samp{+1m} cookie, the date shift is always exactly one month. So +if you have not paid the rent for three months, marking this entry +DONE still keeps it as an overdue deadline. Depending on the task, +this may not be the best way to handle it. For example, if you forgot +to call your father for 3 weeks, it does not make sense to call him +3 times in a single day to make up for it. Finally, there are tasks, +like changing batteries, which should always repeat a certain time +@emph{after} the last time you did it. For these tasks, Org mode has +special repeaters @samp{++} and @samp{.+}. For example: + +@example +** TODO Call Father + DEADLINE: <2008-02-10 Sun ++1w> + Marking this DONE shifts the date by at least one week, but also + by as many weeks as it takes to get this date into the future. + However, it stays on a Sunday, even if you called and marked it + done on Saturday. + +** TODO Empty kitchen trash + DEADLINE: <2008-02-08 Fri 20:00 ++1d> + Marking this DONE shifts the date by at least one day, and also + by as many days as it takes to get the timestamp into the future. + Since there is a time in the timestamp, the next deadline in the + future will be on today's date if you complete the task before + 20:00. + +** TODO Check the batteries in the smoke detectors + DEADLINE: <2005-11-01 Tue .+1m> + Marking this DONE shifts the date to one month after today. + +** TODO Wash my hands + DEADLINE: <2019-04-05 08:00 Sun .+1h> + Marking this DONE shifts the date to exactly one hour from now. +@end example + +@vindex org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown +You may have both scheduling and deadline information for a specific +task. If the repeater is set for the scheduling information only, you +probably want the repeater to be ignored after the deadline. If so, +set the variable @code{org-agenda-skip-scheduled-if-deadline-is-shown} to +@code{repeated-after-deadline}. However, any scheduling information +without a repeater is no longer relevant once the task is done, and +thus, removed upon repeating the task. If you want both scheduling +and deadline information to repeat after the same interval, set the +same repeater for both timestamps. + +An alternative to using a repeater is to create a number of copies of +a task subtree, with dates shifted in each copy. The command +@kbd{C-c C-x c} was created for this purpose; it is described in +@ref{Structure Editing}. + +@node Clocking Work Time +@section Clocking Work Time + +@cindex clocking time +@cindex time clocking + +Org mode allows you to clock the time you spend on specific tasks in +a project. When you start working on an item, you can start the +clock. When you stop working on that task, or when you mark the task +done, the clock is stopped and the corresponding time interval is +recorded. It also computes the total time spent on each +subtree@footnote{Clocking only works if all headings are indented with less +than 30 stars. This is a hard-coded limitation of @code{lmax} in +@code{org-clock-sum}.} of a project. And it remembers a history or tasks +recently clocked, so that you can jump quickly between a number of +tasks absorbing your time. + +To save the clock history across Emacs sessions, use: + +@lisp +(setq org-clock-persist 'history) +(org-clock-persistence-insinuate) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-clock-persist +When you clock into a new task after resuming Emacs, the incomplete +clock@footnote{To resume the clock under the assumption that you have worked +on this task while outside Emacs, use @samp{(setq org-clock-persist t)}.} is retrieved (see @ref{Resolving idle time (1)}) and you are +prompted about what to do with it. + +@menu +* Clocking commands:: Starting and stopping a clock. +* The clock table:: Detailed reports. +* Resolving idle time:: Resolving time when you've been idle. +@end menu + +@node Clocking commands +@subsection Clocking commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-i} (@code{org-clock-in}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-i +@findex org-clock-in +@vindex org-clock-into-drawer +@vindex org-clock-continuously +@cindex @samp{LOG_INTO_DRAWER}, property +Start the clock on the current item (clock-in). This inserts the +@samp{CLOCK} keyword together with a timestamp. If this is not the first +clocking of this item, the multiple @samp{CLOCK} lines are wrapped into +a @samp{LOGBOOK} drawer (see also the variable @code{org-clock-into-drawer}). +You can also overrule the setting of this variable for a subtree by +setting a @samp{CLOCK_INTO_DRAWER} or @samp{LOG_INTO_DRAWER} property. When +called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix argument, select the task from +a list of recently clocked tasks. With two @kbd{C-u C-u} +prefixes, clock into the task at point and mark it as the default +task; the default task is always be available with letter +@kbd{d} when selecting a clocking task. With three @kbd{C-u C-u C-u} prefixes, force continuous clocking by starting the +clock when the last clock stopped. + +@cindex @samp{CLOCK_MODELINE_TOTAL}, property +@cindex @samp{LAST_REPEAT}, property +@vindex org-clock-mode-line-total +@vindex org-clock-in-prepare-hook +While the clock is running, Org shows the current clocking time in +the mode line, along with the title of the task. The clock time +shown is all time ever clocked for this task and its children. If +the task has an effort estimate (see @ref{Effort Estimates}), the mode +line displays the current clocking time against it@footnote{To add an effort estimate ``on the fly'', hook a function doing +this to @code{org-clock-in-prepare-hook}.}. If the +task is a repeating one (see @ref{Repeated tasks}), show only the time +since the last reset of the task@footnote{The last reset of the task is recorded by the @samp{LAST_REPEAT} +property.}. You can exercise more +control over show time with the @samp{CLOCK_MODELINE_TOTAL} property. It +may have the values @samp{current} to show only the current clocking +instance, @samp{today} to show all time clocked on this tasks today---see +also the variable @code{org-extend-today-until}, @code{all} to include all +time, or @code{auto} which is the default@footnote{See also the variable @code{org-clock-mode-line-total}.}. Clicking with +@kbd{mouse-1} onto the mode line entry pops up a menu with +clocking options. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-o} (@code{org-clock-out}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-o +@findex org-clock-out +@vindex org-log-note-clock-out +Stop the clock (clock-out). This inserts another timestamp at the +same location where the clock was last started. It also directly +computes the resulting time in inserts it after the time range as +@samp{=>HH:MM}. See the variable @code{org-log-note-clock-out} for the +possibility to record an additional note together with the clock-out +timestamp@footnote{The corresponding in-buffer setting is: @samp{#+STARTUP: +lognoteclock-out}.}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-x} (@code{org-clock-in-last}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-x +@findex org-clock-in-last +@vindex org-clock-continuously +Re-clock the last clocked task. With one @kbd{C-u} prefix +argument, select the task from the clock history. With two +@kbd{C-u} prefixes, force continuous clocking by starting the +clock when the last clock stopped. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-e} (@code{org-clock-modify-effort-estimate}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-e +@findex org-clock-modify-effort-estimate +Update the effort estimate for the current clock task. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} or @kbd{C-c C-y} (@code{org-evaluate-time-range}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@kindex C-c C-y +@findex org-evaluate-time-range +Recompute the time interval after changing one of the timestamps. +This is only necessary if you edit the timestamps directly. If you +change them with @kbd{S-<cursor>} keys, the update is +automatic. + +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-clock-timestamps-up}) +@itemx @kbd{C-S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-clock-timestamps-down}) +@kindex C-S-UP +@findex org-clock-timestamps-up +@kindex C-S-DOWN +@findex org-clock-timestamps-down +On CLOCK log lines, increase/decrease both timestamps so that the +clock duration keeps the same value. + +@item @kbd{S-M-@key{UP}} (@code{org-timestamp-up}) +@itemx @kbd{S-M-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-timestamp-down}) +@kindex S-M-UP +@findex org-clock-timestamp-up +@kindex S-M-DOWN +@findex org-clock-timestamp-down +On @samp{CLOCK} log lines, increase/decrease the timestamp at point and +the one of the previous, or the next, clock timestamp by the same +duration. For example, if you hit @kbd{S-M-@key{UP}} to increase +a clocked-out timestamp by five minutes, then the clocked-in +timestamp of the next clock is increased by five minutes. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-t} (@code{org-todo}) +@kindex C-c C-t +@findex org-todo +Changing the TODO state of an item to DONE automatically stops the +clock if it is running in this same item. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-q} (@code{org-clock-cancel}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-q +@findex org-clock-cancel +Cancel the current clock. This is useful if a clock was started by +mistake, or if you ended up working on something else. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-j} (@code{org-clock-goto}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-j +@findex or-clock-goto +Jump to the headline of the currently clocked in task. With +a @kbd{C-u} prefix argument, select the target task from a list +of recently clocked tasks. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-d} (@code{org-clock-display}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-d +@findex org-clock-display +@vindex org-remove-highlights-with-change +Display time summaries for each subtree in the current buffer. This +puts overlays at the end of each headline, showing the total time +recorded under that heading, including the time of any subheadings. +You can use visibility cycling to study the tree, but the overlays +disappear when you change the buffer (see variable +@code{org-remove-highlights-with-change}) or press @kbd{C-c C-c}. +@end table + +The @kbd{l} key may be used in the agenda (see @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}) to show which tasks have been worked on or closed during +a day. + +@strong{Important:} note that both @code{org-clock-out} and @code{org-clock-in-last} +can have a global keybinding and do not modify the window disposition. + +@node The clock table +@subsection The clock table + +@cindex clocktable, dynamic block +@cindex report, of clocked time + +Org mode can produce quite complex reports based on the time clocking +information. Such a report is called a @emph{clock table}, because it is +formatted as one or several Org tables. + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-clock-report} +@kindex C-c C-x x +@findex org-clock-report +Insert or update a clock table. When called with a prefix argument, +jump to the first clock table in the current document and update it. +The clock table includes archived trees. + +This command can be invoked by calling +@code{org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock} (@kbd{C-c C-x x}) and +selecting ``clocktable'' (see @ref{Dynamic Blocks}). + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} or @kbd{C-c C-x C-u} (@code{org-dblock-update}) +@kindex C-c C-c +@kindex C-c C-x C-u +@findex org-dblock-update +Update dynamic block at point. Point needs to be in the @samp{BEGIN} +line of the dynamic block. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-x C-u} +@kindex C-u C-c C-x C-u +Update all dynamic blocks (see @ref{Dynamic Blocks}). This is useful if +you have several clock table blocks in a buffer. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@itemx @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-clocktable-try-shift}) +@kindex S-LEFT +@kindex S-RIGHT +@findex org-clocktable-try-shift +Shift the current @samp{:block} interval and update the table. Point +needs to be in the @samp{#+BEGIN: clocktable} line for this command. If +@samp{:block} is @samp{today}, it is shifted to @samp{today-1}, etc. +@end table + +Here is an example of the frame for a clock table as it is inserted +into the buffer by @code{org-clock-report}: + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN clocktable} +@example +#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :emphasize nil :scope file +#+END: clocktable +@end example + +@vindex org-clocktable-defaults +The @samp{#+BEGIN} line contains options to define the scope, structure, +and formatting of the report. Defaults for all these options can be +configured in the variable @code{org-clocktable-defaults}. + +First there are options that determine which clock entries are to +be selected: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:maxlevel} +Maximum level depth to which times are listed in the table. Clocks +at deeper levels are summed into the upper level. + +@item @samp{:scope} +The scope to consider. This can be any of the following: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{nil} +@tab the current buffer or narrowed region +@item @samp{file} +@tab the full current buffer +@item @samp{subtree} +@tab the subtree where the clocktable is located +@item @samp{treeN} +@tab the surrounding level N tree, for example @samp{tree3} +@item @samp{tree} +@tab the surrounding level 1 tree +@item @samp{agenda} +@tab all agenda files +@item @samp{("file" ...)} +@tab scan these files +@item @samp{FUNCTION} +@tab scan files returned by calling @var{FUNCTION} with no argument +@item @samp{file-with-archives} +@tab current file and its archives +@item @samp{agenda-with-archives} +@tab all agenda files, including archives +@end multitable + +@item @samp{:block} +The time block to consider. This block is specified either +absolutely, or relative to the current time and may be any of these +formats: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{2007-12-31} +@tab New year eve 2007 +@item @samp{2007-12} +@tab December 2007 +@item @samp{2007-W50} +@tab ISO-week 50 in 2007 +@item @samp{2007-Q2} +@tab 2nd quarter in 2007 +@item @samp{2007} +@tab the year 2007 +@item @samp{today}, @samp{yesterday}, @samp{today-N} +@tab a relative day +@item @samp{thisweek}, @samp{lastweek}, @samp{thisweek-N} +@tab a relative week +@item @samp{thismonth}, @samp{lastmonth}, @samp{thismonth-N} +@tab a relative month +@item @samp{thisyear}, @samp{lastyear}, @samp{thisyear-N} +@tab a relative year +@item @samp{untilnow}@footnote{When using @code{:step}, @code{untilnow} starts from the beginning of +2003, not the beginning of time.} +@tab all clocked time ever +@end multitable + +@vindex org-clock-display-default-range +When this option is not set, Org falls back to the value in +@code{org-clock-display-default-range}, which defaults to the current +year. + +Use @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} or @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} to shift the time +interval. + +@item @samp{:tstart} +A time string specifying when to start considering times. Relative +times like @samp{"<-2w>"} can also be used. See @ref{Matching tags and properties} for relative time syntax. + +@item @samp{:tend} +A time string specifying when to stop considering times. Relative +times like @samp{"<now>"} can also be used. See @ref{Matching tags and properties} for relative time syntax. + +@item @samp{:wstart} +The starting day of the week. The default is 1 for Monday. + +@item @samp{:mstart} +The starting day of the month. The default is 1 for the first. + +@item @samp{:step} +Set to @samp{day}, @samp{week}, @samp{semimonth}, @samp{month}, or @samp{year} to split the +table into chunks. To use this, either @samp{:block}, or @samp{:tstart} and +@samp{:tend} are required. + +@item @samp{:stepskip0} +When non-@code{nil}, do not show steps that have zero time. + +@item @samp{:fileskip0} +When non-@code{nil}, do not show table sections from files which did not +contribute. + +@item @samp{:match} +A tags match to select entries that should contribute. See +@ref{Matching tags and properties} for the match syntax. +@end table + +@findex org-clocktable-write-default +Then there are options that determine the formatting of the table. +There options are interpreted by the function +@code{org-clocktable-write-default}, but you can specify your own function +using the @samp{:formatter} parameter. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:emphasize} +When non-@code{nil}, emphasize level one and level two items. + +@item @samp{:lang} +Language@footnote{Language terms can be set through the variable +@code{org-clock-clocktable-language-setup}.} to use for descriptive cells like ``Task''. + +@item @samp{:link} +Link the item headlines in the table to their origins. + +@item @samp{:narrow} +An integer to limit the width of the headline column in the Org +table. If you write it like @samp{50!}, then the headline is also +shortened in export. + +@item @samp{:indent} +Indent each headline field according to its level. + +@item @samp{:hidefiles} +Hide the file column when multiple files are used to produce the +table. + +@item @samp{:tcolumns} +Number of columns to be used for times. If this is smaller than +@samp{:maxlevel}, lower levels are lumped into one column. + +@item @samp{:level} +Should a level number column be included? + +@item @samp{:sort} +A cons cell containing the column to sort and a sorting type. E.g., +@samp{:sort (1 . ?a)} sorts the first column alphabetically. + +@item @samp{:compact} +Abbreviation for @samp{:level nil :indent t :narrow 40! :tcolumns 1}. +All are overwritten except if there is an explicit @samp{:narrow}. + +@item @samp{:timestamp} +A timestamp for the entry, when available. Look for @samp{SCHEDULED}, +@samp{DEADLINE}, @samp{TIMESTAMP} and @samp{TIMESTAMP_IA} special properties (see +@ref{Special Properties}), in this order. + +@item @samp{:tags} +When this flag is non-@code{nil}, show the headline's tags. + +@item @samp{:properties} +List of properties shown in the table. Each property gets its own +column. + +@item @samp{:inherit-props} +When this flag is non-@code{nil}, the values for @samp{:properties} are +inherited. + +@item @samp{:formula} +Content of a @samp{TBLFM} keyword to be added and evaluated. As +a special case, @samp{:formula %} adds a column with % time. If you do +not specify a formula here, any existing formula below the clock +table survives updates and is evaluated. + +@item @samp{:formatter} +A function to format clock data and insert it into the buffer. +@end table + +To get a clock summary of the current level 1 tree, for the current +day, you could write: + +@example +#+BEGIN: clocktable :maxlevel 2 :block today :scope tree1 :link t +#+END: clocktable +@end example + +@noindent +To use a specific time range you could write@footnote{Note that all parameters must be specified in a single +line---the line is broken here only to fit it into the manual.} + +@example +#+BEGIN: clocktable :tstart "<2006-08-10 Thu 10:00>" + :tend "<2006-08-10 Thu 12:00>" +#+END: clocktable +@end example + +@noindent +A range starting a week ago and ending right now could be written as + +@example +#+BEGIN: clocktable :tstart "<-1w>" :tend "<now>" +#+END: clocktable +@end example + +@noindent +A summary of the current subtree with % times would be + +@example +#+BEGIN: clocktable :scope subtree :link t :formula % +#+END: clocktable +@end example + +@noindent +A horizontally compact representation of everything clocked during +last week would be + +@example +#+BEGIN: clocktable :scope agenda :block lastweek :compact t +#+END: clocktable +@end example + +@node Resolving idle time +@subsection Resolving idle time and continuous clocking + + + +@anchor{Resolving idle time (1)} +@subsubheading Resolving idle time + +@cindex resolve idle time +@cindex idle, resolve, dangling + +If you clock in on a work item, and then walk away from your +computer---perhaps to take a phone call---you often need to +``resolve'' the time you were away by either subtracting it from the +current clock, or applying it to another one. + +@vindex org-clock-idle-time +@vindex org-clock-x11idle-program-name +By customizing the variable @code{org-clock-idle-time} to some integer, +such as 10 or 15, Emacs can alert you when you get back to your +computer after being idle for that many minutes@footnote{On computers using macOS, idleness is based on actual user +idleness, not just Emacs' idle time. For X11, you can install a +utility program @samp{x11idle.c}, available in the @samp{org-contrib/} +repository, or install the xprintidle package and set it to the +variable @code{org-clock-x11idle-program-name} if you are running Debian, +to get the same general treatment of idleness. On other systems, idle +time refers to Emacs idle time only.}, and ask what +you want to do with the idle time. There will be a question waiting +for you when you get back, indicating how much idle time has passed +constantly updated with the current amount, as well as a set of +choices to correct the discrepancy: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{k} +@kindex k +To keep some or all of the minutes and stay clocked in, press +@kbd{k}. Org asks how many of the minutes to keep. Press +@kbd{@key{RET}} to keep them all, effectively changing nothing, or +enter a number to keep that many minutes. + +@item @kbd{K} +@kindex K +If you use the shift key and press @kbd{K}, it keeps however +many minutes you request and then immediately clock out of that +task. If you keep all of the minutes, this is the same as just +clocking out of the current task. + +@item @kbd{s} +@kindex s +To keep none of the minutes, use @kbd{s} to subtract all the +away time from the clock, and then check back in from the moment you +returned. + +@item @kbd{S} +@kindex S +To keep none of the minutes and just clock out at the start of the +away time, use the shift key and press @kbd{S}. Remember that +using shift always leave you clocked out, no matter which option you +choose. + +@item @kbd{C} +@kindex C +To cancel the clock altogether, use @kbd{C}. Note that if +instead of canceling you subtract the away time, and the resulting +clock amount is less than a minute, the clock is still canceled +rather than cluttering up the log with an empty entry. +@end table + +What if you subtracted those away minutes from the current clock, and +now want to apply them to a new clock? Simply clock in to any task +immediately after the subtraction. Org will notice that you have +subtracted time ``on the books'', so to speak, and will ask if you want +to apply those minutes to the next task you clock in on. + +There is one other instance when this clock resolution magic occurs. +Say you were clocked in and hacking away, and suddenly your cat chased +a mouse who scared a hamster that crashed into your UPS's power +button! You suddenly lose all your buffers, but thanks to auto-save +you still have your recent Org mode changes, including your last clock +in. + +If you restart Emacs and clock into any task, Org will notice that you +have a dangling clock which was never clocked out from your last +session. Using that clock's starting time as the beginning of the +unaccounted-for period, Org will ask how you want to resolve that +time. The logic and behavior is identical to dealing with away time +due to idleness; it is just happening due to a recovery event rather +than a set amount of idle time. + +You can also check all the files visited by your Org agenda for +dangling clocks at any time using @kbd{M-x org-resolve-clocks @key{RET}} (or @kbd{C-c C-x C-z}). + +@anchor{Continuous clocking} +@subsubheading Continuous clocking + +@cindex continuous clocking + +@vindex org-clock-continuously +You may want to start clocking from the time when you clocked out the +previous task. To enable this systematically, set +@code{org-clock-continuously} to non-@code{nil}. Each time you clock in, Org +retrieves the clock-out time of the last clocked entry for this +session, and start the new clock from there. + +If you only want this from time to time, use three universal prefix +arguments with @code{org-clock-in} and two @kbd{C-u C-u} with +@code{org-clock-in-last}. + +@anchor{Clocking out automatically after some idle time} +@subsubheading Clocking out automatically after some idle time + +@cindex auto clocking out after idle time + +@vindex org-clock-auto-clockout-timer +When you often forget to clock out before being idle and you don't +want to manually set the clocking time to take into account, you can +set @code{org-clock-auto-clockout-timer} to a number of seconds and add +@samp{(org-clock-auto-clockout-insinuate)} to your @samp{.emacs} file. + +When the clock is running and Emacs is idle for more than this number +of seconds, the clock will be clocked out automatically. + +Use @samp{M-x org-clock-toggle-auto-clockout RET} to temporarily turn this +on or off. + +@node Effort Estimates +@section Effort Estimates + +@cindex effort estimates +@cindex @samp{EFFORT}, property +@vindex org-effort-property + +If you want to plan your work in a very detailed way, or if you need +to produce offers with quotations of the estimated work effort, you +may want to assign effort estimates to entries. If you are also +clocking your work, you may later want to compare the planned effort +with the actual working time, a great way to improve planning +estimates. + +Effort estimates are stored in a special property @samp{EFFORT}. Multiple +formats are supported, such as @samp{3:12}, @samp{1:23:45}, or @samp{1d3h5min}; see +the file @samp{org-duration.el} for more detailed information about the +format. + +You can set the effort for an entry with the following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x e} (@code{org-set-effort}) +@kindex C-c C-x e +@findex org-set-effort +Set the effort estimate for the current entry. With a prefix +argument, set it to the next allowed value---see below. This +command is also accessible from the agenda with the @kbd{e} +key. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-e} (@code{org-clock-modify-effort-estimate}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-e +@findex org-clock-modify-effort-estimate +Modify the effort estimate of the item currently being clocked. +@end table + +Clearly the best way to work with effort estimates is through column +view (see @ref{Column View}). You should start by setting up discrete +values for effort estimates, and a @samp{COLUMNS} format that displays +these values together with clock sums---if you want to clock your +time. For a specific buffer you can use: + +@example +#+PROPERTY: Effort_ALL 0 0:10 0:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 5:00 6:00 7:00 +#+COLUMNS: %40ITEM(Task) %17Effort(Estimated Effort)@{:@} %CLOCKSUM +@end example + +@noindent +@vindex org-global-properties +@vindex org-columns-default-format +or, even better, you can set up these values globally by customizing +the variables @code{org-global-properties} and +@code{org-columns-default-format}. In particular if you want to use this +setup also in the agenda, a global setup may be advised. + +The way to assign estimates to individual items is then to switch to +column mode, and to use @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} and @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} to +change the value. The values you enter are immediately summed up in +the hierarchy. In the column next to it, any clocked time is +displayed. + +@vindex org-agenda-columns-add-appointments-to-effort-sum +If you switch to column view in the daily/weekly agenda, the effort +column summarizes the estimated work effort for each day@footnote{Please note the pitfalls of summing hierarchical data in +a flat list (see @ref{Agenda Column View}).}, and +you can use this to find space in your schedule. To get an overview +of the entire part of the day that is committed, you can set the +option @code{org-agenda-columns-add-appointments-to-effort-sum}. The +appointments on a day that take place over a specified time interval +are then also added to the load estimate of the day. + +Effort estimates can be used in secondary agenda filtering that is +triggered with the @kbd{/} key in the agenda (see @ref{Agenda Commands}). If you have these estimates defined consistently, +two or three key presses narrow down the list to stuff that fits into +an available time slot. + +@node Timers +@section Taking Notes with a Relative Timer + +@cindex relative timer +@cindex countdown timer + +Org provides two types of timers. There is a relative timer that +counts up, which can be useful when taking notes during, for example, +a meeting or a video viewing. There is also a countdown timer. + +The relative and countdown are started with separate commands. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x 0} (@code{org-timer-start}) +@kindex C-c C-x 0 +@findex org-timer-start +Start or reset the relative timer. By default, the timer is set +to 0. When called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix, prompt the user for +a starting offset. If there is a timer string at point, this is +taken as the default, providing a convenient way to restart taking +notes after a break in the process. When called with a double +prefix argument @kbd{C-u C-u}, change all timer strings in the +active region by a certain amount. This can be used to fix timer +strings if the timer was not started at exactly the right moment. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x ;} (@code{org-timer-set-timer}) +@kindex C-c C-x ; +@findex org-timer-set-timer +@vindex org-timer-default-timer +Start a countdown timer. The user is prompted for a duration. +@code{org-timer-default-timer} sets the default countdown value. Giving +a numeric prefix argument overrides this default value. This +command is available as @kbd{;} in agenda buffers. +@end table + +Once started, relative and countdown timers are controlled with the +same commands. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x .} (@code{org-timer}) +@kindex C-c C-x . +@findex org-timer +Insert a relative time into the buffer. The first time you use +this, the timer starts. Using a prefix argument restarts it. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x -} (@code{org-timer-item}) +@kindex C-c C-x - +@findex org-timer-item +Insert a description list item with the current relative time. With +a prefix argument, first reset the timer to 0. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{RET}} (@code{org-insert-heading}) +@kindex M-RET +@findex org-insert-heading +Once the timer list is started, you can also use @kbd{M-@key{RET}} to +insert new timer items. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x ,} (@code{org-timer-pause-or-continue}) +@kindex C-c C-x , +@findex org-timer-pause-or-continue +Pause the timer, or continue it if it is already paused. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x _} (@code{org-timer-stop}) +@kindex C-c C-x _ +@findex org-timer-stop +Stop the timer. After this, you can only start a new timer, not +continue the old one. This command also removes the timer from the +mode line. +@end table + +@node Refiling and Archiving +@chapter Refiling and Archiving + +@cindex refiling notes +@cindex copying notes +@cindex archiving + +Once information is in the system, it may need to be moved around. +Org provides Refile, Copy and Archive commands for this. Refile and +Copy helps with moving and copying outlines. Archiving helps to keep +the system compact and fast. + +@menu +* Refile and Copy:: Moving/copying a tree from one place to another. +* Archiving:: What to do with finished products. +@end menu + +@node Refile and Copy +@section Refile and Copy + +@cindex refiling notes +@cindex copying notes + +When reviewing the captured data, you may want to refile or to copy +some of the entries into a different list, for example into a project. +Cutting, finding the right location, and then pasting the note is +cumbersome. To simplify this process, you can use the following +special command: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-w} (@code{org-refile}) +@kindex C-c C-w +@findex org-refile +@vindex org-reverse-note-order +@vindex org-refile-targets +@vindex org-refile-use-outline-path +@vindex org-outline-path-complete-in-steps +@vindex org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes +@vindex org-log-refile +Refile the entry or region at point. This command offers possible +locations for refiling the entry and lets you select one with +completion. The item (or all items in the region) is filed below +the target heading as a subitem. Depending on +@code{org-reverse-note-order}, it is either the first or last subitem. + +By default, all level 1 headlines in the current buffer are +considered to be targets, but you can have more complex definitions +across a number of files. See the variable @code{org-refile-targets} for +details. If you would like to select a location via +a file-path-like completion along the outline path, see the +variables @code{org-refile-use-outline-path} and +@code{org-outline-path-complete-in-steps}. If you would like to be able +to create new nodes as new parents for refiling on the fly, check +the variable @code{org-refile-allow-creating-parent-nodes}. When the +variable @code{org-log-refile}@footnote{Note the corresponding @samp{STARTUP} options @samp{logrefile}, +@samp{lognoterefile}, and @samp{nologrefile}.} is set, a timestamp or a note is +recorded whenever an entry is refiled. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-w} +@kindex C-u C-c C-w +Use the refile interface to jump to a heading. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-w} (@code{org-refile-goto-last-stored}) +@kindex C-u C-u C-c C-w +@findex org-refile-goto-last-stored +Jump to the location where @code{org-refile} last moved a tree to. + +@item @kbd{C-2 C-c C-w} +@kindex C-2 C-c C-w +Refile as the child of the item currently being clocked. + +@item @kbd{C-3 C-c C-w} +@kindex C-3 C-c C-w +@vindex org-refile-keep +Refile and keep the entry in place. Also see @code{org-refile-keep} to +make this the default behavior, and beware that this may result in +duplicated @samp{ID} properties. + +@item @kbd{C-0 C-c C-w} or @kbd{C-u C-u C-u C-c C-w} (@code{org-refile-cache-clear}) +@kindex C-u C-u C-u C-c C-w +@kindex C-0 C-c C-w +@findex org-refile-cache-clear +@vindex org-refile-use-cache +Clear the target cache. Caching of refile targets can be turned on +by setting @code{org-refile-use-cache}. To make the command see new +possible targets, you have to clear the cache with this command. + +@item @kbd{C-c M-w} (@code{org-refile-copy}) +@kindex C-c M-w +@findex org-refile-copy +Copying works like refiling, except that the original note is not +deleted. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-M-w} (@code{org-refile-reverse}) +@kindex C-c C-M-w +@findex org-refile-reverse +Works like refiling, except that it temporarily toggles how the +value of @code{org-reverse-note-order} applies to the current buffer. So +if @code{org-refile} would append the entry as the last entry under the +target header, @code{org-refile-reverse} will prepend it as the first +entry, and vice-versa. +@end table + +@node Archiving +@section Archiving + +@cindex archiving + +When a project represented by a (sub)tree is finished, you may want to +move the tree out of the way and to stop it from contributing to the +agenda. Archiving is important to keep your working files compact and +global searches like the construction of agenda views fast. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-a} (@code{org-archive-subtree-default}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-a +@findex org-archive-subtree-default +@vindex org-archive-default-command +Archive the current entry using the command specified in the +variable @code{org-archive-default-command}. +@end table + +@menu +* Moving subtrees:: Moving a tree to an archive file. +* Internal archiving:: Switch off a tree but keep it in the file. +@end menu + +@node Moving subtrees +@subsection Moving a tree to an archive file + +@cindex external archiving + +The most common archiving action is to move a project tree to another +file, the archive file. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-s} or short @kbd{C-c $} (@code{org-archive-subtree}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-s +@kindex C-c $ +@findex org-archive-subtree +@vindex org-archive-location +Archive the subtree starting at point position to the location given +by @code{org-archive-location}. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-x C-s} +@kindex C-u C-c C-x C-s +Check if any direct children of the current headline could be moved +to the archive. To do this, check each subtree for open TODO +entries. If none is found, the command offers to move it to the +archive location. If point is @emph{not} on a headline when this command +is invoked, check level 1 trees. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u C-c C-x C-s} +@kindex C-u C-u C-c C-x C-s +As above, but check subtree for timestamps instead of TODO entries. +The command offers to archive the subtree if it @emph{does} contain +a timestamp, and that timestamp is in the past. +@end table + +@cindex archive locations +The default archive location is a file in the same directory as the +current file, with the name derived by appending @samp{_archive} to the +current file name. You can also choose what heading to file archived +items under, with the possibility to add them to a datetree in a file. +For information and examples on how to specify the file and the +heading, see the documentation string of the variable +@code{org-archive-location}. + +There is also an in-buffer option for setting this variable, for +example: + +@cindex @samp{ARCHIVE}, keyword +@example +#+ARCHIVE: %s_done:: +@end example + + +@cindex ARCHIVE, property +If you would like to have a special archive location for a single +entry or a (sub)tree, give the entry an @samp{ARCHIVE} property with the +location as the value (see @ref{Properties and Columns}). + +@vindex org-archive-save-context-info +When a subtree is moved, it receives a number of special properties +that record context information like the file from where the entry +came, its outline path the archiving time etc. Configure the variable +@code{org-archive-save-context-info} to adjust the amount of information +added. + +@vindex org-archive-subtree-save-file-p +When @code{org-archive-subtree-save-file-p} is non-@code{nil}, save the target +archive buffer. + +@node Internal archiving +@subsection Internal archiving + +@cindex @samp{ARCHIVE}, tag +If you want to just switch off---for agenda views---certain subtrees +without moving them to a different file, you can use the @samp{ARCHIVE} +tag. + +A headline that is marked with the @samp{ARCHIVE} tag (see @ref{Tags}) stays at +its location in the outline tree, but behaves in the following way: + +@itemize +@item +@vindex org-cycle-open-archived-trees +It does not open when you attempt to do so with a visibility cycling +command (see @ref{Visibility Cycling}). You can force cycling archived +subtrees with @kbd{C-@key{TAB}}, or by setting the option +@code{org-cycle-open-archived-trees}. Also normal outline commands, like +@code{outline-show-all}, open archived subtrees. + +@item +@vindex org-sparse-tree-open-archived-trees +During sparse tree construction (see @ref{Sparse Trees}), matches in +archived subtrees are not exposed, unless you configure the option +@code{org-sparse-tree-open-archived-trees}. + +@item +@vindex org-agenda-skip-archived-trees +During agenda view construction (see @ref{Agenda Views}), the content of +archived trees is ignored unless you configure the option +@code{org-agenda-skip-archived-trees}, in which case these trees are +always included. In the agenda you can press @kbd{v a} to get +archives temporarily included. + +@item +@vindex org-export-with-archived-trees +Archived trees are not exported (see @ref{Exporting}), only the headline +is. Configure the details using the variable +@code{org-export-with-archived-trees}. + +@item +@vindex org-columns-skip-archived-trees +Archived trees are excluded from column view unless the variable +@code{org-columns-skip-archived-trees} is configured to @code{nil}. +@end itemize + +The following commands help manage the @samp{ARCHIVE} tag: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x a} (@code{org-toggle-archive-tag}) +@kindex C-c C-x a +@findex org-toggle-archive-tag +Toggle the archive tag for the current headline. When the tag is +set, the headline changes to a shadowed face, and the subtree below +it is hidden. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-x a} +@kindex C-u C-c C-x a +Check if any direct children of the current headline should be +archived. To do this, check each subtree for open TODO entries. If +none is found, the command offers to set the @samp{ARCHIVE} tag for the +child. If point is @emph{not} on a headline when this command is +invoked, check the level 1 trees. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-@key{TAB}} (@code{org-force-cycle-archived}) +@kindex C-TAB +Cycle a tree even if it is tagged with @samp{ARCHIVE}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x A} (@code{org-archive-to-archive-sibling}) +@kindex C-c C-x A +@findex org-archive-to-archive-sibling +Move the current entry to the @emph{Archive Sibling}. This is a sibling +of the entry with the heading @samp{Archive} and the archive tag. The +entry becomes a child of that sibling and in this way retains a lot +of its original context, including inherited tags and approximate +position in the outline. +@end table + +@node Capture and Attachments +@chapter Capture and Attachments + +@cindex capture +@cindex attachments +@cindex RSS feeds +@cindex Atom feeds +@cindex protocols, for external access + +An important part of any organization system is the ability to quickly +capture new ideas and tasks, and to associate reference material with +them. Org does this using a process called @emph{capture}. It also can +store files related to a task (@emph{attachments}) in a special directory. +Finally, it can parse RSS feeds for information. To learn how to let +external programs (for example a web browser) trigger Org to capture +material, see @ref{Protocols}. + +@menu +* Capture:: Capturing new stuff. +* Attachments:: Attach files to outlines. +* RSS Feeds:: Getting input from RSS feeds. +@end menu + +@node Capture +@section Capture + +@cindex capture + +Capture lets you quickly store notes with little interruption of your +work flow. Org's method for capturing new items is heavily inspired +by John Wiegley's excellent Remember package. + +@menu +* Setting up capture:: Where notes will be stored. +* Using capture:: Commands to invoke and terminate capture. +* Capture templates:: Define the outline of different note types. +@end menu + +@node Setting up capture +@subsection Setting up capture + +The following customization sets a default target file for notes. + +@vindex org-default-notes-file +@lisp +(setq org-default-notes-file (concat org-directory "/notes.org")) +@end lisp + +You may also define a global key for capturing new material (see +@ref{Activation}). + +@node Using capture +@subsection Using capture + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-capture} (@code{org-capture}) +@findex org-capture +@cindex date tree +Display the capture templates menu. If you have templates defined +(see @ref{Capture templates}), it offers these templates for selection or +use a new Org outline node as the default template. It inserts the +template into the target file and switch to an indirect buffer +narrowed to this new node. You may then insert the information you +want. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} (@code{org-capture-finalize}) +@kindex C-c C-c @r{(Capture buffer)} +@findex org-capture-finalize +Once you have finished entering information into the capture buffer, +@kbd{C-c C-c} returns you to the window configuration before +the capture process, so that you can resume your work without +further distraction. When called with a prefix argument, finalize +and then jump to the captured item. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-w} (@code{org-capture-refile}) +@kindex C-c C-w @r{(Capture buffer)} +@findex org-capture-refile +Finalize the capture process by refiling the note to a different +place (see @ref{Refile and Copy}). Please realize that this is a normal +refiling command that will be executed---so point position at the +moment you run this command is important. If you have inserted +a tree with a parent and children, first move point back to the +parent. Any prefix argument given to this command is passed on to +the @code{org-refile} command. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-k} (@code{org-capture-kill}) +@kindex C-c C-k @r{(Capture buffer)} +@findex org-capture-kill +Abort the capture process and return to the previous state. +@end table + +@kindex k c @r{(Agenda)} +You can also call @code{org-capture} in a special way from the agenda, +using the @kbd{k c} key combination. With this access, any +timestamps inserted by the selected capture template defaults to the +date at point in the agenda, rather than to the current date. + +To find the locations of the last stored capture, use @code{org-capture} +with prefix commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-u M-x org-capture} +Visit the target location of a capture template. You get to select +the template in the usual way. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-u M-x org-capture} +Visit the last stored capture item in its buffer. +@end table + +@vindex org-capture-bookmark +@vindex org-capture-last-stored +You can also jump to the bookmark @code{org-capture-last-stored}, which is +automatically created unless you set @code{org-capture-bookmark} to @code{nil}. + +To insert the capture at point in an Org buffer, call @code{org-capture} +with a @kbd{C-0} prefix argument. + +@node Capture templates +@subsection Capture templates + +@cindex templates, for Capture + +You can use templates for different types of capture items, and for +different target locations. The easiest way to create such templates +is through the customize interface. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C} +@kindex C @r{(Capture menu} +@vindex org-capture-templates +Customize the variable @code{org-capture-templates}. +@end table + +Before we give the formal description of template definitions, let's +look at an example. Say you would like to use one template to create +general TODO entries, and you want to put these entries under the +heading @samp{Tasks} in your file @samp{~/org/gtd.org}. Also, a date tree in +the file @samp{journal.org} should capture journal entries. A possible +configuration would look like: + +@lisp +(setq org-capture-templates + '(("t" "Todo" entry (file+headline "~/org/gtd.org" "Tasks") + "* TODO %?\n %i\n %a") + ("j" "Journal" entry (file+datetree "~/org/journal.org") + "* %?\nEntered on %U\n %i\n %a"))) +@end lisp + +If you then press @kbd{t} from the capture menu, Org will prepare +the template for you like this: + +@example +* TODO + [[file:LINK TO WHERE YOU INITIATED CAPTURE]] +@end example + +@noindent +During expansion of the template, @samp{%a} has been replaced by a link to +the location from where you called the capture command. This can be +extremely useful for deriving tasks from emails, for example. You +fill in the task definition, press @kbd{C-c C-c} and Org returns +you to the same place where you started the capture process. + +To define special keys to capture to a particular template without +going through the interactive template selection, you can create your +key binding like this: + +@lisp +(define-key global-map (kbd "C-c x") + (lambda () (interactive) (org-capture nil "x"))) +@end lisp + +@menu +* Template elements:: What is needed for a complete template entry. +* Template expansion:: Filling in information about time and context. +* Templates in contexts:: Only show a template in a specific context. +@end menu + +@node Template elements +@subsubsection Template elements + +Now lets look at the elements of a template definition. Each entry in +@code{org-capture-templates} is a list with the following items: + +@table @asis +@item keys +The keys that selects the template, as a string, characters only, +for example @samp{"a"}, for a template to be selected with a single key, +or @samp{"bt"} for selection with two keys. When using several keys, +keys using the same prefix key must be sequential in the list and +preceded by a 2-element entry explaining the prefix key, for +example: + +@lisp +("b" "Templates for marking stuff to buy") +@end lisp + +If you do not define a template for the @kbd{C} key, this key +opens the Customize buffer for this complex variable. + +@item description +A short string describing the template, shown during selection. + +@item type +The type of entry, a symbol. Valid values are: + +@table @asis +@item @code{entry} +An Org mode node, with a headline. Will be filed as the child of +the target entry or as a top-level entry. The target file should +be an Org file. + +@item @code{item} +A plain list item, placed in the first plain list at the target +location. Again the target file should be an Org file. + +@item @code{checkitem} +A checkbox item. This only differs from the plain list item by +the default template. + +@item @code{table-line} +A new line in the first table at the target location. Where +exactly the line will be inserted depends on the properties +@code{:prepend} and @code{:table-line-pos} (see below). + +@item @code{plain} +Text to be inserted as it is. +@end table + +@item target +@vindex org-default-notes-file +@vindex org-directory +Specification of where the captured item should be placed. In Org +files, targets usually define a node. Entries will become children +of this node. Other types will be added to the table or list in the +body of this node. Most target specifications contain a file name. +If that file name is the empty string, it defaults to +@code{org-default-notes-file}. A file can also be given as a variable or +as a function called with no argument. When an absolute path is not +specified for a target, it is taken as relative to @code{org-directory}. + +Valid values are: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{(file "path/to/file")} +Text will be placed at the beginning or end of that file. + +@item @samp{(id "id of existing org entry")} +Filing as child of this entry, or in the body of the entry. + +@item @samp{(file+headline "filename" "node headline")} +Fast configuration if the target heading is unique in the file. + +@item @samp{(file+olp "filename" "Level 1 heading" "Level 2" ...)} +For non-unique headings, the full path is safer. + +@item @samp{(file+regexp "filename" "regexp to find location")} +Use a regular expression to position point. + +@item @samp{(file+olp+datetree "filename" [ "Level 1 heading" ...])} +This target@footnote{Org used to offer four different targets for date/week tree +capture. Now, Org automatically translates these to use +@code{file+olp+datetree}, applying the @code{:time-prompt} and @code{:tree-type} +properties. Please rewrite your date/week-tree targets using +@code{file+olp+datetree} since the older targets are now deprecated.} creates a heading in a date tree@footnote{A date tree is an outline structure with years on the highest +level, months or ISO weeks as sublevels and then dates on the lowest +level. Tags are allowed in the tree structure.} for +today's date. If the optional outline path is given, the tree +will be built under the node it is pointing to, instead of at top +level. Check out the @code{:time-prompt} and @code{:tree-type} properties +below for additional options. + +@item @samp{(file+function "filename" function-finding-location)} +A function to find the right location in the file. + +@item @samp{(clock)} +File to the entry that is currently being clocked. + +@item @samp{(function function-finding-location)} +Most general way: write your own function which both visits the +file and moves point to the right location. +@end table + +@item template +The template for creating the capture item. If you leave this +empty, an appropriate default template will be used. Otherwise this +is a string with escape codes, which will be replaced depending on +time and context of the capture call. You may also get this +template string from a file@footnote{When the file name is not absolute, Org assumes it is relative +to @code{org-directory}.}, or dynamically, from a function +using either syntax: + +@example +(file "/path/to/template-file") +(function FUNCTION-RETURNING-THE-TEMPLATE) +@end example + +@item properties +The rest of the entry is a property list of additional options. +Recognized properties are: + +@table @asis +@item @code{:prepend} +Normally new captured information will be appended at the target +location (last child, last table line, last list item, @dots{}). +Setting this property changes that. + +@item @code{:immediate-finish} +When set, do not offer to edit the information, just file it away +immediately. This makes sense if the template only needs +information that can be added automatically. + +@item @code{:jump-to-captured} +When set, jump to the captured entry when finished. + +@item @code{:empty-lines} +Set this to the number of lines to insert before and after the new +item. Default 0, and the only other common value is 1. + +@item @code{:empty-lines-after} +Set this to the number of lines that should be inserted after the +new item. Overrides @code{:empty-lines} for the number of lines +inserted after. + +@item @code{:empty-lines-before} +Set this to the number of lines that should be inserted before the +new item. Overrides @code{:empty-lines} for the number lines inserted +before. + +@item @code{:clock-in} +Start the clock in this item. + +@item @code{:clock-keep} +Keep the clock running when filing the captured entry. + +@item @code{:clock-resume} +If starting the capture interrupted a clock, restart that clock +when finished with the capture. Note that @code{:clock-keep} has +precedence over @code{:clock-resume}. When setting both to non-@code{nil}, +the current clock will run and the previous one will not be +resumed. + +@item @code{:time-prompt} +Prompt for a date/time to be used for date/week trees and when +filling the template. Without this property, capture uses the +current date and time. Even if this property has not been set, +you can force the same behavior by calling @code{org-capture} with +a @kbd{C-1} prefix argument. + +@item @code{:tree-type} +Use @code{week} to make a week tree instead of the month-day tree, +i.e., place the headings for each day under a heading with the +current ISO week. Use @code{month} to group entries by month +only. Default is to group entries by day. + +@item @code{:unnarrowed} +Do not narrow the target buffer, simply show the full buffer. +Default is to narrow it so that you only see the new material. + +@item @code{:table-line-pos} +Specification of the location in the table where the new line +should be inserted. It should be a string like @samp{II-3} meaning +that the new line should become the third line before the second +horizontal separator line. + +@item @code{:kill-buffer} +If the target file was not yet visited when capture was invoked, +kill the buffer again after capture is completed. + +@item @code{:no-save} +Do not save the target file after finishing the capture. + +@item ~:refile-targets +Temporarily set @code{org-refile-targets} to the +value of this property. +@end table +@end table + +@node Template expansion +@subsubsection Template expansion + +In the template itself, special ``%-escapes''@footnote{If you need one of these sequences literally, escape the @samp{%} +with a backslash.} allow dynamic +insertion of content. The templates are expanded in the order given +here: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{%[FILE]} +Insert the contents of the file given by @var{FILE}. + +@item @samp{%(EXP)} +Evaluate Elisp expression @var{EXP} and replace it with the +result. The @var{EXP} form must return a string. Only +placeholders pre-existing within the template, or introduced with +@samp{%[file]}, are expanded this way. Since this happens after +expanding non-interactive ``%-escapes'', those can be used to fill the +expression. + +@item @samp{%<FORMAT>} +The result of format-time-string on the @var{FORMAT} +specification. + +@item @samp{%t} +Timestamp, date only. + +@item @samp{%T} +Timestamp, with date and time. + +@item @samp{%u}, @samp{%U} +Like @samp{%t}, @samp{%T} above, but inactive timestamps. + +@item @samp{%i} +Initial content, the region when capture is called while the region +is active. If there is text before @samp{%i} on the same line, such as +indentation, and @samp{%i} is not inside a @samp{%(exp)} form, that prefix is +added before every line in the inserted text. + +@item @samp{%a} +Annotation, normally the link created with @code{org-store-link}. + +@item @samp{%A} +Like @samp{%a}, but prompt for the description part. + +@item @samp{%l} +Like @samp{%a}, but only insert the literal link. + +@item @samp{%L} +Like @samp{%l}, but without brackets (the link content itself). + +@item @samp{%c} +Current kill ring head. + +@item @samp{%x} +Content of the X clipboard. + +@item @samp{%k} +Title of the currently clocked task. + +@item @samp{%K} +Link to the currently clocked task. + +@item @samp{%n} +User name (taken from @code{user-full-name}). + +@item @samp{%f} +File visited by current buffer when org-capture was called. + +@item @samp{%F} +Full path of the file or directory visited by current buffer. + +@item @samp{%:keyword} +Specific information for certain link types, see below. + +@item @samp{%^g} +Prompt for tags, with completion on tags in target file. + +@item @samp{%^G} +Prompt for tags, with completion all tags in all agenda files. + +@item @samp{%^t} +Like @samp{%t}, but prompt for date. Similarly @samp{%^T}, @samp{%^u}, @samp{%^U}. You +may define a prompt like @samp{%^@{Birthday@}t}. + +@item @samp{%^C} +Interactive selection of which kill or clip to use. + +@item @samp{%^L} +Like @samp{%^C}, but insert as link. + +@item @samp{%^@{PROP@}p} +Prompt the user for a value for property @var{PROP}. You may +specify a default value with @samp{%^@{PROP|default@}}. + +@item @samp{%^@{PROMPT@}} +Prompt the user for a string and replace this sequence with it. You +may specify a default value and a completion table with +@samp{%^@{prompt|default|completion2|completion3...@}}. The arrow keys +access a prompt-specific history. + +@item @samp{%\N} +Insert the text entered at the @var{N}th @samp{%^@{PROMPT@}}, where +@var{N} is a number, starting from 1. + +@item @samp{%?} +After completing the template, position point here. +@end table + +@vindex org-store-link-props +For specific link types, the following keywords are defined@footnote{If you define your own link types (see @ref{Adding Hyperlink Types}), any property you store with @code{org-store-link-props} can be +accessed in capture templates in a similar way.}: + +@vindex org-link-from-user-regexp +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@headitem Link type +@tab Available keywords +@item bbdb +@tab @samp{%:name}, @samp{%:company} +@item irc +@tab @samp{%:server}, @samp{%:port}, @samp{%:nick} +@item mh, rmail +@tab @samp{%:type}, @samp{%:subject}, @samp{%:message-id} +@item +@tab @samp{%:from}, @samp{%:fromname}, @samp{%:fromaddress} +@item +@tab @samp{%:to}, @samp{%:toname}, @samp{%:toaddress} +@item +@tab @samp{%:date} (message date header field) +@item +@tab @samp{%:date-timestamp} (date as active timestamp) +@item +@tab @samp{%:date-timestamp-inactive} (date as inactive timestamp) +@item +@tab @samp{%:fromto} (either ``to NAME'' or ``from NAME'')@footnote{This is always the other, not the user. See the variable +@code{org-link-from-user-regexp}.} +@item gnus +@tab @samp{%:group}, for messages also all email fields +@item w3, w3m +@tab @samp{%:url} +@item info +@tab @samp{%:file}, @samp{%:node} +@item calendar +@tab @samp{%:date} +@item org-protocol +@tab @samp{%:link}, @samp{%:description}, @samp{%:annotation} +@end multitable + +@node Templates in contexts +@subsubsection Templates in contexts + +@vindex org-capture-templates-contexts +To control whether a capture template should be accessible from +a specific context, you can customize +@code{org-capture-templates-contexts}. Let's say, for example, that you +have a capture template ``p'' for storing Gnus emails containing +patches. Then you would configure this option like this: + +@lisp +(setq org-capture-templates-contexts + '(("p" ((in-mode . "message-mode"))))) +@end lisp + +You can also tell that the command key @kbd{p} should refer to +another template. In that case, add this command key like this: + +@lisp +(setq org-capture-templates-contexts + '(("p" "q" ((in-mode . "message-mode"))))) +@end lisp + +See the docstring of the variable for more information. + +@node Attachments +@section Attachments + +@cindex attachments + +It is often useful to associate reference material with an outline +node. Small chunks of plain text can simply be stored in the subtree +of a project. Hyperlinks (see @ref{Hyperlinks}) can establish associations +with files that live elsewhere on a local, or even remote, computer, +like emails or source code files belonging to a project. + +Another method is @emph{attachments}, which are files located in a +directory belonging to an outline node. Org uses directories either +named by a unique ID of each entry, or by a @samp{DIR} property. + +@menu +* Attachment defaults and dispatcher:: How to access attachment commands +* Attachment options:: Configuring the attachment system +* Attachment links:: Hyperlink access to attachments +* Automatic version-control with Git:: Everything safely stored away +* Attach from Dired:: Using dired to select an attachment +@end menu + +@node Attachment defaults and dispatcher +@subsection Attachment defaults and dispatcher + +By default, Org attach uses ID properties when adding attachments to +outline nodes. This makes working with attachments fully automated. +There is no decision needed for folder-name or location. ID-based +directories are by default located in the @samp{data/} directory, which +lives in the same directory where your Org file lives@footnote{If you move entries or Org files from one directory to +another, you may want to configure @code{org-attach-id-dir} to contain +an absolute path.}. + +When attachments are made using @code{org-attach} a default tag @samp{ATTACH} is +added to the node that gets the attachments. + +For more control over the setup, see @ref{Attachment options}. + +The following commands deal with attachments: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-a} (@code{org-attach}) +@kindex C-c C-a +@findex org-attach +The dispatcher for commands related to the attachment system. After +these keys, a list of commands is displayed and you must press an +additional key to select a command: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{a} (@code{org-attach-attach}) +@kindex C-c C-a a +@findex org-attach-attach +@vindex org-attach-method +Select a file and move it into the task's attachment directory. +The file is copied, moved, or linked, depending on +@code{org-attach-method}. Note that hard links are not supported on +all systems. + +@item @kbd{c}/@kbd{m}/@kbd{l} +@kindex C-c C-a c +@kindex C-c C-a m +@kindex C-c C-a l +Attach a file using the copy/move/link method. Note that hard +links are not supported on all systems. + +@item @kbd{b} (@code{org-attach-buffer}) +@kindex C-c C-a b +@findex org-attach-buffer +Select a buffer and save it as a file in the task's attachment +directory. + +@item @kbd{n} (@code{org-attach-new}) +@kindex C-c C-a n +@findex org-attach-new +Create a new attachment as an Emacs buffer. + +@item @kbd{z} (@code{org-attach-sync}) +@kindex C-c C-a z +@findex org-attach-sync +Synchronize the current task with its attachment directory, in +case you added attachments yourself. + +@item @kbd{o} (@code{org-attach-open}) +@kindex C-c C-a o +@findex org-attach-open +@vindex org-file-apps +Open current task's attachment. If there is more than one, prompt +for a file name first. Opening follows the rules set by +@code{org-file-apps}. For more details, see the information on +following hyperlinks (see @ref{Handling Links}). + +@item @kbd{O} (@code{org-attach-open-in-emacs}) +@kindex C-c C-a O +@findex org-attach-open-in-emacs +Also open the attachment, but force opening the file in Emacs. + +@item @kbd{f} (@code{org-attach-reveal}) +@kindex C-c C-a f +@findex org-attach-reveal +Open the current task's attachment directory. + +@item @kbd{F} (@code{org-attach-reveal-in-emacs}) +@kindex C-c C-a F +@findex org-attach-reveal-in-emacs +Also open the directory, but force using Dired in Emacs. + +@item @kbd{d} (@code{org-attach-delete-one}) +@kindex C-c C-a d +Select and delete a single attachment. + +@item @kbd{D} (@code{org-attach-delete-all}) +@kindex C-c C-a D +Delete all of a task's attachments. A safer way is to open the +directory in Dired and delete from there. + +@item @kbd{s} (@code{org-attach-set-directory}) +@kindex C-c C-a s +@cindex @samp{DIR}, property +Set a specific directory as the entry's attachment directory. +This works by putting the directory path into the @samp{DIR} +property. + +@item @kbd{S} (@code{org-attach-unset-directory}) +@kindex C-c C-a S +@cindex @samp{DIR}, property +Remove the attachment directory. This command removes the @samp{DIR} +property and asks the user to either move content inside that +folder, if an @samp{ID} property is set, delete the content, or to +leave the attachment directory as is but no longer attached to the +outline node. +@end table +@end table + +@node Attachment options +@subsection Attachment options + +There are a couple of options for attachments that are worth +mentioning. + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-attach-id-dir} +@vindex org-attach-id-dir +The directory where attachments are stored when @samp{ID} is used as +method. + +@item @code{org-attach-dir-relative} +@vindex org-attach-dir-relative +When setting the @samp{DIR} property on a node using @kbd{C-c C-a s} +(@code{org-attach-set-directory}), absolute links are entered by default. +This option changes that to relative links. + +@item @code{org-attach-use-inheritance} +@vindex org-attach-use-inheritance +By default folders attached to an outline node are inherited from +parents according to @code{org-use-property-inheritance}. If one instead +want to set inheritance specifically for Org attach that can be done +using @code{org-attach-use-inheritance}. Inheriting documents through +the node hierarchy makes a lot of sense in most cases. Especially +when using attachment links (see @ref{Attachment links}). The following +example shows one use case for attachment inheritance: + +@example +* Chapter A ... + :PROPERTIES: + :DIR: Chapter A/ + :END: +** Introduction +Some text + +#+NAME: Image 1 +[[attachment:image 1.jpg]] +@end example + +Without inheritance one would not be able to resolve the link to +@samp{image 1.jpg}, since the link is inside a sub-heading to @samp{Chapter + A}. + +Inheritance works the same way for both @samp{ID} and @samp{DIR} property. If +both properties are defined on the same headline then @samp{DIR} takes +precedence. This is also true if inheritance is enabled. If @samp{DIR} +is inherited from a parent node in the outline, that property still +takes precedence over an @samp{ID} property defined on the node itself. + +@item @code{org-attach-method} +@vindex org-attach-method +When attaching files using the dispatcher @kbd{C-c C-a} it +defaults to copying files. The behavior can be changed by +customizing @code{org-attach-method}. Options are Copy, Move/Rename, +Hard link or Symbolic link. + +@item @code{org-attach-preferred-new-method} +@vindex org-attach-preferred-new-method +This customization lets you choose the default way to attach to +nodes without existing @samp{ID} and @samp{DIR} property. It defaults to @code{id} +but can also be set to @code{dir}, @code{ask} or @code{nil}. + +@item @code{org-attach-archive-delete} +@vindex org-attach-archive-delete +Configure this to determine if attachments should be deleted or not +when a subtree that has attachments is archived. + +@item @code{org-attach-auto-tag} +@vindex org-attach-auto-tag +When attaching files to a heading it will be assigned a tag +according to what is set here. + +@item @code{org-attach-id-to-path-function-list} +@vindex org-attach-id-to-path-function-list +When @samp{ID} is used for attachments, the ID is parsed into a part of a +directory-path. See @code{org-attach-id-uuid-folder-format} for the +default function. Define a new one and add it as first element in +@code{org-attach-id-to-path-function-list} if you want the folder +structure in any other way. All functions in this list will be +tried when resolving existing ID's into paths, to maintain backward +compatibility with existing folders in your system. + +@item @code{org-attach-store-link-p} +@vindex org-attach-store-link-p +Stores a link to the file that is being attached. The link is +stored in @code{org-stored-links} for later insertion with @kbd{C-c C-l} (see @ref{Handling Links}). Depending on what option is set in +@code{org-attach-store-link-p}, the link is stored to either the original +location as a file link, the attachment location as an attachment +link or to the attachment location as a file link. + +@item @code{org-attach-commands} +@vindex org-attach-commands +List of all commands used in the attach dispatcher. + +@item @code{org-attach-expert} +@vindex org-attach-expert +Do not show the splash buffer with the attach dispatcher when +@code{org-attach-expert} is set to non-@code{nil}. +@end table + +See customization group @samp{Org Attach} if you want to change the +default settings. + +@node Attachment links +@subsection Attachment links + +Attached files and folders can be referenced using attachment links. +This makes it easy to refer to the material added to an outline node. +Especially if it was attached using the unique ID of the entry! + +@example +* TODO Some task + :PROPERTIES: + :ID: 95d50008-c12e-479f-a4f2-cc0238205319 + :END: +See attached document for more information: [[attachment:info.org]] +@end example + +See @ref{External Links} for more information about these links. + +@node Automatic version-control with Git +@subsection Automatic version-control with Git + +If the directory attached to an outline node is a Git repository, Org +can be configured to automatically commit changes to that repository +when it sees them. + +To make Org mode take care of versioning of attachments for you, add +the following to your Emacs config: + +@lisp +(require 'org-attach-git) +@end lisp + +@node Attach from Dired +@subsection Attach from Dired + +@cindex attach from Dired +@findex org-attach-dired-to-subtree + +It is possible to attach files to a subtree from a Dired buffer. To +use this feature, have one window in Dired mode containing the file(s) +to be attached and another window with point in the subtree that shall +get the attachments. In the Dired window, with point on a file, +@kbd{M-x org-attach-dired-to-subtree} attaches the file to the +subtree using the attachment method set by variable +@code{org-attach-method}. When files are marked in the Dired window then +all marked files get attached. + +Add the following lines to the Emacs init file to have @kbd{C-c C-x a} attach files in Dired buffers. + +@lisp +(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook + (lambda () + (define-key dired-mode-map + (kbd "C-c C-x a") + #'org-attach-dired-to-subtree))) +@end lisp + +The following code shows how to bind the previous command with +a specific attachment method. + +@lisp +(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook + (lambda () + (define-key dired-mode-map (kbd "C-c C-x c") + (lambda () + (interactive) + (let ((org-attach-method 'cp)) + (call-interactively #'org-attach-dired-to-subtree)))))) +@end lisp + +@node RSS Feeds +@section RSS Feeds + +@cindex RSS feeds +@cindex Atom feeds + +Org can add and change entries based on information found in RSS feeds +and Atom feeds. You could use this to make a task out of each new +podcast in a podcast feed. Or you could use a phone-based +note-creating service on the web to import tasks into Org. To access +feeds, configure the variable @code{org-feed-alist}. The docstring of this +variable has detailed information. With the following + +@lisp +(setq org-feed-alist + '(("Slashdot" + "https://rss.slashdot.org/Slashdot/slashdot" + "~/txt/org/feeds.org" "Slashdot Entries"))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +new items from the feed provided by @samp{rss.slashdot.org} result in new +entries in the file @samp{~/org/feeds.org} under the heading @samp{Slashdot +Entries}, whenever the following command is used: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x g} (@code{org-feed-update-all}) +@kindex C-c C-x g +Collect items from the feeds configured in @code{org-feed-alist} and act +upon them. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x G} (@code{org-feed-goto-inbox}) +@kindex C-c C-x G +Prompt for a feed name and go to the inbox configured for this feed. +@end table + +Under the same headline, Org creates a drawer @samp{FEEDSTATUS} in which it +stores information about the status of items in the feed, to avoid +adding the same item several times. + +For more information, including how to read atom feeds, see +@samp{org-feed.el} and the docstring of @code{org-feed-alist}. + +@node Agenda Views +@chapter Agenda Views + +@cindex agenda views + +Due to the way Org works, TODO items, time-stamped items, and tagged +headlines can be scattered throughout a file or even a number of +files. To get an overview of open action items, or of events that are +important for a particular date, this information must be collected, +sorted and displayed in an organized way. + +Org can select items based on various criteria and display them in +a separate buffer. Six different view types are provided: + +@itemize +@item +an @emph{agenda} that is like a calendar and shows information for +specific dates, + +@item +a @emph{TODO list} that covers all unfinished action items, + +@item +a @emph{match view}, showings headlines based on the tags, properties, +and TODO state associated with them, + +@item +a @emph{text search view} that shows all entries from multiple files that +contain specified keywords, + +@item +a @emph{stuck projects view} showing projects that currently do not move +along, and + +@item +@emph{custom views} that are special searches and combinations of +different views. +@end itemize + +The extracted information is displayed in a special @emph{agenda buffer}. +This buffer is read-only, but provides commands to visit the +corresponding locations in the original Org files, and even to edit +these files remotely. + +@vindex org-agenda-skip-comment-trees +@vindex org-agenda-skip-archived-trees +@cindex commented entries, in agenda views +@cindex archived entries, in agenda views +By default, the report ignores commented (see @ref{Comment Lines}) and +archived (see @ref{Internal archiving}) entries. You can override this by +setting @code{org-agenda-skip-comment-trees} and +@code{org-agenda-skip-archived-trees} to @code{nil}. + +@vindex org-agenda-window-setup +@vindex org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit +Two variables control how the agenda buffer is displayed and whether +the window configuration is restored when the agenda exits: +@code{org-agenda-window-setup} and @code{org-agenda-restore-windows-after-quit}. + +@menu +* Agenda Files:: Files being searched for agenda information. +* Agenda Dispatcher:: Keyboard access to agenda views. +* Built-in Agenda Views:: What is available out of the box? +* Presentation and Sorting:: How agenda items are prepared for display. +* Agenda Commands:: Remote editing of Org trees. +* Custom Agenda Views:: Defining special searches and views. +* Exporting Agenda Views:: Writing a view to a file. +* Agenda Column View:: Using column view for collected entries. +@end menu + +@node Agenda Files +@section Agenda Files + +@cindex agenda files +@cindex files for agenda + +@vindex org-agenda-files +The information to be shown is normally collected from all @emph{agenda +files}, the files listed in the variable @code{org-agenda-files}@footnote{If the value of that variable is not a list, but a single file +name, then the list of agenda files in maintained in that external +file.}. +If a directory is part of this list, all files with the extension +@samp{.org} in this directory are part of the list. + +Thus, even if you only work with a single Org file, that file should +be put into the list@footnote{When using the dispatcher, pressing @kbd{<} before +selecting a command actually limits the command to the current file, +and ignores @code{org-agenda-files} until the next dispatcher command.}. You can customize @code{org-agenda-files}, +but the easiest way to maintain it is through the following commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c [} (@code{org-agenda-file-to-front}) +@kindex C-c [ +@findex org-agenda-file-to-front +@cindex files, adding to agenda list +Add current file to the list of agenda files. The file is added to +the front of the list. If it was already in the list, it is moved +to the front. With a prefix argument, file is added/moved to the +end. + +@item @kbd{C-c ]} (@code{org-remove-file}) +@kindex C-c ] +@findex org-remove-file +Remove current file from the list of agenda files. + +@item @kbd{C-'} +@itemx @kbd{C-,} (@code{org-cycle-agenda-files}) +@kindex C-' +@kindex C-, +@findex org-cycle-agenda-files +@cindex cycling, of agenda files +Cycle through agenda file list, visiting one file after the other. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-switchb} +@findex org-switchb +Command to use an Iswitchb-like interface to switch to and between +Org buffers. +@end table + +@noindent +The Org menu contains the current list of files and can be used to +visit any of them. + +If you would like to focus the agenda temporarily on a file not in +this list, or on just one file in the list, or even on only a subtree +in a file, then this can be done in different ways. For a single +agenda command, you may press @kbd{<} once or several times in +the dispatcher (see @ref{Agenda Dispatcher}). To restrict the agenda +scope for an extended period, use the following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x <} (@code{org-agenda-set-restriction-lock}) +@kindex C-c C-x < +@findex org-agenda-set-restriction-lock +Restrict the agenda to the current subtree. If there already is +a restriction at point, remove it. When called with a universal +prefix argument or with point before the first headline in a file, +set the agenda scope to the entire file. This restriction remains +in effect until removed with @kbd{C-c C-x >}, or by typing +either @kbd{<} or @kbd{>} in the agenda dispatcher. If +there is a window displaying an agenda view, the new restriction +takes effect immediately. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x >} (@code{org-agenda-remove-restriction-lock}) +@kindex C-c C-x > +@findex org-agenda-remove-restriction-lock +Remove the restriction created by @kbd{C-c C-x <}. +@end table + +When working with Speedbar, you can use the following commands in the +Speedbar frame: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{<} (@code{org-speedbar-set-agenda-restriction}) +@findex org-speedbar-set-agenda-restriction +Restrict the agenda to the item---either an Org file or a subtree in +such a file---at point in the Speedbar frame. If agenda is already +restricted there, remove the restriction. If there is a window +displaying an agenda view, the new restriction takes effect +immediately. + +@item @kbd{>} (@code{org-agenda-remove-restriction-lock}) +@findex org-agenda-remove-restriction-lock +Remove the restriction. +@end table + +@node Agenda Dispatcher +@section The Agenda Dispatcher + +@cindex agenda dispatcher +@cindex dispatching agenda commands + +The views are created through a dispatcher, accessible with @kbd{M-x org-agenda}, or, better, bound to a global key (see @ref{Activation}). +It displays a menu from which an additional letter is required to +execute a command. The dispatcher offers the following default +commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{a} +Create the calendar-like agenda (see @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}). + +@item @kbd{t} +@itemx @kbd{T} +Create a list of all TODO items (see @ref{Global TODO list}). + +@item @kbd{m} +@itemx @kbd{M} +Create a list of headlines matching a given expression (see +@ref{Matching tags and properties}). + +@item @kbd{s} +@kindex s @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +Create a list of entries selected by a boolean expression of +keywords and/or regular expressions that must or must not occur in +the entry. + +@item @kbd{/} +@kindex / @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@vindex org-agenda-text-search-extra-files +Search for a regular expression in all agenda files and additionally +in the files listed in @code{org-agenda-text-search-extra-files}. This +uses the Emacs command @code{multi-occur}. A prefix argument can be used +to specify the number of context lines for each match, default is +@enumerate +@item +@end enumerate + +@item @kbd{#} +Create a list of stuck projects (see @ref{Stuck projects}). + +@item @kbd{!} +Configure the list of stuck projects (see @ref{Stuck projects}). + +@item @kbd{<} +@kindex < @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +Restrict an agenda command to the current buffer@footnote{For backward compatibility, you can also press @kbd{1} to +restrict to the current buffer.}. If +narrowing is in effect restrict to the narrowed part of the buffer. +After pressing @kbd{<}, you still need to press the character +selecting the command. + +@item @kbd{< <} +@kindex < < @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +If there is an active region, restrict the following agenda command +to the region. Otherwise, restrict it to the current +subtree@footnote{For backward compatibility, you can also press @kbd{0} to +restrict to the current region/subtree.}. After pressing @kbd{< <}, you still need to +press the character selecting the command. + +@item @kbd{*} +@kindex * @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@vindex org-agenda-sticky +@findex org-toggle-sticky-agenda +Toggle sticky agenda views. By default, Org maintains only a single +agenda buffer and rebuilds it each time you change the view, to make +sure everything is always up to date. If you switch between views +often and the build time bothers you, you can turn on sticky agenda +buffers (make this the default by customizing the variable +@code{org-agenda-sticky}). With sticky agendas, the dispatcher only +switches to the selected view, you need to update it by hand with +@kbd{r} or @kbd{g}. You can toggle sticky agenda view any +time with @code{org-toggle-sticky-agenda}. +@end table + +You can also define custom commands that are accessible through the +dispatcher, just like the default commands. This includes the +possibility to create extended agenda buffers that contain several +blocks together, for example the weekly agenda, the global TODO list +and a number of special tags matches. See @ref{Custom Agenda Views}. + +@node Built-in Agenda Views +@section The Built-in Agenda Views + +In this section we describe the built-in views. + +@menu +* Weekly/daily agenda:: The calendar page with current tasks. +* Global TODO list:: All unfinished action items. +* Matching tags and properties:: Structured information with fine-tuned search. +* Search view:: Find entries by searching for text. +* Stuck projects:: Find projects you need to review. +@end menu + +@node Weekly/daily agenda +@subsection Weekly/daily agenda + +@cindex agenda +@cindex weekly agenda +@cindex daily agenda + +The purpose of the weekly/daily @emph{agenda} is to act like a page of +a paper agenda, showing all the tasks for the current week or day. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda a} (@code{org-agenda-list}) +@kindex a @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-agenda-list +@cindex org-agenda, command +Compile an agenda for the current week from a list of Org files. +The agenda shows the entries for each day. With a numeric prefix +argument@footnote{For backward compatibility, the universal prefix argument +@kbd{C-u} causes all TODO entries to be listed before the agenda. +This feature is deprecated, use the dedicated TODO list, or a block +agenda instead (see @ref{Block agenda}).}---like @kbd{C-u 2 1 M-x org-agenda a}---you may +set the number of days to be displayed. +@end table + +@vindex org-agenda-span +@vindex org-agenda-start-day +@vindex org-agenda-start-on-weekday +The default number of days displayed in the agenda is set by the +variable @code{org-agenda-span}. This variable can be set to any number of +days you want to see by default in the agenda, or to a span name, such +a @code{day}, @code{week}, @code{month} or @code{year}. For weekly agendas, the default +is to start on the previous Monday (see +@code{org-agenda-start-on-weekday}). You can also set the start date using +a date shift: @samp{(setq org-agenda-start-day "+10d")} starts the agenda +ten days from today in the future. + +Remote editing from the agenda buffer means, for example, that you can +change the dates of deadlines and appointments from the agenda buffer. +The commands available in the Agenda buffer are listed in @ref{Agenda Commands}. + +@anchor{Calendar/Diary integration} +@subsubheading Calendar/Diary integration + +@cindex calendar integration +@cindex diary integration + +Emacs contains the calendar and diary by Edward@tie{}M@.@tie{}Reingold. The +calendar displays a three-month calendar with holidays from different +countries and cultures. The diary allows you to keep track of +anniversaries, lunar phases, sunrise/set, recurrent appointments +(weekly, monthly) and more. In this way, it is quite complementary to +Org. It can be very useful to combine output from Org with the diary. + +In order to include entries from the Emacs diary into Org mode's +agenda, you only need to customize the variable + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-include-diary t) +@end lisp + +@noindent +After that, everything happens automatically. All diary entries +including holidays, anniversaries, etc., are included in the agenda +buffer created by Org mode. @kbd{@key{SPC}}, @kbd{@key{TAB}}, and +@kbd{@key{RET}} can be used from the agenda buffer to jump to the diary +file in order to edit existing diary entries. The @kbd{i} +command to insert new entries for the current date works in the agenda +buffer, as well as the commands @kbd{S}, @kbd{M}, and +@kbd{C} to display Sunrise/Sunset times, show lunar phases and to +convert to other calendars, respectively. @kbd{c} can be used to +switch back and forth between calendar and agenda. + +If you are using the diary only for expression entries and holidays, +it is faster to not use the above setting, but instead to copy or even +move the entries into an Org file. Org mode evaluates diary-style +expression entries, and does it faster because there is no overhead +for first creating the diary display. Note that the expression +entries must start at the left margin, no whitespace is allowed before +them, as seen in the following segment of an Org file:@footnote{The variable @code{org-anniversary} used in the example is just +like @code{diary-anniversary}, but the argument order is always according +to ISO and therefore independent of the value of +@code{calendar-date-style}.} + +@example +* Holidays + :PROPERTIES: + :CATEGORY: Holiday + :END: +%%(org-calendar-holiday) ; special function for holiday names + +* Birthdays + :PROPERTIES: + :CATEGORY: Ann + :END: +%%(org-anniversary 1956 5 14) Arthur Dent is %d years old +%%(org-anniversary 1869 10 2) Mahatma Gandhi would be %d years old +@end example + +@anchor{Anniversaries from BBDB} +@subsubheading Anniversaries from BBDB + +@cindex BBDB, anniversaries +@cindex anniversaries, from BBDB + +@findex org-bbdb-anniversaries +If you are using the Insidious Big Brother Database to store your +contacts, you very likely prefer to store anniversaries in BBDB rather +than in a separate Org or diary file. Org supports this and can show +BBDB anniversaries as part of the agenda. All you need to do is to +add the following to one of your agenda files: + +@example +* Anniversaries + :PROPERTIES: + :CATEGORY: Anniv + :END: +%%(org-bbdb-anniversaries) +@end example + +You can then go ahead and define anniversaries for a BBDB record. +Basically, you need a field named @samp{anniversary} for the BBDB record +which contains the date in the format @samp{YYYY-MM-DD} or @samp{MM-DD}, +followed by a space and the class of the anniversary (@samp{birthday}, +@samp{wedding}, or a format string). If you omit the class, it defaults to +@samp{birthday}. Here are a few examples, the header for the file +@samp{ol-bbdb.el} contains more detailed information. + +@example +1973-06-22 +06-22 +1955-08-02 wedding +2008-04-14 %s released version 6.01 of Org mode, %d years ago +@end example + +After a change to BBDB, or for the first agenda display during an +Emacs session, the agenda display suffers a short delay as Org updates +its hash with anniversaries. However, from then on things will be +very fast, much faster in fact than a long list of +@samp{%%(diary-anniversary)} entries in an Org or Diary file. + +@findex org-bbdb-anniversaries-future +If you would like to see upcoming anniversaries with a bit of +forewarning, you can use the following instead: + +@example +* Anniversaries + :PROPERTIES: + :CATEGORY: Anniv + :END: +%%(org-bbdb-anniversaries-future 3) +@end example + +That will give you three days' warning: on the anniversary date itself +and the two days prior. The argument is optional: if omitted, it +defaults to 7. + +@anchor{Appointment reminders} +@subsubheading Appointment reminders + +@cindex @file{appt.el} +@cindex appointment reminders +@cindex appointment +@cindex reminders + +@cindex APPT_WARNTIME, keyword +Org can interact with Emacs appointments notification facility. To +add the appointments of your agenda files, use the command +@code{org-agenda-to-appt}. This command lets you filter through the list +of your appointments and add only those belonging to a specific +category or matching a regular expression. It also reads +a @samp{APPT_WARNTIME} property which overrides the value of +@code{appt-message-warning-time} for this appointment. See the docstring +for details. + +@node Global TODO list +@subsection The global TODO list + +@cindex global TODO list +@cindex TODO list, global + +The global TODO list contains all unfinished TODO items formatted and +collected into a single place. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda t} (@code{org-todo-list}) +@kindex t @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-todo-list +Show the global TODO list. This collects the TODO items from all +agenda files (see @ref{Agenda Views}) into a single buffer. By default, +this lists items with a state the is not a DONE state. The buffer +is in Agenda mode, so there are commands to examine and manipulate +the TODO entries directly from that buffer (see @ref{Agenda Commands}). + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda T} (@code{org-todo-list}) +@kindex T @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-todo-list +@cindex TODO keyword matching +@vindex org-todo-keywords +Like the above, but allows selection of a specific TODO keyword. +You can also do this by specifying a prefix argument to +@kbd{t}. You are prompted for a keyword, and you may also +specify several keywords by separating them with @samp{|} as the boolean +OR operator. With a numeric prefix, the Nth keyword in +@code{org-todo-keywords} is selected. + +@kindex r +The @kbd{r} key in the agenda buffer regenerates it, and you +can give a prefix argument to this command to change the selected +TODO keyword, for example @kbd{3 r}. If you often need +a search for a specific keyword, define a custom command for it (see +@ref{Agenda Dispatcher}). + +Matching specific TODO keywords can also be done as part of a tags +search (see @ref{Tag Searches}). +@end table + +Remote editing of TODO items means that you can change the state of +a TODO entry with a single key press. The commands available in the +TODO list are described in @ref{Agenda Commands}. + +@cindex sublevels, inclusion into TODO list +Normally the global TODO list simply shows all headlines with TODO +keywords. This list can become very long. There are two ways to keep +it more compact: + +@itemize +@item +@vindex org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled +@vindex org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines +@vindex org-agenda-todo-ignore-timestamp +@vindex org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date +Some people view a TODO item that has been @emph{scheduled} for execution +or have a @emph{deadline} (see @ref{Timestamps}) as no longer @emph{open}. +Configure the variables @code{org-agenda-todo-ignore-scheduled} to +exclude some or all scheduled items from the global TODO list, +@code{org-agenda-todo-ignore-deadlines} to exclude some or all items with +a deadline set, @code{org-agenda-todo-ignore-timestamp} to exclude some +or all items with an active timestamp other than a DEADLINE or +a SCHEDULED timestamp and/or @code{org-agenda-todo-ignore-with-date} to +exclude items with at least one active timestamp. + +@item +@vindex org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels +TODO items may have sublevels to break up the task into subtasks. +In such cases it may be enough to list only the highest level TODO +headline and omit the sublevels from the global list. Configure the +variable @code{org-agenda-todo-list-sublevels} to get this behavior. +@end itemize + +@node Matching tags and properties +@subsection Matching tags and properties + +@cindex matching, of tags +@cindex matching, of properties +@cindex tags view +@cindex match view + +If headlines in the agenda files are marked with @emph{tags} (see @ref{Tags}), +or have properties (see @ref{Properties and Columns}), you can select +headlines based on this metadata and collect them into an agenda +buffer. The match syntax described here also applies when creating +sparse trees with @kbd{C-c / m}. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda m} (@code{org-tags-view}) +@kindex m @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-tags-view +Produce a list of all headlines that match a given set of tags. The +command prompts for a selection criterion, which is a boolean logic +expression with tags, like @samp{+work+urgent-withboss} or @samp{work|home} +(see @ref{Tags}). If you often need a specific search, define a custom +command for it (see @ref{Agenda Dispatcher}). + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda M} (@code{org-tags-view}) +@kindex M @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-tags-view +@vindex org-tags-match-list-sublevels +@vindex org-agenda-tags-todo-honor-ignore-options +Like @kbd{m}, but only select headlines that are also TODO +items and force checking subitems (see the variable +@code{org-tags-match-list-sublevels}). To exclude scheduled/deadline +items, see the variable @code{org-agenda-tags-todo-honor-ignore-options}. +Matching specific TODO keywords together with a tags match is also +possible, see @ref{Tag Searches}. +@end table + +The commands available in the tags list are described in @ref{Agenda Commands}. + +@cindex boolean logic, for agenda searches +A search string can use Boolean operators @samp{&} for AND and @samp{|} for OR@. +@samp{&} binds more strongly than @samp{|}. Parentheses are currently not +implemented. Each element in the search is either a tag, a regular +expression matching tags, or an expression like @samp{PROPERTY OPERATOR +VALUE} with a comparison operator, accessing a property value. Each +element may be preceded by @samp{-} to select against it, and @samp{+} is +syntactic sugar for positive selection. The AND operator @samp{&} is +optional when @samp{+} or @samp{-} is present. Here are some examples, using +only tags. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{+work-boss} +Select headlines tagged @samp{work}, but discard those also tagged +@samp{boss}. + +@item @samp{work|laptop} +Selects lines tagged @samp{work} or @samp{laptop}. + +@item @samp{work|laptop+night} +Like before, but require the @samp{laptop} lines to be tagged also +@samp{night}. +@end table + +@cindex regular expressions, with tags search +Instead of a tag, you may also specify a regular expression enclosed +in curly braces (see @ref{Regular Expressions}). For example, +@samp{work+@{^boss.*@}} matches headlines that contain the tag @samp{:work:} and +any tag @emph{starting} with @samp{boss}. + +@cindex group tags, as regular expressions +Group tags (see @ref{Tag Hierarchy}) are expanded as regular expressions. +E.g., if @samp{work} is a group tag for the group @samp{:work:lab:conf:}, then +searching for @samp{work} also searches for @samp{@{\(?:work\|lab\|conf\)@}} and +searching for @samp{-work} searches for all headlines but those with one of +the tags in the group (i.e., @samp{-@{\(?:work\|lab\|conf\)@}}). + +@cindex TODO keyword matching, with tags search +@cindex level, for tags/property match +@cindex category, for tags/property match +@vindex org-odd-levels-only +You may also test for properties (see @ref{Properties and Columns}) at the +same time as matching tags. The properties may be real properties, or +special properties that represent other metadata (see @ref{Special Properties}). For example, the property @samp{TODO} represents the TODO +keyword of the entry. Or, the property @samp{LEVEL} represents the level +of an entry. So searching @samp{+LEVEL=3+boss-TODO="DONE"} lists all level +three headlines that have the tag @samp{boss} and are @emph{not} marked with the +TODO keyword @samp{DONE}. In buffers with @code{org-odd-levels-only} set, +@samp{LEVEL} does not count the number of stars, but @samp{LEVEL=2} corresponds +to 3 stars etc. + +Here are more examples: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{work+TODO="WAITING"} +Select @samp{work}-tagged TODO lines with the specific TODO keyword +@samp{WAITING}. + +@item @samp{work+TODO="WAITING"|home+TODO="WAITING"} +Waiting tasks both at work and at home. +@end table + +When matching properties, a number of different operators can be used +to test the value of a property. Here is a complex example: + +@example ++work-boss+PRIORITY="A"+Coffee="unlimited"+Effort<2 + +With=@{Sarah\|Denny@}+SCHEDULED>="<2008-10-11>" +@end example + +@noindent +The type of comparison depends on how the comparison value is written: + +@itemize +@item +If the comparison value is a plain number, a numerical comparison is +done, and the allowed operators are @samp{<}, @samp{=}, @samp{>}, @samp{<=}, @samp{>=}, and +@samp{<>}. + +@item +If the comparison value is enclosed in double-quotes, a string +comparison is done, and the same operators are allowed. + +@item +If the comparison value is enclosed in double-quotes @emph{and} angular +brackets (like @samp{DEADLINE<="<2008-12-24 18:30>"}), both values are +assumed to be date/time specifications in the standard Org way, and +the comparison is done accordingly. Valid values also include +@samp{"<now>"} for now (including time), @samp{"<today>"}, and @samp{"<tomorrow>"} +for these days at 0:00 hours, i.e., without a time specification. +You can also use strings like @samp{"<+5d>"} or @samp{"<-2m>"} with units @samp{d}, +@samp{w}, @samp{m}, and @samp{y} for day, week, month, and year, respectively. + +@item +If the comparison value is enclosed in curly braces, a regexp match +is performed, with @samp{=} meaning that the regexp matches the property +value, and @samp{<>} meaning that it does not match. +@end itemize + +So the search string in the example finds entries tagged @samp{work} but +not @samp{boss}, which also have a priority value @samp{A}, a @samp{Coffee} property +with the value @samp{unlimited}, an @samp{EFFORT} property that is numerically +smaller than 2, a @samp{With} property that is matched by the regular +expression @samp{Sarah\|Denny}, and that are scheduled on or after October +11, 2008. + +You can configure Org mode to use property inheritance during +a search, but beware that this can slow down searches considerably. +See @ref{Property Inheritance}, for details. + +For backward compatibility, and also for typing speed, there is also +a different way to test TODO states in a search. For this, terminate +the tags/property part of the search string (which may include several +terms connected with @samp{|}) with a @samp{/} and then specify a Boolean +expression just for TODO keywords. The syntax is then similar to that +for tags, but should be applied with care: for example, a positive +selection on several TODO keywords cannot meaningfully be combined +with boolean AND@. However, @emph{negative selection} combined with AND can +be meaningful. To make sure that only lines are checked that actually +have any TODO keyword (resulting in a speed-up), use @kbd{M-x org-agenda M}, or equivalently start the TODO part after the slash +with @samp{!}. Using @kbd{M-x org-agenda M} or @samp{/!} does not match +TODO keywords in a DONE state. Examples: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{work/WAITING} +Same as @samp{work+TODO="WAITING"}. + +@item @samp{work/!-WAITING-NEXT} +Select @samp{work}-tagged TODO lines that are neither @samp{WAITING} nor +@samp{NEXT}. + +@item @samp{work/!+WAITING|+NEXT} +Select @samp{work}-tagged TODO lines that are either @samp{WAITING} or @samp{NEXT}. +@end table + +@node Search view +@subsection Search view + +@cindex search view +@cindex text search +@cindex searching, for text + +This agenda view is a general text search facility for Org mode +entries. It is particularly useful to find notes. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda s} (@code{org-search-view}) +@kindex s @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-search-view +This is a special search that lets you select entries by matching +a substring or specific words using a boolean logic. +@end table + +For example, the search string @samp{computer equipment} matches entries +that contain @samp{computer equipment} as a substring, even if the two +words are separated by more space or a line break. + +Search view can also search for specific keywords in the entry, using +Boolean logic. The search string @samp{+computer ++wifi -ethernet -@{8\.11[bg]@}} matches note entries that contain the +keywords @samp{computer} and @samp{wifi}, but not the keyword @samp{ethernet}, and +which are also not matched by the regular expression @samp{8\.11[bg]}, +meaning to exclude both @samp{8.11b} and @samp{8.11g}. The first @samp{+} is +necessary to turn on boolean search, other @samp{+} characters are +optional. For more details, see the docstring of the command +@code{org-search-view}. + +You can incrementally and conveniently adjust a boolean search from +the agenda search view with the following keys + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.1 0.6 +@item @kbd{[} +@tab Add a positive search word +@item @kbd{]} +@tab Add a negative search word +@item @kbd{@{} +@tab Add a positive regular expression +@item @kbd{@}} +@tab Add a negative regular expression +@end multitable + +@vindex org-agenda-text-search-extra-files +Note that in addition to the agenda files, this command also searches +the files listed in @code{org-agenda-text-search-extra-files}. + +@node Stuck projects +@subsection Stuck projects + +@pindex GTD, Getting Things Done + +If you are following a system like David Allen's GTD to organize your +work, one of the ``duties'' you have is a regular review to make sure +that all projects move along. A @emph{stuck} project is a project that has +no defined next actions, so it never shows up in the TODO lists Org +mode produces. During the review, you need to identify such projects +and define next actions for them. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda #} (@code{org-agenda-list-stuck-projects}) +@kindex # @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-agenda-list-stuck-projects +List projects that are stuck. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-agenda !} +@kindex ! @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@vindex org-stuck-projects +Customize the variable @code{org-stuck-projects} to define what a stuck +project is and how to find it. +@end table + +You almost certainly need to configure this view before it works for +you. The built-in default assumes that all your projects are level-2 +headlines, and that a project is not stuck if it has at least one +entry marked with a TODO keyword @samp{TODO} or @samp{NEXT} or @samp{NEXTACTION}. + +Let's assume that you, in your own way of using Org mode, identify +projects with a tag @samp{:PROJECT:}, and that you use a TODO keyword +@samp{MAYBE} to indicate a project that should not be considered yet. +Let's further assume that the TODO keyword @samp{DONE} marks finished +projects, and that @samp{NEXT} and @samp{TODO} indicate next actions. The tag +@samp{:@@shop:} indicates shopping and is a next action even without the +NEXT tag. Finally, if the project contains the special word @samp{IGNORE} +anywhere, it should not be listed either. In this case you would +start by identifying eligible projects with a tags/TODO match (see +@ref{Tag Searches}) @samp{+PROJECT/-MAYBE-DONE}, and then check for @samp{TODO}, +@samp{NEXT}, @samp{@@shop}, and @samp{IGNORE} in the subtree to identify projects that +are not stuck. The correct customization for this is: + +@lisp +(setq org-stuck-projects + '("+PROJECT/-MAYBE-DONE" ("NEXT" "TODO") ("@@shop") + "\\<IGNORE\\>")) +@end lisp + +Note that if a project is identified as non-stuck, the subtree of this +entry is searched for stuck projects. + +@node Presentation and Sorting +@section Presentation and Sorting + +@cindex presentation, of agenda items + +@vindex org-agenda-prefix-format +@vindex org-agenda-tags-column +Before displaying items in an agenda view, Org mode visually prepares +the items and sorts them. Each item occupies a single line. The line +starts with a @emph{prefix} that contains the @emph{category} (see @ref{Categories}) +of the item and other important information. You can customize in +which column tags are displayed through @code{org-agenda-tags-column}. You +can also customize the prefix using the option +@code{org-agenda-prefix-format}. This prefix is followed by a cleaned-up +version of the outline headline associated with the item. + +@menu +* Categories:: Not all tasks are equal. +* Time-of-day specifications:: How the agenda knows the time. +* Sorting of agenda items:: The order of things. +* Filtering/limiting agenda items:: Dynamically narrow the agenda. +@end menu + +@node Categories +@subsection Categories + +@cindex category +@cindex @samp{CATEGORY}, keyword + +The category is a broad label assigned to each agenda item. By +default, the category is simply derived from the file name, but you +can also specify it with a special line in the buffer, like +this: + +@example +#+CATEGORY: Thesis +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{CATEGORY}, property +If you would like to have a special category for a single entry or +a (sub)tree, give the entry a @samp{CATEGORY} property with the special +category you want to apply as the value. + +@vindex org-agenda-category-icon-alist +The display in the agenda buffer looks best if the category is not +longer than 10 characters. You can set up icons for category by +customizing the @code{org-agenda-category-icon-alist} variable. + +@node Time-of-day specifications +@subsection Time-of-day specifications + +@cindex time-of-day specification + +Org mode checks each agenda item for a time-of-day specification. The +time can be part of the timestamp that triggered inclusion into the +agenda, for example + +@example +<2005-05-10 Tue 19:00> +@end example + + +@noindent +Time ranges can be specified with two timestamps: + +@example +<2005-05-10 Tue 20:30>--<2005-05-10 Tue 22:15> +@end example + + +@vindex org-agenda-search-headline-for-time +In the headline of the entry itself, a time(range)---like @samp{12:45} or +a @samp{8:30-1pm}---may also appear as plain text@footnote{You can, however, disable this by setting +@code{org-agenda-search-headline-for-time} variable to a @code{nil} value.}. + +If the agenda integrates the Emacs diary (see @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}), +time specifications in diary entries are recognized as well. + +For agenda display, Org mode extracts the time and displays it in +a standard 24 hour format as part of the prefix. The example times in +the previous paragraphs would end up in the agenda like this: + +@example + 8:30-13:00 Arthur Dent lies in front of the bulldozer +12:45...... Ford Prefect arrives and takes Arthur to the pub +19:00...... The Vogon reads his poem +20:30-22:15 Marvin escorts the Hitchhikers to the bridge +@end example + +@cindex time grid +If the agenda is in single-day mode, or for the display of today, the +timed entries are embedded in a time grid, like + +@example + 8:00...... ------------------ + 8:30-13:00 Arthur Dent lies in front of the bulldozer +10:00...... ------------------ +12:00...... ------------------ +12:45...... Ford Prefect arrives and takes Arthur to the pub +14:00...... ------------------ +16:00...... ------------------ +18:00...... ------------------ +19:00...... The Vogon reads his poem +20:00...... ------------------ +20:30-22:15 Marvin escorts the Hitchhikers to the bridge +@end example + +@vindex org-agenda-use-time-grid +@vindex org-agenda-time-grid +The time grid can be turned on and off with the variable +@code{org-agenda-use-time-grid}, and can be configured with +@code{org-agenda-time-grid}. + +@node Sorting of agenda items +@subsection Sorting of agenda items + +@cindex sorting, of agenda items +@cindex priorities, of agenda items + +Before being inserted into a view, the items are sorted. How this is +done depends on the type of view. + +@itemize +@item +@vindex org-agenda-files +For the daily/weekly agenda, the items for each day are sorted. The +default order is to first collect all items containing an explicit +time-of-day specification. These entries are shown at the beginning +of the list, as a @emph{schedule} for the day. After that, items remain +grouped in categories, in the sequence given by @code{org-agenda-files}. +Within each category, items are sorted by priority (see +@ref{Priorities}), which is composed of the base priority (2000 for +priority @samp{A}, 1000 for @samp{B}, and 0 for @samp{C}), plus additional +increments for overdue scheduled or deadline items. + +@item +For the TODO list, items remain in the order of categories, but +within each category, sorting takes place according to priority (see +@ref{Priorities}). The priority used for sorting derives from the +priority cookie, with additions depending on how close an item is to +its due or scheduled date. + +@item +For tags matches, items are not sorted at all, but just appear in +the sequence in which they are found in the agenda files. +@end itemize + +@vindex org-agenda-sorting-strategy +Sorting can be customized using the variable +@code{org-agenda-sorting-strategy}, and may also include criteria based on +the estimated effort of an entry (see @ref{Effort Estimates}). + +@node Filtering/limiting agenda items +@subsection Filtering/limiting agenda items + +@vindex org-agenda-category-filter-preset +@vindex org-agenda-tag-filter-preset +@vindex org-agenda-effort-filter-preset +@vindex org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset +Agenda built-in or custom commands are statically defined. Agenda +filters and limits allow to flexibly narrow down the list of agenda +entries. + +@emph{Filters} only change the visibility of items, are very fast and are +mostly used interactively@footnote{Custom agenda commands can preset a filter by binding one of +the variables @code{org-agenda-tag-filter-preset}, +@code{org-agenda-category-filter-preset}, @code{org-agenda-effort-filter-preset} +or @code{org-agenda-regexp-filter-preset} as an option. This filter is +then applied to the view and persists as a basic filter through +refreshes and more secondary filtering. The filter is a global +property of the entire agenda view---in a block agenda, you should +only set this in the global options section, not in the section of an +individual block.}. You can switch quickly between +different filters without having to recreate the agenda. @emph{Limits} on +the other hand take effect before the agenda buffer is populated, so +they are mostly useful when defined as local variables within custom +agenda commands. + +@anchor{Filtering in the agenda} +@subsubheading Filtering in the agenda + +@cindex agenda filtering +@cindex filtering entries, in agenda +@cindex tag filtering, in agenda +@cindex category filtering, in agenda +@cindex top headline filtering, in agenda +@cindex effort filtering, in agenda +@cindex query editing, in agenda + +The general filtering command is @code{org-agenda-filter}, bound to +@kbd{/}. Before we introduce it, we describe commands for +individual filter types. All filtering commands handle prefix +arguments in the same way: A single @kbd{C-u} prefix negates the +filter, so it removes lines selected by the filter. A double prefix +adds the new filter condition to the one(s) already in place, so +filter elements are accumulated. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{\} (@code{org-agenda-filter-by-tag}) +@findex org-agenda-filter-by-tag +Filter the agenda view with respect to a tag. You are prompted for +a tag selection letter; @kbd{@key{SPC}} means any tag at all. +Pressing @kbd{@key{TAB}} at that prompt offers completion to select a +tag, including any tags that do not have a selection character. The +command then hides all entries that do not contain or inherit this +tag. Pressing @kbd{+} or @kbd{-} at the prompt switches +between filtering for and against the next tag. To clear the +filter, press @kbd{\} twice (once to call the command again, +and once at the prompt). + +@item @kbd{<} (@code{org-agenda-filter-by-category}) +@findex org-agenda-filter-by-category +Filter by category of the line at point, and show only entries with +this category. When called with a prefix argument, hide all entries +with the category at point. To clear the filter, call this command +again by pressing @kbd{<}. + +@item @kbd{=} (@code{org-agenda-filter-by-regexp}) +@findex org-agenda-filter-by-regexp +Filter the agenda view by a regular expression: only show agenda +entries matching the regular expression the user entered. To clear +the filter, call the command again by pressing @kbd{=}. + +@item @kbd{_} (@code{org-agenda-filter-by-effort}) +@findex org-agenda-filter-by-effort +Filter the agenda view with respect to effort estimates, so select +tasks that take the right amount of time. You first need to set up +a list of efforts globally, for example + +@lisp +(setq org-global-properties + '(("Effort_ALL". "0 0:10 0:30 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00"))) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-sort-agenda-noeffort-is-high +You can then filter for an effort by first typing an operator, one +of @kbd{<}, @kbd{>} and @kbd{=}, and then the +one-digit index of an effort estimate in your array of allowed +values, where @kbd{0} means the 10th value. The filter then +restricts to entries with effort smaller-or-equal, equal, or +larger-or-equal than the selected value. For application of the +operator, entries without a defined effort are treated according to +the value of @code{org-sort-agenda-noeffort-is-high}. To clear the +filter, press @kbd{_} twice (once to call the command again, +and once at the first prompt). + +@item @kbd{^} (@code{org-agenda-filter-by-top-headline}) +@findex org-agenda-filter-by-top-headline +Filter the current agenda view and only display items that fall +under the same top-level headline as the current entry. To clear +the filter, call this command again by pressing @kbd{^}. + +@item @kbd{/} (@code{org-agenda-filter}) +@findex org-agenda-filter +This is the unified interface to four of the five filter methods +described above. At the prompt, specify different filter elements +in a single string, with full completion support. For example, + +@example ++work-John+<0:10-/plot/ +@end example + + +selects entries with category @samp{work} and effort estimates below 10 +minutes, and deselects entries with tag @samp{John} or matching the +regexp @samp{plot} (see @ref{Regular Expressions}). You can leave @samp{+} out if +that does not lead to ambiguities. The sequence of elements is +arbitrary. The filter syntax assumes that there is no overlap +between categories and tags. Otherwise, tags take priority. If you +reply to the prompt with the empty string, all filtering is removed. +If a filter is specified, it replaces all current filters. But if +you call the command with a double prefix argument, or if you add an +additional @samp{+} (e.g., @samp{++work}) to the front of the string, the new +filter elements are added to the active ones. A single prefix +argument applies the entire filter in a negative sense. + +@item @kbd{|} (@code{org-agenda-filter-remove-all}) +Remove all filters in the current agenda view. +@end table + +@anchor{Computed tag filtering} +@subsubheading Computed tag filtering + +@vindex org-agenda-auto-exclude-function +If the variable @code{org-agenda-auto-exclude-function} is set to +a user-defined function, that function can select tags that should be +used as a tag filter when requested. The function will be called with +lower-case versions of all tags represented in the current view. The +function should return @samp{"-tag"} if the filter should remove +entries with that tag, @samp{"+tag"} if only entries with this tag should +be kept, or @samp{nil} if that tag is irrelevant. For example, let's say +you use a @samp{Net} tag to identify tasks which need network access, an +@samp{Errand} tag for errands in town, and a @samp{Call} tag for making phone +calls. You could auto-exclude these tags based on the availability of +the Internet, and outside of business hours, with something like this: + +@lisp +(defun my-auto-exclude-fn (tag) + (when (cond ((string= tag "net") + (/= 0 (call-process "/sbin/ping" nil nil nil + "-c1" "-q" "-t1" "mail.gnu.org"))) + ((member tag '("errand" "call")) + (let ((hr (nth 2 (decode-time)))) + (or (< hr 8) (> hr 21))))) + (concat "-" tag))) + +(setq org-agenda-auto-exclude-function #'my-auto-exclude-fn) +@end lisp + +You can apply this self-adapting filter by using a triple prefix +argument to @code{org-agenda-filter}, i.e.@tie{}press @kbd{C-u C-u C-u /}, +or by pressing @kbd{@key{RET}} in @code{org-agenda-filter-by-tag}. + +@anchor{Setting limits for the agenda} +@subsubheading Setting limits for the agenda + +@cindex limits, in agenda + +Here is a list of options that you can set, either globally, or +locally in your custom agenda views (see @ref{Custom Agenda Views}). + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-agenda-max-entries} +@vindex org-agenda-max-entries +Limit the number of entries. + +@item @code{org-agenda-max-effort} +@vindex org-agenda-max-effort +Limit the duration of accumulated efforts (as minutes). + +@item @code{org-agenda-max-todos} +@vindex org-agenda-max-todos +Limit the number of entries with TODO keywords. + +@item @code{org-agenda-max-tags} +@vindex org-agenda-max-tags +Limit the number of tagged entries. +@end table + +When set to a positive integer, each option excludes entries from +other categories: for example, @samp{(setq org-agenda-max-effort 100)} +limits the agenda to 100 minutes of effort and exclude any entry that +has no effort property. If you want to include entries with no effort +property, use a negative value for @code{org-agenda-max-effort}. One +useful setup is to use @code{org-agenda-max-entries} locally in a custom +command. For example, this custom command displays the next five +entries with a @samp{NEXT} TODO keyword. + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("n" todo "NEXT" + ((org-agenda-max-entries 5))))) +@end lisp + +Once you mark one of these five entry as DONE, rebuilding the agenda +will again the next five entries again, including the first entry that +was excluded so far. + +You can also dynamically set temporary limits, which are lost when +rebuilding the agenda: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{~} (@code{org-agenda-limit-interactively}) +@findex org-agenda-limit-interactively +This prompts for the type of limit to apply and its value. +@end table + +@node Agenda Commands +@section Commands in the Agenda Buffer + +@cindex commands, in agenda buffer + +Entries in the agenda buffer are linked back to the Org file or diary +file where they originate. You are not allowed to edit the agenda +buffer itself, but commands are provided to show and jump to the +original entry location, and to edit the Org files ``remotely'' from the +agenda buffer. In this way, all information is stored only once, +removing the risk that your agenda and note files may diverge. + +Some commands can be executed with mouse clicks on agenda lines. For +the other commands, point needs to be in the desired line. + +@anchor{Motion (1)} +@subheading Motion + +@cindex motion commands in agenda + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{n} (@code{org-agenda-next-line}) +@kindex n +@findex org-agenda-next-line +Next line (same as @kbd{@key{DOWN}} and @kbd{C-n}). + +@item @kbd{p} (@code{org-agenda-previous-line}) +@kindex p +@findex org-agenda-previous-line +Previous line (same as @kbd{@key{UP}} and @kbd{C-p}). +@end table + +@anchor{View/Go to Org file} +@subheading View/Go to Org file + +@cindex view file commands in agenda + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{@key{SPC}} or @kbd{mouse-3} (@code{org-agenda-show-and-scroll-up}) +@kindex SPC +@kindex mouse-3 +@findex org-agenda-show-and-scroll-up +Display the original location of the item in another window. +With a prefix argument, make sure that drawers stay folded. + +@item @kbd{L} (@code{org-agenda-recenter}) +@findex org-agenda-recenter +Display original location and recenter that window. + +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} or @kbd{mouse-2} (@code{org-agenda-goto}) +@kindex TAB +@kindex mouse-2 +@findex org-agenda-goto +Go to the original location of the item in another window. + +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} (@code{org-agenda-switch-to}) +@kindex RET +@findex org-agenda-switch-to +Go to the original location of the item and delete other windows. + +@item @kbd{F} (@code{org-agenda-follow-mode}) +@kindex F +@findex org-agenda-follow-mode +@vindex org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode +Toggle Follow mode. In Follow mode, as you move point through the +agenda buffer, the other window always shows the corresponding +location in the Org file. The initial setting for this mode in new +agenda buffers can be set with the variable +@code{org-agenda-start-with-follow-mode}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x b} (@code{org-agenda-tree-to-indirect-buffer}) +@kindex C-c C-x b +@findex org-agenda-tree-to-indirect-buffer +Display the entire subtree of the current item in an indirect +buffer. With a numeric prefix argument N, go up to level N and then +take that tree. If N is negative, go up that many levels. With +a @kbd{C-u} prefix, do not remove the previously used indirect +buffer. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-o} (@code{org-agenda-open-link}) +@kindex C-c C-o +@findex org-agenda-open-link +Follow a link in the entry. This offers a selection of any links in +the text belonging to the referenced Org node. If there is only one +link, follow it without a selection prompt. +@end table + +@anchor{Change display} +@subheading Change display + +@cindex change agenda display +@cindex display changing, in agenda + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{A} +@kindex A +Interactively select another agenda view and append it to the +current view. + +@item @kbd{o} +@kindex o +Delete other windows. + +@item @kbd{v d} or short @kbd{d} (@code{org-agenda-day-view}) +@kindex v d +@kindex d +@findex org-agenda-day-view +Switch to day view. When switching to day view, this setting +becomes the default for subsequent agenda refreshes. A numeric +prefix argument may be used to jump directly to a specific day of +the year. For example, @kbd{32 d} jumps to February 1st. When +setting day view, a year may be encoded in the prefix argument as +well. For example, @kbd{200712 d} jumps to January 12, 2007. +If such a year specification has only one or two digits, it is +expanded into one of the 30 next years or the last 69 years. + +@item @kbd{v w} or short @kbd{w} (@code{org-agenda-week-view}) +@kindex v w +@kindex w +@findex org-agenda-week-view +Switch to week view. When switching week view, this setting becomes +the default for subsequent agenda refreshes. A numeric prefix +argument may be used to jump directly to a specific day of the ISO +week. For example @kbd{9 w} to ISO week number 9. When +setting week view, a year may be encoded in the prefix argument as +well. For example, @kbd{200712 w} jumps to week 12 in 2007. +If such a year specification has only one or two digits, it is +expanded into one of the 30 next years or the last 69 years. + +@item @kbd{v m} (@code{org-agenda-month-view}) +@kindex v m +@findex org-agenda-month-view +Switch to month view. Because month views are slow to create, they +do not become the default for subsequent agenda refreshes. +A numeric prefix argument may be used to jump directly to a specific +day of the month. When setting month view, a year may be encoded in +the prefix argument as well. For example, @kbd{200712 m} jumps +to December, 2007. If such a year specification has only one or two +digits, it is expanded into one of the 30 next years or the last 69 +years. + +@item @kbd{v y} (@code{org-agenda-year-view}) +@kindex v y +@findex org-agenda-year-view +Switch to year view. Because year views are slow to create, they do +not become the default for subsequent agenda refreshes. A numeric +prefix argument may be used to jump directly to a specific day of +the year. + +@item @kbd{v @key{SPC}} (@code{org-agenda-reset-view}) +@kindex v SPC +@findex org-agenda-reset-view +@vindex org-agenda-span +Reset the current view to @code{org-agenda-span}. + +@item @kbd{f} (@code{org-agenda-later}) +@kindex f +@findex org-agenda-later +Go forward in time to display the span following the current one. +For example, if the display covers a week, switch to the following +week. With a prefix argument, repeat that many times. + +@item @kbd{b} (@code{org-agenda-earlier}) +@kindex b +@findex org-agenda-earlier +Go backward in time to display earlier dates. + +@item @kbd{.} (@code{org-agenda-goto-today}) +@kindex . +@findex org-agenda-goto-today +Go to today. + +@item @kbd{j} (@code{org-agenda-goto-date}) +@kindex j +@findex org-agenda-goto-date +Prompt for a date and go there. + +@item @kbd{J} (@code{org-agenda-clock-goto}) +@kindex J +@findex org-agenda-clock-goto +Go to the currently clocked-in task @emph{in the agenda buffer}. + +@item @kbd{D} (@code{org-agenda-toggle-diary}) +@kindex D +@findex org-agenda-toggle-diary +Toggle the inclusion of diary entries. See @ref{Weekly/daily agenda}. + +@item @kbd{v l} or @kbd{v L} or short @kbd{l} (@code{org-agenda-log-mode}) +@kindex v l +@kindex l +@kindex v L +@findex org-agenda-log-mode +@vindex org-log-done +@vindex org-agenda-log-mode-items +Toggle Logbook mode. In Logbook mode, entries that were marked as +done while logging was on (see the variable @code{org-log-done}) are +shown in the agenda, as are entries that have been clocked on that +day. You can configure the entry types that should be included in +log mode using the variable @code{org-agenda-log-mode-items}. When +called with a @kbd{C-u} prefix argument, show all possible +logbook entries, including state changes. When called with two +prefix arguments @kbd{C-u C-u}, show only logging information, +nothing else. @kbd{v L} is equivalent to @kbd{C-u v l}. + +@item @kbd{v [} or short @kbd{[} (@code{org-agenda-manipulate-query-add}) +@kindex v [ +@kindex [ +@findex org-agenda-manipulate-query-add +Include inactive timestamps into the current view. Only for +weekly/daily agenda. + +@item @kbd{v a} (@code{org-agenda-archives-mode}) +@kindex v a +@findex org-agenda-archives-mode +Toggle Archives mode. In Archives mode, trees that are archived +(see @ref{Internal archiving}) are also scanned when producing the +agenda. To exit archives mode, press @kbd{v a} again. + +@item @kbd{v A} +@kindex v A +Toggle Archives mode. Include all archive files as well. + +@item @kbd{v R} or short @kbd{R} (@code{org-agenda-clockreport-mode}) +@kindex v R +@kindex R +@findex org-agenda-clockreport-mode +@vindex org-agenda-start-with-clockreport-mode +@vindex org-clock-report-include-clocking-task +Toggle Clockreport mode. In Clockreport mode, the daily/weekly +agenda always shows a table with the clocked times for the time span +and file scope covered by the current agenda view. The initial +setting for this mode in new agenda buffers can be set with the +variable @code{org-agenda-start-with-clockreport-mode}. By using +a prefix argument when toggling this mode (i.e., @kbd{C-u R}), +the clock table does not show contributions from entries that are +hidden by agenda filtering@footnote{Only tags filtering is respected here, effort filtering is +ignored.}. See also the variable +@code{org-clock-report-include-clocking-task}. + +@item @kbd{v c} +@kindex v c +@vindex org-agenda-clock-consistency-checks +Show overlapping clock entries, clocking gaps, and other clocking +problems in the current agenda range. You can then visit clocking +lines and fix them manually. See the variable +@code{org-agenda-clock-consistency-checks} for information on how to +customize the definition of what constituted a clocking problem. To +return to normal agenda display, press @kbd{l} to exit Logbook +mode. + +@item @kbd{v E} or short @kbd{E} (@code{org-agenda-entry-text-mode}) +@kindex v E +@kindex E +@findex org-agenda-entry-text-mode +@vindex org-agenda-start-with-entry-text-mode +@vindex org-agenda-entry-text-maxlines +Toggle entry text mode. In entry text mode, a number of lines from +the Org outline node referenced by an agenda line are displayed +below the line. The maximum number of lines is given by the +variable @code{org-agenda-entry-text-maxlines}. Calling this command +with a numeric prefix argument temporarily modifies that number to +the prefix value. + +@item @kbd{G} (@code{org-agenda-toggle-time-grid}) +@kindex G +@vindex org-agenda-use-time-grid +@vindex org-agenda-time-grid +Toggle the time grid on and off. See also the variables +@code{org-agenda-use-time-grid} and @code{org-agenda-time-grid}. + +@item @kbd{r} (@code{org-agenda-redo}) +@itemx @kbd{g} +@kindex r +@kindex g +@findex org-agenda-redo +Recreate the agenda buffer, for example to reflect the changes after +modification of the timestamps of items with @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} and +@kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}}. When the buffer is the global TODO list, +a prefix argument is interpreted to create a selective list for +a specific TODO keyword. + +@item @kbd{C-x C-s} or short @kbd{s} (@code{org-save-all-org-buffers}) +@kindex C-x C-s +@findex org-save-all-org-buffers +@kindex s +Save all Org buffers in the current Emacs session, and also the +locations of IDs. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-c} (@code{org-agenda-columns}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-c +@findex org-agenda-columns +@vindex org-columns-default-format +Invoke column view (see @ref{Column View}) in the agenda buffer. The +column view format is taken from the entry at point, or, if there is +no entry at point, from the first entry in the agenda view. So +whatever the format for that entry would be in the original buffer +(taken from a property, from a @samp{COLUMNS} keyword, or from the +default variable @code{org-columns-default-format}) is used in the +agenda. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x >} (@code{org-agenda-remove-restriction-lock}) +@kindex C-c C-x > +@findex org-agenda-remove-restriction-lock +Remove the restriction lock on the agenda, if it is currently +restricted to a file or subtree (see @ref{Agenda Files}). + +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} (@code{org-agenda-drag-line-backward}) +@kindex M-UP +@findex org-agenda-drag-line-backward +Drag the line at point backward one line. With a numeric prefix +argument, drag backward by that many lines. + +Moving agenda lines does not persist after an agenda refresh and +does not modify the contributing Org files. + +@item @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-agenda-drag-line-forward}) +@kindex M-DOWN +@findex org-agenda-drag-line-forward +Drag the line at point forward one line. With a numeric prefix +argument, drag forward by that many lines. +@end table + +@anchor{Remote editing} +@subheading Remote editing + +@cindex remote editing, from agenda + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{0--9} +Digit argument. + +@item @kbd{C-_} (@code{org-agenda-undo}) +@kindex C-_ +@findex org-agenda-undo +@cindex undoing remote-editing events +@cindex remote editing, undo +Undo a change due to a remote editing command. The change is undone +both in the agenda buffer and in the remote buffer. + +@item @kbd{t} (@code{org-agenda-todo}) +@kindex t +@findex org-agenda-todo +Change the TODO state of the item, both in the agenda and in the +original Org file. A prefix arg is passed through to the @code{org-todo} +command, so for example a @kbd{C-u} prefix are will trigger +taking a note to document the state change. + +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-agenda-todo-nextset}) +@kindex C-S-RIGHT +@findex org-agenda-todo-nextset +Switch to the next set of TODO keywords. + +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{LEFT}}, @code{org-agenda-todo-previousset} +@kindex C-S-LEFT +Switch to the previous set of TODO keywords. + +@item @kbd{C-k} (@code{org-agenda-kill}) +@kindex C-k +@findex org-agenda-kill +@vindex org-agenda-confirm-kill +Delete the current agenda item along with the entire subtree +belonging to it in the original Org file. If the text to be deleted +remotely is longer than one line, the kill needs to be confirmed by +the user. See variable @code{org-agenda-confirm-kill}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-w} (@code{org-agenda-refile}) +@kindex C-c C-w +@findex org-agenda-refile +Refile the entry at point. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-a} or short @kbd{a} (@code{org-agenda-archive-default-with-confirmation}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-a +@kindex a +@findex org-agenda-archive-default-with-confirmation +@vindex org-archive-default-command +Archive the subtree corresponding to the entry at point using the +default archiving command set in @code{org-archive-default-command}. +When using the @kbd{a} key, confirmation is required. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x a} (@code{org-agenda-toggle-archive-tag}) +@kindex C-c C-x a +@findex org-agenda-toggle-archive-tag +Toggle the archive tag (see @ref{Internal archiving}) for the current +headline. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x A} (@code{org-agenda-archive-to-archive-sibling}) +@kindex C-c C-x A +@findex org-agenda-archive-to-archive-sibling +Move the subtree corresponding to the current entry to its @emph{archive +sibling}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-s} or short @kbd{$} (@code{org-agenda-archive}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-s +@kindex $ +@findex org-agenda-archive +Archive the subtree corresponding to the current headline. This +means the entry is moved to the configured archive location, most +likely a different file. + +@item @kbd{T} (@code{org-agenda-show-tags}) +@kindex T +@findex org-agenda-show-tags +@vindex org-agenda-show-inherited-tags +Show all tags associated with the current item. This is useful if +you have turned off @code{org-agenda-show-inherited-tags}, but still want +to see all tags of a headline occasionally. + +@item @kbd{:} (@code{org-agenda-set-tags}) +@kindex : +@findex org-agenda-set-tags +Set tags for the current headline. If there is an active region in +the agenda, change a tag for all headings in the region. + +@item @kbd{,} (@code{org-agenda-priority}) +@kindex , +@findex org-agenda-priority +Set the priority for the current item. Org mode prompts for the +priority character. If you reply with @kbd{@key{SPC}}, the priority +cookie is removed from the entry. + +@item @kbd{+} or @kbd{S-@key{UP}} (@code{org-agenda-priority-up}) +@kindex + +@kindex S-UP +@findex org-agenda-priority-up +Increase the priority of the current item. The priority is changed +in the original buffer, but the agenda is not resorted. Use the +@kbd{r} key for this. + +@item @kbd{-} or @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} (@code{org-agenda-priority-down}) +@kindex - +@kindex S-DOWN +@findex org-agenda-priority-down +Decrease the priority of the current item. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-x e} or short @kbd{e} (@code{org-agenda-set-effort}) +@kindex e +@kindex C-c C-x e +@findex org-agenda-set-effort +Set the effort property for the current item. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-z} or short @kbd{z} (@code{org-agenda-add-note}) +@kindex z +@kindex C-c C-z +@findex org-agenda-add-note +@vindex org-log-into-drawer +Add a note to the entry. This note is recorded, and then filed to +the same location where state change notes are put. Depending on +@code{org-log-into-drawer}, this may be inside a drawer. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-a} (@code{org-attach}) +@kindex C-c C-a +@findex org-attach +Dispatcher for all command related to attachments. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-s} (@code{org-agenda-schedule}) +@kindex C-c C-s +@findex org-agenda-schedule +Schedule this item. With a prefix argument, remove the +scheduling timestamp + +@item @kbd{C-c C-d} (@code{org-agenda-deadline}) +@kindex C-c C-d +@findex org-agenda-deadline +Set a deadline for this item. With a prefix argument, remove the +deadline. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} (@code{org-agenda-do-date-later}) +@kindex S-RIGHT +@findex org-agenda-do-date-later +Change the timestamp associated with the current line by one day +into the future. If the date is in the past, the first call to this +command moves it to today. With a numeric prefix argument, change +it by that many days. For example, @kbd{3 6 5 S-@key{RIGHT}} changes +it by a year. With a @kbd{C-u} prefix, change the time by one +hour. If you immediately repeat the command, it will continue to +change hours even without the prefix argument. With a double +@kbd{C-u C-u} prefix, do the same for changing minutes. The +stamp is changed in the original Org file, but the change is not +directly reflected in the agenda buffer. Use @kbd{r} or +@kbd{g} to update the buffer. + +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} (@code{org-agenda-do-date-earlier}) +@kindex S-LEFT +@findex org-agenda-do-date-earlier +Change the timestamp associated with the current line by one day +into the past. + +@item @kbd{>} (@code{org-agenda-date-prompt}) +@kindex > +@findex org-agenda-date-prompt +Change the timestamp associated with the current line. The key +@kbd{>} has been chosen, because it is the same as +@kbd{S-.} on my keyboard. + +@item @kbd{I} (@code{org-agenda-clock-in}) +@kindex I +@findex org-agenda-clock-in +Start the clock on the current item. If a clock is running already, +it is stopped first. + +@item @kbd{O} (@code{org-agenda-clock-out}) +@kindex O +@findex org-agenda-clock-out +Stop the previously started clock. + +@item @kbd{X} (@code{org-agenda-clock-cancel}) +@kindex X +@findex org-agenda-clock-cancel +Cancel the currently running clock. + +@item @kbd{J} (@code{org-agenda-clock-goto}) +@kindex J +@findex org-agenda-clock-goto +Jump to the running clock in another window. + +@item @kbd{k} (@code{org-agenda-capture}) +@kindex k +@findex org-agenda-capture +@cindex capturing, from agenda +@vindex org-capture-use-agenda-date +Like @code{org-capture}, but use the date at point as the default date +for the capture template. See @code{org-capture-use-agenda-date} to make +this the default behavior of @code{org-capture}. +@end table + +@anchor{Bulk remote editing selected entries} +@subheading Bulk remote editing selected entries + +@cindex remote editing, bulk, from agenda +@vindex org-agenda-bulk-custom-functions + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{m} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-mark}) +@kindex m +@findex org-agenda-bulk-mark + +Mark the entry at point for bulk action. If there is an active +region in the agenda, mark the entries in the region. With numeric +prefix argument, mark that many successive entries. + +@item @kbd{*} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-mark-all}) +@kindex * +@findex org-agenda-bulk-mark-all + +Mark all visible agenda entries for bulk action. + +@item @kbd{u} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-unmark}) +@kindex u +@findex org-agenda-bulk-unmark + +Unmark entry for bulk action. + +@item @kbd{U} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-remove-all-marks}) +@kindex U +@findex org-agenda-bulk-remove-all-marks + +Unmark all marked entries for bulk action. + +@item @kbd{M-m} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-toggle}) +@kindex M-m +@findex org-agenda-bulk-toggle + +Toggle mark of the entry at point for bulk action. + +@item @kbd{M-*} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all}) +@kindex M-* +@findex org-agenda-bulk-toggle-all + +Toggle mark of every entry for bulk action. + +@item @kbd{%} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-mark-regexp}) +@kindex % +@findex org-agenda-bulk-mark-regexp + +Mark entries matching a regular expression for bulk action. + +@item @kbd{B} (@code{org-agenda-bulk-action}) +@kindex B +@findex org-agenda-bulk-action +@vindex org-agenda-bulk-persistent-marks + +Bulk action: act on all marked entries in the agenda. This prompts +for another key to select the action to be applied. The prefix +argument to @kbd{B} is passed through to the @kbd{s} and +@kbd{d} commands, to bulk-remove these special timestamps. By +default, marks are removed after the bulk. If you want them to +persist, set @code{org-agenda-bulk-persistent-marks} to @code{t} or hit +@kbd{p} at the prompt. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{p} +Toggle persistent marks. + +@item @kbd{$} +Archive all selected entries. + +@item @kbd{A} +Archive entries by moving them to their respective archive +siblings. + +@item @kbd{t} +Change TODO state. This prompts for a single TODO keyword and +changes the state of all selected entries, bypassing blocking and +suppressing logging notes---but not timestamps. + +@item @kbd{+} +Add a tag to all selected entries. + +@item @kbd{-} +Remove a tag from all selected entries. + +@item @kbd{s} +Schedule all items to a new date. To shift existing schedule +dates by a fixed number of days, use something starting with +double plus at the prompt, for example @samp{++8d} or @samp{++2w}. + +@item @kbd{d} +Set deadline to a specific date. + +@item @kbd{r} +Prompt for a single refile target and move all entries. The +entries are no longer in the agenda; refresh (@kbd{g}) to +bring them back. + +@item @kbd{S} +Reschedule randomly into the coming N days. N is prompted for. +With a prefix argument (@kbd{C-u B S}), scatter only across +weekdays. + +@item @kbd{f} +@vindex org-agenda-bulk-custom-functions +Apply a function@footnote{You can also create persistent custom functions through +@code{org-agenda-bulk-custom-functions}.} to marked entries. For example, the +function below sets the @samp{CATEGORY} property of the entries to +@samp{web}. + +@lisp +(defun set-category () + (interactive "P") + (let ((marker (or (org-get-at-bol 'org-hd-marker) + (org-agenda-error)))) + (org-with-point-at marker + (org-back-to-heading t) + (org-set-property "CATEGORY" "web")))) +@end lisp +@end table +@end table + +@anchor{Calendar commands} +@subheading Calendar commands + +@cindex calendar commands, from agenda + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{c} (@code{org-agenda-goto-calendar}) +@kindex c +@findex org-agenda-goto-calendar +Open the Emacs calendar and go to the date at point in the agenda. + +@item @kbd{c} (@code{org-calendar-goto-agenda}) +@kindex c +@findex org-calendar-goto-agenda +When in the calendar, compute and show the Org agenda for the date +at point. + +@item @kbd{i} (@code{org-agenda-diary-entry}) +@kindex i +@findex org-agenda-diary-entry + +@cindex diary entries, creating from agenda +Insert a new entry into the diary, using the date at point and (for +block entries) the date at the mark. This adds to the Emacs diary +file@footnote{This file is parsed for the agenda when +@code{org-agenda-include-diary} is set.}, in a way similar to the @kbd{i} command in the +calendar. The diary file pops up in another window, where you can +add the entry. + +@vindex org-agenda-diary-file +If you configure @code{org-agenda-diary-file} to point to an Org file, +Org creates entries in that file instead. Most entries are stored +in a date-based outline tree that will later make it easy to archive +appointments from previous months/years. The tree is built under an +entry with a @samp{DATE_TREE} property, or else with years as top-level +entries. Emacs prompts you for the entry text---if you specify it, +the entry is created in @code{org-agenda-diary-file} without further +interaction. If you directly press @kbd{@key{RET}} at the prompt +without typing text, the target file is shown in another window for +you to finish the entry there. See also the @kbd{k r} command. + +@item @kbd{M} (@code{org-agenda-phases-of-moon}) +@kindex M +@findex org-agenda-phases-of-moon +Show the phases of the moon for the three months around current +date. + +@item @kbd{S} (@code{org-agenda-sunrise-sunset}) +@kindex S +@findex org-agenda-sunrise-sunset +Show sunrise and sunset times. The geographical location must be +set with calendar variables, see the documentation for the Emacs +calendar. + +@item @kbd{C} (@code{org-agenda-convert-date}) +@kindex C +@findex org-agenda-convert-date +Convert the date at point into many other cultural and historic +calendars. + +@item @kbd{H} (@code{org-agenda-holidays}) +@kindex H +@findex org-agenda-holidays +Show holidays for three months around point date. +@end table + +@anchor{Quit and exit} +@subheading Quit and exit + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{q} (@code{org-agenda-quit}) +@kindex q +@findex org-agenda-quit + +Quit agenda, remove the agenda buffer. + +@item @kbd{x} (@code{org-agenda-exit}) +@kindex x +@findex org-agenda-exit + +@cindex agenda files, removing buffers +Exit agenda, remove the agenda buffer and all buffers loaded by +Emacs for the compilation of the agenda. Buffers created by the +user to visit Org files are not removed. +@end table + +@node Custom Agenda Views +@section Custom Agenda Views + +@cindex custom agenda views +@cindex agenda views, custom + +Custom agenda commands serve two purposes: to store and quickly access +frequently used TODO and tags searches, and to create special +composite agenda buffers. Custom agenda commands are accessible +through the dispatcher (see @ref{Agenda Dispatcher}), just like the +default commands. + +@menu +* Storing searches:: Type once, use often. +* Block agenda:: All the stuff you need in a single buffer. +* Setting options:: Changing the rules. +@end menu + +@node Storing searches +@subsection Storing searches + +The first application of custom searches is the definition of keyboard +shortcuts for frequently used searches, either creating an agenda +buffer, or a sparse tree (the latter covering of course only the +current buffer). + +@kindex C @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@vindex org-agenda-custom-commands +@cindex agenda views, main example +@cindex agenda, as an agenda views +@cindex agenda*, as an agenda views +@cindex tags, as an agenda view +@cindex todo, as an agenda view +@cindex tags-todo +@cindex todo-tree +@cindex occur-tree +@cindex tags-tree +Custom commands are configured in the variable +@code{org-agenda-custom-commands}. You can customize this variable, for +example by pressing @kbd{C} from the agenda dispatcher (see @ref{Agenda Dispatcher}). You can also directly set it with Emacs Lisp in +the Emacs init file. The following example contains all valid agenda +views: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("x" agenda) + ("y" agenda*) + ("w" todo "WAITING") + ("W" todo-tree "WAITING") + ("u" tags "+boss-urgent") + ("v" tags-todo "+boss-urgent") + ("U" tags-tree "+boss-urgent") + ("f" occur-tree "\\<FIXME\\>") + ("h" . "HOME+Name tags searches") ;description for "h" prefix + ("hl" tags "+home+Lisa") + ("hp" tags "+home+Peter") + ("hk" tags "+home+Kim"))) +@end lisp + +The initial string in each entry defines the keys you have to press +after the dispatcher command in order to access the command. Usually +this is just a single character, but if you have many similar +commands, you can also define two-letter combinations where the first +character is the same in several combinations and serves as a prefix +key@footnote{You can provide a description for a prefix key by inserting +a cons cell with the prefix and the description.}. The second parameter is the search type, followed by the +string or regular expression to be used for the matching. The example +above will therefore define: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{x} +as a global search for agenda entries planned@footnote{@emph{Planned} means here that these entries have some planning +information attached to them, like a time-stamp, a scheduled or +a deadline string. See @code{org-agenda-entry-types} on how to set what +planning information is taken into account.} this week/day. + +@item @kbd{y} +as the same search, but only for entries with an hour specification +like @samp{[h]h:mm}---think of them as appointments. + +@item @kbd{w} +as a global search for TODO entries with @samp{WAITING} as the TODO +keyword. + +@item @kbd{W} +as the same search, but only in the current buffer and displaying +the results as a sparse tree. + +@item @kbd{u} +as a global tags search for headlines tagged @samp{boss} but not +@samp{urgent}. + +@item @kbd{v} +The same search, but limiting it to headlines that are also TODO +items. + +@item @kbd{U} +as the same search, but only in the current buffer and displaying +the result as a sparse tree. + +@item @kbd{f} +to create a sparse tree (again, current buffer only) with all +entries containing the word @samp{FIXME}. + +@item @kbd{h} +as a prefix command for a @samp{HOME} tags search where you have to press +an additional key (@kbd{l}, @kbd{p} or @kbd{k}) to +select a name (Lisa, Peter, or Kim) as additional tag to match. +@end table + +Note that @code{*-tree} agenda views need to be called from an Org buffer +as they operate on the current buffer only. + +@node Block agenda +@subsection Block agenda + +@cindex block agenda +@cindex agenda, with block views + +Another possibility is the construction of agenda views that comprise +the results of @emph{several} commands, each of which creates a block in +the agenda buffer. The available commands include @code{agenda} for the +daily or weekly agenda (as created with @kbd{a}) , @code{alltodo} for +the global TODO list (as constructed with @kbd{t}), @code{stuck} for +the list of stuck projects (as obtained with @kbd{#}) and the +matching commands discussed above: @code{todo}, @code{tags}, and @code{tags-todo}. + +Here are two examples: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("h" "Agenda and Home-related tasks" + ((agenda "") + (tags-todo "home") + (tags "garden"))) + ("o" "Agenda and Office-related tasks" + ((agenda "") + (tags-todo "work") + (tags "office"))))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +This defines @kbd{h} to create a multi-block view for stuff you +need to attend to at home. The resulting agenda buffer contains your +agenda for the current week, all TODO items that carry the tag @samp{home}, +and also all lines tagged with @samp{garden}. Finally the command +@kbd{o} provides a similar view for office tasks. + +@node Setting options +@subsection Setting options for custom commands + +@cindex options, for custom agenda views + +@vindex org-agenda-custom-commands +Org mode contains a number of variables regulating agenda construction +and display. The global variables define the behavior for all agenda +commands, including the custom commands. However, if you want to +change some settings just for a single custom view, you can do so. +Setting options requires inserting a list of variable names and values +at the right spot in @code{org-agenda-custom-commands}. For example: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("w" todo "WAITING" + ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down)) + (org-agenda-prefix-format " Mixed: "))) + ("U" tags-tree "+boss-urgent" + ((org-show-context-detail 'minimal))) + ("N" search "" + ((org-agenda-files '("~org/notes.org")) + (org-agenda-text-search-extra-files nil))))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +Now the @kbd{w} command sorts the collected entries only by +priority, and the prefix format is modified to just say @samp{Mixed:} +instead of giving the category of the entry. The sparse tags tree of +@kbd{U} now turns out ultra-compact, because neither the headline +hierarchy above the match, nor the headline following the match are +shown. The command @kbd{N} does a text search limited to only +a single file. + +For command sets creating a block agenda, @code{org-agenda-custom-commands} +has two separate spots for setting options. You can add options that +should be valid for just a single command in the set, and options that +should be valid for all commands in the set. The former are just +added to the command entry; the latter must come after the list of +command entries. Going back to the block agenda example (see @ref{Block agenda}), let's change the sorting strategy for the @kbd{h} +commands to @code{priority-down}, but let's sort the results for @samp{garden} +tags query in the opposite order, @code{priority-up}. This would look like +this: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("h" "Agenda and Home-related tasks" + ((agenda) + (tags-todo "home") + (tags "garden" + ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-up))))) + ((org-agenda-sorting-strategy '(priority-down)))) + ("o" "Agenda and Office-related tasks" + ((agenda) + (tags-todo "work") + (tags "office"))))) +@end lisp + +As you see, the values and parentheses setting is a little complex. +When in doubt, use the customize interface to set this variable---it +fully supports its structure. Just one caveat: when setting options +in this interface, the @emph{values} are just Lisp expressions. So if the +value is a string, you need to add the double-quotes around the value +yourself. + +@vindex org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts +To control whether an agenda command should be accessible from +a specific context, you can customize +@code{org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts}. Let's say for example that you +have an agenda command @kbd{o} displaying a view that you only +need when reading emails. Then you would configure this option like +this: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts + '(("o" (in-mode . "message-mode")))) +@end lisp + +You can also tell that the command key @kbd{o} should refer to +another command key @kbd{r}. In that case, add this command key +like this: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands-contexts + '(("o" "r" (in-mode . "message-mode")))) +@end lisp + +See the docstring of the variable for more information. + +@node Exporting Agenda Views +@section Exporting Agenda Views + +@cindex agenda views, exporting + +If you are away from your computer, it can be very useful to have +a printed version of some agenda views to carry around. Org mode can +export custom agenda views as plain text, HTML@footnote{For HTML you need to install Hrvoje Nikšić's @samp{htmlize.el} +as an Emacs package from MELPA or from @uref{https://github.com/hniksic/emacs-htmlize, Hrvoje Nikšić's repository}.}, Postscript, +PDF@footnote{To create PDF output, the Ghostscript ps2pdf utility must be +installed on the system. Selecting a PDF file also creates the +postscript file.}, and iCalendar files. If you want to do this only +occasionally, use the following command: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-x C-w} (@code{org-agenda-write}) +@kindex C-x C-w +@findex org-agenda-write +@cindex exporting agenda views +@cindex agenda views, exporting + +@vindex org-agenda-exporter-settings +Write the agenda view to a file. +@end table + +If you need to export certain agenda views frequently, you can +associate any custom agenda command with a list of output file +names@footnote{If you want to store standard views like the weekly agenda or +the global TODO list as well, you need to define custom commands for +them in order to be able to specify file names.}. Here is an example that first defines custom commands +for the agenda and the global TODO list, together with a number of +files to which to export them. Then we define two block agenda +commands and specify file names for them as well. File names can be +relative to the current working directory, or absolute. + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("X" agenda "" nil ("agenda.html" "agenda.ps")) + ("Y" alltodo "" nil ("todo.html" "todo.txt" "todo.ps")) + ("h" "Agenda and Home-related tasks" + ((agenda "") + (tags-todo "home") + (tags "garden")) + nil + ("~/views/home.html")) + ("o" "Agenda and Office-related tasks" + ((agenda) + (tags-todo "work") + (tags "office")) + nil + ("~/views/office.ps" "~/calendars/office.ics")))) +@end lisp + +The extension of the file name determines the type of export. If it +is @samp{.html}, Org mode uses the htmlize package to convert the buffer to +HTML and save it to this file name. If the extension is @samp{.ps}, +@code{ps-print-buffer-with-faces} is used to produce Postscript output. If +the extension is @samp{.ics}, iCalendar export is run export over all files +that were used to construct the agenda, and limit the export to +entries listed in the agenda. Any other extension produces a plain +ASCII file. + +The export files are @emph{not} created when you use one of those +commands interactively because this might use too much overhead. +Instead, there is a special command to produce @emph{all} specified +files in one step: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{e} (@code{org-store-agenda-views}) +@kindex e @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +@findex org-store-agenda-views +Export all agenda views that have export file names associated with +them. +@end table + +You can use the options section of the custom agenda commands to also +set options for the export commands. For example: + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-custom-commands + '(("X" agenda "" + ((ps-number-of-columns 2) + (ps-landscape-mode t) + (org-agenda-prefix-format " [ ] ") + (org-agenda-with-colors nil) + (org-agenda-remove-tags t)) + ("theagenda.ps")))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +@vindex org-agenda-exporter-settings +This command sets two options for the Postscript exporter, to make it +print in two columns in landscape format---the resulting page can be +cut in two and then used in a paper agenda. The remaining settings +modify the agenda prefix to omit category and scheduling information, +and instead include a checkbox to check off items. We also remove the +tags to make the lines compact, and we do not want to use colors for +the black-and-white printer. Settings specified in +@code{org-agenda-exporter-settings} also apply, e.g., + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-exporter-settings + '((ps-number-of-columns 2) + (ps-landscape-mode t) + (org-agenda-add-entry-text-maxlines 5) + (htmlize-output-type 'css))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +but the settings in @code{org-agenda-custom-commands} take precedence. + +From the command line you may also use: + +@example +emacs -eval (org-batch-store-agenda-views) -kill +@end example + +@noindent +or, if you need to modify some parameters@footnote{Quoting depends on the system you use, please check the FAQ +for examples.} + +@example +emacs -eval '(org-batch-store-agenda-views \ + org-agenda-span (quote month) \ + org-agenda-start-day "2007-11-01" \ + org-agenda-include-diary nil \ + org-agenda-files (quote ("~/org/project.org")))' \ + -kill +@end example + +@noindent +which creates the agenda views restricted to the file +@samp{~/org/project.org}, without diary entries and with a 30-day extent. + +You can also extract agenda information in a way that allows further +processing by other programs. See @ref{Extracting Agenda Information}, for +more information. + +@node Agenda Column View +@section Using Column View in the Agenda + +@cindex column view, in agenda +@cindex agenda, column view + +Column view (see @ref{Column View}) is normally used to view and edit +properties embedded in the hierarchical structure of an Org file. It +can be quite useful to use column view also from the agenda, where +entries are collected by certain criteria. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-c} (@code{org-agenda-columns}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-c +@findex org-agenda-columns + +Turn on column view in the agenda. +@end table + +To understand how to use this properly, it is important to realize +that the entries in the agenda are no longer in their proper outline +environment. This causes the following issues: + +@enumerate +@item +@vindex org-columns-default-format-for-agenda +@vindex org-columns-default-format +Org needs to make a decision which columns format to use. Since +the entries in the agenda are collected from different files, and +different files may have different columns formats, this is a +non-trivial problem. Org first checks if +@code{org-overriding-columns-format} is currently set, and if so, takes +the format from there. You should set this variable only in the +@emph{local settings section} of a custom agenda command (see @ref{Custom Agenda Views}) to make it valid for that specific agenda view. If +no such binding exists, it checks, in sequence, +@code{org-columns-default-format-for-agenda}, the format associated with +the first item in the agenda (through a property or a @samp{#+COLUMNS} +setting in that buffer) and finally @code{org-columns-default-format}. + +@item +@cindex @samp{CLOCKSUM}, special property +If any of the columns has a summary type defined (see @ref{Column attributes}), turning on column view in the agenda visits all +relevant agenda files and make sure that the computations of this +property are up to date. This is also true for the special +@samp{CLOCKSUM} property. Org then sums the values displayed in the +agenda. In the daily/weekly agenda, the sums cover a single day; +in all other views they cover the entire block. + +It is important to realize that the agenda may show the same entry +@emph{twice}---for example as scheduled and as a deadline---and it may +show two entries from the same hierarchy (for example a @emph{parent} +and its @emph{child}). In these cases, the summation in the agenda +leads to incorrect results because some values count double. + +@item +When the column view in the agenda shows the @samp{CLOCKSUM} property, +that is always the entire clocked time for this item. So even in +the daily/weekly agenda, the clocksum listed in column view may +originate from times outside the current view. This has the +advantage that you can compare these values with a column listing +the planned total effort for a task---one of the major +applications for column view in the agenda. If you want +information about clocked time in the displayed period use clock +table mode (press @kbd{R} in the agenda). + +@item +@cindex @samp{CLOCKSUM_T}, special property +When the column view in the agenda shows the @samp{CLOCKSUM_T} property, +that is always today's clocked time for this item. So even in the +weekly agenda, the clocksum listed in column view only originates +from today. This lets you compare the time you spent on a task for +today, with the time already spent---via @samp{CLOCKSUM}---and with +the planned total effort for it. +@end enumerate + +@node Markup for Rich Contents +@chapter Markup for Rich Contents + +Org is primarily about organizing and searching through your +plain-text notes. However, it also provides a lightweight yet robust +markup language for rich text formatting and more. For instance, you +may want to center or emphasize text. Or you may need to insert +a formula or image in your writing. Org offers syntax for all of this +and more. Used in conjunction with the export framework (see +@ref{Exporting}), you can author beautiful documents in Org---like the fine +manual you are currently reading. + +@menu +* Paragraphs:: The basic unit of text. +* Emphasis and Monospace:: Bold, italic, etc. +* Subscripts and Superscripts:: Simple syntax for raising/lowering text. +* Special Symbols:: Greek letters and other symbols. +* Embedded @LaTeX{}:: LaTeX can be freely used inside Org documents. +* Literal Examples:: Source code examples with special formatting. +* Images:: Display an image. +* Captions:: Describe tables, images... +* Horizontal Rules:: Make a line. +* Creating Footnotes:: Edit and read footnotes. +@end menu + +@node Paragraphs +@section Paragraphs + +@cindex paragraphs, markup rules +Paragraphs are separated by at least one empty line. If you need to +enforce a line break within a paragraph, use @samp{\\} at the end of +a line. + +@cindex line breaks, markup rules +To preserve the line breaks, indentation and blank lines in a region, +but otherwise use normal formatting, you can use this construct, which +can also be used to format poetry. + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_VERSE} +@cindex verse blocks +@example +#+BEGIN_VERSE + Great clouds overhead + Tiny black birds rise and fall + Snow covers Emacs + + ---AlexSchroeder +#+END_VERSE +@end example + +When quoting a passage from another document, it is customary to +format this as a paragraph that is indented on both the left and the +right margin. You can include quotations in Org documents like this: + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_QUOTE} +@cindex quote blocks +@example +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +Everything should be made as simple as possible, +but not any simpler ---Albert Einstein +#+END_QUOTE +@end example + +If you would like to center some text, do it like this: + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_CENTER} +@cindex center blocks +@example +#+BEGIN_CENTER +Everything should be made as simple as possible, \\ +but not any simpler +#+END_CENTER +@end example + +@node Emphasis and Monospace +@section Emphasis and Monospace + +@cindex underlined text, markup rules +@cindex bold text, markup rules +@cindex italic text, markup rules +@cindex verbatim text, markup rules +@cindex code text, markup rules +@cindex strike-through text, markup rules + +You can make words @samp{*bold*}, @samp{/italic/}, @samp{_underlined_}, @samp{=verbatim=} +and @samp{~code~}, and, if you must, @samp{+strike-through+}. Text in the code +and verbatim string is not processed for Org specific syntax; it is +exported verbatim. + +@vindex org-fontify-emphasized-text +To turn off fontification for marked up text, you can set +@code{org-fontify-emphasized-text} to @code{nil}. To narrow down the list of +available markup syntax, you can customize @code{org-emphasis-alist}. + +Sometimes, when marked text also contains the marker character itself, +the result may be unsettling. For example, + +@example +/One may expect this whole sentence to be italicized, but the +following ~user/?variable~ contains =/= character, which effectively +stops emphasis there./ +@end example + +You can use zero width space to help Org sorting out the ambiguity. +See @ref{Escape Character} for more details. + +@node Subscripts and Superscripts +@section Subscripts and Superscripts + +@cindex subscript +@cindex superscript + +@samp{^} and @samp{_} are used to indicate super- and subscripts. To increase +the readability of ASCII text, it is not necessary, but OK, to +surround multi-character sub- and superscripts with curly braces. For +example + +@example +The radius of the sun is R_sun = 6.96 x 10^8 m. On the other hand, +the radius of Alpha Centauri is R_@{Alpha Centauri@} = 1.28 x R_@{sun@}. +@end example + +@vindex org-use-sub-superscripts +If you write a text where the underscore is often used in a different +context, Org's convention to always interpret these as subscripts can +get in your way. Configure the variable @code{org-use-sub-superscripts} to +change this convention. For example, when setting this variable to +@code{@{@}}, @samp{a_b} is not interpreted as a subscript, but @samp{a_@{b@}} is. + +You can set @code{org-use-sub-superscripts} in a file using the export +option @samp{^:} (see @ref{Export Settings}). For example, @samp{#+OPTIONS: ^:@{@}} +sets @code{org-use-sub-superscripts} to @code{@{@}} and limits super- and +subscripts to the curly bracket notation. + +You can also toggle the visual display of super- and subscripts: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x \} (@code{org-toggle-pretty-entities}) +@kindex C-c C-x \ +@findex org-toggle-pretty-entities +This command formats sub- and superscripts in a WYSIWYM way. +@end table + +@vindex org-pretty-entities +@vindex org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts +Set both @code{org-pretty-entities} and +@code{org-pretty-entities-include-sub-superscripts} to @code{t} to start with +super- and subscripts @emph{visually} interpreted as specified by the +option @code{org-use-sub-superscripts}. + +@node Special Symbols +@section Special Symbols + +@cindex math symbols +@cindex special symbols +@cindex entities + +You can use @LaTeX{}-like syntax to insert special symbols---named +entities---like @samp{\alpha} to indicate the Greek letter, or @samp{\to} to indicate +an arrow. Completion for these symbols is available, just type @samp{\} +and maybe a few letters, and press @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} to see possible +completions. If you need such a symbol inside a word, terminate it +with a pair of curly brackets. For example + +@example +Pro tip: Given a circle \Gamma of diameter d, the length of its +circumference is \pi@{@}d. +@end example + +@findex org-entities-help +@vindex org-entities-user +A large number of entities is provided, with names taken from both +HTML and @LaTeX{}; you can comfortably browse the complete list from +a dedicated buffer using the command @code{org-entities-help}. It is also +possible to provide your own special symbols in the variable +@code{org-entities-user}. + +During export, these symbols are transformed into the native format of +the exporter back-end. Strings like @samp{\alpha} are exported as @samp{α} in +the HTML output, and as @samp{\(\alpha\)} in the @LaTeX{} output. Similarly, @samp{\nbsp} +becomes @samp{ } in HTML and @samp{~} in @LaTeX{}. + +@cindex special symbols, in-buffer display +If you would like to see entities displayed as UTF-8 characters, use +the following command@footnote{You can turn this on by default by setting the variable +@code{org-pretty-entities}, or on a per-file base with the @samp{STARTUP} option +@samp{entitiespretty}.}: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x \} (@code{org-toggle-pretty-entities}) +@kindex C-c C-x \ +@findex org-toggle-pretty-entities + +Toggle display of entities as UTF-8 characters. This does not +change the buffer content which remains plain ASCII, but it overlays +the UTF-8 character for display purposes only. +@end table + +@cindex shy hyphen, special symbol +@cindex dash, special symbol +@cindex ellipsis, special symbol +In addition to regular entities defined above, Org exports in +a special way@footnote{This behavior can be disabled with @samp{-} export setting (see +@ref{Export Settings}).} the following commonly used character +combinations: @samp{\-} is treated as a shy hyphen, @samp{--} and @samp{---} are +converted into dashes, and @samp{...} becomes a compact set of dots. + +@node Embedded @LaTeX{} +@section Embedded @LaTeX{} + +@cindex @TeX{} interpretation +@cindex @LaTeX{} interpretation + +Plain ASCII is normally sufficient for almost all note taking. +Exceptions include scientific notes, which often require mathematical +symbols and the occasional formula. @LaTeX{}@footnote{@LaTeX{} is a macro system based on Donald@tie{}E@.@tie{}Knuth's @TeX{} +system. Many of the features described here as ``@LaTeX{}'' are really +from @TeX{}, but for simplicity I am blurring this distinction.} is widely used to +typeset scientific documents. Org mode supports embedding @LaTeX{} code +into its files, because many academics are used to writing and reading +@LaTeX{} source code, and because it can be readily processed to produce +pretty output for a number of export back-ends. + +@menu +* @LaTeX{} fragments:: Complex formulas made easy. +* Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments:: What will this snippet look like? +* CD@LaTeX{} mode:: Speed up entering of formulas. +@end menu + +@node @LaTeX{} fragments +@subsection @LaTeX{} fragments + +@cindex @LaTeX{} fragments + +@vindex org-format-latex-header +Org mode can contain @LaTeX{} math fragments, and it supports ways to +process these for several export back-ends. When exporting to @LaTeX{}, +the code is left as it is. When exporting to HTML, Org can use either +@uref{https://www.mathjax.org, MathJax} (see @ref{Math formatting in HTML export}) or transcode the math +into images (see @ref{Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments}). + +@LaTeX{} fragments do not need any special marking at all. The following +snippets are identified as @LaTeX{} source code: + +@itemize +@item +Environments of any kind@footnote{When MathJax is used, only the environments recognized by +MathJax are processed. When dvipng, dvisvgm, or ImageMagick suite is +used to create images, any @LaTeX{} environment is handled.}. The only requirement is that the +@samp{\begin} statement appears on a new line, preceded by only +whitespace. + +@item +Text within the usual @LaTeX{} math delimiters. To avoid conflicts +with currency specifications, single @samp{$} characters are only +recognized as math delimiters if the enclosed text contains at most +two line breaks, is directly attached to the @samp{$} characters with no +whitespace in between, and if the closing @samp{$} is followed by +whitespace, punctuation or a dash. For the other delimiters, there +is no such restriction, so when in doubt, use @samp{\(...\)} as inline +math delimiters. +@end itemize + +@noindent +For example: + +@example +\begin@{equation@} % arbitrary environments, +x=\sqrt@{b@} % even tables, figures +\end@{equation@} % etc + +If $a^2=b$ and \( b=2 \), then the solution must be +either $$ a=+\sqrt@{2@} $$ or \[ a=-\sqrt@{2@} \]. +@end example + +@vindex org-export-with-latex +@LaTeX{} processing can be configured with the variable +@code{org-export-with-latex}. The default setting is @code{t} which means +MathJax for HTML, and no processing for ASCII and @LaTeX{} back-ends. +You can also set this variable on a per-file basis using one of these +lines: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{#+OPTIONS: tex:t} +@tab Do the right thing automatically (MathJax) +@item @samp{#+OPTIONS: tex:nil} +@tab Do not process @LaTeX{} fragments at all +@item @samp{#+OPTIONS: tex:verbatim} +@tab Verbatim export, for jsMath or so +@end multitable + +@node Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments +@subsection Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments + +@cindex @LaTeX{} fragments, preview + +@vindex org-preview-latex-default-process +If you have a working @LaTeX{} installation and @samp{dvipng}, @samp{dvisvgm} or +@samp{convert} installed@footnote{These are respectively available at +@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/dvipng/}, @uref{http://dvisvgm.bplaced.net/} +and from the ImageMagick suite. Choose the converter by setting the +variable @code{org-preview-latex-default-process} accordingly.}, @LaTeX{} fragments can be processed to +produce images of the typeset expressions to be used for inclusion +while exporting to HTML (see @ref{@LaTeX{} fragments}), or for inline +previewing within Org mode. + +@vindex org-format-latex-options +@vindex org-format-latex-header +You can customize the variables @code{org-format-latex-options} and +@code{org-format-latex-header} to influence some aspects of the preview. +In particular, the @code{:scale} (and for HTML export, @code{:html-scale}) +property of the former can be used to adjust the size of the preview +images. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-l} (@code{org-latex-preview}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-l +@findex org-latex-preview + +Produce a preview image of the @LaTeX{} fragment at point and overlay +it over the source code. If there is no fragment at point, process +all fragments in the current entry---between two headlines. + +When called with a single prefix argument, clear all images in the +current entry. Two prefix arguments produce a preview image for all +fragments in the buffer, while three of them clear all the images in +that buffer. +@end table + +@vindex org-startup-with-latex-preview +You can turn on the previewing of all @LaTeX{} fragments in a file with + +@example +#+STARTUP: latexpreview +@end example + + +To disable it, simply use + +@example +#+STARTUP: nolatexpreview +@end example + +@node CD@LaTeX{} mode +@subsection Using CD@LaTeX{} to enter math + +@cindex CD@LaTeX{} + +CD@LaTeX{} mode is a minor mode that is normally used in combination with +a major @LaTeX{} mode like AUC@TeX{} in order to speed-up insertion of +environments and math templates. Inside Org mode, you can make use of +some of the features of CD@LaTeX{} mode. You need to install +@samp{cdlatex.el} and @samp{texmathp.el} (the latter comes also with AUC@TeX{}) +using @uref{https://melpa.org/, MELPA} with the @uref{https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/emacs/Package-Installation.html, Emacs packaging system} or alternatively from +@uref{https://staff.fnwi.uva.nl/c.dominik/Tools/cdlatex/}. Do not use +CD@LaTeX{} mode itself under Org mode, but use the special version Org +CD@LaTeX{} minor mode that comes as part of Org. Turn it on for the +current buffer with @kbd{M-x org-cdlatex-mode}, or for all Org +files with + +@lisp +(add-hook 'org-mode-hook #'turn-on-org-cdlatex) +@end lisp + +When this mode is enabled, the following features are present (for +more details see the documentation of CD@LaTeX{} mode): + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c @{} +@kindex C-c @{ + +Insert an environment template. + +@item @kbd{@key{TAB}} +@kindex TAB + +The @kbd{@key{TAB}} key expands the template if point is inside +a @LaTeX{} fragment@footnote{Org mode has a method to test if point is inside such +a fragment, see the documentation of the function +@code{org-inside-LaTeX-fragment-p}.}. For example, @kbd{@key{TAB}} expands @samp{fr} +to @samp{\frac@{@}@{@}} and position point correctly inside the first brace. +Another @kbd{@key{TAB}} gets you into the second brace. + +Even outside fragments, @kbd{@key{TAB}} expands environment +abbreviations at the beginning of a line. For example, if you write +@samp{equ} at the beginning of a line and press @kbd{@key{TAB}}, this +abbreviation is expanded to an @samp{equation} environment. To get +a list of all abbreviations, type @kbd{M-x cdlatex-command-help}. + +@item @kbd{^} +@itemx @kbd{_} +@kindex _ +@kindex ^ +@vindex cdlatex-simplify-sub-super-scripts + +Pressing @kbd{_} and @kbd{^} inside a @LaTeX{} fragment +inserts these characters together with a pair of braces. If you use +@kbd{@key{TAB}} to move out of the braces, and if the braces surround +only a single character or macro, they are removed again (depending +on the variable @code{cdlatex-simplify-sub-super-scripts}). + +@item @kbd{`} +@kindex ` + +Pressing the backquote followed by a character inserts math macros, +also outside @LaTeX{} fragments. If you wait more than 1.5 seconds +after the backquote, a help window pops up. + +@item @kbd{'} +@kindex ' + +Pressing the single-quote followed by another character modifies the +symbol before point with an accent or a font. If you wait more than +1.5 seconds after the single-quote, a help window pops up. +Character modification works only inside @LaTeX{} fragments; outside +the quote is normal. +@end table + +@node Literal Examples +@section Literal Examples + +@cindex literal examples, markup rules +@cindex code line references, markup rules + +You can include literal examples that should not be subjected to +markup. Such examples are typeset in monospace, so this is well +suited for source code and similar examples. + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_EXAMPLE} +@cindex example block +@example +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE + Some example from a text file. +#+END_EXAMPLE +@end example + +@cindex comma escape, in literal examples +There is one limitation, however. You must insert a comma right +before lines starting with either @samp{*}, @samp{,*}, @samp{#+} or @samp{,#+}, as those +may be interpreted as outlines nodes or some other special syntax. +Org transparently strips these additional commas whenever it accesses +the contents of the block. + +@example +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE +,* I am no real headline +#+END_EXAMPLE +@end example + +For simplicity when using small examples, you can also start the +example lines with a colon followed by a space. There may also be +additional whitespace before the colon: + +@example +Here is an example + : Some example from a text file. +@end example + +@cindex formatting source code, markup rules +@vindex org-latex-listings +If the example is source code from a programming language, or any +other text that can be marked up by Font Lock in Emacs, you can ask +for the example to look like the fontified Emacs buffer@footnote{This works automatically for the HTML backend (it requires +version 1.34 of the @samp{htmlize.el} package, which you need to install). +Fontified code chunks in @LaTeX{} can be achieved using either the +@uref{https://www.ctan.org/pkg/listings, listings} package or the @uref{https://www.ctan.org/pkg/minted, minted} package. Refer to +@code{org-latex-listings} for details.}. This +is done with the code block, where you also need to specify the name +of the major mode that should be used to fontify the example@footnote{Source code in code blocks may also be evaluated either +interactively or on export. See @ref{Working with Source Code} for more +information on evaluating code blocks.}, +see @ref{Structure Templates} for shortcuts to easily insert code blocks. + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_SRC} +@cindex source block +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + (defun org-xor (a b) + "Exclusive or." + (if a (not b) b)) + #+END_SRC +@end example + +Both in @samp{example} and in @samp{src} snippets, you can add a @samp{-n} switch to +the end of the @samp{#+BEGIN} line, to get the lines of the example +numbered. The @samp{-n} takes an optional numeric argument specifying the +starting line number of the block. If you use a @samp{+n} switch, the +numbering from the previous numbered snippet is continued in the +current one. The @samp{+n} switch can also take a numeric argument. This +adds the value of the argument to the last line of the previous block +to determine the starting line number. + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n 20 + ;; This exports with line number 20. + (message "This is line 21") +#+END_SRC + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp +n 10 + ;; This is listed as line 31. + (message "This is line 32") +#+END_SRC +@end example + +In literal examples, Org interprets strings like @samp{(ref:name)} as +labels, and use them as targets for special hyperlinks like +@samp{[[(name)]]}---i.e., the reference name enclosed in single parenthesis. +In HTML, hovering the mouse over such a link remote-highlights the +corresponding code line, which is kind of cool. + +You can also add a @samp{-r} switch which @emph{removes} the labels from the +source code@footnote{Adding @samp{-k} to @samp{-n -r} @emph{keeps} the labels in the source code +while using line numbers for the links, which might be useful to +explain those in an Org mode example code.}. With the @samp{-n} switch, links to these references +are labeled by the line numbers from the code listing. Otherwise +links use the labels with no parentheses. Here is an example: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp -n -r + (save-excursion (ref:sc) + (goto-char (point-min)) (ref:jump) +#+END_SRC +In line [[(sc)]] we remember the current position. [[(jump)][Line (jump)]] +jumps to point-min. +@end example + +@cindex indentation, in source blocks +Source code and examples may be @emph{indented} in order to align nicely +with the surrounding text, and in particular with plain list structure +(see @ref{Plain Lists}). By default, Org only retains the relative +indentation between lines, e.g., when exporting the contents of the +block. However, you can use the @samp{-i} switch to also preserve the +global indentation, if it does matter. See @ref{Editing Source Code}. + +@vindex org-coderef-label-format +If the syntax for the label format conflicts with the language syntax, +use a @samp{-l} switch to change the format, for example + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC pascal -n -r -l "((%s))" +@end example + + +@noindent +See also the variable @code{org-coderef-label-format}. + +HTML export also allows examples to be published as text areas (see +@ref{Text areas in HTML export}). + +Because the @samp{#+BEGIN} @dots{} @samp{#+END} patterns need to be added so often, +a shortcut is provided (see @ref{Structure Templates}). + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c '} (@code{org-edit-special}) +@kindex C-c ' +@findex org-edit-special +Edit the source code example at point in its native mode. This +works by switching to a temporary buffer with the source code. You +need to exit by pressing @kbd{C-c '} again. The edited version +then replaces the old version in the Org buffer. Fixed-width +regions---where each line starts with a colon followed by +a space---are edited using Artist mode@footnote{You may select a different mode with the variable +@code{org-edit-fixed-width-region-mode}.} to allow creating +ASCII drawings easily. Using this command in an empty line creates +a new fixed-width region. +@end table + +@cindex storing link, in a source code buffer +Calling @code{org-store-link} (see @ref{Handling Links}) while editing a source +code example in a temporary buffer created with @kbd{C-c '} +prompts for a label. Make sure that it is unique in the current +buffer, and insert it with the proper formatting like @samp{(ref:label)} at +the end of the current line. Then the label is stored as a link +@samp{(label)}, for retrieval with @kbd{C-c C-l}. + +@node Images +@section Images + +@cindex inlining images +@cindex images, markup rules +An image is a link to an image file@footnote{What Emacs considers to be an image depends on +@code{image-file-name-extensions} and @code{image-file-name-regexps}.} that does not have +a description part, for example + +@example +./img/cat.jpg +@end example + + +If you wish to define a caption for the image (see @ref{Captions}) and +maybe a label for internal cross references (see @ref{Internal Links}), +make sure that the link is on a line by itself and precede it with +@samp{CAPTION} and @samp{NAME} keywords as follows: + +@example +#+CAPTION: This is the caption for the next figure link (or table) +#+NAME: fig:SED-HR4049 +[[./img/a.jpg]] +@end example + +Such images can be displayed within the buffer with the following +command: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-v} (@code{org-toggle-inline-images}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-v +@findex org-toggle-inline-images +@vindex org-startup-with-inline-images +Toggle the inline display of linked images. When called with +a prefix argument, also display images that do have a link +description. You can ask for inline images to be displayed at +startup by configuring the variable +@code{org-startup-with-inline-images}@footnote{The variable @code{org-startup-with-inline-images} can be set +within a buffer with the @samp{STARTUP} options @samp{inlineimages} and +@samp{noinlineimages}.}. +@end table + +@node Captions +@section Captions + +@cindex captions, markup rules +@cindex @samp{CAPTION}, keyword + +You can assign a caption to a specific part of a document by inserting +a @samp{CAPTION} keyword immediately before it: + +@example +#+CAPTION: This is the caption for the next table (or link) +| ... | ... | +|-----+-----| +@end example + +Optionally, the caption can take the form: + +@example +#+CAPTION[Short caption]: Longer caption. +@end example + + +Even though images and tables are prominent examples of captioned +structures, the same caption mechanism can apply to many +others---e.g., @LaTeX{} equations, source code blocks. Depending on the +export back-end, those may or may not be handled. + +@node Horizontal Rules +@section Horizontal Rules + +@cindex horizontal rules, markup rules +A line consisting of only dashes, and at least 5 of them, is exported +as a horizontal line. + +@node Creating Footnotes +@section Creating Footnotes + +@cindex footnotes + +A footnote is started by a footnote marker in square brackets in +column 0, no indentation allowed. It ends at the next footnote +definition, headline, or after two consecutive empty lines. The +footnote reference is simply the marker in square brackets, inside +text. Markers always start with @samp{fn:}. For example: + +@example +The Org homepage[fn:1] now looks a lot better than it used to. +... +[fn:1] The link is: https://orgmode.org +@end example + +Org mode extends the number-based syntax to @emph{named} footnotes and +optional inline definition. Here are the valid references: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{[fn:NAME]} +A named footnote reference, where @var{NAME} is a unique +label word, or, for simplicity of automatic creation, a number. + +@item @samp{[fn:: This is the inline definition of this footnote]} +An anonymous footnote where the definition is given directly at the +reference point. + +@item @samp{[fn:NAME: a definition]} +An inline definition of a footnote, which also specifies a name for +the note. Since Org allows multiple references to the same note, +you can then use @samp{[fn:NAME]} to create additional references. +@end table + +@vindex org-footnote-auto-label +Footnote labels can be created automatically, or you can create names +yourself. This is handled by the variable @code{org-footnote-auto-label} +and its corresponding @samp{STARTUP} keywords. See the docstring of that +variable for details. + +The following command handles footnotes: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x f} +The footnote action command. + +@kindex C-c C-x f +When point is on a footnote reference, jump to the definition. When +it is at a definition, jump to the---first---reference. + +@vindex org-footnote-define-inline +@vindex org-footnote-section +Otherwise, create a new footnote. Depending on the variable +@code{org-footnote-define-inline}@footnote{The corresponding in-buffer setting is: @samp{#+STARTUP: fninline} +or @samp{#+STARTUP: nofninline}.}, the definition is placed right +into the text as part of the reference, or separately into the +location determined by the variable @code{org-footnote-section}. + +When this command is called with a prefix argument, a menu of +additional options is offered: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.1 0.9 +@item @kbd{s} +@tab Sort the footnote definitions by reference sequence. +@item @kbd{r} +@tab Renumber the simple @samp{fn:N} footnotes. +@item @kbd{S} +@tab Short for first @kbd{r}, then @kbd{s} action. +@item @kbd{n} +@tab Rename all footnotes into a @samp{fn:1} @dots{} @samp{fn:n} sequence. +@item @kbd{d} +@tab Delete the footnote at point, including definition and references. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-footnote-auto-adjust +Depending on the variable @code{org-footnote-auto-adjust}@footnote{The corresponding in-buffer options are @samp{#+STARTUP: fnadjust} +and @samp{#+STARTUP: nofnadjust}.}, +renumbering and sorting footnotes can be automatic after each +insertion or deletion. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} +@kindex C-c C-c +If point is on a footnote reference, jump to the definition. If it +is at the definition, jump back to the reference. When called at +a footnote location with a prefix argument, offer the same menu as +@kbd{C-c C-x f}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-o} or @kbd{mouse-1/2} +@kindex C-c C-o +@kindex mouse-1 +@kindex mouse-2 +Footnote labels are also links to the corresponding definition or +reference, and you can use the usual commands to follow these links. +@end table + +@node Exporting +@chapter Exporting + +@cindex exporting + +At some point you might want to print your notes, publish them on the +web, or share them with people not using Org. Org can convert and +export documents to a variety of other formats while retaining as much +structure (see @ref{Document Structure}) and markup (see @ref{Markup for Rich Contents}) as possible. + +@cindex export back-end +The libraries responsible for translating Org files to other formats +are called @emph{back-ends}. Org ships with support for the following +back-ends: + +@itemize +@item +@emph{ascii} (ASCII format) +@item +@emph{beamer} (@LaTeX{} Beamer format) +@item +@emph{html} (HTML format) +@item +@emph{icalendar} (iCalendar format) +@item +@emph{latex} (@LaTeX{} format) +@item +@emph{md} (Markdown format) +@item +@emph{odt} (OpenDocument Text format) +@item +@emph{org} (Org format) +@item +@emph{texinfo} (Texinfo format) +@item +@emph{man} (Man page format) +@end itemize + +Users can install libraries for additional formats from the Emacs +packaging system. For easy discovery, these packages have a common +naming scheme: @code{ox-NAME}, where @var{NAME} is a format. For +example, @code{ox-koma-letter} for @emph{koma-letter} back-end. More libraries +can be found in the @samp{org-contrib} repository (see @ref{Installation}). + +@vindex org-export-backends +Org only loads back-ends for the following formats by default: ASCII, +HTML, iCalendar, @LaTeX{}, and ODT@. Additional back-ends can be loaded +in either of two ways: by configuring the @code{org-export-backends} +variable, or by requiring libraries in the Emacs init file. For +example, to load the Markdown back-end, add this to your Emacs config: + +@lisp +(require 'ox-md) +@end lisp + +@menu +* The Export Dispatcher:: The main interface. +* Export Settings:: Common export settings. +* Table of Contents:: The if and where of the table of contents. +* Include Files:: Include additional files into a document. +* Macro Replacement:: Use macros to create templates. +* Comment Lines:: What will not be exported. +* ASCII/Latin-1/UTF-8 export:: Exporting to flat files with encoding. +* Beamer Export:: Producing presentations and slides. +* HTML Export:: Exporting to HTML. +* @LaTeX{} Export:: Exporting to @LaTeX{} and processing to PDF. +* Markdown Export:: Exporting to Markdown. +* OpenDocument Text Export:: Exporting to OpenDocument Text. +* Org Export:: Exporting to Org. +* Texinfo Export:: Exporting to Texinfo. +* iCalendar Export:: Exporting to iCalendar. +* Other Built-in Back-ends:: Exporting to a man page. +* Advanced Export Configuration:: Fine-tuning the export output. +* Export in Foreign Buffers:: Author tables and lists in Org syntax. +@end menu + +@node The Export Dispatcher +@section The Export Dispatcher + +@cindex dispatcher, for export commands +@cindex export, dispatcher + +The export dispatcher is the main interface for Org's exports. +A hierarchical menu presents the currently configured export formats. +Options are shown as easy toggle switches on the same screen. + +@vindex org-export-dispatch-use-expert-ui +Org also has a minimal prompt interface for the export dispatcher. +When the variable @code{org-export-dispatch-use-expert-ui} is set to +a non-@code{nil} value, Org prompts in the minibuffer. To switch back to +the hierarchical menu, press @kbd{?}. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e} (@code{org-export}) +@kindex C-c C-e +@findex org-export + +Invokes the export dispatcher interface. The options show default +settings. The @kbd{C-u} prefix argument preserves options from +the previous export, including any sub-tree selections. +@end table + +Org exports the entire buffer by default. If the Org buffer has an +active region, then Org exports just that region. + +Within the dispatcher interface, the following key combinations can +further alter what is exported, and how. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-a} +@kindex C-c C-e C-a + +Toggle asynchronous export. Asynchronous export uses an external +Emacs process with a specially configured initialization file to +complete the exporting process in the background, without tying-up +Emacs. This is particularly useful when exporting long documents. + +Output from an asynchronous export is saved on the @emph{export stack}. +To view this stack, call the export dispatcher with a double +@kbd{C-u} prefix argument. If already in the export dispatcher +menu, @kbd{&} displays the stack. + +@vindex org-export-in-background +You can make asynchronous export the default by setting +@code{org-export-in-background}. + +@vindex org-export-async-init-file +You can set the initialization file used by the background process +by setting @code{org-export-async-init-file}. + +@item @kbd{C-b} +@kindex C-c C-e C-b + +Toggle body-only export. Useful for excluding headers and footers +in the export. Affects only those back-end formats that have +sections like @samp{<head>...</head>} in HTML@. + +@item @kbd{C-s} +@kindex C-c C-e C-s + +Toggle sub-tree export. When turned on, Org exports only the +sub-tree starting from point position at the time the export +dispatcher was invoked. Org uses the top heading of this sub-tree +as the document's title. If point is not on a heading, Org uses the +nearest enclosing header. If point is in the document preamble, Org +signals an error and aborts export. + +@vindex org-export-initial-scope +To make sub-tree export the default, customize the variable +@code{org-export-initial-scope}. + +@item @kbd{C-v} +@kindex C-c C-e C-v + +Toggle visible-only export. This is useful for exporting only +certain parts of an Org document by adjusting the visibility of +particular headings. See also @ref{Sparse Trees}. +@end table + +@node Export Settings +@section Export Settings + +@cindex options, for export +@cindex Export, settings + +@cindex @samp{OPTIONS}, keyword +Export options can be set: globally with variables; for an individual +file by making variables buffer-local with in-buffer settings (see +@ref{In-buffer Settings}); by setting individual keywords or +specifying them in compact form with the @samp{OPTIONS} keyword; or for +a tree by setting properties (see @ref{Properties and Columns}). Options +set at a specific level override options set at a more general level. + +@cindex @samp{SETUPFILE}, keyword +In-buffer settings may appear anywhere in the file, either directly or +indirectly through a file included using @samp{#+SETUPFILE: filename or +URL} syntax. Option keyword sets tailored to a particular back-end +can be inserted from the export dispatcher (see @ref{The Export Dispatcher}) using the @samp{Insert template} command by pressing +@kbd{#}. To insert keywords individually, a good way to make +sure the keyword is correct is to type @samp{#+} and then to use +@kbd{M-@key{TAB}}@footnote{Many desktops intercept @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} to switch windows. +Use @kbd{C-M-i} or @kbd{@key{ESC} @key{TAB}} instead.} for completion. + +The export keywords available for every back-end, and their equivalent +global variables, include: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{AUTHOR} +@cindex @samp{AUTHOR}, keyword +@vindex user-full-name +The document author (@code{user-full-name}). + +@item @samp{CREATOR} +@cindex @samp{CREATOR}, keyword +@vindex org-expot-creator-string +Entity responsible for output generation +(@code{org-export-creator-string}). + +@item @samp{DATE} +@cindex @samp{DATE}, keyword +@vindex org-export-date-timestamp-format +A date or a time-stamp@footnote{The variable @code{org-export-date-timestamp-format} defines how +this timestamp are exported.}. + +@item @samp{EMAIL} +@cindex @samp{EMAIL}, keyword +@vindex user-mail-address +The email address (@code{user-mail-address}). + +@item @samp{LANGUAGE} +@cindex @samp{LANGUAGE}, keyword +@vindex org-export-default-language +Language to use for translating certain strings +(@code{org-export-default-language}). With @samp{#+LANGUAGE: fr}, for +example, Org translates @samp{Table of contents} to the French @samp{Table des + matières}@footnote{For export to @LaTeX{} format---or @LaTeX{}-related formats such as +Beamer---, the @samp{org-latex-package-alist} variable needs further +configuration. See @ref{@LaTeX{} specific export settings}.}. + +@item @samp{SELECT_TAGS} +@cindex @samp{SELECT_TAGS}, keyword +@vindex org-export-select-tags +The default value is @samp{("export")}. When a tree is tagged with +@samp{export} (@code{org-export-select-tags}), Org selects that tree and its +sub-trees for export. Org excludes trees with @samp{noexport} tags, see +below. When selectively exporting files with @samp{export} tags set, Org +does not export any text that appears before the first headline. + +@item @samp{EXCLUDE_TAGS} +@cindex @samp{EXCLUDE_TAGS}, keyword +@vindex org-export-exclude-tags +The default value is @samp{("noexport")}. When a tree is tagged with +@samp{noexport} (@code{org-export-exclude-tags}), Org excludes that tree and +its sub-trees from export. Entries tagged with @samp{noexport} are +unconditionally excluded from the export, even if they have an +@samp{export} tag. Even if a sub-tree is not exported, Org executes any +code blocks contained there. + +@item @samp{TITLE} +@cindex @samp{TITLE}, keyword +@cindex document title +Org displays this title. For long titles, use multiple @samp{#+TITLE} +lines. + +@item @samp{EXPORT_FILE_NAME} +@cindex @samp{EXPORT_FILE_NAME}, keyword +The name of the output file to be generated. Otherwise, Org +generates the file name based on the buffer name and the extension +based on the back-end format. +@end table + +The @samp{OPTIONS} keyword is a compact form. To configure multiple +options, use several @samp{OPTIONS} lines. @samp{OPTIONS} recognizes the +following arguments. + +@table @asis +@item @code{'} +@vindex org-export-with-smart-quotes +Toggle smart quotes (@code{org-export-with-smart-quotes}). Depending on +the language used, when activated, Org treats pairs of double quotes +as primary quotes, pairs of single quotes as secondary quotes, and +single quote marks as apostrophes. + +@item @code{*} +@vindex org-export-with-emphasize +Toggle emphasized text (@code{org-export-with-emphasize}). + +@item @code{-} +@vindex org-export-with-special-strings +Toggle conversion of special strings +(@code{org-export-with-special-strings}). + +@item @code{:} +@vindex org-export-with-fixed-width +Toggle fixed-width sections (@code{org-export-with-fixed-width}). + +@item @code{<} +@vindex org-export-with-timestamps +Toggle inclusion of time/date active/inactive stamps +(@code{org-export-with-timestamps}). + +@item @code{\n} +@vindex org-export-preserve-breaks +Toggles whether to preserve line breaks +(@code{org-export-preserve-breaks}). + +@item @code{^} +@vindex org-export-with-sub-superscripts +Toggle @TeX{}-like syntax for sub- and superscripts. If you write +@samp{^:@{@}}, @samp{a_@{b@}} is interpreted, but the simple @samp{a_b} is left as it +is (@code{org-export-with-sub-superscripts}). + +@item @code{arch} +@vindex org-export-with-archived-trees +Configure how archived trees are exported. When set to @code{headline}, +the export process skips the contents and processes only the +headlines (@code{org-export-with-archived-trees}). + +@item @code{author} +@vindex org-export-with-author +Toggle inclusion of author name into exported file +(@code{org-export-with-author}). + +@item @code{broken-links} +@vindex org-export-with-broken-links +Toggles if Org should continue exporting upon finding a broken +internal link. When set to @code{mark}, Org clearly marks the problem +link in the output (@code{org-export-with-broken-links}). + +@item @code{c} +@vindex org-export-with-clocks +Toggle inclusion of @samp{CLOCK} keywords (@code{org-export-with-clocks}). + +@item @code{creator} +@vindex org-export-with-creator +Toggle inclusion of creator information in the exported file +(@code{org-export-with-creator}). + +@item @code{d} +@vindex org-export-with-drawers +Toggles inclusion of drawers, or list of drawers to include, or list +of drawers to exclude (@code{org-export-with-drawers}). + +@item @code{date} +@vindex org-export-with-date +Toggle inclusion of a date into exported file +(@code{org-export-with-date}). + +@item @code{e} +@vindex org-export-with-entities +Toggle inclusion of entities (@code{org-export-with-entities}). + +@item @code{email} +@vindex org-export-with-email +Toggle inclusion of the author's e-mail into exported file +(@code{org-export-with-email}). + +@item @code{f} +@vindex org-export-with-footnotes +Toggle the inclusion of footnotes (@code{org-export-with-footnotes}). + +@item @code{H} +@vindex org-export-headline-levels +Set the number of headline levels for export +(@code{org-export-headline-levels}). Below that level, headlines are +treated differently. In most back-ends, they become list items. + +@item @code{inline} +@vindex org-export-with-inlinetasks +Toggle inclusion of inlinetasks (@code{org-export-with-inlinetasks}). + +@item @code{num} +@vindex org-export-with-section-numbers +@cindex @samp{UNNUMBERED}, property +Toggle section-numbers (@code{org-export-with-section-numbers}). When +set to number N, Org numbers only those headlines at level N or +above. Set @samp{UNNUMBERED} property to non-@code{nil} to disable numbering +of heading and subheadings entirely. Moreover, when the value is +@samp{notoc} the headline, and all its children, do not appear in the +table of contents either (see @ref{Table of Contents}). + +@item @code{p} +@vindex org-export-with-planning +Toggle export of planning information (@code{org-export-with-planning}). +``Planning information'' comes from lines located right after the +headline and contain any combination of these cookies: @samp{SCHEDULED}, +@samp{DEADLINE}, or @samp{CLOSED}. + +@item @code{pri} +@vindex org-export-with-priority +Toggle inclusion of priority cookies +(@code{org-export-with-priority}). + +@item @code{prop} +@vindex org-export-with-properties +Toggle inclusion of property drawers, or list the properties to +include (@code{org-export-with-properties}). + +@item @code{stat} +@vindex org-export-with-statistics-cookies +Toggle inclusion of statistics cookies +(@code{org-export-with-statistics-cookies}). + +@item @code{tags} +@vindex org-export-with-tags +Toggle inclusion of tags, may also be @code{not-in-toc} +(@code{org-export-with-tags}). + +@item @code{tasks} +@vindex org-export-with-tasks +Toggle inclusion of tasks (TODO items); or @code{nil} to remove all +tasks; or @code{todo} to remove done tasks; or list the keywords to keep +(@code{org-export-with-tasks}). + +@item @code{tex} +@vindex org-export-with-latex +@code{nil} does not export; @code{t} exports; @code{verbatim} keeps everything in +verbatim (@code{org-export-with-latex}). + +@item @code{timestamp} +@vindex org-export-time-stamp-file +Toggle inclusion of the creation time in the exported file +(@code{org-export-time-stamp-file}). + +@item @code{title} +@vindex org-export-with-title +Toggle inclusion of title (@code{org-export-with-title}). + +@item @code{toc} +@vindex org-export-with-toc +Toggle inclusion of the table of contents, or set the level limit +(@code{org-export-with-toc}). + +@item @code{todo} +@vindex org-export-with-todo-keywords +Toggle inclusion of TODO keywords into exported text +(@code{org-export-with-todo-keywords}). + +@item @code{|} +@vindex org-export-with-tables +Toggle inclusion of tables (@code{org-export-with-tables}). +@end table + +When exporting sub-trees, special node properties can override the +above keywords. These properties have an @samp{EXPORT_} prefix. For +example, @samp{DATE} becomes, @samp{EXPORT_DATE} when used for a specific +sub-tree. Except for @samp{SETUPFILE}, all other keywords listed above +have an @samp{EXPORT_} equivalent. + +@cindex @samp{BIND}, keyword +@vindex org-export-allow-bind-keywords +If @code{org-export-allow-bind-keywords} is non-@code{nil}, Emacs variables can +become buffer-local during export by using the @samp{BIND} keyword. Its +syntax is @samp{#+BIND: variable value}. This is particularly useful for +in-buffer settings that cannot be changed using keywords. + +@node Table of Contents +@section Table of Contents + +@cindex table of contents +@cindex list of tables +@cindex list of listings + +@cindex @samp{toc}, in @samp{OPTIONS} keyword +@vindex org-export-with-toc +The table of contents includes all headlines in the document. Its +depth is therefore the same as the headline levels in the file. If +you need to use a different depth, or turn it off entirely, set the +@code{org-export-with-toc} variable accordingly. You can achieve the same +on a per file basis, using the following @samp{toc} item in @samp{OPTIONS} +keyword: + +@example +#+OPTIONS: toc:2 (only include two levels in TOC) +#+OPTIONS: toc:nil (no default TOC at all) +@end example + +@cindex excluding entries from table of contents +@cindex table of contents, exclude entries +Org includes both numbered and unnumbered headlines in the table of +contents@footnote{At the moment, some export back-ends do not obey this +specification. For example, @LaTeX{} export excludes every unnumbered +headline from the table of contents.}. If you need to exclude an unnumbered headline, +along with all its children, set the @samp{UNNUMBERED} property to @samp{notoc} +value. + +@example +* Subtree not numbered, not in table of contents either + :PROPERTIES: + :UNNUMBERED: notoc + :END: +@end example + +@cindex @samp{TOC}, keyword +Org normally inserts the table of contents directly before the first +headline of the file. To move the table of contents to a different +location, first turn off the default with @code{org-export-with-toc} +variable or with @samp{#+OPTIONS: toc:nil}. Then insert @samp{#+TOC: headlines +N} at the desired location(s). + +@example +#+OPTIONS: toc:nil +... +#+TOC: headlines 2 +@end example + +To adjust the table of contents depth for a specific section of the +Org document, append an additional @samp{local} parameter. This parameter +becomes a relative depth for the current level. The following example +inserts a local table of contents, with direct children only. + +@example +* Section +#+TOC: headlines 1 local +@end example + +Note that for this feature to work properly in @LaTeX{} export, the Org +file requires the inclusion of the titletoc package. Because of +compatibility issues, titletoc has to be loaded @emph{before} hyperref. +Customize the @code{org-latex-default-packages-alist} variable. + +The following example inserts a table of contents that links to the +children of the specified target. + +@example +* Target + :PROPERTIES: + :CUSTOM_ID: TargetSection + :END: +** Heading A +** Heading B +* Another section +#+TOC: headlines 1 :target #TargetSection +@end example + +The @samp{:target} attribute is supported in HTML, Markdown, ODT, and ASCII export. + +Use the @samp{TOC} keyword to generate list of tables---respectively, all +listings---with captions. + +@example +#+TOC: listings +#+TOC: tables +@end example + +@cindex @samp{ALT_TITLE}, property +Normally Org uses the headline for its entry in the table of contents. +But with @samp{ALT_TITLE} property, a different entry can be specified for +the table of contents. + +@node Include Files +@section Include Files + +@cindex include files, during export +@cindex export, include files +@cindex @samp{INCLUDE}, keyword + +During export, you can include the content of another file. For +example, to include your @samp{.emacs} file, you could use: + +@example +#+INCLUDE: "~/.emacs" src emacs-lisp +@end example + + +@noindent +The first parameter is the file name to include. The optional second +parameter specifies the block type: @samp{example}, @samp{export} or @samp{src}. The +optional third parameter specifies the source code language to use for +formatting the contents. This is relevant to both @samp{export} and @samp{src} +block types. + +If an included file is specified as having a markup language, Org +neither checks for valid syntax nor changes the contents in any way. +For example and source blocks, Org code-escapes the contents before +inclusion. + +@cindex @samp{minlevel}, include +If an included file is not specified as having any markup language, +Org assumes it be in Org format and proceeds as usual with a few +exceptions. Org makes the footnote labels (see @ref{Creating Footnotes}) +in the included file local to that file. The contents of the included +file belong to the same structure---headline, item---containing the +@samp{INCLUDE} keyword. In particular, headlines within the file become +children of the current section. That behavior can be changed by +providing an additional keyword parameter, @samp{:minlevel}. It shifts the +headlines in the included file to become the lowest level. For +example, this syntax makes the included file a sibling of the current +top-level headline: + +@example +#+INCLUDE: "~/my-book/chapter2.org" :minlevel 1 +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{lines}, include +Inclusion of only portions of files are specified using ranges +parameter with @samp{:lines} keyword. The line at the upper end of the +range will not be included. The start and/or the end of the range may +be omitted to use the obvious defaults. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{#+INCLUDE: "~/.emacs" :lines "5-10"} +@tab Include lines 5 to 10, 10 excluded +@item @samp{#+INCLUDE: "~/.emacs" :lines "-10"} +@tab Include lines 1 to 10, 10 excluded +@item @samp{#+INCLUDE: "~/.emacs" :lines "10-"} +@tab Include lines from 10 to EOF +@end multitable + +Inclusions may specify a file-link to extract an object matched by +@code{org-link-search}@footnote{Note that @code{org-link-search-must-match-exact-headline} is +locally bound to non-@code{nil}. Therefore, @code{org-link-search} only matches +headlines and named elements.} (see @ref{Search Options}). The +ranges for @samp{:lines} keyword are relative to the requested element. +Therefore, + +@example +#+INCLUDE: "./paper.org::*conclusion" :lines 1-20 +@end example + + +@noindent +includes the first 20 lines of the headline named @samp{conclusion}. + +@cindex @samp{only-contents}, include +To extract only the contents of the matched object, set +@samp{:only-contents} property to non-@code{nil}. This omits any planning lines +or property drawers. For example, to include the body of the heading +with the custom ID @samp{theory}, you can use + +@example +#+INCLUDE: "./paper.org::#theory" :only-contents t +@end example + + +The following command allows navigating to the included document: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c '} (@code{org-edit~special}) +@kindex C-c ' +@findex org-edit-special + +Visit the included file at point. +@end table + +@node Macro Replacement +@section Macro Replacement + +@cindex macro replacement, during export +@cindex @samp{MACRO}, keyword + +@vindex org-export-global-macros +Macros replace text snippets during export. Macros are defined +globally in @code{org-export-global-macros}, or document-wise with the +following syntax: + +@example +#+MACRO: name replacement text; $1, $2 are arguments +@end example + + +@noindent +which can be referenced using @samp{@{@{@{name(arg1, arg2)@}@}@}}@footnote{Since commas separate the arguments, commas within arguments +have to be escaped with the backslash character. So only those +backslash characters before a comma need escaping with another +backslash character.}. For +example + +@example +#+MACRO: poem Rose is $1, violet's $2. Life's ordered: Org assists you. +@{@{@{poem(red,blue)@}@}@} +@end example + +@noindent +becomes + +@example +Rose is red, violet's blue. Life's ordered: Org assists you. +@end example + + +As a special case, Org parses any replacement text starting with +@samp{(eval} as an Emacs Lisp expression and evaluates it accordingly. +Within such templates, arguments become strings. Thus, the following +macro + +@example +#+MACRO: gnustamp (eval (concat "GNU/" (capitalize $1))) +@end example + + +@noindent +turns @samp{@{@{@{gnustamp(linux)@}@}@}} into @samp{GNU/Linux} during export. + +Org recognizes macro references in following Org markup areas: +paragraphs, headlines, verse blocks, tables cells and lists. Org also +recognizes macro references in keywords, such as @samp{CAPTION}, @samp{TITLE}, +@samp{AUTHOR}, @samp{DATE}, and for some back-end specific export options. + +Org comes with following pre-defined macros: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{@{@{@{keyword(NAME)@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{title@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{author@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{email@}@}@}} +@cindex @samp{keyword}, macro +@cindex @samp{title}, macro +@cindex @samp{author}, macro +@cindex @samp{email}, macro +The @samp{keyword} macro collects all values from @var{NAME} +keywords throughout the buffer, separated with white space. +@samp{title}, @samp{author} and @samp{email} macros are shortcuts for, +respectively, @samp{@{@{@{keyword(TITLE)@}@}@}}, @samp{@{@{@{keyword(AUTHOR)@}@}@}} and +@samp{@{@{@{keyword(EMAIL)@}@}@}}. + +@item @samp{@{@{@{date@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{date(FORMAT)@}@}@}} +@cindex @samp{date}, macro +This macro refers to the @samp{DATE} keyword. @var{FORMAT} is an +optional argument to the @samp{date} macro that is used only if @samp{DATE} is +a single timestamp. @var{FORMAT} should be a format string +understood by @code{format-time-string}. + +@item @samp{@{@{@{time(FORMAT)@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{modification-time(FORMAT, VC)@}@}@}} +@cindex @samp{time}, macro +@cindex @samp{modification-time}, macro +These macros refer to the document's date and time of export and +date and time of modification. @var{FORMAT} is a string +understood by @code{format-time-string}. If the second argument to the +@code{modification-time} macro is non-@code{nil}, Org uses @samp{vc.el} to retrieve +the document's modification time from the version control system. +Otherwise Org reads the file attributes. + +@item @samp{@{@{@{input-file@}@}@}} +@cindex @samp{input-file}, macro +This macro refers to the filename of the exported file. + +@item @samp{@{@{@{property(PROPERTY-NAME)@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{property(PROPERTY-NAME, SEARCH OPTION)@}@}@}} +@cindex @samp{property}, macro +This macro returns the value of property @var{PROPERTY-NAME} in +the current entry. If @var{SEARCH-OPTION} (see @ref{Search Options}) refers to a remote entry, use it instead. + +@item @samp{@{@{@{n@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{n(NAME)@}@}@}} +@itemx @samp{@{@{@{n(NAME, ACTION)@}@}@}} +@cindex @samp{n}, macro +@cindex counter, macro +This macro implements custom counters by returning the number of +times the macro has been expanded so far while exporting the buffer. +You can create more than one counter using different @var{NAME} +values. If @var{ACTION} is @samp{-}, previous value of the counter +is held, i.e., the specified counter is not incremented. If the +value is a number, the specified counter is set to that value. If +it is any other non-empty string, the specified counter is reset +to 1. You may leave @var{NAME} empty to reset the default +counter. +@end table + +@cindex @samp{results}, macro +Moreover, inline source blocks (see @ref{Structure of Code Blocks}) use the +special @samp{results} macro to mark their output. As such, you are +advised against re-defining it, unless you know what you are doing. + +@vindex org-hide-macro-markers +The surrounding brackets can be made invisible by setting +@code{org-hide-macro-markers} to a non-@code{nil} value. + +Org expands macros at the very beginning of the export process. + +@node Comment Lines +@section Comment Lines + +@cindex exporting, not + +@cindex comment lines +Lines starting with zero or more whitespace characters followed by one +@samp{#} and a whitespace are treated as comments and, as such, are not +exported. + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_COMMENT} +@cindex comment block +Likewise, regions surrounded by @samp{#+BEGIN_COMMENT} @dots{} @samp{#+END_COMMENT} +are not exported. + +@cindex comment trees +Finally, a @samp{COMMENT} keyword at the beginning of an entry, but after +any other keyword or priority cookie, comments out the entire subtree. +In this case, the subtree is not exported and no code block within it +is executed either@footnote{For a less drastic behavior, consider using a select tag (see +@ref{Export Settings}) instead.}. The command below helps changing the +comment status of a headline. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c ;} (@code{org-toggle-comment}) +@kindex C-c ; +@findex org-toggle-comment + +Toggle the @samp{COMMENT} keyword at the beginning of an entry. +@end table + +@node ASCII/Latin-1/UTF-8 export +@section ASCII/Latin-1/UTF-8 export + +@cindex ASCII export +@cindex Latin-1 export +@cindex UTF-8 export + +ASCII export produces an output file containing only plain ASCII +characters. This is the simplest and most direct text output. It +does not contain any Org markup. Latin-1 and UTF-8 export use +additional characters and symbols available in these encoding +standards. All three of these export formats offer the most basic of +text output for maximum portability. + +@vindex org-ascii-text-width +On export, Org fills and justifies text according to the text width +set in @code{org-ascii-text-width}. + +@vindex org-ascii-links-to-notes +Org exports links using a footnote-like style where the descriptive +part is in the text and the link is in a note before the next heading. +See the variable @code{org-ascii-links-to-notes} for details. + +@anchor{ASCII export commands} +@subheading ASCII export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e t a} (@code{org-ascii-export-to-ascii}) +@itemx @kbd{C-c C-e t l} +@itemx @kbd{C-c C-e t u} +@kindex C-c C-e t a +@kindex C-c C-e t l +@kindex C-c C-e t u +@findex org-ascii-export-to-ascii + +Export as an ASCII file with a @samp{.txt} extension. For @samp{myfile.org}, +Org exports to @samp{myfile.txt}, overwriting without warning. For +@samp{myfile.txt}, Org exports to @samp{myfile.txt.txt} in order to prevent +data loss. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e t A} (@code{org-ascii-export-to-ascii}) +@itemx @kbd{C-c C-e t L} +@itemx @kbd{C-c C-e t U} +@kindex C-c C-e t A +@kindex C-c C-e t L +@kindex C-c C-e t U +@findex org-ascii-export-as-ascii + +Export to a temporary buffer. Does not create a file. +@end table + +@anchor{ASCII specific export settings} +@subheading ASCII specific export settings + +The ASCII export back-end has one extra keyword for customizing ASCII +output. Setting this keyword works similar to the general options +(see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@table @asis +@item @samp{SUBTITLE} +@cindex @samp{SUBTITLE}, keyword +The document subtitle. For long subtitles, use multiple +@samp{#+SUBTITLE} lines in the Org file. Org prints them on one +continuous line, wrapping into multiple lines if necessary. +@end table + +@anchor{Header and sectioning structure} +@subheading Header and sectioning structure + +Org converts the first three outline levels into headlines for ASCII +export. The remaining levels are turned into lists. To change this +cut-off point where levels become lists, see @ref{Export Settings}. + +@anchor{Quoting ASCII text} +@subheading Quoting ASCII text + +To insert text within the Org file by the ASCII back-end, use one the +following constructs, inline, keyword, or export block: + +@cindex @samp{ASCII}, keyword +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT ascii} +@example +Inline text @@@@ascii:and additional text@@@@ within a paragraph. + +#+ASCII: Some text + +#+BEGIN_EXPORT ascii +Org exports text in this block only when using ASCII back-end. +#+END_EXPORT +@end example + +@anchor{ASCII specific attributes} +@subheading ASCII specific attributes + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_ASCII}, keyword +@cindex horizontal rules, in ASCII export + +ASCII back-end recognizes only one attribute, @samp{:width}, which +specifies the width of a horizontal rule in number of characters. The +keyword and syntax for specifying widths is: + +@example +#+ATTR_ASCII: :width 10 +----- +@end example + +@anchor{ASCII special blocks} +@subheading ASCII special blocks + +@cindex special blocks, in ASCII export +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT} +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT} + +Besides @samp{#+BEGIN_CENTER} blocks (see @ref{Paragraphs}), ASCII back-end has +these two left and right justification blocks: + +@example +#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYLEFT +It's just a jump to the left... +#+END_JUSTIFYLEFT + +#+BEGIN_JUSTIFYRIGHT +...and then a step to the right. +#+END_JUSTIFYRIGHT +@end example + +@node Beamer Export +@section Beamer Export + +@cindex Beamer export + +Org uses Beamer export to convert an Org file tree structure into +high-quality interactive slides for presentations. Beamer is a @LaTeX{} +document class for creating presentations in PDF, HTML, and other +popular display formats. + +@menu +* Beamer export commands:: For creating Beamer documents. +* Beamer specific export settings:: For customizing Beamer export. +* Frames and Blocks in Beamer:: For composing Beamer slides. +* Beamer specific syntax:: For using in Org documents. +* Editing support:: Editing support. +* A Beamer example:: A complete presentation. +@end menu + +@node Beamer export commands +@subsection Beamer export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l b} (@code{org-beamer-export-to-latex}) +@kindex C-c C-e l b +@findex org-beamer-export-to-latex + +Export as @LaTeX{} file with a @samp{.tex} extension. For @samp{myfile.org}, Org +exports to @samp{myfile.tex}, overwriting without warning. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l B} (@code{org-beamer-export-as-latex}) +@kindex C-c C-e l B +@findex org-beamer-export-as-latex + +Export to a temporary buffer. Does not create a file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l P} (@code{org-beamer-export-to-pdf}) +@kindex C-c C-e l P +@findex org-beamer-export-to-pdf + +Export as @LaTeX{} file and then convert it to PDF format. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l O} +@kindex C-c C-e l O + +Export as @LaTeX{} file, convert it to PDF format, and then open the +PDF file. +@end table + +@node Beamer specific export settings +@subsection Beamer specific export settings + +Beamer export back-end has several additional keywords for customizing +Beamer output. These keywords work similar to the general options +settings (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@table @asis +@item @samp{BEAMER_THEME} +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_THEME}, keyword +@vindex org-beamer-theme +The Beamer layout theme (@code{org-beamer-theme}). Use square brackets +for options. For example: + +@example +#+BEAMER_THEME: Rochester [height=20pt] +@end example + +@item @samp{BEAMER_FONT_THEME} +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_FONT_THEME}, keyword +The Beamer font theme. + +@item @samp{BEAMER_INNER_THEME} +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_INNER_THEME}, keyword +The Beamer inner theme. + +@item @samp{BEAMER_OUTER_THEME} +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_OUTER_THEME}, keyword +The Beamer outer theme. + +@item @samp{BEAMER_HEADER} +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_HEADER}, keyword +Arbitrary lines inserted in the preamble, just before the @samp{hyperref} +settings. + +@item @samp{DESCRIPTION} +@cindex @samp{DESCRIPTION}, keyword +The document description. For long descriptions, use multiple +@samp{DESCRIPTION} keywords. By default, @samp{hyperref} inserts +@samp{DESCRIPTION} as metadata. Use @code{org-latex-hyperref-template} to +configure document metadata. Use @code{org-latex-title-command} to +configure typesetting of description as part of front matter. + +@item @samp{KEYWORDS} +@cindex @samp{KEYWORDS}, keyword +The keywords for defining the contents of the document. Use +multiple @samp{KEYWORDS} lines if necessary. By default, @samp{hyperref} +inserts @samp{KEYWORDS} as metadata. Use @code{org-latex-hyperref-template} +to configure document metadata. Use @code{org-latex-title-command} to +configure typesetting of keywords as part of front matter. + +@item @samp{SUBTITLE} +@cindex @samp{SUBTITLE}, keyword +Document's subtitle. For typesetting, use +@code{org-beamer-subtitle-format} string. Use +@code{org-latex-hyperref-template} to configure document metadata. Use +@code{org-latex-title-command} to configure typesetting of subtitle as +part of front matter. +@end table + +@node Frames and Blocks in Beamer +@subsection Frames and Blocks in Beamer + +Org transforms heading levels into Beamer's sectioning elements, +frames and blocks. Any Org tree with a not-too-deep-level nesting +should in principle be exportable as a Beamer presentation. + +@itemize +@item +@vindex org-beamer-frame-level +Org headlines become Beamer frames when the heading level in Org is +equal to @code{org-beamer-frame-level} or @samp{H} value in a @samp{OPTIONS} line +(see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_ENV}, property +Org overrides headlines to frames conversion for the current tree of +an Org file if it encounters the @samp{BEAMER_ENV} property set to +@samp{frame} or @samp{fullframe}. Org ignores whatever +@code{org-beamer-frame-level} happens to be for that headline level in +the Org tree. In Beamer terminology, a full frame is a frame +without its title. + +@item +Org exports a Beamer frame's objects as block environments. Org can +enforce wrapping in special block types when @samp{BEAMER_ENV} property +is set@footnote{If @samp{BEAMER_ENV} is set, Org export adds @samp{B_environment} tag +to make it visible. The tag serves as a visual aid and has no +semantic relevance.}. For valid values see +@code{org-beamer-environments-default}. To add more values, see +@code{org-beamer-environments-extra}. +@vindex org-beamer-environments-default +@vindex org-beamer-environments-extra + +@item +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_REF}, property +If @samp{BEAMER_ENV} is set to @samp{appendix}, Org exports the entry as an +appendix. When set to @samp{note}, Org exports the entry as a note +within the frame or between frames, depending on the entry's heading +level. When set to @samp{noteNH}, Org exports the entry as a note +without its title. When set to @samp{againframe}, Org exports the entry +with @samp{\againframe} command, which makes setting the @samp{BEAMER_REF} +property mandatory because @samp{\againframe} needs frame to resume. + +When @samp{ignoreheading} is set, Org export ignores the entry's headline +but not its content. This is useful for inserting content between +frames. It is also useful for properly closing a @samp{column} +environment. @@end itemize + +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_ACT}, property +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_OPT}, property +When @samp{BEAMER_ACT} is set for a headline, Org export translates that +headline as an overlay or action specification. When enclosed in +square brackets, Org export makes the overlay specification +a default. Use @samp{BEAMER_OPT} to set any options applicable to the +current Beamer frame or block. The Beamer export back-end wraps +with appropriate angular or square brackets. It also adds the +@samp{fragile} option for any code that may require a verbatim block. + +@cindex @samp{BEAMER_COL}, property +To create a column on the Beamer slide, use the @samp{BEAMER_COL} +property for its headline in the Org file. Set the value of +@samp{BEAMER_COL} to a decimal number representing the fraction of the +total text width. Beamer export uses this value to set the column's +width and fills the column with the contents of the Org entry. If +the Org entry has no specific environment defined, Beamer export +ignores the heading. If the Org entry has a defined environment, +Beamer export uses the heading as title. Behind the scenes, Beamer +export automatically handles @LaTeX{} column separations for contiguous +headlines. To manually adjust them for any unique configurations +needs, use the @samp{BEAMER_ENV} property. +@end itemize + +@node Beamer specific syntax +@subsection Beamer specific syntax + +Since Org's Beamer export back-end is an extension of the @LaTeX{} +back-end, it recognizes other @LaTeX{} specific syntax---for example, +@samp{#+LATEX:} or @samp{#+ATTR_LATEX:}. See @ref{@LaTeX{} Export}, for details. + +Beamer export wraps the table of contents generated with @samp{toc:t} +@samp{OPTION} keyword in a @samp{frame} environment. Beamer export does not +wrap the table of contents generated with @samp{TOC} keyword (see @ref{Table of Contents}). Use square brackets for specifying options. + +@example +#+TOC: headlines [currentsection] +@end example + + +Insert Beamer-specific code using the following constructs: + +@cindex @samp{BEAMER}, keyword +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT beamer} +@example +#+BEAMER: \pause + +#+BEGIN_EXPORT beamer + Only Beamer export back-end exports this. +#+END_BEAMER + +Text @@@@beamer:some code@@@@ within a paragraph. +@end example + +Inline constructs, such as the last one above, are useful for adding +overlay specifications to objects with @code{bold}, @code{item}, @code{link}, +@code{radio-target} and @code{target} types. Enclose the value in angular +brackets and place the specification at the beginning of the object as +shown in this example: + +@example +A *@@@@beamer:<2->@@@@useful* feature +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_BEAMER}, keyword +Beamer export recognizes the @samp{ATTR_BEAMER} keyword with the following +attributes from Beamer configurations: @samp{:environment} for changing +local Beamer environment, @samp{:overlay} for specifying Beamer overlays in +angular or square brackets, and @samp{:options} for inserting optional +arguments. + +@example +#+ATTR_BEAMER: :environment nonindentlist +- item 1, not indented +- item 2, not indented +- item 3, not indented +@end example + +@example +#+ATTR_BEAMER: :overlay <+-> +- item 1 +- item 2 +@end example + +@example +#+ATTR_BEAMER: :options [Lagrange] +Let $G$ be a finite group, and let $H$ be +a subgroup of $G$. Then the order of $H$ divides the order of $G$. +@end example + +@node Editing support +@subsection Editing support + +Org Beamer mode is a special minor mode for faster editing of Beamer +documents. + +@example +#+STARTUP: beamer +@end example + + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-b} (@code{org-beamer-select-environment}) +@kindex C-c C-b +@findex org-beamer-select-environment + +Org Beamer mode provides this key for quicker selections in Beamer +normal environments, and for selecting the @samp{BEAMER_COL} property. +@end table + +@node A Beamer example +@subsection A Beamer example + +Here is an example of an Org document ready for Beamer export. + +@example +#+TITLE: Example Presentation +#+AUTHOR: Carsten Dominik +#+OPTIONS: H:2 toc:t num:t +#+LATEX_CLASS: beamer +#+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [presentation] +#+BEAMER_THEME: Madrid +#+COLUMNS: %45ITEM %10BEAMER_ENV(Env) %10BEAMER_ACT(Act) %4BEAMER_COL(Col) + +* This is the first structural section + +** Frame 1 +*** Thanks to Eric Fraga :B_block: + :PROPERTIES: + :BEAMER_COL: 0.48 + :BEAMER_ENV: block + :END: + for the first viable Beamer setup in Org +*** Thanks to everyone else :B_block: + :PROPERTIES: + :BEAMER_COL: 0.48 + :BEAMER_ACT: <2-> + :BEAMER_ENV: block + :END: + for contributing to the discussion +**** This will be formatted as a beamer note :B_note: + :PROPERTIES: + :BEAMER_env: note + :END: +** Frame 2 (where we will not use columns) +*** Request + Please test this stuff! +@end example + +@node HTML Export +@section HTML Export + +@cindex HTML export + +Org mode contains an HTML exporter with extensive HTML formatting +compatible with XHTML 1.0 strict standard. + +@menu +* HTML export commands:: Invoking HTML export. +* HTML specific export settings:: Settings for HTML export. +* HTML doctypes:: Exporting various (X)HTML flavors. +* HTML preamble and postamble:: Inserting preamble and postamble. +* Quoting HTML tags:: Using direct HTML in Org files. +* Headlines in HTML export:: Formatting headlines. +* Links in HTML export:: Inserting and formatting links. +* Tables in HTML export:: How to modify the formatting of tables. +* Images in HTML export:: How to insert figures into HTML output. +* Math formatting in HTML export:: Beautiful math also on the web. +* Text areas in HTML export:: An alternate way to show an example. +* CSS support:: Changing the appearance of the output. +* JavaScript support:: Info and folding in a web browser. +@end menu + +@node HTML export commands +@subsection HTML export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e h h} (@code{org-html-export-to-html}) +@kindex C-c C-e h h +@kindex C-c C-e h o +@findex org-html-export-to-html + +Export as HTML file with a @samp{.html} extension. For @samp{myfile.org}, Org +exports to @samp{myfile.html}, overwriting without warning. @kbd{C-c C-e h o} exports to HTML and opens it in a web browser. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e h H} (@code{org-html-export-as-html}) +@kindex C-c C-e h H +@findex org-html-export-as-html + +Exports to a temporary buffer. Does not create a file. +@end table + +@node HTML specific export settings +@subsection HTML specific export settings + +HTML export has a number of keywords, similar to the general options +settings described in @ref{Export Settings}. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{DESCRIPTION} +@cindex @samp{DESCRIPTION}, keyword +This is the document's description, which the HTML exporter inserts +it as a HTML meta tag in the HTML file. For long descriptions, use +multiple @samp{DESCRIPTION} lines. The exporter takes care of wrapping +the lines properly. + +The exporter includes a number of other meta tags, which can be customized +by modifying @code{org-html-meta-tags}. + +@item @samp{HTML_DOCTYPE} +@cindex @samp{HTML_DOCTYPE}, keyword +@vindex org-html-doctype +Specify the document type, for example: HTML5 (@code{org-html-doctype}). + +@item @samp{HTML_CONTAINER} +@cindex @samp{HTML_CONTAINER}, keyword +@vindex org-html-container-element +Specify the HTML container, such as @samp{div}, for wrapping sections and +elements (@code{org-html-container-element}). + +@item @samp{HTML_LINK_HOME} +@cindex @samp{HTML_LINK_HOME}, keyword +@vindex org-html-link-home +The URL for home link (@code{org-html-link-home}). + +@item @samp{HTML_LINK_UP} +@cindex @samp{HTML_LINK_UP}, keyword +@vindex org-html-link-up +The URL for the up link of exported HTML pages (@code{org-html-link-up}). + +@item @samp{HTML_MATHJAX} +@cindex @samp{HTML_MATHJAX}, keyword +@vindex org-html-mathjax-options +Options for MathJax (@code{org-html-mathjax-options}). MathJax is used +to typeset @LaTeX{} math in HTML documents. See @ref{Math formatting in HTML export}, for an example. + +@item @samp{HTML_HEAD} +@cindex @samp{HTML_HEAD}, keyword +@vindex org-html-head +Arbitrary lines for appending to the HTML document's head +(@code{org-html-head}). + +@item @samp{HTML_HEAD_EXTRA} +@cindex @samp{HTML_HEAD_EXTRA}, keyword +@vindex org-html-head-extra +More arbitrary lines for appending to the HTML document's head +(@code{org-html-head-extra}). + +@item @samp{KEYWORDS} +@cindex @samp{KEYWORDS}, keyword +Keywords to describe the document's content. HTML exporter inserts +these keywords as HTML meta tags. For long keywords, use multiple +@samp{KEYWORDS} lines. + +@item @samp{LATEX_HEADER} +@cindex @samp{LATEX_HEADER}, keyword +Arbitrary lines for appending to the preamble; HTML exporter appends +when transcoding @LaTeX{} fragments to images (see @ref{Math formatting in HTML export}). + +@item @samp{SUBTITLE} +@cindex @samp{SUBTITLE}, keyword +The document's subtitle. HTML exporter formats subtitle if document +type is @samp{HTML5} and the CSS has a @samp{subtitle} class. +@end table + +Some of these keywords are explained in more detail in the following +sections of the manual. + +@node HTML doctypes +@subsection HTML doctypes + +Org can export to various (X)HTML flavors. + +@vindex org-html-doctype +@vindex org-html-doctype-alist +Set the @code{org-html-doctype} variable for different (X)HTML variants. +Depending on the variant, the HTML exporter adjusts the syntax of HTML +conversion accordingly. Org includes the following ready-made +variants: + +@itemize +@item +@code{"html4-strict"} +@item +@code{"html4-transitional"} +@item +@code{"html4-frameset"} +@item +@code{"xhtml-strict"} +@item +@code{"xhtml-transitional"} +@item +@code{"xhtml-frameset"} +@item +@code{"xhtml-11"} +@item +@code{"html5"} +@item +@code{"xhtml5"} +@end itemize + +@noindent +See the variable @code{org-html-doctype-alist} for details. The default is +@code{"xhtml-strict"}. + +@vindex org-html-html5-fancy +@cindex @samp{HTML5}, export new elements +Org's HTML exporter does not by default enable new block elements +introduced with the HTML5 standard. To enable them, set +@code{org-html-html5-fancy} to non-@code{nil}. Or use an @samp{OPTIONS} line in the +file to set @samp{html5-fancy}. + +HTML5 documents can now have arbitrary @samp{#+BEGIN} @dots{} @samp{#+END} blocks. +For example: + +@example +#+BEGIN_aside + Lorem ipsum +#+END_aside +@end example + +@noindent +exports to: + +@example +<aside> + <p>Lorem ipsum</p> +</aside> +@end example + +@noindent +while this: + +@example +#+ATTR_HTML: :controls controls :width 350 +#+BEGIN_video +#+HTML: <source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4"> +#+HTML: <source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg"> +Your browser does not support the video tag. +#+END_video +@end example + +@noindent +exports to: + +@example +<video controls="controls" width="350"> + <source src="movie.mp4" type="video/mp4"> + <source src="movie.ogg" type="video/ogg"> + <p>Your browser does not support the video tag.</p> +</video> +@end example + +@vindex org-html-html5-elements +When special blocks do not have a corresponding HTML5 element, the +HTML exporter reverts to standard translation (see +@code{org-html-html5-elements}). For example, @samp{#+BEGIN_lederhosen} exports +to @code{<div class="lederhosen">}. + +Special blocks cannot have headlines. For the HTML exporter to wrap +the headline and its contents in @code{<section>} or @code{<article>} tags, set +the @samp{HTML_CONTAINER} property for the headline. + +@node HTML preamble and postamble +@subsection HTML preamble and postamble + +@vindex org-html-preamble +@vindex org-html-postamble +@vindex org-html-preamble-format +@vindex org-html-postamble-format +@vindex org-html-validation-link +@vindex org-export-creator-string +@vindex org-export-time-stamp-file + +The HTML exporter has delineations for preamble and postamble. The +default value for @code{org-html-preamble} is @code{t}, which makes the HTML +exporter insert the preamble. See the variable +@code{org-html-preamble-format} for the format string. + +Set @code{org-html-preamble} to a string to override the default format +string. If the string is a function, the HTML exporter expects the +function to return a string upon execution. The HTML exporter inserts +this string in the preamble. The HTML exporter does not insert +a preamble if @code{org-html-preamble} is set @code{nil}. + +The default value for @code{org-html-postamble} is @code{auto}, which makes the +HTML exporter build a postamble from looking up author's name, email +address, creator's name, and date. Set @code{org-html-postamble} to @code{t} to +insert the postamble in the format specified in the +@code{org-html-postamble-format} variable. The HTML exporter does not +insert a postamble if @code{org-html-postamble} is set to @code{nil}. + +@node Quoting HTML tags +@subsection Quoting HTML tags + +The HTML export back-end transforms @samp{<} and @samp{>} to @samp{<} and @samp{>}. +To include raw HTML code in the Org file so the HTML export back-end +can insert that HTML code in the output, use this inline syntax: +@samp{@@@@html:...@@@@}. For example: + +@example +@@@@html:<b>@@@@bold text@@@@html:</b>@@@@ +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{HTML}, keyword +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT html} +For larger raw HTML code blocks, use these HTML export code blocks: + +@example +#+HTML: Literal HTML code for export + +#+BEGIN_EXPORT html + All lines between these markers are exported literally +#+END_EXPORT +@end example + +@node Headlines in HTML export +@subsection Headlines in HTML export + +@cindex headlines, in HTML export + +Headlines are exported to @samp{<h1>}, @samp{<h2>}, etc. Each headline gets the +@samp{id} attribute from @samp{CUSTOM_ID} property, or a unique generated value, +see @ref{Internal Links}. + +@vindex org-html-self-link-headlines +When @code{org-html-self-link-headlines} is set to a non-@code{nil} value, the +text of the headlines is also wrapped in @samp{<a>} tags. These tags have +a @samp{href} attribute making the headlines link to themselves. + +@node Links in HTML export +@subsection Links in HTML export + +@cindex links, in HTML export +@cindex internal links, in HTML export +@cindex external links, in HTML export + +The HTML export back-end transforms Org's internal links (see +@ref{Internal Links}) to equivalent HTML links in the output. The back-end +similarly handles Org's automatic links created by radio targets (see +@ref{Radio Targets}) similarly. For Org links to external files, the +back-end transforms the links to @emph{relative} paths. + +@vindex org-html-link-org-files-as-html +For Org links to other @samp{.org} files, the back-end automatically +changes the file extension to @samp{.html} and makes file paths relative. +If the @samp{.org} files have an equivalent @samp{.html} version at the same +location, then the converted links should work without any further +manual intervention. However, to disable this automatic path +translation, set @code{org-html-link-org-files-as-html} to @code{nil}. When +disabled, the HTML export back-end substitutes the ID-based links in +the HTML output. For more about linking files when publishing to +a directory, see @ref{Publishing links}. + +Org files can also have special directives to the HTML export +back-end. For example, by using @samp{#+ATTR_HTML} lines to specify new +format attributes to @code{<a>} or @code{<img>} tags. This example shows +changing the link's title and style: + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_HTML}, keyword +@example +#+ATTR_HTML: :title The Org mode homepage :style color:red; +[[https://orgmode.org]] +@end example + +@node Tables in HTML export +@subsection Tables in HTML export + +@cindex tables, in HTML +@vindex org-export-html-table-tag + +The HTML export back-end uses @code{org-html-table-default-attributes} when +exporting Org tables to HTML@. By default, the exporter does not draw +frames and cell borders. To change for this for a table, use the +following lines before the table in the Org file: + +@cindex @samp{CAPTION}, keyword +@cindex @samp{ATTR_HTML}, keyword +@example +#+CAPTION: This is a table with lines around and between cells +#+ATTR_HTML: :border 2 :rules all :frame border +@end example + +The HTML export back-end preserves column groupings in Org tables (see +@ref{Column Groups}) when exporting to HTML@. + +Additional options for customizing tables for HTML export. + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-html-table-align-individual-fields} +@vindex org-html-table-align-individual-fields +Non-@code{nil} attaches style attributes for alignment to each table +field. + +@item @code{org-html-table-caption-above} +@vindex org-html-table-caption-above +Non-@code{nil} places caption string at the beginning of the table. + +@item @code{org-html-table-data-tags} +@vindex org-html-table-data-tags +Opening and ending tags for table data fields. + +@item @code{org-html-table-default-attributes} +@vindex org-html-table-default-attributes +Default attributes and values for table tags. + +@item @code{org-html-table-header-tags} +@vindex org-html-table-header-tags +Opening and ending tags for table's header fields. + +@item @code{org-html-table-row-tags} +@vindex org-html-table-row-tags +Opening and ending tags for table rows. + +@item @code{org-html-table-use-header-tags-for-first-column} +@vindex org-html-table-use-header-tags-for-first-column +Non-@code{nil} formats column one in tables with header tags. +@end table + +@node Images in HTML export +@subsection Images in HTML export + +@cindex images, inline in HTML +@cindex inlining images in HTML + +The HTML export back-end has features to convert Org image links to +HTML inline images and HTML clickable image links. + +@vindex org-html-inline-images +When the link in the Org file has no description, the HTML export +back-end by default in-lines that image. For example: +@samp{[[file:myimg.jpg]]} is in-lined, while @samp{[[file:myimg.jpg][the image]]} links to the text, +@samp{the image}. For more details, see the variable +@code{org-html-inline-images}. + +On the other hand, if the description part of the Org link is itself +another link, such as @samp{file:} or @samp{http:} URL pointing to an image, the +HTML export back-end in-lines this image and links to the main image. +This Org syntax enables the back-end to link low-resolution thumbnail +to the high-resolution version of the image, as shown in this example: + +@example +[[file:highres.jpg][file:thumb.jpg]] +@end example + + +To change attributes of in-lined images, use @samp{#+ATTR_HTML} lines in +the Org file. This example shows realignment to right, and adds @code{alt} +and @code{title} attributes in support of text viewers and modern web +accessibility standards. + +@cindex @samp{CAPTION}, keyword +@cindex @samp{ATTR_HTML}, keyword +@example +#+CAPTION: A black cat stalking a spider +#+ATTR_HTML: :alt cat/spider image :title Action! :align right +[[./img/a.jpg]] +@end example + +The HTML export back-end copies the @samp{http} links from the Org file +as-is. + +@node Math formatting in HTML export +@subsection Math formatting in HTML export + +@cindex MathJax +@cindex dvipng +@cindex dvisvgm +@cindex ImageMagick + +@vindex org-html-mathjax-options~ +@LaTeX{} math snippets (see @ref{@LaTeX{} fragments}) can be displayed in two +different ways on HTML pages. The default is to use the @uref{https://www.mathjax.org, MathJax}, +which should work out of the box with Org@footnote{By default Org loads MathJax from @uref{https://cdnjs.com, cdnjs.com} as recommended by +@uref{https://www.mathjax.org, MathJax}.}@footnote{Please note that exported formulas are part of an HTML +document, and that signs such as @samp{<}, @samp{>}, or @samp{&} have special +meanings. See @uref{http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/tex.html#tex-and-latex-in-html-documents, MathJax @TeX{} and @LaTeX{} support}.}. Some MathJax +display options can be configured via @code{org-html-mathjax-options}, or +in the buffer. For example, with the following settings, + +@example +#+HTML_MATHJAX: align: left indent: 5em tagside: left font: Neo-Euler +#+HTML_MATHJAX: cancel.js noErrors.js +@end example + +@noindent +equation labels are displayed on the left margin and equations are +five em from the left margin. In addition, it loads the two MathJax +extensions @samp{cancel.js} and @samp{noErrors.js}@footnote{See @uref{http://docs.mathjax.org/en/latest/tex.html#tex-extensions, @TeX{} and @LaTeX{} extensions} in the @uref{http://docs.mathjax.org, MathJax manual} to learn +about extensions.}. + +@vindex org-html-mathjax-template +See the docstring of @code{org-html-mathjax-options} for all supported +variables. The MathJax template can be configure via +@code{org-html-mathjax-template}. + +If you prefer, you can also request that @LaTeX{} fragments are processed +into small images that will be inserted into the browser page. Before +the availability of MathJax, this was the default method for Org +files. This method requires that the dvipng program, dvisvgm or +ImageMagick suite is available on your system. You can still get this +processing with + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:dvipng +@end example + + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:dvisvgm +@end example + + +@noindent +or + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:imagemagick +@end example + +@node Text areas in HTML export +@subsection Text areas in HTML export + +@cindex text areas, in HTML +Before Org mode's Babel, one popular approach to publishing code in +HTML was by using @samp{:textarea}. The advantage of this approach was +that copying and pasting was built into browsers with simple +JavaScript commands. Even editing before pasting was made simple. + +The HTML export back-end can create such text areas. It requires an +@samp{#+ATTR_HTML} line as shown in the example below with the @samp{:textarea} +option. This must be followed by either an example or a source code +block. Other Org block types do not honor the @samp{:textarea} option. + +By default, the HTML export back-end creates a text area 80 characters +wide and height just enough to fit the content. Override these +defaults with @samp{:width} and @samp{:height} options on the @samp{#+ATTR_HTML} +line. + +@example +#+ATTR_HTML: :textarea t :width 40 +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE + (defun org-xor (a b) + "Exclusive or." + (if a (not b) b)) +#+END_EXAMPLE +@end example + +@node CSS support +@subsection CSS support + +@cindex CSS, for HTML export +@cindex HTML export, CSS + +@vindex org-export-html-todo-kwd-class-prefix +@vindex org-export-html-tag-class-prefix +You can modify the CSS style definitions for the exported file. The +HTML exporter assigns the following special CSS classes@footnote{If the classes on TODO keywords and tags lead to conflicts, +use the variables @code{org-html-todo-kwd-class-prefix} and +@code{org-html-tag-class-prefix} to make them unique.} to +appropriate parts of the document---your style specifications may +change these, in addition to any of the standard classes like for +headlines, tables, etc. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{p.author} +@tab author information, including email +@item @code{p.date} +@tab publishing date +@item @code{p.creator} +@tab creator info, about org mode version +@item @code{.title} +@tab document title +@item @code{.subtitle} +@tab document subtitle +@item @code{.todo} +@tab TODO keywords, all not-done states +@item @code{.done} +@tab the DONE keywords, all states that count as done +@item @code{.WAITING} +@tab each TODO keyword also uses a class named after itself +@item @code{.timestamp} +@tab timestamp +@item @code{.timestamp-kwd} +@tab keyword associated with a timestamp, like @samp{SCHEDULED} +@item @code{.timestamp-wrapper} +@tab span around keyword plus timestamp +@item @code{.tag} +@tab tag in a headline +@item @code{._HOME} +@tab each tag uses itself as a class, ``@@'' replaced by ``_'' +@item @code{.target} +@tab target for links +@item @code{.linenr} +@tab the line number in a code example +@item @code{.code-highlighted} +@tab for highlighting referenced code lines +@item @code{div.outline-N} +@tab div for outline level N (headline plus text) +@item @code{div.outline-text-N} +@tab extra div for text at outline level N +@item @code{.section-number-N} +@tab section number in headlines, different for each level +@item @code{.figure-number} +@tab label like ``Figure 1:'' +@item @code{.table-number} +@tab label like ``Table 1:'' +@item @code{.listing-number} +@tab label like ``Listing 1:'' +@item @code{div.figure} +@tab how to format an in-lined image +@item @code{pre.src} +@tab formatted source code +@item @code{pre.example} +@tab normal example +@item @code{p.verse} +@tab verse paragraph +@item @code{div.footnotes} +@tab footnote section headline +@item @code{p.footnote} +@tab footnote definition paragraph, containing a footnote +@item @code{.footref} +@tab a footnote reference number (always a <sup>) +@item @code{.footnum} +@tab footnote number in footnote definition (always <sup>) +@item @code{.org-svg} +@tab default class for a linked @samp{.svg} image +@end multitable + +@vindex org-html-style-default +@vindex org-html-head +@vindex org-html-head-extra +@cindex @samp{HTML_INCLUDE_STYLE}, keyword +The HTML export back-end includes a compact default style in each +exported HTML file. To override the default style with another style, +use these keywords in the Org file. They will replace the global +defaults the HTML exporter uses. + +@cindex @samp{HTML_HEAD}, keyword +@cindex @samp{HTML_HEAD_EXTRA}, keyword +@example +#+HTML_HEAD: <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style1.css" /> +#+HTML_HEAD_EXTRA: <link rel="alternate stylesheet" type="text/css" href="style2.css" /> +@end example + +@vindex org-html-head-include-default-style +To just turn off the default style, customize +@code{org-html-head-include-default-style} variable, or use this option +line in the Org file. + +@cindex @samp{html-style}, @samp{OPTIONS} item +@example +#+OPTIONS: html-style:nil +@end example + + +For longer style definitions, either use several @samp{HTML_HEAD} and +@samp{HTML_HEAD_EXTRA} keywords, or use @code{<style> ... </style>} blocks +around them. Both of these approaches can avoid referring to an +external file. + +@cindex @samp{HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS}, property +@cindex @samp{HTML_HEADLINE_CLASS}, property +In order to add styles to a sub-tree, use the @samp{HTML_CONTAINER_CLASS} +property to assign a class to the tree. In order to specify CSS +styles for a particular headline, you can use the ID specified in +a @samp{CUSTOM_ID} property. You can also assign a specific class to +a headline with the @samp{HTML_HEADLINE_CLASS} property. + +Never change the @code{org-html-style-default} constant. Instead use other +simpler ways of customizing as described above. + +@node JavaScript support +@subsection JavaScript supported display of web pages + +Sebastian Rose has written a JavaScript program especially designed to +allow two different ways of viewing HTML files created with Org. One +is an @emph{Info}-like mode where each section is displayed separately and +navigation can be done with the @kbd{n} and @kbd{p} keys, and some other +keys as well, press @kbd{?} for an overview of the available keys. The +second one has a @emph{folding} view, much like Org provides inside Emacs. +The script is available at @uref{https://orgmode.org/org-info.js} and the +documentation at @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/code/org-info-js/}. The +script is hosted on @uref{https://orgmode.org}, but for reliability, prefer +installing it on your own web server. + +To use this program, just add this line to the Org file: + +@cindex @samp{INFOJS_OPT}, keyword +@example +#+INFOJS_OPT: view:info toc:nil +@end example + + +@noindent +The HTML header now has the code needed to automatically invoke the +script. For setting options, use the syntax from the above line for +options described below: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{path:} +The path to the script. The default is to grab the script from +@uref{https://orgmode.org/org-info.js}, but you might want to have a local +copy and use a path like @samp{../scripts/org-info.js}. + +@item @samp{view:} +Initial view when the website is first shown. Possible values are: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{info} +@tab Info-like interface with one section per page +@item @samp{overview} +@tab Folding interface, initially showing only top-level +@item @samp{content} +@tab Folding interface, starting with all headlines visible +@item @samp{showall} +@tab Folding interface, all headlines and text visible +@end multitable + +@item @samp{sdepth:} +Maximum headline level still considered as an independent section +for info and folding modes. The default is taken from +@code{org-export-headline-levels}, i.e., the @samp{H} switch in @samp{OPTIONS}. If +this is smaller than in @code{org-export-headline-levels}, each +info/folding section can still contain child headlines. + +@item @samp{toc:} +Should the table of contents @emph{initially} be visible? Even when +@samp{nil}, you can always get to the ``toc'' with @kbd{i}. + +@item @samp{tdepth:} +The depth of the table of contents. The defaults are taken from the +variables @code{org-export-headline-levels} and @code{org-export-with-toc}. + +@item @samp{ftoc:} +Does the CSS of the page specify a fixed position for the ``toc''? If +yes, the toc is displayed as a section. + +@item @samp{ltoc:} +Should there be short contents (children) in each section? Make +this @samp{above} if the section should be above initial text. + +@item @samp{mouse:} +Headings are highlighted when the mouse is over them. Should be +@samp{underline} (default) or a background color like @samp{#cccccc}. + +@item @samp{buttons:} +Should view-toggle buttons be everywhere? When @samp{nil} (the default), +only one such button is present. +@end table + +@vindex org-infojs-options +@vindex org-export-html-use-infojs +You can choose default values for these options by customizing the +variable @code{org-infojs-options}. If you always want to apply the script +to your pages, configure the variable @code{org-export-html-use-infojs}. + +@node @LaTeX{} Export +@section @LaTeX{} Export + +@cindex @LaTeX{} export +@cindex PDF export + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end can handle complex documents, incorporate +standard or custom @LaTeX{} document classes, generate documents using +alternate @LaTeX{} engines, and produce fully linked PDF files with +indexes, bibliographies, and tables of contents, destined for +interactive online viewing or high-quality print publication. + +While the details are covered in-depth in this section, here are some +quick references to variables for the impatient: for engines, see +@code{org-latex-compiler}; for build sequences, see +@code{org-latex-pdf-process}; for packages, see +@code{org-latex-default-packages-alist} and @code{org-latex-packages-alist}. + +An important note about the @LaTeX{} export back-end: it is sensitive to +blank lines in the Org document. That's because @LaTeX{} itself depends +on blank lines to tell apart syntactical elements, such as paragraphs. + +@menu +* @LaTeX{}/PDF export commands:: For producing @LaTeX{} and PDF documents. +* @LaTeX{} specific export settings:: Unique to this @LaTeX{} back-end. +* @LaTeX{} header and sectioning:: Setting up the export file structure. +* Quoting @LaTeX{} code:: Incorporating literal @LaTeX{} code. +* Tables in @LaTeX{} export:: Options for exporting tables to @LaTeX{}. +* Images in @LaTeX{} export:: How to insert figures into @LaTeX{} output. +* Plain lists in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to lists. +* Source blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to source code blocks. +* Example blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to example blocks. +* Special blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to special blocks. +* Horizontal rules in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to horizontal rules. +* Verse blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to special blocks. +* Quote blocks in @LaTeX{} export:: Attributes specific to quote blocks. +@end menu + +@node @LaTeX{}/PDF export commands +@subsection @LaTeX{}/PDF export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l l} (@code{org-latex-export-to-latex}) +@kindex C-c C-e l l +@findex org-latex-export-to-latex~ +Export to a @LaTeX{} file with a @samp{.tex} extension. For @samp{myfile.org}, +Org exports to @samp{myfile.tex}, overwriting without warning. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l L} (@code{org-latex-export-as-latex}) +@kindex C-c C-e l L +@findex org-latex-export-as-latex +Export to a temporary buffer. Do not create a file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l p} (@code{org-latex-export-to-pdf}) +@kindex C-c C-e l p +@findex org-latex-export-to-pdf +Export as @LaTeX{} file and convert it to PDF file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e l o} +@kindex C-c C-e l o +Export as @LaTeX{} file and convert it to PDF, then open the PDF using +the default viewer. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-export-region-as-latex} +Convert the region to @LaTeX{} under the assumption that it was in Org +mode syntax before. This is a global command that can be invoked in +any buffer. +@end table + +@vindex org-latex-compiler +@vindex org-latex-bibtex-compiler +@vindex org-latex-default-packages-alist +@cindex pdflatex +@cindex xelatex +@cindex lualatex +@cindex @samp{LATEX_COMPILER}, keyword +The @LaTeX{} export back-end can use any of these @LaTeX{} engines: +@samp{pdflatex}, @samp{xelatex}, and @samp{lualatex}. These engines compile @LaTeX{} +files with different compilers, packages, and output options. The +@LaTeX{} export back-end finds the compiler version to use from +@code{org-latex-compiler} variable or the @samp{#+LATEX_COMPILER} keyword in the +Org file. See the docstring for the +@code{org-latex-default-packages-alist} for loading packages with certain +compilers. Also see @code{org-latex-bibtex-compiler} to set the +bibliography compiler@footnote{This does not allow setting different bibliography compilers +for different files. However, ``smart'' @LaTeX{} compilation systems, such +as latexmk, can select the correct bibliography compiler.}. + +@node @LaTeX{} specific export settings +@subsection @LaTeX{} specific export settings + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end has several additional keywords for +customizing @LaTeX{} output. Setting these keywords works similar to the +general options (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@table @asis +@item @samp{DESCRIPTION} +@cindex @samp{DESCRIPTION}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-hyperref-template +@vindex org-latex-title-command +The document's description. The description along with author name, +keywords, and related file metadata are inserted in the output file +by the hyperref package. See @code{org-latex-hyperref-template} for +customizing metadata items. See @code{org-latex-title-command} for +typesetting description into the document's front matter. Use +multiple @samp{DESCRIPTION} keywords for long descriptions. + +@item @samp{LANGUAGE} +@cindex @samp{LANGUAGE}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-packages-alist +In order to be effective, the @samp{babel} or @samp{polyglossia} +packages---according to the @LaTeX{} compiler used---must be loaded +with the appropriate language as argument. This can be accomplished +by modifying the @code{org-latex-packages-alist} variable, e.g., with the +following snippet: + +@lisp +(add-to-list 'org-latex-packages-alist + '("AUTO" "babel" t ("pdflatex"))) +(add-to-list 'org-latex-packages-alist + '("AUTO" "polyglossia" t ("xelatex" "lualatex"))) +@end lisp + +@item @samp{LATEX_CLASS} +@cindex @samp{LATEX_CLASS}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-default-class +@vindex org-latex-classes +This is @LaTeX{} document class, such as @emph{article}, @emph{report}, @emph{book}, +and so on, which contain predefined preamble and headline level +mapping that the @LaTeX{} export back-end needs. The back-end reads +the default class name from the @code{org-latex-default-class} variable. +Org has @emph{article} as the default class. A valid default class must +be an element of @code{org-latex-classes}. + +@item @samp{LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS} +@cindex @samp{LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS}, keyword +Options the @LaTeX{} export back-end uses when calling the @LaTeX{} +document class. + +@item @samp{LATEX_COMPILER} +@cindex @samp{LATEX_COMPILER}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-compiler +The compiler, such as @samp{pdflatex}, @samp{xelatex}, @samp{lualatex}, for +producing the PDF@. See @code{org-latex-compiler}. + +@item @samp{LATEX_HEADER} +@itemx @samp{LATEX_HEADER_EXTRA} +@cindex @samp{LATEX_HEADER}, keyword +@cindex @samp{LATEX_HEADER_EXTRA}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-classes +Arbitrary lines to add to the document's preamble, before the +hyperref settings. See @code{org-latex-classes} for adjusting the +structure and order of the @LaTeX{} headers. + +@item @samp{KEYWORDS} +@cindex @samp{KEYWORDS}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-hyperref-template +@vindex org-latex-title-command +The keywords for the document. The description along with author +name, keywords, and related file metadata are inserted in the output +file by the hyperref package. See @code{org-latex-hyperref-template} for +customizing metadata items. See @code{org-latex-title-command} for +typesetting description into the document's front matter. Use +multiple @samp{KEYWORDS} lines if necessary. + +@item @samp{SUBTITLE} +@cindex @samp{SUBTITLE}, keyword +@vindex org-latex-subtitle-separate +@vindex org-latex-subtitle-format +The document's subtitle. It is typeset as per +@code{org-latex-subtitle-format}. If @code{org-latex-subtitle-separate} is +non-@code{nil}, it is typed outside of the @code{\title} macro. See +@code{org-latex-hyperref-template} for customizing metadata items. See +@code{org-latex-title-command} for typesetting description into the +document's front matter. +@end table + +The following sections have further details. + +@node @LaTeX{} header and sectioning +@subsection @LaTeX{} header and sectioning structure + +@cindex @LaTeX{} class +@cindex @LaTeX{} sectioning structure +@cindex @LaTeX{} header +@cindex header, for @LaTeX{} files +@cindex sectioning structure, for @LaTeX{} export + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end converts the first three of Org's outline +levels into @LaTeX{} headlines. The remaining Org levels are exported as +lists. To change this globally for the cut-off point between levels +and lists, (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +By default, the @LaTeX{} export back-end uses the @emph{article} class. + +@vindex org-latex-default-class +@vindex org-latex-classes +@vindex org-latex-default-packages-alist +@vindex org-latex-packages-alist +To change the default class globally, edit @code{org-latex-default-class}. +To change the default class locally in an Org file, add option lines +@samp{#+LATEX_CLASS: myclass}. To change the default class for just a part +of the Org file, set a sub-tree property, @samp{EXPORT_LATEX_CLASS}. The +class name entered here must be valid member of @code{org-latex-classes}. +This variable defines a header template for each class into which the +exporter splices the values of @code{org-latex-default-packages-alist} and +@code{org-latex-packages-alist}. Use the same three variables to define +custom sectioning or custom classes. + +@cindex @samp{LATEX_CLASS}, keyword +@cindex @samp{LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS}, keyword +@cindex @samp{EXPORT_LATEX_CLASS}, property +@cindex @samp{EXPORT_LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS}, property +The @LaTeX{} export back-end sends the @samp{LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS} keyword and +@samp{EXPORT_LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS} property as options to the @LaTeX{} +@code{\documentclass} macro. The options and the syntax for specifying +them, including enclosing them in square brackets, follow @LaTeX{} +conventions. + +@example +#+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [a4paper,11pt,twoside,twocolumn] +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{LATEX_HEADER}, keyword +@cindex @samp{LATEX_HEADER_EXTRA}, keyword +The @LaTeX{} export back-end appends values from @samp{LATEX_HEADER} and +@samp{LATEX_HEADER_EXTRA} keywords to the @LaTeX{} header. The docstring for +@code{org-latex-classes} explains in more detail. Also note that @LaTeX{} +export back-end does not append @samp{LATEX_HEADER_EXTRA} to the header +when previewing @LaTeX{} snippets (see @ref{Previewing @LaTeX{} fragments}). + +A sample Org file with the above headers: + +@example +#+LATEX_CLASS: article +#+LATEX_CLASS_OPTIONS: [a4paper] +#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage@{xyz@} + +* Headline 1 + some text +* Headline 2 + some more text +@end example + +@node Quoting @LaTeX{} code +@subsection Quoting @LaTeX{} code + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end can insert any arbitrary @LaTeX{} code, see +@ref{Embedded @LaTeX{}}. There are three ways to embed such code in the Org +file and they all use different quoting syntax. + +@cindex inline, in @LaTeX{} export +Inserting in-line quoted with @@ symbols: + +@example +Code embedded in-line @@@@latex:any arbitrary LaTeX code@@@@ in a paragraph. +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{LATEX}, keyword +Inserting as one or more keyword lines in the Org file: + +@example +#+LATEX: any arbitrary LaTeX code +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT latex} +Inserting as an export block in the Org file, where the back-end +exports any code between begin and end markers: + +@example +#+BEGIN_EXPORT latex + any arbitrary LaTeX code +#+END_EXPORT +@end example + +@node Tables in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Tables in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex tables, in @LaTeX{} export + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end can pass several @LaTeX{} attributes for table +contents and layout. Besides specifying a label (see @ref{Internal Links}) +and a caption (see @ref{Captions}), the other valid @LaTeX{} attributes +include: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:mode} +@vindex org-latex-default-table-mode +The @LaTeX{} export back-end wraps the table differently depending on +the mode for accurate rendering of math symbols. Mode is either +@samp{table}, @samp{math}, @samp{inline-math} or @samp{verbatim}. + +For @samp{math} or @samp{inline-math} mode, @LaTeX{} export back-end wraps the +table in a math environment, but every cell in it is exported as-is. +The @LaTeX{} export back-end determines the default mode from +@code{org-latex-default-table-mode}. The @LaTeX{} export back-end merges +contiguous tables in the same mode into a single environment. + +@item @samp{:environment} +@vindex org-latex-default-table-environment +Set the default @LaTeX{} table environment for the @LaTeX{} export +back-end to use when exporting Org tables. Common @LaTeX{} table +environments are provided by these packages: tabularx, longtable, +array, tabu, and bmatrix. For packages, such as tabularx and tabu, +or any newer replacements, include them in the +@code{org-latex-packages-alist} variable so the @LaTeX{} export back-end can +insert the appropriate load package headers in the converted @LaTeX{} +file. Look in the docstring for the @code{org-latex-packages-alist} +variable for configuring these packages for @LaTeX{} snippet previews, +if any. + +@item @samp{:caption} +Use @samp{CAPTION} keyword to set a simple caption for a table (see +@ref{Captions}). For custom captions, use @samp{:caption} attribute, which +accepts raw @LaTeX{} code. @samp{:caption} value overrides @samp{CAPTION} value. + +@item @samp{:float} +@itemx @samp{:placement} +The table environments by default are not floats in @LaTeX{}. To make +them floating objects use @samp{:float} with one of the following +options: @samp{sideways}, @samp{multicolumn}, @samp{t}, and @samp{nil}. + +@LaTeX{} floats can also have additional layout @samp{:placement} +attributes. These are the usual @samp{[h t b p ! H]} permissions +specified in square brackets. Note that for @samp{:float sideways} +tables, the @LaTeX{} export back-end ignores @samp{:placement} attributes. + +@item @samp{:align} +@itemx @samp{:font} +@itemx @samp{:width} +The @LaTeX{} export back-end uses these attributes for regular tables +to set their alignments, fonts, and widths. + +@item @samp{:spread} +When @samp{:spread} is non-@code{nil}, the @LaTeX{} export back-end spreads or +shrinks the table by the @samp{:width} for tabu and longtabu +environments. @samp{:spread} has no effect if @samp{:width} is not set. + +@item @samp{:booktabs} +@itemx @samp{:center} +@itemx @samp{:rmlines} +@vindex org-latex-tables-booktabs +@vindex org-latex-tables-centered +All three commands are toggles. @samp{:booktabs} brings in modern +typesetting enhancements to regular tables. The booktabs package +has to be loaded through @code{org-latex-packages-alist}. @samp{:center} is +for centering the table. @samp{:rmlines} removes all but the very first +horizontal line made of ASCII characters from ``table.el'' tables +only. + +@item @samp{:math-prefix} +@itemx @samp{:math-suffix} +@itemx @samp{:math-arguments} +The @LaTeX{} export back-end inserts @samp{:math-prefix} string value in +a math environment before the table. The @LaTeX{} export back-end +inserts @samp{:math-suffix} string value in a math environment after the +table. The @LaTeX{} export back-end inserts @samp{:math-arguments} string +value between the macro name and the table's contents. +@samp{:math-arguments} comes in use for matrix macros that require more +than one argument, such as @samp{qbordermatrix}. +@end table + +@LaTeX{} table attributes help formatting tables for a wide range of +situations, such as matrix product or spanning multiple pages: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :environment longtable :align l|lp@{3cm@}r|l +| ... | ... | +| ... | ... | + +#+ATTR_LATEX: :mode math :environment bmatrix :math-suffix \times +| a | b | +| c | d | +#+ATTR_LATEX: :mode math :environment bmatrix +| 1 | 2 | +| 3 | 4 | +@end example + +Set the caption with the @LaTeX{} command +@samp{\bicaption@{HeadingA@}@{HeadingB@}}: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :caption \bicaption@{HeadingA@}@{HeadingB@} +| ... | ... | +| ... | ... | +@end example + +@node Images in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Images in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex images, inline in LaTeX +@cindex inlining images in LaTeX +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end processes image links in Org files that do +not have descriptions, such as these links @samp{[[file:img.jpg]]} or +@samp{[[./img.jpg]]}, as direct image insertions in the final PDF output. In +the PDF, they are no longer links but actual images embedded on the +page. The @LaTeX{} export back-end uses @samp{\includegraphics} macro to +insert the image. But for TikZ (@uref{http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/}) +images, the back-end uses an @code{\input} macro wrapped within +a @code{tikzpicture} environment. + +For specifying image @samp{:width}, @samp{:height}, @samp{:scale} and other @samp{:options}, +use this syntax: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :width 5cm :options angle=90 +[[./img/sed-hr4049.pdf]] +@end example + +A @samp{:scale} attribute overrides both @samp{:width} and @samp{:height} attributes. + +For custom commands for captions, use the @samp{:caption} attribute. It +overrides the default @samp{#+CAPTION} value: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :caption \bicaption@{HeadingA@}@{HeadingB@} +[[./img/sed-hr4049.pdf]] +@end example + +When captions follow the method as described in @ref{Captions}, the @LaTeX{} +export back-end wraps the picture in a floating @samp{figure} environment. +To float an image without specifying a caption, set the @samp{:float} +attribute to one of the following: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{t} +For a standard @samp{figure} environment; used by default whenever an +image has a caption. + +@item @samp{multicolumn} +To span the image across multiple columns of a page; the back-end +wraps the image in a @samp{figure*} environment. + +@item @samp{wrap} +For text to flow around the image on the right; the figure occupies +the left half of the page. + +@item @samp{sideways} +For a new page with the image sideways, rotated ninety degrees, in +a @samp{sidewaysfigure} environment; overrides @samp{:placement} setting. + +@item @samp{nil} +To avoid a @samp{:float} even if using a caption. +@end table + +Use the @samp{placement} attribute to modify a floating environment's +placement. + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :float wrap :width 0.38\textwidth :placement @{r@}@{0.4\textwidth@} +[[./img/hst.png]] +@end example + +@vindex org-latex-images-centered +@cindex center image in LaTeX export +@cindex image, centering in LaTeX export +The @LaTeX{} export back-end centers all images by default. Setting +@samp{:center} to @samp{nil} disables centering. To disable centering globally, +set @code{org-latex-images-centered} to @samp{nil}. + +Set the @samp{:comment-include} attribute to non-@code{nil} value for the @LaTeX{} +export back-end to comment out the @samp{\includegraphics} macro. + +@node Plain lists in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Plain lists in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex plain lists, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword +The @LaTeX{} export back-end accepts the @samp{environment} and @samp{options} +attributes for plain lists. Both attributes work together for +customizing lists, as shown in the examples: + +@example +#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage[inline]@{enumitem@} +Some ways to say "Hello": +#+ATTR_LATEX: :environment itemize* +#+ATTR_LATEX: :options [label=@{@}, itemjoin=@{,@}, itemjoin*=@{, and@}] +- Hola +- Bonjour +- Guten Tag. +@end example + +Since @LaTeX{} supports only four levels of nesting for lists, use an +external package, such as @samp{enumitem} in @LaTeX{}, for levels deeper than +four: + +@example +#+LATEX_HEADER: \usepackage@{enumitem@} +#+LATEX_HEADER: \renewlist@{itemize@}@{itemize@}@{9@} +#+LATEX_HEADER: \setlist[itemize]@{label=$\circ$@} +- One + - Two + - Three + - Four + - Five +@end example + +@node Source blocks in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Source blocks in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex source blocks, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end can make source code blocks into floating +objects through the attributes @samp{:float} and @samp{:options}. For @samp{:float}: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{t} +Makes a source block float; by default floats any source block with +a caption. + +@item @samp{multicolumn} +Spans the source block across multiple columns of a page. + +@item @samp{nil} +Avoids a @samp{:float} even if using a caption; useful for source code +blocks that may not fit on a page. +@end table + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :float nil +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + Lisp code that may not fit in a single page. +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@vindex org-latex-listings-options +@vindex org-latex-minted-options +The @LaTeX{} export back-end passes string values in @samp{:options} to @LaTeX{} +packages for customization of that specific source block. In the +example below, the @samp{:options} are set for Minted. Minted is a source +code highlighting @LaTeX{} package with many configurable options@footnote{Minted uses an external Python package for code highlighting, +which requires the flag @samp{-shell-escape} to be added to +@code{org-latex-pdf-process}.}. + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :options commentstyle=\bfseries +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + (defun Fib (n) + (if (< n 2) n (+ (Fib (- n 1)) (Fib (- n 2))))) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +To apply similar configuration options for all source blocks in +a file, use the @code{org-latex-listings-options} and +@code{org-latex-minted-options} variables. + +@node Example blocks in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Example blocks in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex example blocks, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex verbatim blocks, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end wraps the contents of example blocks in +a @samp{verbatim} environment. To change this behavior to use another +environment globally, specify an appropriate export filter (see +@ref{Advanced Export Configuration}). To change this behavior to use +another environment for each block, use the @samp{:environment} parameter +to specify a custom environment. + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :environment myverbatim +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE + This sentence is false. +#+END_EXAMPLE +@end example + +@node Special blocks in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Special blocks in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex special blocks, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex abstract, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex proof, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword + +For other special blocks in the Org file, the @LaTeX{} export back-end +makes a special environment of the same name. The back-end also takes +@samp{:options}, if any, and appends as-is to that environment's opening +string. For example: + +@example +#+BEGIN_abstract + We demonstrate how to solve the Syracuse problem. +#+END_abstract + +#+ATTR_LATEX: :options [Proof of important theorem] +#+BEGIN_proof + ... + Therefore, any even number greater than 2 is the sum of two primes. +#+END_proof +@end example + +@noindent +exports to + +@example +\begin@{abstract@} + We demonstrate how to solve the Syracuse problem. +\end@{abstract@} + +\begin@{proof@}[Proof of important theorem] + ... + Therefore, any even number greater than 2 is the sum of two primes. +\end@{proof@} +@end example + +If you need to insert a specific caption command, use @samp{:caption} +attribute. It overrides standard @samp{CAPTION} value, if any. For +example: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :caption \MyCaption@{HeadingA@} +#+BEGIN_proof + ... +#+END_proof +@end example + +@node Horizontal rules in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Horizontal rules in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex horizontal rules, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end converts horizontal rules by the specified +@samp{:width} and @samp{:thickness} attributes. For example: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :width .6\textwidth :thickness 0.8pt +----- +@end example + +@node Verse blocks in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Verse blocks in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex verse blocks, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end accepts four attributes for verse blocks: +@samp{:lines}, @samp{:center}, @samp{:versewidth} and @samp{:latexcode}. The three first +require the external @LaTeX{} package @samp{verse.sty}, which is an extension +of the standard @LaTeX{} environment. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:lines} +To add marginal verse numbering. Its value is an +integer, the sequence in which the verses should be numbered. +@item @samp{:center} +With value @samp{t} all the verses on the page are optically +centered (a typographic convention for poetry), taking as a +reference the longest verse, which must be indicated by the +attribute @samp{:versewidth}. +@item @samp{:versewidth} +Its value is a literal text string with the longest +verse. +@item @samp{:latexcode} +It accepts any arbitrary @LaTeX{} code that can be +included within a @LaTeX{} @samp{verse} environment. +@end table + +A complete example with Shakespeare's first sonnet: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :center t :latexcode \color@{red@} :lines 5 +#+ATTR_LATEX: :versewidth Feed’st thy light’s flame with self-substantial fuel, +#+BEGIN_VERSE +From fairest creatures we desire increase, +That thereby beauty’s rose might never die, +But as the riper should by time decease +His tender heir might bear his memory +But thou, contracted to thine own bright eyes, +Feed’st thy light’s flame with self-substantial fuel, +Making a famine where abundance lies, +Thyself thy foe, to thy sweet self too cruel. +Thou that art now the world’s fresh ornament, +And only herald to the gaudy spring, +Within thine own bud buriest thy content, +And, tender churl, mak’st waste in niggardly. +Pity the world, or else this glutton be, +To eat the world’s due, by the grave and thee. +#+END_VERSE +@end example + +@node Quote blocks in @LaTeX{} export +@subsection Quote blocks in @LaTeX{} export + +@cindex quote blocks, in @LaTeX{} export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_LATEX}, keyword +@cindex org-latex-default-quote-environment + +The @LaTeX{} export back-end accepts two attributes for quote blocks: +@samp{:environment}, for an arbitrary quoting environment (the default +value is that of @code{org-latex-default-quote-environment}: @code{"quote"}) and +@samp{:options}. For example, to choose the environment @samp{quotation}, +included as an alternative to @samp{quote} in standard @LaTeX{} classes: + +@example +#+ATTR_LATEX: :environment quotation +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +some text... +#+END_QUOTE +@end example + +To choose the @samp{foreigndisplayquote} environment, included in the @LaTeX{} +package @samp{csquotes}, with the @samp{german} option, use this syntax: + +@example +#+LATEX_HEADER:\usepackage[autostyle=true]@{csquotes@} +#+ATTR_LATEX: :environment foreigndisplayquote :options @{german@} +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +some text in German... +#+END_QUOTE +@end example + +@noindent +which is exported to @LaTeX{} as + +@example +\begin@{foreigndisplayquote@}@{german@} +some text in German... +\end@{foreigndisplayquote@} +@end example + +@node Markdown Export +@section Markdown Export + +@cindex Markdown export + +The Markdown export back-end, ``md'', converts an Org file to Markdown +format, as defined at @uref{http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/}. + +Since it is built on top of the HTML back-end (see @ref{HTML Export}), it +converts every Org construct not defined in Markdown syntax, such as +tables, to HTML@. + +@anchor{Markdown export commands} +@subheading Markdown export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e m m} (@code{org-md-export-to-markdown}) +@kindex C-c C-c m m +@findex org-md-export-to-markdown +Export to a text file with Markdown syntax. For @samp{myfile.org}, Org +exports to @samp{myfile.md}, overwritten without warning. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e m M} (@code{org-md-export-as-markdown}) +@kindex C-c C-c m M +@findex org-md-export-as-markdown +Export to a temporary buffer. Does not create a file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e m o} +@kindex C-c C-e m o +Export as a text file with Markdown syntax, then open it. +@end table + +@anchor{Header and sectioning structure (1)} +@subheading Header and sectioning structure + +@vindex org-md-headline-style +Based on @code{org-md-headline-style}, Markdown export can generate +headlines of both @emph{atx} and @emph{setext} types. @emph{atx} limits headline +levels to two whereas @emph{setext} limits headline levels to six. Beyond +these limits, the export back-end converts headlines to lists. To set +a limit to a level before the absolute limit (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@node OpenDocument Text Export +@section OpenDocument Text Export + +@cindex ODT +@cindex OpenDocument +@cindex export, OpenDocument +@cindex LibreOffice + +The ODT export back-end handles creating of OpenDocument Text (ODT) +format. Documents created by this exporter use the +@cite{OpenDocument-v1.2 specification}@footnote{See @uref{http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/OpenDocument-v1.2.html, Open Document Format for Office Applications +(OpenDocument) Version 1.2}.} and are compatible +with LibreOffice 3.4. + +@menu +* Pre-requisites for ODT export:: Required packages. +* ODT export commands:: Invoking export. +* ODT specific export settings:: Configuration options. +* Extending ODT export:: Producing DOC, PDF files. +* Applying custom styles:: Styling the output. +* Links in ODT export:: Handling and formatting links. +* Tables in ODT export:: Org tables conversions. +* Images in ODT export:: Inserting images. +* Math formatting in ODT export:: Formatting @LaTeX{} fragments. +* Labels and captions in ODT export:: Rendering objects. +* Literal examples in ODT export:: For source code and example blocks. +* Advanced topics in ODT export:: For power users. +@end menu + +@node Pre-requisites for ODT export +@subsection Pre-requisites for ODT export + +@cindex zip + +The ODT export back-end relies on the zip program to create the final +compressed ODT output. Check if @samp{zip} is locally available and +executable. Without it, export cannot finish. + +@node ODT export commands +@subsection ODT export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e o o} (@code{org-export-to-odt}) +@kindex C-c C-e o o +@findex org-export-to-odt +Export as OpenDocument Text file. + +@cindex @samp{EXPORT_FILE_NAME}, property +@vindex org-odt-preferred-output-format + +If @code{org-odt-preferred-output-format} is specified, the ODT export +back-end automatically converts the exported file to that format. + +For @samp{myfile.org}, Org exports to @samp{myfile.odt}, overwriting without +warning. The ODT export back-end exports a region only if a region +was active. + +If the selected region is a single tree, the ODT export back-end +makes the tree head the document title. Incidentally, @kbd{C-c @@} selects the current sub-tree. If the tree head entry has, or +inherits, an @samp{EXPORT_FILE_NAME} property, the ODT export back-end +uses that for file name. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e o O} +@kindex C-c C-e o O +Export as an OpenDocument Text file and open the resulting file. + +@vindex org-export-odt-preferred-output-format +If @code{org-export-odt-preferred-output-format} is specified, open the +converted file instead. See @ref{Automatically exporting to other formats}. +@end table + +@node ODT specific export settings +@subsection ODT specific export settings + +The ODT export back-end has several additional keywords for +customizing ODT output. Setting these keywords works similar to the +general options (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@table @asis +@item @samp{DESCRIPTION} +@cindex @samp{DESCRIPTION}, keyword +This is the document's description, which the ODT export back-end +inserts as document metadata. For long descriptions, use multiple +lines, prefixed with @samp{DESCRIPTION}. + +@item @samp{KEYWORDS} +@cindex @samp{KEYWORDS}, keyword +The keywords for the document. The ODT export back-end inserts the +description along with author name, keywords, and related file +metadata as metadata in the output file. Use multiple @samp{KEYWORDS} if +necessary. + +@item @samp{ODT_STYLES_FILE} +@cindex @samp{ODT_STYLES_FILE}, keyword +@vindex org-odt-styles-file +The ODT export back-end uses the @code{org-odt-styles-file} by default. +See @ref{Applying custom styles} for details. + +@item @samp{SUBTITLE} +@cindex @samp{SUBTITLE}, keyword +The document subtitle. +@end table + +@node Extending ODT export +@subsection Extending ODT export + +The ODT export back-end can produce documents in other formats besides +ODT using a specialized ODT converter process. Its common interface +works with popular converters to produce formats such as @samp{doc}, or +convert a document from one format, say @samp{csv}, to another format, say +@samp{xls}. + +@cindex @file{unoconv} +@vindex org-odt-convert-process +Customize @code{org-odt-convert-process} variable to point to @samp{unoconv}, +which is the ODT's preferred converter. Working installations of +LibreOffice would already have @samp{unoconv} installed. Alternatively, +other converters may be substituted here. See @ref{Configuring a document converter}. + +@anchor{Automatically exporting to other formats} +@subsubheading Automatically exporting to other formats + +@vindex org-odt-preferred-output-format +If ODT format is just an intermediate step to get to other formats, +such as @samp{doc}, @samp{docx}, @samp{rtf}, or @samp{pdf}, etc., then extend the ODT +export back-end to directly produce that format. Specify the final +format in the @code{org-odt-preferred-output-format} variable. This is one +way to extend (see @ref{ODT export commands}). + +@anchor{Converting between document formats} +@subsubheading Converting between document formats + +The Org export back-end is made to be inter-operable with a wide range +of text document format converters. Newer generation converters, such +as LibreOffice and Pandoc, can handle hundreds of formats at once. +Org provides a consistent interaction with whatever converter is +installed. Here are some generic commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-odt-convert} +@findex org-odt-convert +Convert an existing document from one format to another. With +a prefix argument, opens the newly produced file. +@end table + +@node Applying custom styles +@subsection Applying custom styles + +@cindex styles, custom +@cindex template, custom + +The ODT export back-end comes with many OpenDocument styles (see +@ref{Working with OpenDocument style files}). To expand or further +customize these built-in style sheets, either edit the style sheets +directly or generate them using an application such as LibreOffice. +The example here shows creating a style using LibreOffice. + +@anchor{Applying custom styles the easy way} +@subsubheading Applying custom styles: the easy way + +@enumerate +@item +Create a sample @samp{example.org} file with settings as shown below, +and export it to ODT format. + +@example +#+OPTIONS: H:10 num:t +@end example + +@item +Open the above @samp{example.odt} using LibreOffice. Use the @emph{Stylist} +to locate the target styles, which typically have the ``Org'' prefix. +Open one, modify, and save as either OpenDocument Text (ODT) or +OpenDocument Template (OTT) file. + +@item +@vindex org-odt-styles-file +Customize the variable @code{org-odt-styles-file} and point it to the +newly created file. For additional configuration options, see +@ref{x-overriding-factory-styles, , Overriding factory styles}. + +@cindex @samp{ODT_STYLES_FILE}, keyword +To apply an ODT style to a particular file, use the +@samp{ODT_STYLES_FILE} keyword as shown in the example below: + +@example +#+ODT_STYLES_FILE: "/path/to/example.ott" +@end example + + +@noindent +or + +@example +#+ODT_STYLES_FILE: ("/path/to/file.ott" ("styles.xml" "image/hdr.png")) +@end example +@end enumerate + +@anchor{Using third-party styles and templates} +@subsubheading Using third-party styles and templates + +The ODT export back-end relies on many templates and style names. +Using third-party styles and templates can lead to mismatches. +Templates derived from built in ODT templates and styles seem to have +fewer problems. + +@node Links in ODT export +@subsection Links in ODT export + +@cindex links, in ODT export + +ODT exporter creates native cross-references for internal links. It +creates Internet-style links for all other links. + +A link with no description and pointing to a regular, un-itemized, +outline heading is replaced with a cross-reference and section number +of the heading. + +A @samp{\ref@{label@}}-style reference to an image, table etc., is replaced +with a cross-reference and sequence number of the labeled entity. See +@ref{Labels and captions in ODT export}. + +@node Tables in ODT export +@subsection Tables in ODT export + +@cindex tables, in ODT export + +The ODT export back-end handles native Org mode tables (see @ref{Tables}) +and simple @samp{table.el} tables. Complex @samp{table.el} tables having column +or row spans are not supported. Such tables are stripped from the +exported document. + +By default, the ODT export back-end exports a table with top and +bottom frames and with ruled lines separating row and column groups +(see @ref{Column Groups}). All tables are typeset to occupy the same +width. The ODT export back-end honors any table alignments and +relative widths for columns (see @ref{Column Width and Alignment}). + +Note that the ODT export back-end interprets column widths as weighted +ratios, the default weight being 1. + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_ODT}, keyword +Specifying @samp{:rel-width} property on an @samp{ATTR_ODT} line controls the +width of the table. For example: + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :rel-width 50 +| Area/Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Sum | +|---------------+-------+-------+-------+-------| +| / | < | | | < | +| <l13> | <r5> | <r5> | <r5> | <r6> | +| North America | 1 | 21 | 926 | 948 | +| Middle East | 6 | 75 | 844 | 925 | +| Asia Pacific | 9 | 27 | 790 | 826 | +|---------------+-------+-------+-------+-------| +| Sum | 16 | 123 | 2560 | 2699 | +@end example + +On export, the above table takes 50% of text width area. The exporter +sizes the columns in the ratio: 13:5:5:5:6. The first column is +left-aligned and rest of the columns, right-aligned. Vertical rules +separate the header and the last column. Horizontal rules separate +the header and the last row. + +For even more customization, create custom table styles and associate +them with a table using the @samp{ATTR_ODT} keyword. See @ref{Customizing tables in ODT export}. + +@node Images in ODT export +@subsection Images in ODT export + +@cindex images, embedding in ODT +@cindex embedding images in ODT + +@anchor{Embedding images} +@subsubheading Embedding images + +The ODT export back-end processes image links in Org files that do not +have descriptions, such as these links @samp{[[file:img.jpg]]} or @samp{[[./img.jpg]]}, +as direct image insertions in the final output. Either of these +examples works: + +@example +[[file:img.png]] +@end example + + +@example +[[./img.png]] +@end example + +@anchor{Embedding clickable images} +@subsubheading Embedding clickable images + +For clickable images, provide a link whose description is another link +to an image file. For example, to embed an image +@samp{org-mode-unicorn.png} which when clicked jumps to @uref{https://orgmode.org} +website, do the following + +@example +[[https://orgmode.org][./org-mode-unicorn.png]] +@end example + +@anchor{Sizing and scaling of embedded images} +@subsubheading Sizing and scaling of embedded images + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_ODT}, keyword + +Control the size and scale of the embedded images with the @samp{ATTR_ODT} +attribute. + +@cindex identify, ImageMagick +@vindex org-odt-pixels-per-inch +The ODT export back-end starts with establishing the size of the image +in the final document. The dimensions of this size are measured in +centimeters. The back-end then queries the image file for its +dimensions measured in pixels. For this measurement, the back-end +relies on ImageMagick's identify program or Emacs @code{create-image} and +@code{image-size} API@. ImageMagick is the preferred choice for large file +sizes or frequent batch operations. The back-end then converts the +pixel dimensions using @code{org-odt-pixels-per-inch} into the familiar 72 +dpi or 96 dpi. The default value for this is in +@code{display-pixels-per-inch}, which can be tweaked for better results +based on the capabilities of the output device. Here are some common +image scaling operations: + +@table @asis +@item Explicitly size the image +To embed @samp{img.png} as a 10 cm x 10 cm image, do the following: + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :width 10 :height 10 +[[./img.png]] +@end example + +@item Scale the image +To embed @samp{img.png} at half its size, do the following: + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :scale 0.5 +[[./img.png]] +@end example + +@item Scale the image to a specific width +To embed @samp{img.png} with a width of 10 cm while retaining the +original height:width ratio, do the following: + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :width 10 +[[./img.png]] +@end example + +@item Scale the image to a specific height +To embed @samp{img.png} with a height of 10 cm while retaining the +original height:width ratio, do the following: + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :height 10 +[[./img.png]] +@end example +@end table + +@anchor{Anchoring of images} +@subsubheading Anchoring of images + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_ODT}, keyword +The ODT export back-end can anchor images to @samp{as-char}, @samp{paragraph}, +or @samp{page}. Set the preferred anchor using the @samp{:anchor} property of +the @samp{ATTR_ODT} line. + +To create an image that is anchored to a page: + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :anchor page +[[./img.png]] +@end example + +@node Math formatting in ODT export +@subsection Math formatting in ODT export + +The ODT exporter has special support for handling math. + +@menu +* @LaTeX{} math snippets:: Embedding in @LaTeX{} format. +* MathML and OpenDocument formula files:: Embedding in native format. +@end menu + +@node @LaTeX{} math snippets +@subsubsection @LaTeX{} math snippets + +@LaTeX{} math snippets (see @ref{@LaTeX{} fragments}) can be embedded in the ODT +document in one of the following ways: + +@table @asis +@item MathML +@cindex MathML +Add this line to the Org file. This option is activated on +a per-file basis. + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:t +@end example + + +With this option, @LaTeX{} fragments are first converted into MathML +fragments using an external @LaTeX{}-to-MathML converter program. The +resulting MathML fragments are then embedded as an OpenDocument +Formula in the exported document. + +@vindex org-latex-to-mathml-convert-command +@vindex org-latex-to-mathml-jar-file +You can specify the @LaTeX{}-to-MathML converter by customizing the +variables @code{org-latex-to-mathml-convert-command} and +@code{org-latex-to-mathml-jar-file}. + +If you prefer to use MathToWeb@footnote{See @uref{http://www.mathtoweb.com/cgi-bin/mathtoweb_home.pl, MathToWeb}.} as your converter, you can +configure the above variables as shown below. + +@lisp +(setq org-latex-to-mathml-convert-command + "java -jar %j -unicode -force -df %o %I" + org-latex-to-mathml-jar-file + "/path/to/mathtoweb.jar") +@end lisp + +@noindent +or, to use @LaTeX{}ML@footnote{See @uref{http://dlmf.nist.gov/LaTeXML/}.} instead, + +@lisp +(setq org-latex-to-mathml-convert-command + "latexmlmath \"%i\" --presentationmathml=%o") +@end lisp + +To quickly verify the reliability of the @LaTeX{}-to-MathML +converter, use the following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-x org-export-as-odf} +Convert a @LaTeX{} math snippet to an OpenDocument formula (@samp{.odf}) +file. + +@item @kbd{M-x org-export-as-odf-and-open} +Convert a @LaTeX{} math snippet to an OpenDocument formula (@samp{.odf}) +file and open the formula file with the system-registered +application. +@end table + +@item PNG images +@cindex dvipng +@cindex dvisvgm +@cindex ImageMagick +Add this line to the Org file. This option is activated on +a per-file basis. + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:dvipng +@end example + + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:dvisvgm +@end example + + +@noindent +or + +@example +#+OPTIONS: tex:imagemagick +@end example + + +Under this option, @LaTeX{} fragments are processed into PNG or SVG +images and the resulting images are embedded in the exported +document. This method requires dvipng program, dvisvgm or +ImageMagick programs. +@end table + +@node MathML and OpenDocument formula files +@subsubsection MathML and OpenDocument formula files + +When embedding @LaTeX{} math snippets in ODT documents is not reliable, +there is one more option to try. Embed an equation by linking to its +MathML (@samp{.mml}) source or its OpenDocument formula (@samp{.odf}) file as +shown below: + +@example +[[./equation.mml]] +@end example + + +@noindent +or + +@example +[[./equation.odf]] +@end example + +@node Labels and captions in ODT export +@subsection Labels and captions in ODT export + +ODT format handles labeling and captioning of objects based on their +types. Inline images, tables, @LaTeX{} fragments, and Math formulas are +numbered and captioned separately. Each object also gets a unique +sequence number based on its order of first appearance in the Org +file. Each category has its own sequence. A caption is just a label +applied to these objects. + +@example +#+CAPTION: Bell curve +#+NAME: fig:SED-HR4049 +[[./img/a.png]] +@end example + +When rendered, it may show as follows in the exported document: + +@example +Figure 2: Bell curve +@end example + + +@vindex org-odt-category-map-alist +To modify the category component of the caption, customize the option +@code{org-odt-category-map-alist}. For example, to tag embedded images +with the string ``Illustration'' instead of the default string ``Figure'', +use the following setting: + +@lisp +(setq org-odt-category-map-alist + '(("__Figure__" "Illustration" "value" "Figure" org-odt--enumerable-image-p))) +@end lisp + +With the above modification, the previous example changes to: + +@example +Illustration 2: Bell curve +@end example + +@node Literal examples in ODT export +@subsection Literal examples in ODT export + +The ODT export back-end supports literal examples (see @ref{Literal Examples}) with full fontification. Internally, the ODT export +back-end relies on @samp{htmlfontify.el} to generate the style definitions +needed for fancy listings. The auto-generated styles get @samp{OrgSrc} +prefix and inherit colors from the faces used by Emacs Font Lock +library for that source language. + +@vindex org-odt-fontify-srcblocks +For custom fontification styles, customize the +@code{org-odt-create-custom-styles-for-srcblocks} option. + +@vindex org-odt-create-custom-styles-for-srcblocks +To turn off fontification of literal examples, customize the +@code{org-odt-fontify-srcblocks} option. + +@node Advanced topics in ODT export +@subsection Advanced topics in ODT export + +The ODT export back-end has extensive features useful for power users +and frequent uses of ODT formats. + +@anchor{Configuring a document converter} +@subsubheading Configuring a document converter + +@cindex convert +@cindex doc, docx, rtf +@cindex converter + +The ODT export back-end works with popular converters with little or +no extra configuration. See @ref{Extending ODT export}. The following is +for unsupported converters or tweaking existing defaults. + +@table @asis +@item Register the converter +@vindex org-export-odt-convert-processes +Add the name of the converter to the @code{org-odt-convert-processes} +variable. Note that it also requires how the converter is invoked +on the command line. See the variable's docstring for details. + +@item Configure its capabilities +@vindex org-export-odt-convert-capabilities +Specify which formats the converter can handle by customizing the +variable @code{org-odt-convert-capabilities}. Use the entry for the +default values in this variable for configuring the new converter. +Also see its docstring for details. + +@item Choose the converter +@vindex org-export-odt-convert-process +Select the newly added converter as the preferred one by customizing +the option @code{org-odt-convert-process}. +@end table + +@anchor{Working with OpenDocument style files} +@subsubheading Working with OpenDocument style files + +@cindex styles, custom +@cindex template, custom + +This section explores the internals of the ODT exporter; the means by which +it produces styled documents; the use of automatic and custom OpenDocument +styles. + +The ODT exporter relies on two files for generating its output. These +files are bundled with the distribution under the directory pointed to +by the variable @code{org-odt-styles-dir}. The two files are: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{OrgOdtStyles.xml} @anchor{x-orgodtstyles-xml} +This file contributes to the @samp{styles.xml} file of the final ODT +document. This file gets modified for the following purposes: + +@enumerate +@item +To control outline numbering based on user settings; + +@item +To add styles generated by @samp{htmlfontify.el} for fontification of +code blocks. +@end enumerate + +@item @samp{OrgOdtContentTemplate.xml} @anchor{x-orgodtcontenttemplate-xml} +This file contributes to the @samp{content.xml} file of the final ODT +document. The contents of the Org outline are inserted between the +@samp{<office:text>} @dots{} @samp{</office:text>} elements of this file. + +Apart from serving as a template file for the final @samp{content.xml}, +the file serves the following purposes: + +@enumerate +@item +It contains automatic styles for formatting of tables which are +referenced by the exporter; + +@item +It contains @samp{<text:sequence-decl>} @dots{} @samp{</text:sequence-decl>} +elements that control numbering of tables, images, equations, and +similar entities. +@end enumerate +@end table + +@anchor{x-overriding-factory-styles} The following two variables control +the location from where the ODT exporter picks up the custom styles +and content template files. Customize these variables to override the +factory styles used by the exporter. + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-odt-styles-file} +The ODT export back-end uses the file pointed to by this variable, +such as @samp{styles.xml}, for the final output. It can take one of the +following values: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{FILE.xml} +Use this file instead of the default @samp{styles.xml} + +@item @samp{FILE.odt} or @samp{FILE.ott} +Use the @samp{styles.xml} contained in the specified OpenDocument +Text or Template file + +@item @samp{FILE.odt} or @samp{FILE.ott} and a subset of included files +Use the @samp{styles.xml} contained in the specified OpenDocument Text +or Template file. Additionally extract the specified member files +and embed those within the final ODT document. + +Use this option if the @samp{styles.xml} file references additional +files like header and footer images. + +@item @code{nil} +Use the default @samp{styles.xml}. +@end table + +@item @code{org-odt-content-template-file} +Use this variable to specify the blank @samp{content.xml} used in the +final output. +@end table + +@anchor{Creating one-off styles} +@subsubheading Creating one-off styles + +The ODT export back-end can read embedded raw OpenDocument XML from +the Org file. Such direct formatting is useful for one-off instances. + +@table @asis +@item Embedding ODT tags as part of regular text +Enclose OpenDocument syntax in @samp{@@@@odt:...@@@@} for inline markup. For +example, to highlight a region of text do the following: + +@example +@@@@odt:<text:span text:style-name="Highlight">This is highlighted +text</text:span>@@@@. But this is regular text. +@end example + +@strong{Hint:} To see the above example in action, edit the @samp{styles.xml} +(see @ref{x-orgodtstyles-xml, , Factory styles}) and add a custom @emph{Highlight} style as shown +below: + +@example +<style:style style:name="Highlight" style:family="text"> + <style:text-properties fo:background-color="#ff0000"/> +</style:style> +@end example + +@item Embedding a one-line OpenDocument XML +@cindex @samp{ODT}, keyword +The ODT export back-end can read one-liner options with @samp{#+ODT:} in +the Org file. For example, to force a page break: + +@example +#+ODT: <text:p text:style-name="PageBreak"/> +@end example + +@strong{Hint:} To see the above example in action, edit your +@samp{styles.xml} (see @ref{x-orgodtstyles-xml, , Factory styles}) and add a custom @samp{PageBreak} +style as shown below. + +@example +<style:style style:name="PageBreak" style:family="paragraph" + style:parent-style-name="Text_20_body"> + <style:paragraph-properties fo:break-before="page"/> +</style:style> +@end example + +@item Embedding a block of OpenDocument XML +The ODT export back-end can also read ODT export blocks for +OpenDocument XML@. Such blocks use the @samp{#+BEGIN_EXPORT odt} +@dots{} @samp{#+END_EXPORT} constructs. + +For example, to create a one-off paragraph that uses bold text, do +the following: + +@example +#+BEGIN_EXPORT odt + <text:p text:style-name="Text_20_body_20_bold"> + This paragraph is specially formatted and uses bold text. + </text:p> +#+END_EXPORT +@end example +@end table + +@anchor{Customizing tables in ODT export} +@subsubheading Customizing tables in ODT export + +@cindex tables, in ODT export +@cindex @samp{ATTR_ODT}, keyword + +Override the default table format by specifying a custom table style +with the @samp{#+ATTR_ODT} line. For a discussion on default formatting of +tables, see @ref{Tables in ODT export}. + +This feature closely mimics the way table templates are defined in the +OpenDocument-v1.2 specification@footnote{@uref{http://docs.oasis-open.org/office/v1.2/OpenDocument-v1.2.html, OpenDocument-v1.2 Specification}}. + +@vindex org-odt-table-styles +For quick preview of this feature, install the settings below and export the +table that follows: + +@lisp +(setq org-export-odt-table-styles + (append org-export-odt-table-styles + '(("TableWithHeaderRowAndColumn" "Custom" + ((use-first-row-styles . t) + (use-first-column-styles . t))) + ("TableWithFirstRowandLastRow" "Custom" + ((use-first-row-styles . t) + (use-last-row-styles . t)))))) +@end lisp + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :style TableWithHeaderRowAndColumn +| Name | Phone | Age | +| Peter | 1234 | 17 | +| Anna | 4321 | 25 | +@end example + +The example above used @samp{Custom} template and installed two table +styles @samp{TableWithHeaderRowAndColumn} and +@samp{TableWithFirstRowandLastRow}. @strong{Important:} The OpenDocument styles +needed for producing the above template were pre-defined. They are +available in the section marked @samp{Custom Table Template} in +@samp{OrgOdtContentTemplate.xml} (see @ref{x-orgodtcontenttemplate-xml, , Factory styles}). For adding new +templates, define new styles there. + +To use this feature proceed as follows: + +@enumerate +@item +Create a table template@footnote{See the @samp{<table:table-template>} element of the +OpenDocument-v1.2 specification.}. + +A table template is set of @samp{table-cell} and @samp{paragraph} styles for +each of the following table cell categories: + +@itemize +@item +Body +@item +First column +@item +Last column +@item +First row +@item +Last row +@item +Even row +@item +Odd row +@item +Even column +@item +Odd Column +@end itemize + +The names for the above styles must be chosen based on the name of +the table template using a well-defined convention. + +The naming convention is better illustrated with an example. For +a table template with the name @samp{Custom}, the needed style names are +listed in the following table. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@headitem Cell type +@tab Cell style +@tab Paragraph style +@item Body +@tab @samp{CustomTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomTableParagraph} +@item First column +@tab @samp{CustomFirstColumnTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomFirstColumnTableParagraph} +@item Last column +@tab @samp{CustomLastColumnTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomLastColumnTableParagraph} +@item First row +@tab @samp{CustomFirstRowTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomFirstRowTableParagraph} +@item Last row +@tab @samp{CustomLastRowTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomLastRowTableParagraph} +@item Even row +@tab @samp{CustomEvenRowTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomEvenRowTableParagraph} +@item Odd row +@tab @samp{CustomOddRowTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomOddRowTableParagraph} +@item Even column +@tab @samp{CustomEvenColumnTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomEvenColumnTableParagraph} +@item Odd column +@tab @samp{CustomOddColumnTableCell} +@tab @samp{CustomOddColumnTableParagraph} +@end multitable + +To create a table template with the name @samp{Custom}, define the above +styles in the @samp{<office:automatic-styles>} @dots{} +@samp{</office:automatic-styles>} element of the content template file +(see @ref{x-orgodtcontenttemplate-xml, , Factory styles}). + +@item +Define a table style@footnote{See the attributes @samp{table:template-name}, +@samp{table:use-first-row-styles}, @samp{table:use-last-row-styles}, +@samp{table:use-first-column-styles}, @samp{table:use-last-column-styles}, +@samp{table:use-banding-rows-styles}, and @samp{table:use-banding-column-styles} +of the @samp{<table:table>} element in the OpenDocument-v1.2 specification.}. + +@vindex org-odt-table-styles +To define a table style, create an entry for the style in the +variable @code{org-odt-table-styles} and specify the following: + +@itemize +@item +the name of the table template created in step (1), +@item +the set of cell styles in that template that are to be activated. +@end itemize + +For example, the entry below defines two different table styles +@samp{TableWithHeaderRowAndColumn} and @samp{TableWithFirstRowandLastRow} +based on the same template @samp{Custom}. The styles achieve their +intended effect by selectively activating the individual cell +styles in that template. + +@lisp +(setq org-export-odt-table-styles + (append org-export-odt-table-styles + '(("TableWithHeaderRowAndColumn" "Custom" + ((use-first-row-styles . t) + (use-first-column-styles . t))) + ("TableWithFirstRowandLastRow" "Custom" + ((use-first-row-styles . t) + (use-last-row-styles . t)))))) +@end lisp + +@item +Associate a table with the table style. + +To do this, specify the table style created in step (2) as part of +the @samp{ATTR_ODT} line as shown below. + +@example +#+ATTR_ODT: :style TableWithHeaderRowAndColumn +| Name | Phone | Age | +| Peter | 1234 | 17 | +| Anna | 4321 | 25 | +@end example +@end enumerate + +@anchor{Validating OpenDocument XML} +@subsubheading Validating OpenDocument XML + +Sometimes ODT format files may not open due to @samp{.odt} file corruption. +To verify if such a file is corrupt, validate it against the +OpenDocument Relax NG Compact (RNC) syntax schema. But first the +@samp{.odt} files have to be decompressed using @samp{zip}. Note that @samp{.odt} +files are ZIP archives: @ref{File Archives,,,emacs,}. The contents of +ODT files are in XML@. For general help with validation---and +schema-sensitive editing---of XML files: @ref{Introduction,,,nxml-mode,}. + +@vindex org-export-odt-schema-dir +Customize @code{org-odt-schema-dir} to point to a directory with +OpenDocument RNC files and the needed schema-locating rules. The ODT +export back-end takes care of updating the +@code{rng-schema-locating-files}. + +@node Org Export +@section Org Export + +@cindex Org export +@emph{org} export back-end creates a normalized version of the Org document +in current buffer. The exporter evaluates Babel code (see @ref{Evaluating Code Blocks}) and removes content specific to other back-ends. + +@anchor{Org export commands} +@subheading Org export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e O o} (@code{org-org-export-to-org}) +@kindex C-c C-e O o +@findex org-org-export-to-org +Export as an Org file with a @samp{.org} extension. For @samp{myfile.org}, +Org exports to @samp{myfile.org.org}, overwriting without warning. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e O v} (~~) +@kindex C-c C-e O v +Export to an Org file, then open it. +@end table + +@node Texinfo Export +@section Texinfo Export + +@menu +* Texinfo export commands:: Invoking commands. +* Texinfo specific export settings:: Setting the environment. +* Texinfo file header:: Generating the header. +* Texinfo title and copyright page:: Creating preamble pages. +* Info directory file:: Installing a manual in Info file hierarchy. +* Headings and sectioning structure:: Building document structure. +* Indices:: Creating indices. +* Quoting Texinfo code:: Incorporating literal Texinfo code. +* Plain lists in Texinfo export:: List attributes. +* Tables in Texinfo export:: Table attributes. +* Images in Texinfo export:: Image attributes. +* Quotations in Texinfo export:: Quote block attributes. +* Special blocks in Texinfo export:: Special block attributes. +* A Texinfo example:: Processing Org to Texinfo. +@end menu + +@node Texinfo export commands +@subsection Texinfo export commands + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e i t} (@code{org-texinfo-export-to-texinfo}) +@kindex C-c C-e i t +@findex org-texinfo-export-to-texinfo +Export as a Texinfo file with @samp{.texi} extension. For @samp{myfile.org}, +Org exports to @samp{myfile.texi}, overwriting without warning. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e i i} (@code{org-texinfo-export-to-info}) +@kindex C-c C-e i i +@findex org-texinfo-export-to-info +@vindex org-texinfo-info-process +Export to Texinfo format first and then process it to make an Info +file. To generate other formats, such as DocBook, customize the +@code{org-texinfo-info-process} variable. +@end table + +@node Texinfo specific export settings +@subsection Texinfo specific export settings + +The Texinfo export back-end has several additional keywords for +customizing Texinfo output. Setting these keywords works similar to +the general options (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@table @asis +@item @samp{SUBTITLE} +@cindex @samp{SUBTITLE}, keyword +The document subtitle. + +@item @samp{SUBAUTHOR} +@cindex @samp{SUBAUTHOR}, keyword +Additional authors for the document. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_FILENAME} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_FILENAME}, keyword +The Texinfo filename. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_CLASS} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_CLASS}, keyword +@vindex org-texinfo-default-class +The default document class (@code{org-texinfo-default-class}), which must +be a member of @code{org-texinfo-classes}. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_HEADER} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_HEADER}, keyword +Arbitrary lines inserted at the end of the header. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_POST_HEADER} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_POST_HEADER}, keyword +Arbitrary lines inserted after the end of the header. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY}, keyword +The directory category of the document. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE}, keyword +The directory title of the document. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_DESC} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_DESC}, keyword +The directory description of the document. + +@item @samp{TEXINFO_PRINTED_TITLE} +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_PRINTED_TITLE}, keyword +The printed title of the document. +@end table + +@node Texinfo file header +@subsection Texinfo file header + +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_FILENAME}, keyword +After creating the header for a Texinfo file, the Texinfo back-end +automatically generates a name and destination path for the Info file. +To override this default with a more sensible path and name, specify +the @samp{TEXINFO_FILENAME} keyword. + +@vindex org-texinfo-coding-system +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_HEADER}, keyword +Along with the output's file name, the Texinfo header also contains +language details (see @ref{Export Settings}) and encoding system as set in +the @code{org-texinfo-coding-system} variable. Insert @samp{TEXINFO_HEADER} +keywords for each additional command in the header, for example: + +@example +#+TEXINFO_HEADER: @@synindex +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_CLASS}, keyword +@vindex org-texinfo-classes +Instead of repeatedly installing the same set of commands, define +a class in @code{org-texinfo-classes} once, and then activate it in the +document by setting the @samp{TEXINFO_CLASS} keyword to that class. + +@node Texinfo title and copyright page +@subsection Texinfo title and copyright page + +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_PRINTED_TITLE}, keyword +The default template for hard copy output has a title page with +@samp{TITLE} and @samp{AUTHOR} keywords (see @ref{Export Settings}). To replace the +regular title with something different for the printed version, use +the @samp{TEXINFO_PRINTED_TITLE} and @samp{SUBTITLE} keywords. Both expect raw +Texinfo code for setting their values. + +@cindex @samp{SUBAUTHOR}, keyword +If one @samp{AUTHOR} line is not sufficient, add multiple @samp{SUBAUTHOR} +keywords. They have to be set in raw Texinfo code. + +@example +#+AUTHOR: Jane Smith +#+SUBAUTHOR: John Doe +#+TEXINFO_PRINTED_TITLE: This Long Title@@@@inlinefmt@{tex,@@*@} Is Broken in @@TeX@{@} +@end example + +@cindex @samp{COPYING}, property +Copying material is defined in a dedicated headline with a non-@code{nil} +@samp{COPYING} property. The back-end inserts the contents within +a @samp{@@copying} command at the beginning of the document. The heading +itself does not appear in the structure of the document. + +Copyright information is printed on the back of the title page. + +@example +* Legalese + :PROPERTIES: + :COPYING: t + :END: + + This is a short example of a complete Texinfo file, version 1.0. + + Copyright \copy 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +@end example + +@node Info directory file +@subsection Info directory file + +@cindex @samp{dir} file, in Texinfo export +@cindex Info directory file, in Texinfo export +@cindex @code{install-info}, in Texinfo export + +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY}, keyword +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE}, keyword +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_DESC}, keyword +The end result of the Texinfo export process is the creation of an +Info file. This Info file's metadata has variables for category, +title, and description: @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY}, @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE}, +and @samp{TEXINFO_DIR_DESC} keywords that establish where in the Info +hierarchy the file fits. + +Here is an example that writes to the Info directory file: + +@example +#+TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY: Emacs +#+TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE: Org Mode: (org) +#+TEXINFO_DIR_DESC: Outline-based notes management and organizer +@end example + +@node Headings and sectioning structure +@subsection Headings and sectioning structure + +@vindex org-texinfo-classes +@vindex org-texinfo-default-class +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO_CLASS}, keyword +The Texinfo export back-end uses a pre-defined scheme to convert Org +headlines to equivalent Texinfo structuring commands. A scheme like +this maps top-level headlines to numbered chapters tagged as +@code{@@chapter} and lower-level headlines to unnumbered chapters tagged as +@code{@@unnumbered}. To override such mappings to introduce @code{@@part} or +other Texinfo structuring commands, define a new class in +@code{org-texinfo-classes}. Activate the new class with the +@samp{TEXINFO_CLASS} keyword. When no new class is defined and activated, +the Texinfo export back-end defaults to the +@code{org-texinfo-default-class}. + +If an Org headline's level has no associated Texinfo structuring +command, or is below a certain threshold (see @ref{Export Settings}), then +the Texinfo export back-end makes it into a list item. + +@cindex @samp{APPENDIX}, property +The Texinfo export back-end makes any headline with a non-@code{nil} +@samp{APPENDIX} property into an appendix. This happens independent of the +Org headline level or the @samp{TEXINFO_CLASS} keyword. + +@cindex @samp{ALT_TITLE}, property +@cindex @samp{DESCRIPTION}, property +The Texinfo export back-end creates a menu entry after the Org +headline for each regular sectioning structure. To override this with +a shorter menu entry, use the @samp{ALT_TITLE} property (see @ref{Table of Contents}). Texinfo menu entries also have an option for a longer +@samp{DESCRIPTION} property. Here's an example that uses both to override +the default menu entry: + +@example +* Controlling Screen Display + :PROPERTIES: + :ALT_TITLE: Display + :DESCRIPTION: Controlling Screen Display + :END: +@end example + +@cindex Top node, in Texinfo export +The text before the first headline belongs to the @emph{Top} node, i.e., +the node in which a reader enters an Info manual. As such, it is +expected not to appear in printed output generated from the @samp{.texi} +file. See @ref{The Top Node,,,texinfo,}, for more information. + +@node Indices +@subsection Indices + +@cindex @samp{CINDEX}, keyword +@cindex concept index, in Texinfo export +@cindex @samp{FINDEX}, keyword +@cindex function index, in Texinfo export +@cindex @samp{KINDEX}, keyword +@cindex keystroke index, in Texinfo export +@cindex @samp{PINDEX}, keyword +@cindex program index, in Texinfo export +@cindex @samp{TINDEX}, keyword +@cindex data type index, in Texinfo export +@cindex @samp{VINDEX}, keyword +@cindex variable index, in Texinfo export +The Texinfo export back-end recognizes these indexing keywords if used +in the Org file: @samp{CINDEX}, @samp{FINDEX}, @samp{KINDEX}, @samp{PINDEX}, @samp{TINDEX} and +@samp{VINDEX}. Write their value as verbatim Texinfo code; in particular, +@samp{@{}, @samp{@}} and @samp{@@} characters need to be escaped with @samp{@@} if they do not +belong to a Texinfo command. + +@example +#+CINDEX: Defining indexing entries +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{INDEX}, property +For the back-end to generate an index entry for a headline, set the +@samp{INDEX} property to @samp{cp} or @samp{vr}. These abbreviations come from +Texinfo that stand for concept index and variable index. The Texinfo +manual has abbreviations for all other kinds of indexes. The back-end +exports the headline as an unnumbered chapter or section command, and +then inserts the index after its contents. + +@example +* Concept Index + :PROPERTIES: + :INDEX: cp + :END: +@end example + +@node Quoting Texinfo code +@subsection Quoting Texinfo code + +Use any of the following three methods to insert or escape raw Texinfo +code: + +@cindex @samp{TEXINFO}, keyword +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT texinfo} +@example +Richard @@@@texinfo:@@sc@{@@@@Stallman@@@@texinfo:@}@@@@ commence' GNU. + +#+TEXINFO: @@need800 +This paragraph is preceded by... + +#+BEGIN_EXPORT texinfo + @@auindex Johnson, Mark + @@auindex Lakoff, George +#+END_EXPORT +@end example + +@node Plain lists in Texinfo export +@subsection Plain lists in Texinfo export + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_TEXINFO}, keyword +@cindex two-column tables, in Texinfo export +@cindex table-type, Texinfo attribute +The Texinfo export back-end by default converts description lists in +the Org file using the default command @samp{@@table}, which results in +a table with two columns. To change this behavior, set @samp{:table-type} +attribute to either @samp{ftable} or @samp{vtable} value. For more information, +see @ref{Two-column Tables,,,texinfo,}. + +@vindex org-texinfo-table-default-markup +@cindex indic, Texinfo attribute +The Texinfo export back-end by default also applies a text highlight +based on the defaults stored in @code{org-texinfo-table-default-markup}. +To override the default highlight command, specify another one with +the @samp{:indic} attribute. + +@cindex multiple items in Texinfo lists +@cindex sep, Texinfo attribute +Org syntax is limited to one entry per list item. Nevertheless, the +Texinfo export back-end can split that entry according to any text +provided through the @samp{:sep} attribute. Each part then becomes a new +entry in the first column of the table. + +The following example illustrates all the attributes above: + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :table-type vtable :sep , :indic asis +- foo, bar :: This is the common text for variables foo and bar. +@end example + +@noindent +becomes + +@example +@@vtable @@asis +@@item foo +@@itemx bar +This is the common text for variables foo and bar. +@@end table +@end example + +@cindex lettered lists, in Texinfo export +@cindex enum, Texinfo attribute +Ordered lists are numbered when exported to Texinfo format. Such +numbering obeys any counter (see @ref{Plain Lists}) in the first item of +the list. The @samp{:enum} attribute also let you start the list at +a specific number, or switch to a lettered list, as illustrated here + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :enum A +1. Alpha +2. Bravo +3. Charlie +@end example + +@node Tables in Texinfo export +@subsection Tables in Texinfo export + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_TEXINFO}, keyword +When exporting tables, the Texinfo export back-end uses the widest +cell width in each column. To override this and instead specify as +fractions of line length, use the @samp{:columns} attribute. See example +below. + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :columns .5 .5 +| a cell | another cell | +@end example + +@node Images in Texinfo export +@subsection Images in Texinfo export + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_TEXINFO}, keyword +Insert a file link to the image in the Org file, and the Texinfo +export back-end inserts the image. These links must have the usual +supported image extensions and no descriptions. To scale the image, +use @samp{:width} and @samp{:height} attributes. For alternate text, use @samp{:alt} +and specify the text using Texinfo code, as shown in the example: + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :width 1in :alt Alternate @@i@{text@} +[[ridt.pdf]] +@end example + +@node Quotations in Texinfo export +@subsection Quotations in Texinfo export + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_TEXINFO}, keyword +You can write the text of a quotation within a quote block (see +@ref{Paragraphs}). You may also emphasize some text at the beginning of +the quotation with the @samp{:tag} attribute. + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :tag Warning +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +Striking your thumb with a hammer may cause severe pain and discomfort. +#+END_QUOTE +@end example + +To specify the author of the quotation, use the @samp{:author} attribute. + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :author King Arthur +#+BEGIN_QUOTE +The Lady of the Lake, her arm clad in the purest shimmering samite, +held aloft Excalibur from the bosom of the water, signifying by divine +providence that I, Arthur, was to carry Excalibur. That is why I am +your king. +#+END_QUOTE +@end example + +@node Special blocks in Texinfo export +@subsection Special blocks in Texinfo export + +@cindex @samp{ATTR_TEXINFO}, keyword + +The Texinfo export back-end converts special blocks to commands with +the same name. It also adds any @samp{:options} attributes to the end of +the command, as shown in this example: + +@example +#+ATTR_TEXINFO: :options org-org-export-to-org ... +#+BEGIN_defun + A somewhat obsessive function name. +#+END_defun +@end example + +@noindent +becomes + +@example +@@defun org-org-export-to-org ... + A somewhat obsessive function name. +@@end defun +@end example + +@node A Texinfo example +@subsection A Texinfo example + +Here is a more detailed example Org file. See +@ref{GNU Sample Texts,,,texinfo,} for an equivalent example using +Texinfo code. + +@example +#+TITLE: GNU Sample @{@{@{version@}@}@} +#+SUBTITLE: for version @{@{@{version@}@}@}, @{@{@{updated@}@}@} +#+AUTHOR: A.U. Thor +#+EMAIL: bug-sample@@gnu.org + +#+OPTIONS: ':t toc:t author:t email:t +#+LANGUAGE: en + +#+MACRO: version 2.0 +#+MACRO: updated last updated 4 March 2014 + +#+TEXINFO_FILENAME: sample.info +#+TEXINFO_HEADER: @@syncodeindex pg cp + +#+TEXINFO_DIR_CATEGORY: Texinfo documentation system +#+TEXINFO_DIR_TITLE: sample: (sample) +#+TEXINFO_DIR_DESC: Invoking sample + +#+TEXINFO_PRINTED_TITLE: GNU Sample + +This manual is for GNU Sample (version @{@{@{version@}@}@}, +@{@{@{updated@}@}@}). + +* Copying + :PROPERTIES: + :COPYING: t + :END: + + This manual is for GNU Sample (version @{@{@{version@}@}@}, + @{@{@{updated@}@}@}), which is an example in the Texinfo documentation. + + Copyright \copy 2016 Free Software Foundation, Inc. + + #+BEGIN_QUOTE + Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this + document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, + Version 1.3 or any later version published by the Free Software + Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, with no Front-Cover Texts, + and with no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in + the section entitled "GNU Free Documentation License". + #+END_QUOTE + +* Invoking sample + + #+PINDEX: sample + #+CINDEX: invoking @@command@{sample@} + + This is a sample manual. There is no sample program to invoke, but + if there were, you could see its basic usage and command line + options here. + +* GNU Free Documentation License + :PROPERTIES: + :APPENDIX: t + :END: + + #+INCLUDE: fdl.org + +* Index + :PROPERTIES: + :INDEX: cp + :END: +@end example + +@node iCalendar Export +@section iCalendar Export + +@cindex iCalendar export + +A large part of Org mode's interoperability success is its ability to +easily export to or import from external applications. The iCalendar +export back-end takes calendar data from Org files and exports to the +standard iCalendar format. + +@vindex org-icalendar-include-todo +@vindex org-icalendar-use-deadline +@vindex org-icalendar-use-scheduled +The iCalendar export back-end can also incorporate TODO entries based +on the configuration of the @code{org-icalendar-include-todo} variable. +The back-end exports plain timestamps as @samp{VEVENT}, TODO items as +@samp{VTODO}, and also create events from deadlines that are in non-TODO +items. The back-end uses the deadlines and scheduling dates in Org +TODO items for setting the start and due dates for the iCalendar TODO +entry. Consult the @code{org-icalendar-use-deadline} and +@code{org-icalendar-use-scheduled} variables for more details. + +@vindex org-icalendar-categories +@vindex org-icalendar-alarm-time +For tags on the headline, the iCalendar export back-end makes them +into iCalendar categories. To tweak the inheritance of tags and TODO +states, configure the variable @code{org-icalendar-categories}. To assign +clock alarms based on time, configure the @code{org-icalendar-alarm-time} +variable. + +@vindex org-icalendar-store-UID +@cindex @samp{ID}, property +The iCalendar format standard requires globally unique identifier---or +UID---for each entry. The iCalendar export back-end creates UIDs +during export. To save a copy of the UID in the Org file set the +variable @code{org-icalendar-store-UID}. The back-end looks for the @samp{ID} +property of the entry for re-using the same UID for subsequent +exports. + +Since a single Org entry can result in multiple iCalendar +entries---timestamp, deadline, scheduled item, or TODO item---Org adds +prefixes to the UID, depending on which part of the Org entry +triggered the creation of the iCalendar entry. Prefixing ensures UIDs +remains unique, yet enable synchronization programs trace the +connections. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e c f} (@code{org-icalendar-export-to-ics}) +@kindex C-c C-e c f +@findex org-icalendar-export-to-ics +Create iCalendar entries from the current Org buffer and store them +in the same directory, using a file extension @samp{.ics}. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e c a} (@code{org-icalendar-export-agenda-files}) +@kindex C-c C-e c a +@findex org-icalendar-export-agenda-files +Create iCalendar entries from Org files in @code{org-agenda-files} and +store in a separate iCalendar file for each Org file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e c c} (@code{org-icalendar-combine-agenda-files}) +@kindex C-c C-e c c +@findex org-icalendar-combine-agenda-files +@vindex org-icalendar-combined-agenda-file +Create a combined iCalendar file from Org files in +@code{org-agenda-files} and write it to +@code{org-icalendar-combined-agenda-file} file name. +@end table + +@cindex @samp{SUMMARY}, property +@cindex @samp{DESCRIPTION}, property +@cindex @samp{LOCATION}, property +@cindex @samp{TIMEZONE}, property +@cindex @samp{CLASS}, property +The iCalendar export back-end includes @samp{SUMMARY}, @samp{DESCRIPTION}, +@samp{LOCATION}, @samp{TIMEZONE} and @samp{CLASS} properties from the Org entries +when exporting. To force the back-end to inherit the @samp{LOCATION}, +@samp{TIMEZONE} and @samp{CLASS} properties, configure the +@code{org-use-property-inheritance} variable. + +@vindex org-icalendar-include-body +When Org entries do not have @samp{SUMMARY}, @samp{DESCRIPTION}, @samp{LOCATION} and +@samp{CLASS} properties, the iCalendar export back-end derives the summary +from the headline, and derives the description from the body of the +Org item. The @code{org-icalendar-include-body} variable limits the +maximum number of characters of the content are turned into its +description. + +The @samp{TIMEZONE} property can be used to specify a per-entry time zone, +and is applied to any entry with timestamp information. Time zones +should be specified as per the IANA time zone database format, e.g., +@samp{Asia/Almaty}. Alternately, the property value can be @samp{UTC}, to force +UTC time for this entry only. + +The @samp{CLASS} property can be used to specify a per-entry visibility +class or access restrictions, and is applied to any entry with class +information. The iCalendar standard defines three visibility classes: +@table @asis +@item @samp{PUBLIC} +The entry is publicly visible (this is the default). +@item @samp{CONFIDENTIAL} +Only a limited group of clients get access to the +event. +@item @samp{PRIVATE} +The entry can be retrieved only by its owner. +@end table +The server should treat unknown class properties the same as +@samp{PRIVATE}. + +Exporting to iCalendar format depends in large part on the +capabilities of the destination application. Some are more lenient +than others. Consult the Org mode FAQ for advice on specific +applications. + +@node Other Built-in Back-ends +@section Other Built-in Back-ends + +Other export back-ends included with Org are: + +@itemize +@item +@samp{ox-man.el}: Export to a man page. +@end itemize + +To activate such back-ends, either customize @code{org-export-backends} or +load directly with @samp{(require 'ox-man)}. On successful load, the +back-end adds new keys in the export dispatcher (see @ref{The Export Dispatcher}). + +Follow the comment section of such files, for example, @samp{ox-man.el}, +for usage and configuration details. + +@node Advanced Export Configuration +@section Advanced Export Configuration + + + +@anchor{Export hooks} +@subheading Export hooks + +@vindex org-export-before-processing-hook +@vindex org-export-before-parsing-hook +The export process executes two hooks before the actual exporting +begins. The first hook, @code{org-export-before-processing-hook}, runs +before any expansions of macros, Babel code, and include keywords in +the buffer. The second hook, @code{org-export-before-parsing-hook}, runs +before the buffer is parsed. + +Functions added to these hooks are called with a single argument: the +export back-end actually used, as a symbol. You may use them for +heavy duty structural modifications of the document. For example, you +can remove every headline in the buffer during export like this: + +@lisp +(defun my-headline-removal (backend) + "Remove all headlines in the current buffer. +BACKEND is the export back-end being used, as a symbol." + (org-map-entries + (lambda () (delete-region (point) (line-beginning-position 2))))) + +(add-hook 'org-export-before-parsing-hook #'my-headline-removal) +@end lisp + +@anchor{Filters} +@subheading Filters + +@cindex Filters, exporting +Filters are lists of functions to be applied to certain parts for +a given back-end. The output from the first function in the filter is +passed on to the next function in the filter. The final output is the +output from the final function in the filter. + +The Org export process has many filter sets applicable to different +types of objects, plain text, parse trees, export options, and final +output formats. The filters are named after the element type or +object type: @code{org-export-filter-TYPE-functions}, where @var{TYPE} +is the type targeted by the filter. Valid types are: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.33 0.33 0.33 +@item body +@tab bold +@tab babel-call +@item center-block +@tab clock +@tab code +@item diary-sexp +@tab drawer +@tab dynamic-block +@item entity +@tab example-block +@tab export-block +@item export-snippet +@tab final-output +@tab fixed-width +@item footnote-definition +@tab footnote-reference +@tab headline +@item horizontal-rule +@tab inline-babel-call +@tab inline-src-block +@item inlinetask +@tab italic +@tab item +@item keyword +@tab latex-environment +@tab latex-fragment +@item line-break +@tab link +@tab node-property +@item options +@tab paragraph +@tab parse-tree +@item plain-list +@tab plain-text +@tab planning +@item property-drawer +@tab quote-block +@tab radio-target +@item section +@tab special-block +@tab src-block +@item statistics-cookie +@tab strike-through +@tab subscript +@item superscript +@tab table +@tab table-cell +@item table-row +@tab target +@tab timestamp +@item underline +@tab verbatim +@tab verse-block +@end multitable + +Here is an example filter that replaces non-breaking spaces @code{ } in the +Org buffer with @samp{~} for the @LaTeX{} back-end. + +@lisp +(defun my-latex-filter-nobreaks (text backend info) + "Ensure \" \" are properly handled in LaTeX export." + (when (org-export-derived-backend-p backend 'latex) + (replace-regexp-in-string " " "~" text))) + +(add-to-list 'org-export-filter-plain-text-functions + 'my-latex-filter-nobreaks) +@end lisp + +A filter requires three arguments: the code to be transformed, the +name of the back-end, and some optional information about the export +process. The third argument can be safely ignored. Note the use of +@code{org-export-derived-backend-p} predicate that tests for @emph{latex} +back-end or any other back-end, such as @emph{beamer}, derived from +@emph{latex}. + +@anchor{Defining filters for individual files} +@subheading Defining filters for individual files + +The Org export can filter not just for back-ends, but also for +specific files through the @samp{BIND} keyword. Here is an example with +two filters; one removes brackets from time stamps, and the other +removes strike-through text. The filter functions are defined in +a code block in the same Org file, which is a handy location for +debugging. + +@example +#+BIND: org-export-filter-timestamp-functions (tmp-f-timestamp) +#+BIND: org-export-filter-strike-through-functions (tmp-f-strike-through) +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :exports results :results none + (defun tmp-f-timestamp (s backend info) + (replace-regexp-in-string "&[lg]t;\\|[][]" "" s)) + (defun tmp-f-strike-through (s backend info) "") +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@anchor{Extending an existing back-end} +@subheading Extending an existing back-end + +Some parts of the conversion process can be extended for certain +elements so as to introduce a new or revised translation. That is how +the HTML export back-end was extended to handle Markdown format. The +extensions work seamlessly so any aspect of filtering not done by the +extended back-end is handled by the original back-end. Of all the +export customization in Org, extending is very powerful as it operates +at the parser level. + +For this example, make the @emph{ascii} back-end display the language used +in a source code block. Also make it display only when some attribute +is non-@code{nil}, like the following: + +@example +#+ATTR_ASCII: :language t +@end example + + +Then extend ASCII back-end with a custom ``my-ascii'' back-end. + +@lisp +(defun my-ascii-src-block (src-block contents info) + "Transcode a SRC-BLOCK element from Org to ASCII. +CONTENTS is nil. INFO is a plist used as a communication +channel." + (if (not (org-export-read-attribute :attr_ascii src-block :language)) + (org-export-with-backend 'ascii src-block contents info) + (concat + (format ",--[ %s ]--\n%s`----" + (org-element-property :language src-block) + (replace-regexp-in-string + "^" "| " + (org-element-normalize-string + (org-export-format-code-default src-block info))))))) + +(org-export-define-derived-backend 'my-ascii 'ascii + :translate-alist '((src-block . my-ascii-src-block))) +@end lisp + +The @code{my-ascii-src-block} function looks at the attribute above the +current element. If not true, hands over to @emph{ascii} back-end. If +true, which it is in this example, it creates a box around the code +and leaves room for the inserting a string for language. The last +form creates the new back-end that springs to action only when +translating @code{src-block} type elements. + +To use the newly defined back-end, evaluate the following from an Org +buffer: + +@lisp +(org-export-to-buffer 'my-ascii "*Org MY-ASCII Export*") +@end lisp + +Further steps to consider would be an interactive function, +self-installing an item in the export dispatcher menu, and other +user-friendly improvements. + +@node Export in Foreign Buffers +@section Export in Foreign Buffers + +The export back-ends in Org often include commands to convert selected +regions. A convenient feature of this in-place conversion is that the +exported output replaces the original source. Here are such +functions: + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-ascii-convert-region-to-ascii} +@findex org-ascii-convert-region-to-ascii +Convert the selected region into ASCII@. + +@item @code{org-ascii-convert-region-to-utf8} +@findex org-ascii-convert-region-to-utf8 +Convert the selected region into UTF-8. + +@item @code{org-html-convert-region-to-html} +@findex org-html-convert-region-to-html +Convert the selected region into HTML@. + +@item @code{org-latex-convert-region-to-latex} +@findex org-latex-convert-region-to-latex +Convert the selected region into @LaTeX{}. + +@item @code{org-texinfo-convert-region-to-texinfo} +@findex org-texinfo-convert-region-to-texinfo +Convert the selected region into Texinfo. + +@item @code{org-md-convert-region-to-md} +@findex org-md-convert-region-to-md +Convert the selected region into Markdown. +@end table + +In-place conversions are particularly handy for quick conversion of +tables and lists in foreign buffers. For example, in an HTML buffer, +write a list in Org syntax, select it, and convert it to HTML with +@kbd{M-x org-html-convert-region-to-html}. + +@menu +* Bare HTML:: Exporting HTML without CSS, Javascript, etc. +@end menu + +@node Bare HTML +@subsection Exporting to minimal HTML + +If you want to output a minimal HTML file, with no CSS, no Javascript, +no preamble or postamble, here are the variable you would need to set: + +@vindex org-html-head +@vindex org-html-head-extra +@vindex org-html-head-include-default-style +@vindex org-html-head-include-scripts +@vindex org-html-preamble +@vindex org-html-postamble +@vindex org-html-use-infojs +@lisp +(setq org-html-head "" + org-html-head-extra "" + org-html-head-include-default-style nil + org-html-head-include-scripts nil + org-html-preamble nil + org-html-postamble nil + org-html-use-infojs nil) +@end lisp + +@node Publishing +@chapter Publishing + +@cindex publishing + +Org includes a publishing management system that allows you to +configure automatic HTML conversion of @emph{projects} composed of +interlinked Org files. You can also configure Org to automatically +upload your exported HTML pages and related attachments, such as +images and source code files, to a web server. + +You can also use Org to convert files into PDF, or even combine HTML +and PDF conversion so that files are available in both formats on the +server. + +Publishing has been contributed to Org by David O'Toole. + +@menu +* Configuration:: Defining projects. +* Uploading Files:: How to get files up on the server. +* Sample Configuration:: Example projects. +* Triggering Publication:: Publication commands. +@end menu + +@node Configuration +@section Configuration + +Publishing needs significant configuration to specify files, +destination and many other properties of a project. + +@menu +* Project alist:: The central configuration variable. +* Sources and destinations:: From here to there. +* Selecting files:: What files are part of the project? +* Publishing action:: Setting the function doing the publishing. +* Publishing options:: Tweaking HTML/@LaTeX{} export. +* Publishing links:: Which links keep working after publishing? +* Site map:: Generating a list of all pages. +* Generating an index:: An index that reaches across pages. +@end menu + +@node Project alist +@subsection The variable @code{org-publish-project-alist} + +@cindex projects, for publishing + +@vindex org-publish-project-alist +Publishing is configured almost entirely through setting the value of +one variable, called @code{org-publish-project-alist}. Each element of the +list configures one project, and may be in one of the two following +forms: + +@lisp +("project-name" :property value :property value ...) +@end lisp + +@noindent +i.e., a well-formed property list with alternating keys and values, +or: + +@lisp +("project-name" :components ("project-name" "project-name" ...)) +@end lisp + +In both cases, projects are configured by specifying property values. +A project defines the set of files that are to be published, as well +as the publishing configuration to use when publishing those files. +When a project takes the second form listed above, the individual +members of the @code{:components} property are taken to be sub-projects, +which group together files requiring different publishing options. +When you publish such a ``meta-project'', all the components are also +published, in the sequence given. + +@node Sources and destinations +@subsection Sources and destinations for files + +@cindex directories, for publishing + +Most properties are optional, but some should always be set. In +particular, Org needs to know where to look for source files, and +where to put published files. + +@table @asis +@item @code{:base-directory} +Directory containing publishing source files. + +@item @code{:publishing-directory} +Directory where output files are published. You can directly +publish to a webserver using a file name syntax appropriate for the +Emacs tramp package. Or you can publish to a local directory and +use external tools to upload your website (see @ref{Uploading Files}). + +@item @code{:preparation-function} +Function or list of functions to be called before starting the +publishing process, for example, to run @samp{make} for updating files to +be published. Each preparation function is called with a single +argument, the project property list. + +@item @code{:completion-function} +Function or list of functions called after finishing the publishing +process, for example, to change permissions of the resulting files. +Each completion function is called with a single argument, the +project property list. +@end table + +@node Selecting files +@subsection Selecting files + +@cindex files, selecting for publishing + +By default, all files with extension @samp{.org} in the base directory are +considered part of the project. This can be modified by setting the +following properties + +@table @asis +@item @code{:base-extension} +Extension---without the dot---of source files. This actually is +a regular expression. Set this to the symbol @code{any} if you want to +get all files in @code{:base-directory}, even without extension. + +@item @code{:exclude} +Regular expression to match file names that should not be published, +even though they have been selected on the basis of their extension. + +@item @code{:include} +List of files to be included regardless of @code{:base-extension} and +@code{:exclude}. + +@item @code{:recursive} +Non-@code{nil} means, check base-directory recursively for files to +publish. +@end table + +@node Publishing action +@subsection Publishing action + +@cindex action, for publishing + +Publishing means that a file is copied to the destination directory +and possibly transformed in the process. The default transformation +is to export Org files as HTML files, and this is done by the function +@code{org-html-publish-to-html} which calls the HTML exporter (see @ref{HTML Export}). But you can also publish your content as PDF files using +@code{org-latex-publish-to-pdf}, or as ASCII, Texinfo, etc., using the +corresponding functions. + +If you want to publish the Org file as an @samp{.org} file but with +@emph{archived}, @emph{commented}, and @emph{tag-excluded} trees removed, use +@code{org-org-publish-to-org}. This produces @samp{file.org} and puts it in the +publishing directory. If you want a htmlized version of this file, +set the parameter @code{:htmlized-source} to @code{t}. It produces +@samp{file.org.html} in the publishing directory@footnote{If the publishing directory is the same as the source +directory, @samp{file.org} is exported as @samp{file.org.org}, so you probably +do not want to do this.}. + +Other files like images only need to be copied to the publishing +destination; for this you can use @code{org-publish-attachment}. For +non-Org files, you always need to specify the publishing function: + +@table @asis +@item @code{:publishing-function} +Function executing the publication of a file. This may also be +a list of functions, which are all called in turn. + +@item @code{:htmlized-source} +Non-@code{nil} means, publish htmlized source. +@end table + +The function must accept three arguments: a property list containing +at least a @code{:publishing-directory} property, the name of the file to +be published, and the path to the publishing directory of the output +file. It should take the specified file, make the necessary +transformation, if any, and place the result into the destination +folder. + +@node Publishing options +@subsection Options for the exporters + +@cindex options, for publishing +@cindex publishing options + +The property list can be used to set many export options for the HTML +and @LaTeX{} exporters. In most cases, these properties correspond to +user variables in Org. The table below lists these properties along +with the variable they belong to. See the documentation string for +the respective variable for details. + +@vindex org-publish-project-alist +When a property is given a value in @code{org-publish-project-alist}, its +setting overrides the value of the corresponding user variable, if +any, during publishing. Options set within a file (see @ref{Export Settings}), however, override everything. + +@anchor{Generic properties} +@subsubheading Generic properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:archived-trees} +@tab @code{org-export-with-archived-trees} +@item @code{:exclude-tags} +@tab @code{org-export-exclude-tags} +@item @code{:headline-levels} +@tab @code{org-export-headline-levels} +@item @code{:language} +@tab @code{org-export-default-language} +@item @code{:preserve-breaks} +@tab @code{org-export-preserve-breaks} +@item @code{:section-numbers} +@tab @code{org-export-with-section-numbers} +@item @code{:select-tags} +@tab @code{org-export-select-tags} +@item @code{:with-author} +@tab @code{org-export-with-author} +@item @code{:with-broken-links} +@tab @code{org-export-with-broken-links} +@item @code{:with-clocks} +@tab @code{org-export-with-clocks} +@item @code{:with-creator} +@tab @code{org-export-with-creator} +@item @code{:with-date} +@tab @code{org-export-with-date} +@item @code{:with-drawers} +@tab @code{org-export-with-drawers} +@item @code{:with-email} +@tab @code{org-export-with-email} +@item @code{:with-emphasize} +@tab @code{org-export-with-emphasize} +@item @code{:with-fixed-width} +@tab @code{org-export-with-fixed-width} +@item @code{:with-footnotes} +@tab @code{org-export-with-footnotes} +@item @code{:with-latex} +@tab @code{org-export-with-latex} +@item @code{:with-planning} +@tab @code{org-export-with-planning} +@item @code{:with-priority} +@tab @code{org-export-with-priority} +@item @code{:with-properties} +@tab @code{org-export-with-properties} +@item @code{:with-special-strings} +@tab @code{org-export-with-special-strings} +@item @code{:with-sub-superscript} +@tab @code{org-export-with-sub-superscripts} +@item @code{:with-tables} +@tab @code{org-export-with-tables} +@item @code{:with-tags} +@tab @code{org-export-with-tags} +@item @code{:with-tasks} +@tab @code{org-export-with-tasks} +@item @code{:with-timestamps} +@tab @code{org-export-with-timestamps} +@item @code{:with-title} +@tab @code{org-export-with-title} +@item @code{:with-toc} +@tab @code{org-export-with-toc} +@item @code{:with-todo-keywords} +@tab @code{org-export-with-todo-keywords} +@end multitable + +@anchor{ASCII specific properties} +@subsubheading ASCII specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:ascii-bullets} +@tab @code{org-ascii-bullets} +@item @code{:ascii-caption-above} +@tab @code{org-ascii-caption-above} +@item @code{:ascii-charset} +@tab @code{org-ascii-charset} +@item @code{:ascii-global-margin} +@tab @code{org-ascii-global-margin} +@item @code{:ascii-format-drawer-function} +@tab @code{org-ascii-format-drawer-function} +@item @code{:ascii-format-inlinetask-function} +@tab @code{org-ascii-format-inlinetask-function} +@item @code{:ascii-headline-spacing} +@tab @code{org-ascii-headline-spacing} +@item @code{:ascii-indented-line-width} +@tab @code{org-ascii-indented-line-width} +@item @code{:ascii-inlinetask-width} +@tab @code{org-ascii-inlinetask-width} +@item @code{:ascii-inner-margin} +@tab @code{org-ascii-inner-margin} +@item @code{:ascii-links-to-notes} +@tab @code{org-ascii-links-to-notes} +@item @code{:ascii-list-margin} +@tab @code{org-ascii-list-margin} +@item @code{:ascii-paragraph-spacing} +@tab @code{org-ascii-paragraph-spacing} +@item @code{:ascii-quote-margin} +@tab @code{org-ascii-quote-margin} +@item @code{:ascii-table-keep-all-vertical-lines} +@tab @code{org-ascii-table-keep-all-vertical-lines} +@item @code{:ascii-table-use-ascii-art} +@tab @code{org-ascii-table-use-ascii-art} +@item @code{:ascii-table-widen-columns} +@tab @code{org-ascii-table-widen-columns} +@item @code{:ascii-text-width} +@tab @code{org-ascii-text-width} +@item @code{:ascii-underline} +@tab @code{org-ascii-underline} +@item @code{:ascii-verbatim-format} +@tab @code{org-ascii-verbatim-format} +@end multitable + +@anchor{Beamer specific properties} +@subsubheading Beamer specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:beamer-theme} +@tab @code{org-beamer-theme} +@item @code{:beamer-column-view-format} +@tab @code{org-beamer-column-view-format} +@item @code{:beamer-environments-extra} +@tab @code{org-beamer-environments-extra} +@item @code{:beamer-frame-default-options} +@tab @code{org-beamer-frame-default-options} +@item @code{:beamer-outline-frame-options} +@tab @code{org-beamer-outline-frame-options} +@item @code{:beamer-outline-frame-title} +@tab @code{org-beamer-outline-frame-title} +@item @code{:beamer-subtitle-format} +@tab @code{org-beamer-subtitle-format} +@end multitable + +@anchor{HTML specific properties} +@subsubheading HTML specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:html-allow-name-attribute-in-anchors} +@tab @code{org-html-allow-name-attribute-in-anchors} +@item @code{:html-checkbox-type} +@tab @code{org-html-checkbox-type} +@item @code{:html-container} +@tab @code{org-html-container-element} +@item @code{:html-divs} +@tab @code{org-html-divs} +@item @code{:html-doctype} +@tab @code{org-html-doctype} +@item @code{:html-extension} +@tab @code{org-html-extension} +@item @code{:html-footnote-format} +@tab @code{org-html-footnote-format} +@item @code{:html-footnote-separator} +@tab @code{org-html-footnote-separator} +@item @code{:html-footnotes-section} +@tab @code{org-html-footnotes-section} +@item @code{:html-format-drawer-function} +@tab @code{org-html-format-drawer-function} +@item @code{:html-format-headline-function} +@tab @code{org-html-format-headline-function} +@item @code{:html-format-inlinetask-function} +@tab @code{org-html-format-inlinetask-function} +@item @code{:html-head-extra} +@tab @code{org-html-head-extra} +@item @code{:html-head-include-default-style} +@tab @code{org-html-head-include-default-style} +@item @code{:html-head-include-scripts} +@tab @code{org-html-head-include-scripts} +@item @code{:html-head} +@tab @code{org-html-head} +@item @code{:html-home/up-format} +@tab @code{org-html-home/up-format} +@item @code{:html-html5-fancy} +@tab @code{org-html-html5-fancy} +@item @code{:html-indent} +@tab @code{org-html-indent} +@item @code{:html-infojs-options} +@tab @code{org-html-infojs-options} +@item @code{:html-infojs-template} +@tab @code{org-html-infojs-template} +@item @code{:html-inline-image-rules} +@tab @code{org-html-inline-image-rules} +@item @code{:html-inline-images} +@tab @code{org-html-inline-images} +@item @code{:html-link-home} +@tab @code{org-html-link-home} +@item @code{:html-link-org-files-as-html} +@tab @code{org-html-link-org-files-as-html} +@item @code{:html-link-up} +@tab @code{org-html-link-up} +@item @code{:html-link-use-abs-url} +@tab @code{org-html-link-use-abs-url} +@item @code{:html-mathjax-options} +@tab @code{org-html-mathjax-options} +@item @code{:html-mathjax-template} +@tab @code{org-html-mathjax-template} +@item @code{:html-equation-reference-format} +@tab @code{org-html-equation-reference-format} +@item @code{:html-metadata-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-html-metadata-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:html-postamble-format} +@tab @code{org-html-postamble-format} +@item @code{:html-postamble} +@tab @code{org-html-postamble} +@item @code{:html-preamble-format} +@tab @code{org-html-preamble-format} +@item @code{:html-preamble} +@tab @code{org-html-preamble} +@item @code{:html-self-link-headlines} +@tab @code{org-html-self-link-headlines} +@item @code{:html-table-align-individual-field} +@tab @code{de@{org-html-table-align-individual-fields} +@item @code{:html-table-attributes} +@tab @code{org-html-table-default-attributes} +@item @code{:html-table-caption-above} +@tab @code{org-html-table-caption-above} +@item @code{:html-table-data-tags} +@tab @code{org-html-table-data-tags} +@item @code{:html-table-header-tags} +@tab @code{org-html-table-header-tags} +@item @code{:html-table-row-tags} +@tab @code{org-html-table-row-tags} +@item @code{:html-table-use-header-tags-for-first-column} +@tab @code{org-html-table-use-header-tags-for-first-column} +@item @code{:html-tag-class-prefix} +@tab @code{org-html-tag-class-prefix} +@item @code{:html-text-markup-alist} +@tab @code{org-html-text-markup-alist} +@item @code{:html-todo-kwd-class-prefix} +@tab @code{org-html-todo-kwd-class-prefix} +@item @code{:html-toplevel-hlevel} +@tab @code{org-html-toplevel-hlevel} +@item @code{:html-use-infojs} +@tab @code{org-html-use-infojs} +@item @code{:html-validation-link} +@tab @code{org-html-validation-link} +@item @code{:html-viewport} +@tab @code{org-html-viewport} +@item @code{:html-wrap-src-lines} +@tab @code{org-html-wrap-src-lines} +@item @code{:html-xml-declaration} +@tab @code{org-html-xml-declaration} +@end multitable + +@anchor{@LaTeX{} specific properties} +@subsubheading @LaTeX{} specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:latex-active-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-latex-active-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:latex-caption-above} +@tab @code{org-latex-caption-above} +@item @code{:latex-classes} +@tab @code{org-latex-classes} +@item @code{:latex-class} +@tab @code{org-latex-default-class} +@item @code{:latex-compiler} +@tab @code{org-latex-compiler} +@item @code{:latex-default-figure-position} +@tab @code{org-latex-default-figure-position} +@item @code{:latex-default-table-environment} +@tab @code{org-latex-default-table-environment} +@item @code{:latex-default-table-mode} +@tab @code{org-latex-default-table-mode} +@item @code{:latex-diary-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-latex-diary-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:latex-footnote-defined-format} +@tab @code{org-latex-footnote-defined-format} +@item @code{:latex-footnote-separator} +@tab @code{org-latex-footnote-separator} +@item @code{:latex-format-drawer-function} +@tab @code{org-latex-format-drawer-function} +@item @code{:latex-format-headline-function} +@tab @code{org-latex-format-headline-function} +@item @code{:latex-format-inlinetask-function} +@tab @code{org-latex-format-inlinetask-function} +@item @code{:latex-hyperref-template} +@tab @code{org-latex-hyperref-template} +@item @code{:latex-image-default-height} +@tab @code{org-latex-image-default-height} +@item @code{:latex-image-default-option} +@tab @code{org-latex-image-default-option} +@item @code{:latex-image-default-width} +@tab @code{org-latex-image-default-width} +@item @code{:latex-images-centered} +@tab @code{org-latex-images-centered} +@item @code{:latex-inactive-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-latex-inactive-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:latex-inline-image-rules} +@tab @code{org-latex-inline-image-rules} +@item @code{:latex-link-with-unknown-path-format} +@tab @code{org-latex-link-with-unknown-path-format} +@item @code{:latex-listings-langs} +@tab @code{org-latex-listings-langs} +@item @code{:latex-listings-options} +@tab @code{org-latex-listings-options} +@item @code{:latex-listings} +@tab @code{org-latex-listings} +@item @code{:latex-minted-langs} +@tab @code{org-latex-minted-langs} +@item @code{:latex-minted-options} +@tab @code{org-latex-minted-options} +@item @code{:latex-prefer-user-labels} +@tab @code{org-latex-prefer-user-labels} +@item @code{:latex-subtitle-format} +@tab @code{org-latex-subtitle-format} +@item @code{:latex-subtitle-separate} +@tab @code{org-latex-subtitle-separate} +@item @code{:latex-table-scientific-notation} +@tab @code{org-latex-table-scientific-notation} +@item @code{:latex-tables-booktabs} +@tab @code{org-latex-tables-booktabs} +@item @code{:latex-tables-centered} +@tab @code{org-latex-tables-centered} +@item @code{:latex-text-markup-alist} +@tab @code{org-latex-text-markup-alist} +@item @code{:latex-title-command} +@tab @code{org-latex-title-command} +@item @code{:latex-toc-command} +@tab @code{org-latex-toc-command} +@end multitable + +@anchor{Markdown specific properties} +@subsubheading Markdown specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:md-footnote-format} +@tab @code{org-md-footnote-format} +@item @code{:md-footnotes-section} +@tab @code{org-md-footnotes-section} +@item @code{:md-headline-style} +@tab @code{org-md-headline-style} +@end multitable + +@anchor{ODT specific properties} +@subsubheading ODT specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:odt-content-template-file} +@tab @code{org-odt-content-template-file} +@item @code{:odt-display-outline-level} +@tab @code{org-odt-display-outline-level} +@item @code{:odt-fontify-srcblocks} +@tab @code{org-odt-fontify-srcblocks} +@item @code{:odt-format-drawer-function} +@tab @code{org-odt-format-drawer-function} +@item @code{:odt-format-headline-function} +@tab @code{org-odt-format-headline-function} +@item @code{:odt-format-inlinetask-function} +@tab @code{org-odt-format-inlinetask-function} +@item @code{:odt-inline-formula-rules} +@tab @code{org-odt-inline-formula-rules} +@item @code{:odt-inline-image-rules} +@tab @code{org-odt-inline-image-rules} +@item @code{:odt-pixels-per-inch} +@tab @code{org-odt-pixels-per-inch} +@item @code{:odt-styles-file} +@tab @code{org-odt-styles-file} +@item @code{:odt-table-styles} +@tab @code{org-odt-table-styles} +@item @code{:odt-use-date-fields} +@tab @code{org-odt-use-date-fields} +@end multitable + +@anchor{Texinfo specific properties} +@subsubheading Texinfo specific properties + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{:texinfo-active-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-active-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:texinfo-classes} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-classes} +@item @code{:texinfo-class} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-default-class} +@item @code{:texinfo-table-default-markup} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-table-default-markup} +@item @code{:texinfo-diary-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-diary-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:texinfo-filename} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-filename} +@item @code{:texinfo-format-drawer-function} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-format-drawer-function} +@item @code{:texinfo-format-headline-function} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-format-headline-function} +@item @code{:texinfo-format-inlinetask-function} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-format-inlinetask-function} +@item @code{:texinfo-inactive-timestamp-format} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-inactive-timestamp-format} +@item @code{:texinfo-link-with-unknown-path-format} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-link-with-unknown-path-format} +@item @code{:texinfo-node-description-column} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-node-description-column} +@item @code{:texinfo-table-scientific-notation} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-table-scientific-notation} +@item @code{:texinfo-tables-verbatim} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-tables-verbatim} +@item @code{:texinfo-text-markup-alist} +@tab @code{org-texinfo-text-markup-alist} +@end multitable + +@node Publishing links +@subsection Publishing links + +@cindex links, publishing + +To create a link from one Org file to another, you would use something +like @samp{[[file:foo.org][The foo]]} or simply @samp{[[file:foo.org]]} (see @ref{External Links}). When +published, this link becomes a link to @samp{foo.html}. You can thus +interlink the pages of your ``Org web'' project and the links will work +as expected when you publish them to HTML@. If you also publish the +Org source file and want to link to it, use an @samp{http} link instead of +a @samp{file:} link, because @samp{file} links are converted to link to the +corresponding @samp{.html} file. + +You may also link to related files, such as images. Provided you are +careful with relative file names, and provided you have also +configured Org to upload the related files, these links will work too. +See @ref{Complex example}, for an example of this +usage. + +Eventually, links between published documents can contain some search +options (see @ref{Search Options}), which will be resolved to +the appropriate location in the linked file. For example, once +published to HTML, the following links all point to a dedicated anchor +in @samp{foo.html}. + +@example +[[file:foo.org::*heading]] +[[file:foo.org::#custom-id]] +[[file:foo.org::target]] +@end example + +@node Site map +@subsection Generating a sitemap + +@cindex sitemap, of published pages + +The following properties may be used to control publishing of +a map of files for a given project. + +@table @asis +@item @code{:auto-sitemap} +When non-@code{nil}, publish a sitemap during +@code{org-publish-current-project} or @code{org-publish-all}. + +@item @code{:sitemap-filename} +Filename for output of sitemap. Defaults to @samp{sitemap.org}, which +becomes @samp{sitemap.html}. + +@item @code{:sitemap-title} +Title of sitemap page. Defaults to name of file. + +@item @code{:sitemap-format-entry} +@findex org-publish-find-date +@findex org-publish-find-property +@findex org-publish-find-title +With this option one can tell how a site-map entry is formatted in +the site-map. It is a function called with three arguments: the +file or directory name relative to base directory of the project, +the site-map style and the current project. It is expected to +return a string. Default value turns file names into links and use +document titles as descriptions. For specific formatting needs, one +can use @code{org-publish-find-date}, @code{org-publish-find-title} and +@code{org-publish-find-property}, to retrieve additional information +about published documents. + +@item @code{:sitemap-function} +Plug-in function to use for generation of the sitemap. It is called +with two arguments: the title of the site-map and a representation +of the files and directories involved in the project as a nested +list, which can further be transformed using @code{org-list-to-generic}, +@code{org-list-to-subtree} and alike. Default value generates a plain +list of links to all files in the project. + +@item @code{:sitemap-sort-folders} +Where folders should appear in the sitemap. Set this to @code{first} +(default) or @code{last} to display folders first or last, respectively. +When set to @code{ignore}, folders are ignored altogether. Any other +value mixes files and folders. This variable has no effect when +site-map style is @code{tree}. + +@item @code{:sitemap-sort-files} +How the files are sorted in the site map. Set this to +@code{alphabetically} (default), @code{chronologically} or +@code{anti-chronologically}. @code{chronologically} sorts the files with +older date first while @code{anti-chronologically} sorts the files with +newer date first. @code{alphabetically} sorts the files alphabetically. +The date of a file is retrieved with @code{org-publish-find-date}. + +@item @code{:sitemap-ignore-case} +Should sorting be case-sensitive? Default @code{nil}. + +@item @code{:sitemap-file-entry-format} +With this option one can tell how a sitemap's entry is formatted in +the sitemap. This is a format string with some escape sequences: +@code{%t} stands for the title of the file, @code{%a} stands for the author of +the file and @code{%d} stands for the date of the file. The date is +retrieved with the @code{org-publish-find-date} function and formatted +with @code{org-publish-sitemap-date-format}. Default @code{%t}. + +@item @code{:sitemap-date-format} +Format string for the @code{format-time-string} function that tells how +a sitemap entry's date is to be formatted. This property bypasses +@code{org-publish-sitemap-date-format} which defaults to @code{%Y-%m-%d}. +@end table + +@node Generating an index +@subsection Generating an index + +@cindex index, in a publishing project + +Org mode can generate an index across the files of a publishing project. + +@table @asis +@item @code{:makeindex} +When non-@code{nil}, generate in index in the file @samp{theindex.org} and +publish it as @samp{theindex.html}. +@end table + +The file is created when first publishing a project with the +@code{:makeindex} set. The file only contains a statement @samp{#+INCLUDE: +"theindex.inc"}. You can then build around this include statement by +adding a title, style information, etc. + +@cindex @samp{INDEX}, keyword +Index entries are specified with @samp{INDEX} keyword. An entry that +contains an exclamation mark creates a sub item. + +@example +*** Curriculum Vitae +#+INDEX: CV +#+INDEX: Application!CV +@end example + +@node Uploading Files +@section Uploading Files + +@cindex rsync +@cindex unison + +For those people already utilizing third party sync tools such as +Rsync or Unison, it might be preferable not to use the built-in remote +publishing facilities of Org mode which rely heavily on Tramp. Tramp, +while very useful and powerful, tends not to be so efficient for +multiple file transfer and has been known to cause problems under +heavy usage. + +Specialized synchronization utilities offer several advantages. In +addition to timestamp comparison, they also do content and +permissions/attribute checks. For this reason you might prefer to +publish your web to a local directory---possibly even @emph{in place} with +your Org files---and then use Unison or Rsync to do the +synchronization with the remote host. + +Since Unison, for example, can be configured as to which files to +transfer to a certain remote destination, it can greatly simplify the +project publishing definition. Simply keep all files in the correct +location, process your Org files with @code{org-publish} and let the +synchronization tool do the rest. You do not need, in this scenario, +to include attachments such as JPG, CSS or PNG files in the project +definition since the third-party tool syncs them. + +Publishing to a local directory is also much faster than to a remote +one, so that you can afford more easily to republish entire projects. +If you set @code{org-publish-use-timestamps-flag} to @code{nil}, you gain the +main benefit of re-including any changed external files such as source +example files you might include with @samp{INCLUDE} keyword. The timestamp +mechanism in Org is not smart enough to detect if included files have +been modified. + +@node Sample Configuration +@section Sample Configuration + +Below we provide two example configurations. The first one is +a simple project publishing only a set of Org files. The second +example is more complex, with a multi-component project. + +@menu +* Simple example:: One-component publishing. +* Complex example:: A multi-component publishing example. +@end menu + +@node Simple example +@subsection Example: simple publishing configuration + +This example publishes a set of Org files to the @samp{public_html} +directory on the local machine. + +@lisp +(setq org-publish-project-alist + '(("org" + :base-directory "~/org/" + :publishing-function org-html-publish-to-html + :publishing-directory "~/public_html" + :section-numbers nil + :with-toc nil + :html-head "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" + href=\"../other/mystyle.css\" + type=\"text/css\"/>"))) +@end lisp + +@node Complex example +@subsection Example: complex publishing configuration + +This more complicated example publishes an entire website, including +Org files converted to HTML, image files, Emacs Lisp source code, and +style sheets. The publishing directory is remote and private files +are excluded. + +To ensure that links are preserved, care should be taken to replicate +your directory structure on the web server, and to use relative file +paths. For example, if your Org files are kept in @samp{~/org/} and your +publishable images in @samp{~/images/}, you would link to an image with + +@example +file:../images/myimage.png +@end example + + +On the web server, the relative path to the image should be the same. +You can accomplish this by setting up an @samp{images/} folder in the right +place on the web server, and publishing images to it. + +@lisp +(setq org-publish-project-alist + '(("orgfiles" + :base-directory "~/org/" + :base-extension "org" + :publishing-directory "/ssh:user@@host:~/html/notebook/" + :publishing-function org-html-publish-to-html + :exclude "PrivatePage.org" ;; regexp + :headline-levels 3 + :section-numbers nil + :with-toc nil + :html-head "<link rel=\"stylesheet\" + href=\"../other/mystyle.css\" type=\"text/css\"/>" + :html-preamble t) + + ("images" + :base-directory "~/images/" + :base-extension "jpg\\|gif\\|png" + :publishing-directory "/ssh:user@@host:~/html/images/" + :publishing-function org-publish-attachment) + + ("other" + :base-directory "~/other/" + :base-extension "css\\|el" + :publishing-directory "/ssh:user@@host:~/html/other/" + :publishing-function org-publish-attachment) + ("website" :components ("orgfiles" "images" "other")))) +@end lisp + +@node Triggering Publication +@section Triggering Publication + +Once properly configured, Org can publish with the following commands: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-e P x} (@code{org-publish}) +@kindex C-c C-e P x +@findex org-publish +Prompt for a specific project and publish all files that belong to +it. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e P p} (@code{org-publish-current-project}) +@kindex C-c C-e P p +@findex org-publish-current-project +Publish the project containing the current file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e P f} (@code{org-publish-current-file}) +@kindex C-c C-e P f +@findex org-publish-current-file +Publish only the current file. + +@item @kbd{C-c C-e P a} (@code{org-publish-all}) +@kindex C-c C-e P a +@findex org-publish-all +Publish every project. +@end table + +@vindex org-publish-use-timestamps-flag +Org uses timestamps to track when a file has changed. The above +functions normally only publish changed files. You can override this +and force publishing of all files by giving a prefix argument to any +of the commands above, or by customizing the variable +@code{org-publish-use-timestamps-flag}. This may be necessary in +particular if files include other files via @samp{SETUPFILE} or @samp{INCLUDE} +keywords. + +@node Citation handling +@chapter Citation handling + +@cindex citation + +The @samp{oc.el} library provides tooling to handle citations in Org via +``citation processors'' that offer some or all of the following +capabilities: + +@table @asis +@item activate +Fontification, tooltip preview, etc. +@item follow +At-point actions on citations via @code{org-open-at-point}. +@item insert +Add and edit citations via @code{org-cite-insert}. +@item export +Via different libraries for different target formats. +@end table + +The user can configure these with @code{org-cite-activate-processor}, +@code{org-cite-follow-processor}, @code{org-cite-insert-processor}, and +@code{org-cite-export-processors} respectively. + +The included ``basic'' processor provides all four capabilities. + +@menu +* Citations:: +* Citation export processors:: +@end menu + +@node Citations +@section Citations + +Before adding citations, first set one-or-more bibliographies, either +globally with @code{org-cite-global-bibliography}, or locally using one or +more ``bibliography'' keywords. + +@example +#+bibliography: SomeFile.bib +#+bibliography: /some/other/file.json +#+bibliography: "/some/file/with spaces/in its name.bib" +@end example + +@kindex C-c C-x @@ +@findex org-cite-insert +One can then insert and edit citations using @code{org-cite-insert}, called +with @kbd{C-c C-x @@}. + +A @emph{citation} requires one or more citation @emph{key(s)}, elements +identifying a reference in the bibliography. + +@itemize +@item +Each citation is surrounded by brackets and uses the @samp{cite} type. + +@item +Each key starts with the character @samp{@@}. + +@item +Each key can be qualified by a @emph{prefix} (e.g.@tie{}``see '') and/or +a @emph{suffix} (e.g.@tie{}``p.@tie{}123''), giving information useful or necessary +fo the comprehension of the citation but not included in the +reference. + +@item +A single citation can cite more than one reference ; the keys are +separated by semicolons ; the formatting of such citation groups is +specified by the style. + +@item +One can also specify a stylistic variation for the citations by +inserting a @samp{/} and a style name between the @samp{cite} keyword and the +colon; this usually makes sense only for the author-year styles. +@end itemize + +@example +[cite/style:common prefix ;prefix @@key suffix; ... ; common suffix] +@end example + + +The only mandatory elements are: + +@itemize +@item +The @samp{cite} keyword and the colon. +@item +The @samp{@@} character immediately preceding each key. +@item +The brackets surrounding the citation(s) (group). +@end itemize + +@node Citation export processors +@section Citation export processors + +Org currently includes the following export processors: + +@itemize +@item +Two processors can export to a variety of formats, including @samp{latex} +(and therefore @samp{pdf}), @samp{html}, @samp{odt} and plain (UTF8) text: + +@table @asis +@item basic +a basic export processor, well adapted to situations +where backward compatibility is not a requirement and formatting +needs are minimal; + +@item csl +this export processor uses format files written in @uref{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citation_Style_Language, Citation +Style Language} via @uref{https://github.com/andras-simonyi/citeproc-el, citeproc-el}; +@end table + +@item +In contrast, two other processors target @LaTeX{} and @LaTeX{}-derived +formats exclusively: + +@table @asis +@item natbib +this export processor uses Bib@TeX{}, the historical +bibliographic processor used with @LaTeX{}, thus allowing the use of +data and style files compatible with this processor (including +a large number of publishers' styles). It uses citation commands +implemented in the @LaTeX{} package @samp{natbib}, allowing more stylistic +variants that @LaTeX{}'s @samp{\cite} command. + +@item biblatex +this backend allows the use of data and formats +prepared for Bib@LaTeX{}, an alternate bibliographic processor used +with @LaTeX{}, which overcomes some serious Bib@TeX{} limitations, but +has not (yet?)@tie{}been widely adopted by publishers. +@end table +@end itemize + +The @samp{CITE_EXPORT} keyword specifies the export processor and the +citation (and possibly reference) style(s); for example (all arguments +are optional) + +@example +#+cite_export: basic author author-year +@end example + + +@noindent +specifies the ``basic'' export processor with citations inserted as +author's name and references indexed by author's names and year; + +@example +#+cite_export: csl /some/path/to/vancouver-brackets.csl +@end example + + +@noindent +specifies the ``csl'' processor and CSL style, which in this case +defines numeric citations and numeric references according to the +@samp{Vancouver} specification (as style used in many medical journals), +following a typesetting variation putting citations between brackets; + +@example +#+cite_export: natbib kluwer +@end example + + +@noindent +specifies the @samp{natbib} export processor with a label citation style +conformant to the Harvard style and the specification of the +Wolkers-Kluwer publisher; since it relies on the @code{bibtex} processor of +your @LaTeX{} installation, it won't export to anything but PDF@. + +@node Working with Source Code +@chapter Working with Source Code + +@cindex source code, working with + +Source code here refers to any plain text collection of computer +instructions, possibly with comments, written using a human-readable +programming language. Org can manage source code in an Org document +when the source code is identified with begin and end markers. +Working with source code begins with identifying source code blocks. +A source code block can be placed almost anywhere in an Org document; +it is not restricted to the preamble or the end of the document. +However, Org cannot manage a source code block if it is placed inside +an Org comment or within a fixed width section. + +Here is an example source code block in the Emacs Lisp language: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + (defun org-xor (a b) + "Exclusive or." + (if a (not b) b)) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +Source code blocks are one of many Org block types, which also include +``center'', ``comment'', ``dynamic'', ``example'', ``export'', ``quote'', +``special'', and ``verse''. This section pertains to blocks between +@samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} and @samp{#+END_SRC}. + +Details of Org's facilities for working with source code are described +in the following sections. + +@menu +* Features Overview:: Enjoy the versatility of source blocks. +* Structure of Code Blocks:: Code block syntax described. +* Using Header Arguments:: Different ways to set header arguments. +* Environment of a Code Block:: Arguments, sessions, working directory... +* Evaluating Code Blocks:: Place results of evaluation in the Org buffer. +* Results of Evaluation:: Choosing a results type, post-processing... +* Exporting Code Blocks:: Export contents and/or results. +* Extracting Source Code:: Create pure source code files. +* Languages:: List of supported code block languages. +* Editing Source Code:: Language major-mode editing. +* Noweb Reference Syntax:: Literate programming in Org mode. +* Library of Babel:: Use and contribute to a library of useful code blocks. +* Key bindings and Useful Functions:: Work quickly with code blocks. +* Batch Execution:: Call functions from the command line. +@end menu + +@node Features Overview +@section Features Overview + +Org can manage the source code in the block delimited by @samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} +@dots{} @samp{#+END_SRC} in several ways that can simplify housekeeping tasks +essential to modern source code maintenance. Org can edit, format, +extract, export, and publish source code blocks. Org can also compile +and execute a source code block, then capture the results. The Org +mode literature sometimes refers to source code blocks as @emph{live code} +blocks because they can alter the content of the Org document or the +material that it exports. Users can control the ``liveliness'' of each +source code block by tweaking the header arguments (see @ref{Using Header Arguments}) for compiling, execution, extraction, and exporting. + +For editing and formatting a source code block, Org uses an +appropriate Emacs major mode that includes features specifically +designed for source code in that language. + +Org can extract one or more source code blocks and write them to one +or more source files---a process known as @emph{tangling} in literate +programming terminology. + +For exporting and publishing, Org's back-ends can format a source code +block appropriately, often with native syntax highlighting. + +For executing and compiling a source code block, the user can +configure Org to select the appropriate compiler. Org provides +facilities to collect the result of the execution or compiler output, +insert it into the Org document, and/or export it. In addition to +text results, Org can insert links to other data types, including +audio, video, and graphics. Org can also link a compiler error +message to the appropriate line in the source code block. + +An important feature of Org's management of source code blocks is the +ability to pass variables, functions, and results to one another using +a common syntax for source code blocks in any language. Although most +literate programming facilities are restricted to one language or +another, Org's language-agnostic approach lets the literate programmer +match each programming task with the appropriate computer language and +to mix them all together in a single Org document. This +interoperability among languages explains why Org's source code +management facility was named @emph{Org Babel} by its originators, Eric +Schulte and Dan Davison. + +Org mode fulfills the promise of easy verification and maintenance of +publishing reproducible research by keeping text, data, code, +configuration settings of the execution environment, the results of +the execution, and associated narratives, claims, references, and +internal and external links in a single Org document. + +@node Structure of Code Blocks +@section Structure of Code Blocks + +@cindex code block, structure +@cindex source code, block structure +@cindex @samp{NAME} keyword, in source blocks +@cindex @samp{BEGIN_SRC} + +Org offers two ways to structure source code in Org documents: in +a source code block, and directly inline. Both specifications are +shown below. + +A source code block conforms to this structure: + +@example +#+NAME: <name> +#+BEGIN_SRC <language> <switches> <header arguments> + <body> +#+END_SRC +@end example + +Do not be put-off by having to remember the source block syntax. Org +mode offers a command for wrapping existing text in a block (see +@ref{Structure Templates}). Org also works with other completion systems +in Emacs, some of which predate Org and have custom domain-specific +languages for defining templates. Regular use of templates reduces +errors, increases accuracy, and maintains consistency. + +@cindex source code, inline +An inline code block conforms to this structure: + +@example +src_<language>@{<body>@} +@end example + + +@noindent +or + +@example +src_<language>[<header arguments>]@{<body>@} +@end example + + +@table @asis +@item @samp{#+NAME: <name>} +Optional. Names the source block so it can be called, like +a function, from other source blocks or inline code to evaluate or +to capture the results. Code from other blocks, other files, and +from table formulas (see @ref{The Spreadsheet}) can use the name to +reference a source block. This naming serves the same purpose as +naming Org tables. Org mode requires unique names. For duplicate +names, Org mode's behavior is undefined. + +@item @samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} @dots{} @samp{#+END_SRC} +Mandatory. They mark the start and end of a block that Org +requires. The @samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} line takes additional arguments, as +described next. + +@item @samp{<language>} +@cindex language, in code blocks +Mandatory. It is the identifier of the source code language in the +block. See @ref{Languages}, for identifiers of supported languages. + +@item @samp{<switches>} +@cindex switches, in code blocks +Optional. Switches provide finer control of the code execution, +export, and format (see the discussion of switches in @ref{Literal Examples}). + +@item @samp{<header arguments>} +@cindex header arguments, in code blocks +Optional. Heading arguments control many aspects of evaluation, +export and tangling of code blocks (see @ref{Using Header Arguments}). +Using Org's properties feature, header arguments can be selectively +applied to the entire buffer or specific sub-trees of the Org +document. + +@item @samp{<body>} +Source code in the dialect of the specified language identifier. +@end table + +@node Using Header Arguments +@section Using Header Arguments + +Org comes with many header arguments common to all languages. New +header arguments are added for specific languages as they become +available for use in source code blocks. A header argument is +specified with an initial colon followed by the argument's name in +lowercase. + +Since header arguments can be set in several ways, Org prioritizes +them in case of overlaps or conflicts by giving local settings +a higher priority. Header values in function calls, for example, +override header values from global defaults. + +@anchor{System-wide header arguments} +@subheading System-wide header arguments + +@vindex org-babel-default-header-args + +@vindex org-babel-default-header-args +System-wide values of header arguments can be specified by customizing +the @code{org-babel-default-header-args} variable, which defaults to the +following values: + +@example +:session => "none" +:results => "replace" +:exports => "code" +:cache => "no" +:noweb => "no" +@end example + +The example below sets @samp{:noweb} header arguments to @samp{yes}, which makes +Org expand @samp{:noweb} references by default. + +@lisp +(setq org-babel-default-header-args + (cons '(:noweb . "yes") + (assq-delete-all :noweb org-babel-default-header-args))) +@end lisp + +@cindex language specific default header arguments +@cindex default header arguments per language +Each language can have separate default header arguments by +customizing the variable @code{org-babel-default-header-args:<LANG>}, where +@var{<LANG>} is the name of the language. For details, see the +language-specific online documentation at +@uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/}. + +@anchor{Header arguments in Org mode properties} +@subheading Header arguments in Org mode properties + +For header arguments applicable to the buffer, use @samp{PROPERTY} keyword +anywhere in the Org file (see @ref{Property Syntax}). + +The following example makes all the R code blocks execute in the same +session. Setting @samp{:results} to @samp{silent} ignores the results of +executions for all blocks, not just R code blocks; no results inserted +for any block. + +@example +#+PROPERTY: header-args:R :session *R* +#+PROPERTY: header-args :results silent +@end example + +@vindex org-use-property-inheritance +Header arguments set through Org's property drawers (see @ref{Property Syntax}) apply at the sub-tree level on down. Since these property +drawers can appear anywhere in the file hierarchy, Org uses outermost +call or source block to resolve the values. Org ignores +@code{org-use-property-inheritance} setting. + +In this example, @samp{:cache} defaults to @samp{yes} for all code blocks in the +sub-tree. + +@example +* sample header + :PROPERTIES: + :header-args: :cache yes + :END: +@end example + +@kindex C-c C-x p +@findex org-set-property +Properties defined through @code{org-set-property} function, bound to +@kbd{C-c C-x p}, apply to all active languages. They override +properties set in @code{org-babel-default-header-args}. + +@cindex language specific header arguments properties +@cindex header arguments per language +Language-specific header arguments are also read from properties +@samp{header-args:<LANG>} where @var{<LANG>} is the language +identifier. For example, + +@example +* Heading + :PROPERTIES: + :header-args:clojure: :session *clojure-1* + :header-args:R: :session *R* + :END: +** Subheading + :PROPERTIES: + :header-args:clojure: :session *clojure-2* + :END: +@end example + +@noindent +would force separate sessions for Clojure blocks in @samp{Heading} and +@samp{Subheading}, but use the same session for all R blocks. Blocks in +@samp{Subheading} inherit settings from @samp{Heading}. + +@anchor{Code block specific header arguments} +@subheading Code block specific header arguments + +Header arguments are most commonly set at the source code block level, +on the @samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} line. Arguments set at this level take +precedence over those set in the @code{org-babel-default-header-args} +variable, and also those set as header properties. + +In the following example, setting @samp{:results} to @samp{silent} makes it +ignore results of the code execution. Setting @samp{:exports} to @samp{code} +exports only the body of the code block to HTML or @LaTeX{}. + +@example +#+NAME: factorial +#+BEGIN_SRC haskell :results silent :exports code :var n=0 + fac 0 = 1 + fac n = n * fac (n-1) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +The same header arguments in an inline code block: + +@example +src_haskell[:exports both]@{fac 5@} +@end example + + +@cindex @samp{HEADER}, keyword +Code block header arguments can span multiple lines using @samp{#+HEADER:} +on each line. Note that Org currently accepts the plural spelling of +@samp{#+HEADER:} only as a convenience for backward-compatibility. It may +be removed at some point. + +Multi-line header arguments on an unnamed code block: + +@example +#+HEADER: :var data1=1 +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var data2=2 + (message "data1:%S, data2:%S" data1 data2) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +: data1:1, data2:2 +@end example + +Multi-line header arguments on a named code block: + +@example +#+NAME: named-block +#+HEADER: :var data=2 +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + (message "data:%S" data) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: named-block + : data:2 +@end example + +@anchor{Header arguments in function calls} +@subheading Header arguments in function calls + +Header arguments in function calls are the most specific and override +all other settings in case of an overlap. They get the highest +priority. Two @samp{#+CALL:} examples are shown below. For the complete +syntax of @samp{CALL} keyword, see @ref{Evaluating Code Blocks}. + +In this example, @samp{:exports results} header argument is applied to the +evaluation of the @samp{#+CALL:} line. + +@example +#+CALL: factorial(n=5) :exports results +@end example + + +In this example, @samp{:session special} header argument is applied to the +evaluation of @samp{factorial} code block. + +@example +#+CALL: factorial[:session special](n=5) +@end example + +@node Environment of a Code Block +@section Environment of a Code Block + + + +@anchor{Passing arguments} +@subheading Passing arguments + +@cindex passing arguments to code blocks +@cindex arguments, in code blocks +@cindex @samp{var}, header argument +Use @samp{var} for passing arguments to source code blocks. The specifics +of variables in code blocks vary by the source language and are +covered in the language-specific documentation. The syntax for @samp{var}, +however, is the same for all languages. This includes declaring +a variable, and assigning a default value. + +The following syntax is used to pass arguments to code blocks using +the @samp{var} header argument. + +@example +:var NAME=ASSIGN +@end example + + +@noindent +@var{NAME} is the name of the variable bound in the code block +body. @var{ASSIGN} is a literal value, such as a string, +a number, a reference to a table, a list, a literal example, another +code block---with or without arguments---or the results of evaluating +a code block. @var{ASSIGN} may specify a filename for references +to elements in a different file, using a @samp{:} to separate the filename +from the reference. + +@example +:var NAME=FILE:REFERENCE +@end example + + +Here are examples of passing values by reference: + +@table @asis +@item table +A table named with a @samp{NAME} keyword. + +@example +#+NAME: example-table +| 1 | +| 2 | +| 3 | +| 4 | + +#+NAME: table-length +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var table=example-table + (length table) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: table-length +: 4 +@end example + +When passing a table, you can treat specially the row, or the +column, containing labels for the columns, or the rows, in the +table. + +@cindex @samp{colnames}, header argument +The @samp{colnames} header argument accepts @samp{yes}, @samp{no}, or @samp{nil} values. +The default value is @samp{nil}: if an input table has column +names---because the second row is a horizontal rule---then Org +removes the column names, processes the table, puts back the column +names, and then writes the table to the results block. Using @samp{yes}, +Org does the same to the first row, even if the initial table does +not contain any horizontal rule. When set to @samp{no}, Org does not +pre-process column names at all. + +@example +#+NAME: less-cols +| a | +|---| +| b | +| c | + +#+BEGIN_SRC python :var tab=less-cols :colnames nil + return [[val + '*' for val in row] for row in tab] +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| a | +|----| +| b* | +| c* | +@end example + +@cindex @samp{rownames}, header argument +Similarly, the @samp{rownames} header argument can take two values: @samp{yes} +or @samp{no}. When set to @samp{yes}, Org removes the first column, processes +the table, puts back the first column, and then writes the table to +the results block. The default is @samp{no}, which means Org does not +pre-process the first column. Note that Emacs Lisp code blocks +ignore @samp{rownames} header argument because of the ease of +table-handling in Emacs. + +@example +#+NAME: with-rownames +| one | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | +| two | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | + +#+BEGIN_SRC python :var tab=with-rownames :rownames yes + return [[val + 10 for val in row] for row in tab] +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| one | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | +| two | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | +@end example +@end table + +To refer to a table in another file, join the filename and table name with +a colon, for example: @samp{:var table=other-file.org:example-table}. + +@table @asis +@item list +A simple named list. + +@example +#+NAME: example-list +- simple + - not + - nested +- list + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var x=example-list + (print x) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| simple | list | +@end example + +Note that only the top level list items are passed along. Nested +list items are ignored. + +@item code block without arguments +A code block name, as assigned by @samp{NAME} keyword from the example +above, optionally followed by parentheses. + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var length=table-length() + (* 2 length) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +: 8 +@end example + +@item code block with arguments +A code block name, as assigned by @samp{NAME} keyword, followed by +parentheses and optional arguments passed within the parentheses. + +@example +#+NAME: double +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var input=8 + (* 2 input) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: double +: 16 + +#+NAME: squared +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var input=double(input=1) + (* input input) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: squared +: 4 +@end example + +@item literal example +A literal example block named with a @samp{NAME} keyword. + +@example +#+NAME: literal-example +#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE + A literal example + on two lines +#+END_EXAMPLE + +#+NAME: read-literal-example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var x=literal-example + (concatenate #'string x " for you.") +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: read-literal-example +: A literal example +: on two lines for you. +@end example +@end table + +Indexing variable values enables referencing portions of a variable. +Indexes are 0 based with negative values counting backwards from the +end. If an index is separated by commas then each subsequent section +indexes as the next dimension. Note that this indexing occurs +@emph{before} other table-related header arguments are applied, such as +@samp{hlines}, @samp{colnames} and @samp{rownames}. The following example assigns +the last cell of the first row the table @samp{example-table} to the +variable @samp{data}: + +@example +#+NAME: example-table +| 1 | a | +| 2 | b | +| 3 | c | +| 4 | d | + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var data=example-table[0,-1] + data +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +: a +@end example + +Two integers separated by a colon reference a range of variable +values. In that case the entire inclusive range is referenced. For +example the following assigns the middle three rows of @samp{example-table} +to @samp{data}. + +@example +#+NAME: example-table +| 1 | a | +| 2 | b | +| 3 | c | +| 4 | d | +| 5 | 3 | + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var data=example-table[1:3] + data +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| 2 | b | +| 3 | c | +| 4 | d | +@end example + +To pick the entire range, use an empty index, or the single character +@samp{*}. @samp{0:-1} does the same thing. Example below shows how to +reference the first column only. + +@example +#+NAME: example-table +| 1 | a | +| 2 | b | +| 3 | c | +| 4 | d | + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var data=example-table[,0] + data +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +@end example + +Index referencing can be used for tables and code blocks. Index +referencing can handle any number of dimensions. Commas delimit +multiple dimensions, as shown below. + +@example +#+NAME: 3D +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + '(((1 2 3) (4 5 6) (7 8 9)) + ((10 11 12) (13 14 15) (16 17 18)) + ((19 20 21) (22 23 24) (25 26 27))) +#+END_SRC + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var data=3D[1,,1] + data +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| 11 | 14 | 17 | +@end example + +Note that row names and column names are not removed prior to variable +indexing. You need to take them into account, even when @samp{colnames} or +@samp{rownames} header arguments remove them. + +Emacs lisp code can also set the values for variables. To +differentiate a value from Lisp code, Org interprets any value +starting with @samp{(}, @samp{[}, @samp{'} or @samp{`} as Emacs Lisp code. The result of +evaluating that code is then assigned to the value of that variable. +The following example shows how to reliably query and pass the file +name of the Org mode buffer to a code block using headers. We need +reliability here because the file's name could change once the code in +the block starts executing. + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC sh :var filename=(buffer-file-name) :exports both + wc -w $filename +#+END_SRC +@end example + +Note that values read from tables and lists are not mistakenly +evaluated as Emacs Lisp code, as illustrated in the following example. + +@example +#+NAME: table +| (a b c) | + +#+HEADER: :var data=table[0,0] +#+BEGIN_SRC perl + $data +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +: (a b c) +@end example + +@anchor{Using sessions} +@subheading Using sessions + +@cindex using sessions in code blocks +@cindex @samp{session}, header argument +Two code blocks can share the same environment. The @samp{session} header +argument is for running multiple source code blocks under one session. +Org runs code blocks with the same session name in the same +interpreter process. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{none} +Default. Each code block gets a new interpreter process to execute. +The process terminates once the block is evaluated. + +@item @var{STRING} +Any string besides @samp{none} turns that string into the name of that +session. For example, @samp{:session STRING} names it @samp{STRING}. If +@samp{session} has no value, then the session name is derived from the +source language identifier. Subsequent blocks with the same source +code language use the same session. Depending on the language, +state variables, code from other blocks, and the overall interpreted +environment may be shared. Some interpreted languages support +concurrent sessions when subsequent source code language blocks +change session names. +@end table + +Only languages that provide interactive evaluation can have session +support. Not all languages provide this support, such as C and ditaa. +Even languages, such as Python and Haskell, that do support +interactive evaluation impose limitations on allowable language +constructs that can run interactively. Org inherits those limitations +for those code blocks running in a session. + +@anchor{Choosing a working directory} +@subheading Choosing a working directory + +@cindex working directory, in a code block +@cindex @samp{dir}, header argument +@cindex @samp{mkdirp}, header argument +The @samp{dir} header argument specifies the default directory during code +block execution. If it is absent, then the directory associated with +the current buffer is used. In other words, supplying @samp{:dir +DIRECTORY} temporarily has the same effect as changing the current +directory with @kbd{M-x cd @key{RET} DIRECTORY}, and then not setting +@samp{dir}. Under the surface, @samp{dir} simply sets the value of the Emacs +variable @code{default-directory}. Setting @samp{mkdirp} header argument to +a non-@code{nil} value creates the directory, if necessary. + +For example, to save the plot file in the @samp{Work/} folder of the home +directory---notice tilde is expanded: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC R :file myplot.png :dir ~/Work + matplot(matrix(rnorm(100), 10), type="l") +#+END_SRC +@end example + +To evaluate the code block on a remote machine, supply a remote +directory name using Tramp syntax. For example: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC R :file plot.png :dir /scp:dand@@yakuba.princeton.edu: + plot(1:10, main=system("hostname", intern=TRUE)) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +Org first captures the text results as usual for insertion in the Org +file. Then Org also inserts a link to the remote file, thanks to +Emacs Tramp. Org constructs the remote path to the file name from +@samp{dir} and @code{default-directory}, as illustrated here: + +@example +[[file:/scp:dand@@yakuba.princeton.edu:/home/dand/plot.png][plot.png]] +@end example + + +When @samp{dir} is used with @samp{session}, Org sets the starting directory for +a new session. But Org does not alter the directory of an already +existing session. + +Do not use @samp{dir} with @samp{:exports results} or with @samp{:exports both} to +avoid Org inserting incorrect links to remote files. That is because +Org does not expand @code{default directory} to avoid some underlying +portability issues. + +@anchor{Inserting headers and footers} +@subheading Inserting headers and footers + +@cindex headers, in code blocks +@cindex footers, in code blocks +@cindex @samp{prologue}, header argument +The @samp{prologue} header argument is for appending to the top of the code +block for execution, like a reset instruction. For example, you may +use @samp{:prologue "reset"} in a Gnuplot code block or, for every such +block: + +@lisp +(add-to-list 'org-babel-default-header-args:gnuplot + '((:prologue . "reset"))) + +@end lisp + +@cindex @samp{epilogue}, header argument +Likewise, the value of the @samp{epilogue} header argument is for appending +to the end of the code block for execution. + +@node Evaluating Code Blocks +@section Evaluating Code Blocks + +@cindex code block, evaluating +@cindex source code, evaluating +@cindex @samp{RESULTS}, keyword + +A note about security: With code evaluation comes the risk of harm. +Org safeguards by prompting for user's permission before executing any +code in the source block. To customize this safeguard, or disable it, +see @ref{Code Evaluation Security}. + +@anchor{How to evaluate source code} +@subheading How to evaluate source code + +Org captures the results of the code block evaluation and inserts them +in the Org file, right after the code block. The insertion point is +after a newline and the @samp{RESULTS} keyword. Org creates the @samp{RESULTS} +keyword if one is not already there. + +By default, Org enables only Emacs Lisp code blocks for execution. +See @ref{Languages} to enable other languages. + +@kindex C-c C-c +@kindex C-c C-v e +@findex org-babel-execute-src-block +Org provides many ways to execute code blocks. @kbd{C-c C-c} or +@kbd{C-c C-v e} with the point on a code block@footnote{The option @code{org-babel-no-eval-on-ctrl-c-ctrl-c} can be used +to remove code evaluation from the @kbd{C-c C-c} key binding.} calls the +@code{org-babel-execute-src-block} function, which executes the code in the +block, collects the results, and inserts them in the buffer. + +@cindex @samp{CALL}, keyword +@vindex org-babel-inline-result-wrap +By calling a named code block@footnote{Actually, the constructs @samp{call_<name>()} and @samp{src_<lang>@{@}} +are not evaluated when they appear in a keyword (see @ref{In-buffer Settings}).} from an Org mode buffer or +a table. Org can call the named code blocks from the current Org mode +buffer or from the ``Library of Babel'' (see @ref{Library of Babel}). + +The syntax for @samp{CALL} keyword is: + +@example +#+CALL: <name>(<arguments>) +#+CALL: <name>[<inside header arguments>](<arguments>) <end header arguments> +@end example + +The syntax for inline named code blocks is: + +@example +... call_<name>(<arguments>) ... +... call_<name>[<inside header arguments>](<arguments>)[<end header arguments>] ... +@end example + +When inline syntax is used, the result is wrapped based on the +variable @code{org-babel-inline-result-wrap}, which by default is set to +@code{"=%s="} to produce verbatim text suitable for markup. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{<name>} +This is the name of the code block (see @ref{Structure of Code Blocks}) +to be evaluated in the current document. If the block is located in +another file, start @samp{<name>} with the file name followed by +a colon. For example, in order to execute a block named @samp{clear-data} +in @samp{file.org}, you can write the following: + +@example +#+CALL: file.org:clear-data() +@end example + +@item @samp{<arguments>} +Org passes arguments to the code block using standard function call +syntax. For example, a @samp{#+CALL:} line that passes @samp{4} to a code +block named @samp{double}, which declares the header argument @samp{:var n=2}, +would be written as: + +@example +#+CALL: double(n=4) +@end example + + +@noindent +Note how this function call syntax is different from the header +argument syntax. + +@item @samp{<inside header arguments>} +Org passes inside header arguments to the named code block using the +header argument syntax. Inside header arguments apply to code block +evaluation. For example, @samp{[:results output]} collects results +printed to stdout during code execution of that block. Note how +this header argument syntax is different from the function call +syntax. + +@item @samp{<end header arguments>} +End header arguments affect the results returned by the code block. +For example, @samp{:results html} wraps the results in a @samp{#+BEGIN_EXPORT + html} block before inserting the results in the Org buffer. +@end table + +@anchor{Limit code block evaluation} +@subheading Limit code block evaluation + +@cindex @samp{eval}, header argument +@cindex control code block evaluation +The @samp{eval} header argument can limit evaluation of specific code +blocks and @samp{CALL} keyword. It is useful for protection against +evaluating untrusted code blocks by prompting for a confirmation. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{never} or @samp{no} +Org never evaluates the source code. + +@item @samp{query} +Org prompts the user for permission to evaluate the source code. + +@item @samp{never-export} or @samp{no-export} +Org does not evaluate the source code when exporting, yet the user +can evaluate it interactively. + +@item @samp{query-export} +Org prompts the user for permission to evaluate the source code +during export. +@end table + +If @samp{eval} header argument is not set, then Org determines whether to +evaluate the source code from the @code{org-confirm-babel-evaluate} +variable (see @ref{Code Evaluation Security}). + +@anchor{Cache results of evaluation} +@subheading Cache results of evaluation + +@cindex @samp{cache}, header argument +@cindex cache results of code evaluation +The @samp{cache} header argument is for caching results of evaluating code +blocks. Caching results can avoid re-evaluating a code block that +have not changed since the previous run. To benefit from the cache +and avoid redundant evaluations, the source block must have a result +already present in the buffer, and neither the header +arguments---including the value of @samp{var} references---nor the text of +the block itself has changed since the result was last computed. This +feature greatly helps avoid long-running calculations. For some edge +cases, however, the cached results may not be reliable. + +The caching feature is best for when code blocks are pure functions, +that is functions that return the same value for the same input +arguments (see @ref{Environment of a Code Block}), and that do not have +side effects, and do not rely on external variables other than the +input arguments. Functions that depend on a timer, file system +objects, and random number generators are clearly unsuitable for +caching. + +A note of warning: when @samp{cache} is used in a session, caching may +cause unexpected results. + +When the caching mechanism tests for any source code changes, it does +not expand noweb style references (see @ref{Noweb Reference Syntax}). + +The @samp{cache} header argument can have one of two values: @samp{yes} or @samp{no}. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{no} +Default. No caching of results; code block evaluated every time. + +@item @samp{yes} +Whether to run the code or return the cached results is determined +by comparing the SHA1 hash value of the combined code block and +arguments passed to it. This hash value is packed on the +@samp{#+RESULTS:} line from previous evaluation. When hash values match, +Org does not evaluate the code block. When hash values mismatch, +Org evaluates the code block, inserts the results, recalculates the +hash value, and updates @samp{#+RESULTS:} line. +@end table + +In this example, both functions are cached. But @samp{caller} runs only if +the result from @samp{random} has changed since the last run. + +@example +#+NAME: random +#+BEGIN_SRC R :cache yes + runif(1) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS[a2a72cd647ad44515fab62e144796432793d68e1]: random +0.4659510825295 + +#+NAME: caller +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var x=random :cache yes + x +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS[bec9c8724e397d5df3b696502df3ed7892fc4f5f]: caller +0.254227238707244 +@end example + +@node Results of Evaluation +@section Results of Evaluation + +@cindex code block, results of evaluation +@cindex source code, results of evaluation + +@cindex @samp{results}, header argument +How Org handles results of a code block execution depends on many +header arguments working together. The primary determinant, however, +is the @samp{results} header argument. It accepts four classes of options. +Each code block can take only one option per class: + +@table @asis +@item Collection +For how the results should be collected from the code block; + +@item Type +For which type of result the code block will return; affects how Org +processes and inserts results in the Org buffer; + +@item Format +For the result; affects how Org processes results; + +@item Handling +For inserting results once they are properly formatted. +@end table + +@anchor{Collection} +@subheading Collection + +Collection options specify the results. Choose one of the options; +they are mutually exclusive. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{value} +Default for most Babel libraries@footnote{Actually, the constructs @samp{call_<name>()} and @samp{src_<lang>@{@}} +are not evaluated when they appear in a keyword (see @ref{In-buffer Settings}).}. Functional mode. Org +gets the value by wrapping the code in a function definition in the +language of the source block. That is why when using @samp{:results + value}, code should execute like a function and return a value. For +languages like Python, an explicit @code{return} statement is mandatory +when using @samp{:results value}. Result is the value returned by the +last statement in the code block. + +When evaluating the code block in a session (see @ref{Environment of a Code Block}), Org passes the code to an interpreter running as an +interactive Emacs inferior process. Org gets the value from the +source code interpreter's last statement output. Org has to use +language-specific methods to obtain the value. For example, from +the variable @code{_} in Ruby, and the value of @code{.Last.value} in R@. + +@item @samp{output} +Scripting mode. Org passes the code to an external process running +the interpreter. Org returns the contents of the standard output +stream as text results. + +When using a session, Org passes the code to the interpreter running +as an interactive Emacs inferior process. Org concatenates any text +output from the interpreter and returns the collection as a result. +@end table + +@anchor{Type} +@subheading Type + +Type tells what result types to expect from the execution of the code +block. Choose one of the options; they are mutually exclusive. The +default behavior is to automatically determine the result type. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{table} +@itemx @samp{vector} +Interpret the results as an Org table. If the result is a single +value, create a table with one row and one column. Usage example: +@samp{:results value table}. + +@cindex @samp{hlines}, header argument +In-between each table row or below the table headings, sometimes +results have horizontal lines, which are also known as ``hlines''. +The @samp{hlines} argument with the default @samp{no} value strips such lines +from the input table. For most code, this is desirable, or else +those @samp{hline} symbols raise unbound variable errors. A @samp{yes} +accepts such lines, as demonstrated in the following example. + +@example +#+NAME: many-cols +| a | b | c | +|---+---+---| +| d | e | f | +|---+---+---| +| g | h | i | + +#+NAME: no-hline +#+BEGIN_SRC python :var tab=many-cols :hlines no + return tab +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: no-hline +| a | b | c | +| d | e | f | +| g | h | i | + +#+NAME: hlines +#+BEGIN_SRC python :var tab=many-cols :hlines yes + return tab +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: hlines +| a | b | c | +|---+---+---| +| d | e | f | +|---+---+---| +| g | h | i | +@end example + +@item @samp{list} +Interpret the results as an Org list. If the result is a single +value, create a list of one element. + +@item @samp{scalar} +@itemx @samp{verbatim} +Interpret literally and insert as quoted text. Do not create +a table. Usage example: @samp{:results value verbatim}. + +@item @samp{file} +Interpret as a filename. Save the results of execution of the code +block to that file, then insert a link to it. You can control both +the filename and the description associated to the link. + +@cindex @samp{file}, header argument +@cindex @samp{output-dir}, header argument +Org first tries to generate the filename from the value of the +@samp{file} header argument and the directory specified using the +@samp{output-dir} header arguments. If @samp{output-dir} is not specified, +Org assumes it is the current directory. + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC asymptote :results value file :file circle.pdf :output-dir img/ + size(2cm); + draw(unitcircle); +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@cindex @samp{file-ext}, header argument +If @samp{file} header argument is missing, Org generates the base name of +the output file from the name of the code block, and its extension +from the @samp{file-ext} header argument. In that case, both the name +and the extension are mandatory. + +@example +#+name: circle +#+BEGIN_SRC asymptote :results value file :file-ext pdf + size(2cm); + draw(unitcircle); +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@cindex @samp{file-desc}, header argument +The @samp{file-desc} header argument defines the description (see @ref{Link Format}) for the link. If @samp{file-desc} is present but has no value, +the @samp{file} value is used as the link description. When this +argument is not present, the description is omitted. If you want to +provide the @samp{file-desc} argument but omit the description, you can +provide it with an empty vector (i.e., :file-desc []). + +@cindex @samp{sep}, header argument +By default, Org assumes that a table written to a file has +TAB-delimited output. You can choose a different separator with +the @samp{sep} header argument. + +@cindex @samp{file-mode}, header argument +The @samp{file-mode} header argument defines the file permissions. To +make it executable, use @samp{:file-mode (identity #o755)}. + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC shell :results file :file script.sh :file-mode (identity #o755) + echo "#!/bin/bash" + echo "echo Hello World" +#+END_SRC +@end example +@end table + +@anchor{Format} +@subheading Format + +Format pertains to the type of the result returned by the code block. +Choose one of the options; they are mutually exclusive. The default +follows from the type specified above. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{code} +Result enclosed in a code block. Useful for parsing. Usage +example: @samp{:results value code}. + +@item @samp{drawer} +Result wrapped in a @samp{RESULTS} drawer. Useful for containing @samp{raw} +or @samp{org} results for later scripting and automated processing. +Usage example: @samp{:results value drawer}. + +@item @samp{html} +Results enclosed in a @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT html} block. Usage example: +@samp{:results value html}. + +@item @samp{latex} +Results enclosed in a @samp{BEGIN_EXPORT latex} block. Usage example: +@samp{:results value latex}. + +@item @samp{link} +@itemx @samp{graphics} +When used along with @samp{file} type, the result is a link to the file +specified in @samp{:file} header argument. However, unlike plain @samp{file} +type, nothing is written to the disk. The block is used for its +side-effects only, as in the following example: + +@example +#+begin_src shell :results file link :file "download.tar.gz" +wget -c "https://example.com/download.tar.gz" +#+end_src +@end example + +@item @samp{org} +Results enclosed in a @samp{BEGIN_SRC org} block. For comma-escape, +either @kbd{@key{TAB}} in the block, or export the file. Usage +example: @samp{:results value org}. + +@item @samp{pp} +Result converted to pretty-print source code. Enclosed in a code +block. Languages supported: Emacs Lisp, Python, and Ruby. Usage +example: @samp{:results value pp}. + +@item @samp{raw} +Interpreted as raw Org mode. Inserted directly into the buffer. +Aligned if it is a table. Usage example: @samp{:results value raw}. +@end table + +@cindex @samp{wrap}, header argument +The @samp{wrap} header argument unconditionally marks the results block by +appending strings to @samp{#+BEGIN_} and @samp{#+END_}. If no string is +specified, Org wraps the results in a @samp{#+BEGIN_results} +@dots{} @samp{#+END_results} block. It takes precedent over the @samp{results} +value listed above. E.g., + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :results html :wrap EXPORT markdown +"<blink>Welcome back to the 90's</blink>" +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +#+BEGIN_EXPORT markdown +<blink>Welcome back to the 90's</blink> +#+END_EXPORT +@end example + +@anchor{Handling} +@subheading Handling + +Handling options after collecting the results. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{replace} +Default. Insert results in the Org buffer. Remove previous +results. Usage example: @samp{:results output replace}. + +@item @samp{silent} +Do not insert results in the Org mode buffer, but echo them in the +minibuffer. Usage example: @samp{:results output silent}. + +@item @samp{none} +Do not process results at all. No inserting in the Org mode buffer +nor echo them in the minibuffer. Usage example: @samp{:results none}. + +@item @samp{append} +Append results to the Org buffer. Latest results are at the bottom. +Does not remove previous results. Usage example: @samp{:results output + append}. + +@item @samp{prepend} +Prepend results to the Org buffer. Latest results are at the top. +Does not remove previous results. Usage example: @samp{:results output + prepend}. +@end table + +@anchor{Post-processing} +@subheading Post-processing + +@cindex @samp{post}, header argument +@cindex @samp{*this*}, in @samp{post} header argument +The @samp{post} header argument is for post-processing results from block +evaluation. When @samp{post} has any value, Org binds the results to +@code{*this*} variable for easy passing to @samp{var} header argument +specifications (see @ref{Environment of a Code Block}). That makes results +available to other code blocks, or even for direct Emacs Lisp code +execution. + +The following two examples illustrate @samp{post} header argument in +action. The first one shows how to attach an @samp{ATTR_LATEX} keyword +using @samp{post}. + +@example +#+NAME: attr_wrap +#+BEGIN_SRC sh :var data="" :var width="\\textwidth" :results output + echo "#+ATTR_LATEX: :width $width" + echo "$data" +#+END_SRC + +#+HEADER: :file /tmp/it.png +#+BEGIN_SRC dot :post attr_wrap(width="5cm", data=*this*) :results drawer + digraph@{ + a -> b; + b -> c; + c -> a; + @} +#+end_src + +#+RESULTS: +:RESULTS: +#+ATTR_LATEX :width 5cm +[[file:/tmp/it.png]] +:END: +@end example + +The second example shows use of @samp{colnames} header argument in @samp{post} +to pass data between code blocks. + +@example +#+NAME: round-tbl +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :var tbl="" fmt="%.3f" + (mapcar (lambda (row) + (mapcar (lambda (cell) + (if (numberp cell) + (format fmt cell) + cell)) + row)) + tbl) +#+end_src + +#+BEGIN_SRC R :colnames yes :post round-tbl[:colnames yes](*this*) + set.seed(42) + data.frame(foo=rnorm(1)) +#+END_SRC + +#+RESULTS: +| foo | +|-------| +| 1.371 | +@end example + +@node Exporting Code Blocks +@section Exporting Code Blocks + +@cindex code block, exporting +@cindex source code, exporting + +It is possible to export the @emph{code} of code blocks, the @emph{results} of +code block evaluation, @emph{both} the code and the results of code block +evaluation, or @emph{none}. Org defaults to exporting @emph{code} for most +languages. For some languages, such as ditaa, Org defaults to +@emph{results}. To export just the body of code blocks, see @ref{Literal Examples}. To selectively export sub-trees of an Org document, see +@ref{Exporting}. + +@cindex @samp{exports}, header argument +The @samp{exports} header argument is to specify if that part of the Org +file is exported to, say, HTML or @LaTeX{} formats. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{code} +The default. The body of code is included into the exported file. +Example: @samp{:exports code}. + +@item @samp{results} +The results of evaluation of the code is included in the exported +file. Example: @samp{:exports results}. + +@item @samp{both} +Both the code and results of evaluation are included in the exported +file. Example: @samp{:exports both}. + +@item @samp{none} +Neither the code nor the results of evaluation is included in the +exported file. Whether the code is evaluated at all depends on +other options. Example: @samp{:exports none}. +@end table + +@vindex org-export-use-babel +To stop Org from evaluating code blocks to speed exports, use the +header argument @samp{:eval never-export} (see @ref{Evaluating Code Blocks}). +To stop Org from evaluating code blocks for greater security, set the +@code{org-export-use-babel} variable to @code{nil}, but understand that header +arguments will have no effect. + +Turning off evaluation comes in handy when batch processing. For +example, markup languages for wikis, which have a high risk of +untrusted code. Stopping code block evaluation also stops evaluation +of all header arguments of the code block. This may not be desirable +in some circumstances. So during export, to allow evaluation of just +the header arguments but not any code evaluation in the source block, +set @samp{:eval never-export} (see @ref{Evaluating Code Blocks}). + +Org never evaluates code blocks in commented sub-trees when exporting +(see @ref{Comment Lines}). On the other hand, Org does evaluate code +blocks in sub-trees excluded from export (see @ref{Export Settings}). + +@node Extracting Source Code +@section Extracting Source Code + +@cindex tangling +@cindex source code, extracting +@cindex code block, extracting source code + +Extracting source code from code blocks is a basic task in literate +programming. Org has features to make this easy. In literate +programming parlance, documents on creation are @emph{woven} with code and +documentation, and on export, the code is tangled for execution by +a computer. Org facilitates weaving and tangling for producing, +maintaining, sharing, and exporting literate programming documents. +Org provides extensive customization options for extracting source +code. + +When Org tangles code blocks, it expands, merges, and transforms them. +Then Org recomposes them into one or more separate files, as +configured through the options. During this tangling process, Org +expands variables in the source code, and resolves any noweb style +references (see @ref{Noweb Reference Syntax}). + +@anchor{Header arguments} +@subheading Header arguments + +@cindex @samp{tangle}, header argument +The @samp{tangle} header argument specifies if the code block is exported +to source file(s). + +@table @asis +@item @samp{yes} +Export the code block to source file. The file name for the source +file is derived from the name of the Org file, and the file +extension is derived from the source code language identifier. +Example: @samp{:tangle yes}. + +@item @samp{no} +The default. Do not extract the code in a source code file. +Example: @samp{:tangle no}. + +@item @var{FILENAME} +Export the code block to source file whose file name is derived from +any string passed to the @samp{tangle} header argument. Org derives the +file name as being relative to the directory of the Org file's +location. Example: @samp{:tangle FILENAME}. +@end table + +@cindex @samp{mkdirp}, header argument +The @samp{mkdirp} header argument creates parent directories for tangled +files if the directory does not exist. A @samp{yes} value enables +directory creation whereas @samp{no} inhibits it. + +@cindex @samp{comments}, header argument +The @samp{comments} header argument controls inserting comments into +tangled files. These are above and beyond whatever comments may +already exist in the code block. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{no} +The default. Do not insert any extra comments during tangling. + +@item @samp{link} +Wrap the code block in comments. Include links pointing back to the +place in the Org file from where the code was tangled. + +@item @samp{yes} +Kept for backward compatibility; same as @samp{link}. + +@item @samp{org} +Nearest headline text from Org file is inserted as comment. The +exact text that is inserted is picked from the leading context of +the source block. + +@item @samp{both} +Includes both @samp{link} and @samp{org} options. + +@item @samp{noweb} +Includes @samp{link} option, expands noweb references (see @ref{Noweb Reference Syntax}), and wraps them in link comments inside the body +of the code block. +@end table + +@cindex @samp{padline}, header argument +The @samp{padline} header argument controls insertion of newlines to pad +source code in the tangled file. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{yes} +Default. Insert a newline before and after each code block in the +tangled file. + +@item @samp{no} +Do not insert newlines to pad the tangled code blocks. +@end table + +@cindex @samp{shebang}, header argument +The @samp{shebang} header argument can turn results into executable script +files. By setting it to a string value---for example, @samp{:shebang +"#!/bin/bash"}---Org inserts that string as the first line of the +tangled file that the code block is extracted to. Org then turns on +the tangled file's executable permission. + +@cindex @samp{tangle-mode}, header argument +The @samp{tangle-mode} header argument specifies what permissions to set +for tangled files by @code{set-file-modes}. For example, to make +a read-only tangled file, use @samp{:tangle-mode (identity #o444)}. To +make it executable, use @samp{:tangle-mode (identity #o755)}. It also +overrides executable permission granted by @samp{shebang}. When multiple +source code blocks tangle to a single file with different and +conflicting @samp{tangle-mode} header arguments, Org's behavior is +undefined. + +@cindex @samp{no-expand}, header argument +By default Org expands code blocks during tangling. The @samp{no-expand} +header argument turns off such expansions. Note that one side-effect +of expansion by @code{org-babel-expand-src-block} also assigns values (see +@ref{Environment of a Code Block}) to variables. Expansions also replace +noweb references with their targets (see @ref{Noweb Reference Syntax}). +Some of these expansions may cause premature assignment, hence this +option. This option makes a difference only for tangling. It has no +effect when exporting since code blocks for execution have to be +expanded anyway. + +@anchor{Functions} +@subheading Functions + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-babel-tangle} +@findex org-babel-tangle +@kindex C-c C-v t +Tangle the current file. Bound to @kbd{C-c C-v t}. + +With prefix argument only tangle the current code block. + +@item @code{org-babel-tangle-file} +@findex org-babel-tangle-file +@kindex C-c C-v f +Choose a file to tangle. Bound to @kbd{C-c C-v f}. +@end table + +@anchor{Tangle hooks} +@subheading Tangle hooks + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-babel-post-tangle-hook} +@vindex org-babel-post-tangle-hook +This hook is run from within code files tangled by +@code{org-babel-tangle}, making it suitable for post-processing, +compilation, and evaluation of code in the tangled files. +@end table + +@anchor{Jumping between code and Org} +@subheading Jumping between code and Org + +@findex org-babel-tangle-jump-to-org +Debuggers normally link errors and messages back to the source code. +But for tangled files, we want to link back to the Org file, not to +the tangled source file. To make this extra jump, Org uses +@code{org-babel-tangle-jump-to-org} function with two additional source +code block header arguments: + +@enumerate +@item +Set @samp{padline} to true---this is the default setting. +@item +Set @samp{comments} to @samp{link}, which makes Org insert links to the Org +file. +@end enumerate + +@node Languages +@section Languages + +@cindex babel, languages +@cindex source code, languages +@cindex code block, languages + +Code blocks in dozens of languages are supported. See Worg for +@uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/babel/languages/index.html, language specific documentation}. + +@vindex org-babel-load-languages +By default, only Emacs Lisp is enabled for evaluation. To enable or +disable other languages, customize the @code{org-babel-load-languages} +variable either through the Emacs customization interface, or by +adding code to the init file as shown next. + +In this example, evaluation is disabled for Emacs Lisp, and enabled +for R@. + +@lisp +(org-babel-do-load-languages + 'org-babel-load-languages + '((emacs-lisp . nil) + (R . t))) +@end lisp + +Note that this is not the only way to enable a language. Org also +enables languages when loaded with @code{require} statement. For example, +the following enables execution of Clojure code blocks: + +@lisp +(require 'ob-clojure) +@end lisp + +@node Editing Source Code +@section Editing Source Code + +@cindex code block, editing +@cindex source code, editing + +@kindex C-c ' +Use @kbd{C-c '} to edit the current code block. It opens a new +major mode edit buffer containing the body of the source code block, +ready for any edits. Use @kbd{C-c '} again to close the buffer +and return to the Org buffer. + +@kindex C-x C-s +@vindex org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay +@cindex auto-save, in code block editing +@kbd{C-x C-s} saves the buffer and updates the contents of the +Org buffer. Set @code{org-edit-src-auto-save-idle-delay} to save the base +buffer after a certain idle delay time. Set +@code{org-edit-src-turn-on-auto-save} to auto-save this buffer into +a separate file using Auto-save mode. + +While editing the source code in the major mode, the Org Src minor +mode remains active. It provides these customization variables as +described below. For even more variables, look in the customization +group @code{org-edit-structure}. + +@table @asis +@item @code{org-src-lang-modes} +@vindex org-src-lang-modes +If an Emacs major-mode named @code{<LANG>-mode} exists, where +@var{<LANG>} is the language identifier from code block's +header line, then the edit buffer uses that major mode. Use this +variable to arbitrarily map language identifiers to major modes. + +@item @code{org-src-window-setup} +@vindex org-src-window-setup +For specifying Emacs window arrangement when the new edit buffer is +created. + +@item @code{org-src-preserve-indentation} +@cindex indentation, in code blocks +@vindex org-src-preserve-indentation +Default is @code{nil}. Source code is indented. This indentation +applies during export or tangling, and depending on the context, may +alter leading spaces and tabs. When non-@code{nil}, source code is +aligned with the leftmost column. No lines are modified during +export or tangling, which is very useful for white-space sensitive +languages, such as Python. + +@item @code{org-src-ask-before-returning-to-edit-buffer} +@vindex org-src-ask-before-returning-to-edit-buffer +When @code{nil}, Org returns to the edit buffer without further prompts. +The default prompts for a confirmation. +@end table + +@vindex org-src-fontify-natively +@vindex org-src-block-faces +Set @code{org-src-fontify-natively} to non-@code{nil} to turn on native code +fontification in the @emph{Org} buffer. Fontification of code blocks can +give visual separation of text and code on the display page. To +further customize the appearance of @code{org-block} for specific +languages, customize @code{org-src-block-faces}. The following example +shades the background of regular blocks, and colors source blocks only +for Python and Emacs Lisp languages. + +@lisp +(require 'color) +(set-face-attribute 'org-block nil :background + (color-darken-name + (face-attribute 'default :background) 3)) + +(setq org-src-block-faces '(("emacs-lisp" (:background "#EEE2FF")) + ("python" (:background "#E5FFB8")))) +@end lisp + +@node Noweb Reference Syntax +@section Noweb Reference Syntax + +@cindex code block, noweb reference +@cindex syntax, noweb +@cindex source code, noweb reference + +@cindex @samp{noweb-ref}, header argument +Source code blocks can include references to other source code blocks, +using a noweb@footnote{For noweb literate programming details, see +@uref{http://www.cs.tufts.edu/~nr/noweb/}.} style syntax: + +@example +<<CODE-BLOCK-ID>> +@end example + + +@noindent +where @var{CODE-BLOCK-ID} refers to either the @samp{NAME} of a single +source code block, or a collection of one or more source code blocks +sharing the same @samp{noweb-ref} header argument (see @ref{Using Header Arguments}). Org can replace such references with the source code of +the block or blocks being referenced, or, in the case of a single +source code block named with @samp{NAME}, with the results of an evaluation +of that block. + +@cindex @samp{noweb}, header argument +The @samp{noweb} header argument controls expansion of noweb syntax +references. Expansions occur when source code blocks are evaluated, +tangled, or exported. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{no} +Default. No expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the +code when evaluating, tangling, or exporting. + +@item @samp{yes} +Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block +when evaluating, tangling, or exporting. + +@item @samp{tangle} +Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block +when tangling. No expansion when evaluating or exporting. + +@item @samp{no-export} +Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block +when evaluating or tangling. No expansion when exporting. + +@item @samp{strip-export} +Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block +when expanding prior to evaluating or tangling. Removes noweb +syntax references when exporting. + +@item @samp{eval} +Expansion of noweb syntax references in the body of the code block +only before evaluating. +@end table + +In the most simple case, the contents of a single source block is +inserted within other blocks. Thus, in following example, + +@example +#+NAME: initialization +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp + (setq sentence "Never a foot too far, even.") +#+END_SRC + +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes + <<initialization>> + (reverse sentence) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@noindent +the second code block is expanded as + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :noweb yes + (setq sentence "Never a foot too far, even.") + (reverse sentence) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +You may also include the contents of multiple blocks sharing a common +@samp{noweb-ref} header argument, which can be set at the file, sub-tree, +or code block level. In the example Org file shown next, the body of +the source code in each block is extracted for concatenation to a pure +code file when tangled. + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC sh :tangle yes :noweb yes :shebang #!/bin/sh + <<fullest-disk>> +#+END_SRC +* the mount point of the fullest disk + :PROPERTIES: + :header-args: :noweb-ref fullest-disk + :END: + +** query all mounted disks +#+BEGIN_SRC sh + df \ +#+END_SRC + +** strip the header row +#+BEGIN_SRC sh + |sed '1d' \ +#+END_SRC + +** output mount point of fullest disk +#+BEGIN_SRC sh + |awk '@{if (u < +$5) @{u = +$5; m = $6@}@} END @{print m@}' +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@cindex @samp{noweb-sep}, header argument +By default a newline separates each noweb reference concatenation. To +use a different separator, edit the @samp{noweb-sep} header argument. + +Alternatively, Org can include the results of evaluation of a single +code block rather than its body. Evaluation occurs when parentheses, +possibly including arguments, are appended to the code block name, as +shown below. + +@example +<<NAME(optional arguments)>> +@end example + + +Note that in this case, a code block name set by @samp{NAME} keyword is +required; the reference set by @samp{noweb-ref} will not work when +evaluation is desired. + +Here is an example that demonstrates how the exported content changes +when noweb style references are used with parentheses versus without. +Given: + +@example +#+NAME: some-code +#+BEGIN_SRC python :var num=0 :results output :exports none + print(num*10) +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@noindent +this code block: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC text :noweb yes + <<some-code>> +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@noindent +expands to: + +@example +print(num*10) +@end example + + +Below, a similar noweb style reference is used, but with parentheses, +while setting a variable @samp{num} to 10: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC text :noweb yes + <<some-code(num=10)>> +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@noindent +Note that the expansion now contains the results of the code block +@samp{some-code}, not the code block itself: + +@example +100 +@end example + + +Noweb insertions honor prefix characters that appear before the noweb +syntax reference. This behavior is illustrated in the following +example. Because the @samp{<<example>>} noweb reference appears behind the +SQL comment syntax, each line of the expanded noweb reference is +commented. With: + +@example +#+NAME: example +#+BEGIN_SRC text + this is the + multi-line body of example +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@noindent +this code block: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC sql :noweb yes + ---<<example>> +#+END_SRC +@end example + +@noindent +expands to: + +@example +#+BEGIN_SRC sql :noweb yes + ---this is the + ---multi-line body of example +#+END_SRC +@end example + +Since this change does not affect noweb replacement text without +newlines in them, inline noweb references are acceptable. + +This feature can also be used for management of indentation in +exported code snippets. With: + +@example +#+NAME: if-true +#+BEGIN_SRC python :exports none + print('do things when true') +#+end_src + +#+name: if-false +#+begin_src python :exports none + print('do things when false') +#+end_src +@end example + +@noindent +this code block: + +@example +#+begin_src python :noweb yes :results output + if true: + <<if-true>> + else: + <<if-false>> +#+end_src +@end example + +@noindent +expands to: + +@example +if true: + print('do things when true') +else: + print('do things when false') +@end example + +When in doubt about the outcome of a source code block expansion, you +can preview the results with the following command: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-v v} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-v} (@code{org-babel-expand-src-block}) +@findex org-babel-expand-src-block +@kindex C-c C-v v +@kindex C-c C-v C-v +Expand the current source code block according to its header +arguments and pop open the results in a preview buffer. +@end table + +@node Library of Babel +@section Library of Babel + +@cindex babel, library of +@cindex source code, library +@cindex code block, library + +The ``Library of Babel'' is a collection of code blocks. Like +a function library, these code blocks can be called from other Org +files. A collection of useful code blocks is available on @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/library-of-babel.html, Worg}. For +remote code block evaluation syntax, see @ref{Evaluating Code Blocks}. + +@kindex C-c C-v i +@findex org-babel-lob-ingest +For any user to add code to the library, first save the code in +regular code blocks of an Org file, and then load the Org file with +@code{org-babel-lob-ingest}, which is bound to @kbd{C-c C-v i}. + +@node Key bindings and Useful Functions +@section Key bindings and Useful Functions + +@cindex code block, key bindings + +Many common Org mode key sequences are re-bound depending on +the context. + +Active key bindings in code blocks: + +@kindex C-c C-c +@findex org-babel-execute-src-block +@kindex C-c C-o +@findex org-babel-open-src-block-result +@kindex M-UP +@findex org-babel-load-in-session +@kindex M-DOWN +@findex org-babel-pop-to-session +@multitable @columnfractions 0.2 0.55 +@headitem Key binding +@tab Function +@item @kbd{C-c C-c} +@tab @code{org-babel-execute-src-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-o} +@tab @code{org-babel-open-src-block-result} +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} +@tab @code{org-babel-load-in-session} +@item @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} +@tab @code{org-babel-pop-to-session} +@end multitable + +Active key bindings in Org mode buffer: + +@kindex C-c C-v p +@kindex C-c C-v C-p +@kindex C-c C-v n +@kindex C-c C-v C-n +@kindex C-c C-v e +@kindex C-c C-v C-e +@kindex C-c C-v o +@kindex C-c C-v C-o +@kindex C-c C-v v +@kindex C-c C-v C-v +@kindex C-c C-v u +@kindex C-c C-v C-u +@kindex C-c C-v g +@kindex C-c C-v C-g +@kindex C-c C-v r +@kindex C-c C-v C-r +@kindex C-c C-v b +@kindex C-c C-v C-b +@kindex C-c C-v s +@kindex C-c C-v C-s +@kindex C-c C-v d +@kindex C-c C-v C-d +@kindex C-c C-v t +@kindex C-c C-v C-t +@kindex C-c C-v f +@kindex C-c C-v C-f +@kindex C-c C-v c +@kindex C-c C-v C-c +@kindex C-c C-v j +@kindex C-c C-v C-j +@kindex C-c C-v l +@kindex C-c C-v C-l +@kindex C-c C-v i +@kindex C-c C-v C-i +@kindex C-c C-v I +@kindex C-c C-v C-I +@kindex C-c C-v z +@kindex C-c C-v C-z +@kindex C-c C-v a +@kindex C-c C-v C-a +@kindex C-c C-v h +@kindex C-c C-v C-h +@kindex C-c C-v x +@kindex C-c C-v C-x +@findex org-babel-previous-src-block +@findex org-babel-next-src-block +@findex org-babel-execute-maybe +@findex org-babel-open-src-block-result +@findex org-babel-expand-src-block +@findex org-babel-goto-src-block-head +@findex org-babel-goto-named-src-block +@findex org-babel-goto-named-result +@findex org-babel-execute-buffer +@findex org-babel-execute-subtree +@findex org-babel-demarcate-block +@findex org-babel-tangle +@findex org-babel-tangle-file +@findex org-babel-check-src-block +@findex org-babel-insert-header-arg +@findex org-babel-load-in-session +@findex org-babel-lob-ingest +@findex org-babel-view-src-block-info +@findex org-babel-switch-to-session-with-code +@findex org-babel-sha1-hash +@findex org-babel-describe-bindings +@findex org-babel-do-key-sequence-in-edit-buffer +@multitable @columnfractions 0.45 0.55 +@headitem Key binding +@tab Function +@item @kbd{C-c C-v p} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-p} +@tab @code{org-babel-previous-src-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v n} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-n} +@tab @code{org-babel-next-src-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v e} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-e} +@tab @code{org-babel-execute-maybe} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v o} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-o} +@tab @code{org-babel-open-src-block-result} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v v} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-v} +@tab @code{org-babel-expand-src-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v u} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-u} +@tab @code{org-babel-goto-src-block-head} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v g} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-g} +@tab @code{org-babel-goto-named-src-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v r} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-r} +@tab @code{org-babel-goto-named-result} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v b} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-b} +@tab @code{org-babel-execute-buffer} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v s} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-s} +@tab @code{org-babel-execute-subtree} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v d} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-d} +@tab @code{org-babel-demarcate-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v t} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-t} +@tab @code{org-babel-tangle} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v f} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-f} +@tab @code{org-babel-tangle-file} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v c} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-c} +@tab @code{org-babel-check-src-block} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v j} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-j} +@tab @code{org-babel-insert-header-arg} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v l} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-l} +@tab @code{org-babel-load-in-session} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v i} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-i} +@tab @code{org-babel-lob-ingest} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v I} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-I} +@tab @code{org-babel-view-src-block-info} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v z} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-z} +@tab @code{org-babel-switch-to-session-with-code} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v a} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-a} +@tab @code{org-babel-sha1-hash} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v h} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-h} +@tab @code{org-babel-describe-bindings} +@item @kbd{C-c C-v x} or @kbd{C-c C-v C-x} +@tab @code{org-babel-do-key-sequence-in-edit-buffer} +@end multitable + +@node Batch Execution +@section Batch Execution + +@cindex code block, batch execution +@cindex source code, batch execution + +Org mode features, including working with source code facilities can +be invoked from the command line. This enables building shell scripts +for batch processing, running automated system tasks, and expanding +Org mode's usefulness. + +The sample script shows batch processing of multiple files using +@code{org-babel-tangle}. + +@example +#!/bin/sh +# Tangle files with Org mode +# +emacs -Q --batch --eval " + (progn + (require 'ob-tangle) + (dolist (file command-line-args-left) + (with-current-buffer (find-file-noselect file) + (org-babel-tangle)))) + " "$@@" +@end example + +@node Miscellaneous +@chapter Miscellaneous + +@menu +* Completion:: @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} guesses completions. +* Structure Templates:: Quick insertion of structural elements. +* Speed Keys:: Electric commands at the beginning of a headline. +* Clean View:: Getting rid of leading stars in the outline. +* Execute commands in the active region:: Execute commands on multiple items in Org or agenda view. +* Dynamic Headline Numbering:: Display and update outline numbering. +* The Very Busy @kbd{C-c C-c} Key:: When in doubt, press @kbd{C-c C-c}. +* In-buffer Settings:: Overview of keywords. +* Regular Expressions:: Elisp regular expressions. +* Org Syntax:: Formal description of Org's syntax. +* Documentation Access:: Read documentation about current syntax. +* Escape Character:: Prevent Org from interpreting your writing. +* Code Evaluation Security:: Org files evaluate in-line code. +* Interaction:: With other Emacs packages. +* TTY Keys:: Using Org on a tty. +* Protocols:: External access to Emacs and Org. +* Org Crypt:: Encrypting Org files. +* Org Mobile:: Viewing and capture on a mobile device. +@end menu + +@node Completion +@section Completion + +@cindex completion, of @TeX{} symbols +@cindex completion, of TODO keywords +@cindex completion, of dictionary words +@cindex completion, of option keywords +@cindex completion, of tags +@cindex completion, of property keys +@cindex completion, of link abbreviations +@cindex @TeX{} symbol completion +@cindex TODO keywords completion +@cindex dictionary word completion +@cindex option keyword completion +@cindex tag completion +@cindex link abbreviations, completion of + +Org has in-buffer completions. Unlike minibuffer completions, which +are useful for quick command interactions, Org's in-buffer completions +are more suitable for content creation in Org documents. Type one or +more letters and invoke the hot key to complete the text in-place. +Depending on the context and the keys, Org offers different types of +completions. No minibuffer is involved. Such mode-specific hot keys +have become an integral part of Emacs and Org provides several +shortcuts. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} +@kindex M-TAB + +Complete word at point. + +@itemize +@item +At the beginning of an empty headline, complete TODO keywords. + +@item +After @samp{\}, complete @TeX{} symbols supported by the exporter. + +@item +After @samp{:} in a headline, complete tags. Org deduces the list of +tags from the @samp{TAGS} in-buffer option (see @ref{Setting Tags}), the +variable @code{org-tag-alist}, or from all tags used in the current +buffer. + +@item +After @samp{:} and not in a headline, complete property keys. The list +of keys is constructed dynamically from all keys used in the +current buffer. + +@item +After @samp{[[}, complete link abbreviations (see @ref{Link Abbreviations}). + +@item +After @samp{[[*}, complete headlines in the current buffer so that they +can be used in search links like: @samp{[[*find this headline]]} + +@item +After @samp{#+}, complete the special keywords like @samp{TYP_TODO} or +file-specific @samp{OPTIONS}. After option keyword is complete, +pressing @kbd{M-@key{TAB}} again inserts example settings for this +keyword. + +@item +After @samp{STARTUP} keyword, complete startup items. + +@item +When point is anywhere else, complete dictionary words using +Ispell. +@end itemize +@end table + +@node Structure Templates +@section Structure Templates + +@cindex template insertion +@cindex insertion, of templates + +With just a few keystrokes, it is possible to insert empty structural +blocks, such as @samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} @dots{} @samp{#+END_SRC}, or to wrap existing +text in such a block. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-,} (@code{org-insert-structure-template}) +@findex org-insert-structure-template +@kindex C-c C-, +Prompt for a type of block structure, and insert the block at point. +If the region is active, it is wrapped in the block. First prompts +the user for keys, which are used to look up a structure type from +the variable below. If the key is @kbd{@key{TAB}}, @kbd{@key{RET}}, +or @kbd{@key{SPC}}, the user is prompted to enter a block type. +@end table + +@vindex org-structure-template-alist +Available structure types are defined in +@code{org-structure-template-alist}, see the docstring for adding or +changing values. + +@cindex Tempo +@cindex template expansion +@cindex insertion, of templates +@vindex org-tempo-keywords-alist +Org Tempo expands snippets to structures defined in +@code{org-structure-template-alist} and @code{org-tempo-keywords-alist}. For +example, @kbd{< s @key{TAB}} creates a code block. Enable it by +customizing @code{org-modules} or add @samp{(require 'org-tempo)} to your Emacs +init file@footnote{For more information, please refer to the commentary section +in @samp{org-tempo.el}.}. + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.1 0.9 +@item @kbd{a} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_EXPORT ascii} @dots{} @samp{#+END_EXPORT} +@item @kbd{c} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_CENTER} @dots{} @samp{#+END_CENTER} +@item @kbd{C} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_COMMENT} @dots{} @samp{#+END_COMMENT} +@item @kbd{e} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_EXAMPLE} @dots{} @samp{#+END_EXAMPLE} +@item @kbd{E} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_EXPORT} @dots{} @samp{#+END_EXPORT} +@item @kbd{h} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_EXPORT html} @dots{} @samp{#+END_EXPORT} +@item @kbd{l} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_EXPORT latex} @dots{} @samp{#+END_EXPORT} +@item @kbd{q} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_QUOTE} @dots{} @samp{#+END_QUOTE} +@item @kbd{s} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_SRC} @dots{} @samp{#+END_SRC} +@item @kbd{v} +@tab @samp{#+BEGIN_VERSE} @dots{} @samp{#+END_VERSE} +@end multitable + +@node Speed Keys +@section Speed Keys + +@cindex speed keys + +Single keystrokes can execute custom commands in an Org file when +point is on a headline. Without the extra burden of a meta or +modifier key, Speed Keys can speed navigation or execute custom +commands. Besides faster navigation, Speed Keys may come in handy on +small mobile devices that do not have full keyboards. Speed Keys may +also work on TTY devices known for their problems when entering Emacs +key chords. + +@vindex org-use-speed-commands +By default, Org has Speed Keys disabled. To activate Speed Keys, set +the variable @code{org-use-speed-commands} to a non-@code{nil} value. To +trigger a Speed Key, point must be at the beginning of an Org +headline, before any of the stars. + +@vindex org-speed-commands +@findex org-speed-command-help +Org comes with a pre-defined list of Speed Keys. To add or modify +Speed Keys, customize the option @code{org-speed-commands}. For more +details, see the variable's docstring. With Speed Keys activated, +@kbd{M-x org-speed-command-help}, or @kbd{?} when point is at the +beginning of an Org headline, shows currently active Speed Keys, +including the user-defined ones. + +@node Clean View +@section A Cleaner Outline View + +@cindex hiding leading stars +@cindex dynamic indentation +@cindex odd-levels-only outlines +@cindex clean outline view + +Org's outline with stars and no indents can look cluttered for short +documents. For @emph{book-like} long documents, the effect is not as +noticeable. Org provides an alternate stars and indentation scheme, +as shown on the right in the following table. It displays only one +star and indents text to line up with the heading: + +@example +* Top level headline | * Top level headline +** Second level | * Second level +*** Third level | * Third level +some text | some text +*** Third level | * Third level +more text | more text +* Another top level headline | * Another top level headline +@end example + +Org can achieve this in two ways, (1) by just displaying the buffer in +this way without changing it, or (2) by actually indenting every line +in the desired amount with hard spaces and hiding leading stars. + +@menu +* Org Indent Mode:: +* Hard indentation:: +@end menu + +@node Org Indent Mode +@subsection Org Indent Mode + +@cindex Indent mode +@findex org-indent-mode +To display the buffer in the indented view, activate Org Indent minor +mode, using @kbd{M-x org-indent-mode}. Text lines that are not +headlines are prefixed with virtual spaces to vertically align with +the headline text@footnote{Org Indent mode also sets @code{wrap-prefix} correctly for +indenting and wrapping long lines of headlines or text. This minor +mode also handles Visual Line mode and directly applied settings +through @code{word-wrap}.}. + +@vindex org-indent-indentation-per-level +To make more horizontal space, the headlines are shifted by two +characters. Configure @code{org-indent-indentation-per-level} variable for +a different number. + +@vindex org-indent-mode-turns-on-hiding-stars +@vindex org-indent-mode-turns-off-org-adapt-indentation +By default, Org Indent mode turns off @code{org-adapt-indentation} and does +hide leading stars by locally setting @code{org-hide-leading-stars} to @code{t}: +only one star on each headline is visible, the rest are masked with +the same font color as the background. If you want to customize this +default behavior, see @code{org-indent-mode-turns-on-hiding-stars} and +@code{org-indent-mode-turns-off-org-adapt-indentation}. + +@vindex org-startup-indented +To globally turn on Org Indent mode for all files, customize the +variable @code{org-startup-indented}. To control it for individual files, +use @samp{STARTUP} keyword as follows: + +@example +#+STARTUP: indent +#+STARTUP: noindent +@end example + +@node Hard indentation +@subsection Hard indentation + +It is possible to use hard spaces to achieve the indentation instead, +if the bare ASCII file should have the indented look also outside +Emacs@footnote{This works, but requires extra effort. Org Indent mode is +more convenient for most applications.}. With Org's support, you have to indent all lines to +line up with the outline headers. You would use these +settings@footnote{@code{org-adapt-indentation} can also be set to @samp{'headline-data}, +in which case only data lines below the headline will be indented.}: + +@lisp +(setq org-adapt-indentation t + org-hide-leading-stars t + org-odd-levels-only t) +@end lisp + +@table @asis +@item @emph{Indentation of text below headlines} (@code{org-adapt-indentation}) +@vindex org-adapt-indentation +The first setting modifies paragraph filling, line wrapping, and +structure editing commands to preserving or adapting the indentation +as appropriate. + +@item @emph{Hiding leading stars} (@code{org-hide-leading-stars}) +@vindex org-hide-leading-stars +@vindex org-hide, face +The second setting makes leading stars invisible by applying the +face @code{org-hide} to them. For per-file preference, use these file +@samp{STARTUP} options: + +@example +#+STARTUP: hidestars +#+STARTUP: showstars +@end example + +@item @emph{Odd levels} (@code{org-odd-levels-only}) +@vindex org-odd-levels-only +The third setting makes Org use only odd levels, 1, 3, 5, @dots{}, in +the outline to create more indentation. On a per-file level, +control this with: + +@example +#+STARTUP: odd +#+STARTUP: oddeven +@end example + +To convert a file between single and double stars layouts, use +@kbd{M-x org-convert-to-odd-levels} and @kbd{M-x org-convert-to-oddeven-levels}. +@end table + +@node Execute commands in the active region +@section Execute commands in the active region + +@vindex org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region +When in an Org buffer and the region is active, some commands will +apply to all the subtrees in the active region. For example, hitting +@kbd{C-c C-s} when multiple headlines are within the active region will +successively prompt you for a new schedule date and time. To disable +this, set the option @code{org-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region} to +non-@code{t}, activate the region and run the command normally. + +@vindex org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region +@code{org-agenda-loop-over-headlines-in-active-region} is the equivalent +option of the agenda buffer, where you can also use @ref{Bulk remote editing selected entries, , bulk editing of +selected entries}. + +Not all commands can loop in the active region and what subtrees or +headlines are considered can be refined: see the docstrings of these +options for more details. + +@node Dynamic Headline Numbering +@section Dynamic Headline Numbering + +@cindex Org Num mode +@cindex number headlines +The Org Num minor mode, toggled with @kbd{M-x org-num-mode}, +displays outline numbering on top of headlines. It also updates it +automatically upon changes to the structure of the document. + +@vindex org-num-max-level +@vindex org-num-skip-tags +@vindex org-num-skip-commented +@vindex org-num-skip-unnumbered +By default, all headlines are numbered. You can limit numbering to +specific headlines according to their level, tags, @samp{COMMENT} keyword, +or @samp{UNNUMBERED} property. Set @code{org-num-max-level}, +@code{org-num-skip-tags}, @code{org-num-skip-commented}, +@code{org-num-skip-unnumbered}, or @code{org-num-skip-footnotes} accordingly. + +@vindex org-num-skip-footnotes +If @code{org-num-skip-footnotes} is non-@code{nil}, footnotes sections (see +@ref{Creating Footnotes}) are not numbered either. + +@vindex org-num-face +@vindex org-num-format-function +You can control how the numbering is displayed by setting +@code{org-num-face} and @code{org-num-format-function}. + +@vindex org-startup-numerated +You can also turn this mode globally for all Org files by setting the +option @code{org-startup-numerated} to @samp{t}, or locally on a file by using +@samp{#+startup: num}. + +@node The Very Busy @kbd{C-c C-c} Key +@section The Very Busy @kbd{C-c C-c} Key + +@kindex C-c C-c +@cindex @kbd{C-c C-c}, overview + +The @kbd{C-c C-c} key in Org serves many purposes depending on +the context. It is probably the most over-worked, multi-purpose key +combination in Org. Its uses are well documented throughout this +manual, but here is a consolidated list for easy reference. + +@itemize +@item +If column view (see @ref{Column View}) is on, exit column view. + +@item +If any highlights shown in the buffer from the creation of a sparse +tree, or from clock display, remove such highlights. + +@item +If point is in one of the special @samp{KEYWORD} lines, scan the buffer +for these lines and update the information. Also reset the Org file +cache used to temporary store the contents of URLs used as values +for keywords like @samp{SETUPFILE}. + +@item +If point is inside a table, realign the table. + +@item +If point is on a @samp{TBLFM} keyword, re-apply the formulas to the +entire table. + +@item +If the current buffer is a capture buffer, close the note and file +it. With a prefix argument, also jump to the target location after +saving the note. + +@item +If point is on a @samp{<<<target>>>}, update radio targets and +corresponding links in this buffer. + +@item +If point is on a property line or at the start or end of a property +drawer, offer property commands. + +@item +If point is at a footnote reference, go to the corresponding +definition, and @emph{vice versa}. + +@item +If point is on a statistics cookie, update it. + +@item +If point is in a plain list item with a checkbox, toggle the status +of the checkbox. + +@item +If point is on a numbered item in a plain list, renumber the ordered +list. + +@item +If point is on the @samp{#+BEGIN} line of a dynamic block, the block is +updated. + +@item +If point is at a timestamp, fix the day name in the timestamp. +@end itemize + +@node In-buffer Settings +@section Summary of In-Buffer Settings + +@cindex in-buffer settings +@cindex special keywords + +In-buffer settings start with @samp{#+}, followed by a keyword, a colon, +and then a word for each setting. Org accepts multiple settings on +the same line. Org also accepts multiple lines for a keyword. This +manual describes these settings throughout. A summary follows here. + +@cindex refresh set-up +@kbd{C-c C-c} activates any changes to the in-buffer settings. +Closing and reopening the Org file in Emacs also activates the +changes. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{#+ARCHIVE: %s_done::} +@cindex @samp{ARCHIVE}, keyword +@vindex org-archive-location +Sets the archive location of the agenda file. The corresponding +variable is @code{org-archive-location}. + +@item @samp{#+CATEGORY} +@cindex @samp{CATEGORY}, keyword +Sets the category of the agenda file, which applies to the entire +document. + +@item @samp{#+COLUMNS: %25ITEM ...} +@cindex @samp{COLUMNS}, property +Set the default format for columns view. This format applies when +columns view is invoked in locations where no @samp{COLUMNS} property +applies. + +@item @samp{#+CONSTANTS: name1=value1 ...} +@cindex @samp{CONSTANTS}, keyword +@vindex org-table-formula-constants +@vindex org-table-formula +Set file-local values for constants that table formulas can use. +This line sets the local variable +@code{org-table-formula-constants-local}. The global version of this +variable is @code{org-table-formula-constants}. + +@item @samp{#+FILETAGS: :tag1:tag2:tag3:} +@cindex @samp{FILETAGS}, keyword +Set tags that all entries in the file inherit from, including the +top-level entries. + +@item @samp{#+LINK: linkword replace} +@cindex @samp{LINK}, keyword +@vindex org-link-abbrev-alist +Each line specifies one abbreviation for one link. Use multiple +@samp{LINK} keywords for more, see @ref{Link Abbreviations}. The +corresponding variable is @code{org-link-abbrev-alist}. + +@item @samp{#+PRIORITIES: highest lowest default} +@cindex @samp{PRIORITIES}, keyword +@vindex org-priority-highest +@vindex org-priority-lowest +@vindex org-priority-default +This line sets the limits and the default for the priorities. All +three must be either letters A--Z or numbers 0--9. The highest +priority must have a lower ASCII number than the lowest priority. + +@item @samp{#+PROPERTY: Property_Name Value} +@cindex @samp{PROPERTY}, keyword +This line sets a default inheritance value for entries in the +current buffer, most useful for specifying the allowed values of +a property. + +@item @samp{#+SETUPFILE: file} +@cindex @samp{SETUPFILE}, keyword +The setup file or a URL pointing to such file is for additional +in-buffer settings. Org loads this file and parses it for any +settings in it only when Org opens the main file. If URL is +specified, the contents are downloaded and stored in a temporary +file cache. @kbd{C-c C-c} on the settings line parses and +loads the file, and also resets the temporary file cache. Org also +parses and loads the document during normal exporting process. Org +parses the contents of this document as if it was included in the +buffer. It can be another Org file. To visit the file---not +a URL---use @kbd{C-c '} while point is on the line with the +file name. + +@item @samp{#+STARTUP:} +@cindex @samp{STARTUP}, keyword +Startup options Org uses when first visiting a file. + +@vindex org-startup-folded +The first set of options deals with the initial visibility of the +outline tree. The corresponding variable for global default +settings is @code{org-startup-folded} with a default value of +@code{showeverything}. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{overview} +@tab Top-level headlines only. +@item @samp{content} +@tab All headlines. +@item @samp{showall} +@tab No folding on any entry. +@item @samp{show2levels} +@tab Headline levels 1-2. +@item @samp{show3levels} +@tab Headline levels 1-3. +@item @samp{show4levels} +@tab Headline levels 1-4. +@item @samp{show5levels} +@tab Headline levels 1-5. +@item @samp{showeverything} +@tab Show even drawer contents. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-startup-indented +Dynamic virtual indentation is controlled by the variable +@code{org-startup-indented}@footnote{Note that Org Indent mode also sets the @code{wrap-prefix} +property, such that Visual Line mode (or purely setting @code{word-wrap}) +wraps long lines, including headlines, correctly indented.}. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{indent} +@tab Start with Org Indent mode turned on. +@item @samp{noindent} +@tab Start with Org Indent mode turned off. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-startup-numerated +Dynamic virtual numeration of headlines is controlled by the variable +@code{org-startup-numerated}. + +@multitable {aaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{num} +@tab Start with Org num mode turned on. +@item @samp{nonum} +@tab Start with Org num mode turned off. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-startup-align-all-tables +Aligns tables consistently upon visiting a file. The +corresponding variable is @code{org-startup-align-all-tables} with +@code{nil} as default value. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{align} +@tab Align all tables. +@item @samp{noalign} +@tab Do not align tables on startup. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-startup-shrink-all-tables +Shrink table columns with a width cookie. The corresponding +variable is @code{org-startup-shrink-all-tables} with @code{nil} as +default value. + +@vindex org-startup-with-inline-images +When visiting a file, inline images can be automatically +displayed. The corresponding variable is +@code{org-startup-with-inline-images}, with a default value @code{nil} to +avoid delays when visiting a file. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{inlineimages} +@tab Show inline images. +@item @samp{noinlineimages} +@tab Do not show inline images on startup. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-log-done +@vindex org-log-note-clock-out +@vindex org-log-repeat +Logging the closing and reopening of TODO items and clock +intervals can be configured using these options (see variables +@code{org-log-done}, @code{org-log-note-clock-out}, and @code{org-log-repeat}). + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{logdone} +@tab Record a timestamp when an item is marked as done. +@item @samp{lognotedone} +@tab Record timestamp and a note when DONE@. +@item @samp{nologdone} +@tab Do not record when items are marked as done. +@item @samp{logrepeat} +@tab Record a time when reinstating a repeating item. +@item @samp{lognoterepeat} +@tab Record a note when reinstating a repeating item. +@item @samp{nologrepeat} +@tab Do not record when reinstating repeating item. +@item @samp{lognoteclock-out} +@tab Record a note when clocking out. +@item @samp{nolognoteclock-out} +@tab Do not record a note when clocking out. +@item @samp{logreschedule} +@tab Record a timestamp when scheduling time changes. +@item @samp{lognotereschedule} +@tab Record a note when scheduling time changes. +@item @samp{nologreschedule} +@tab Do not record when a scheduling date changes. +@item @samp{logredeadline} +@tab Record a timestamp when deadline changes. +@item @samp{lognoteredeadline} +@tab Record a note when deadline changes. +@item @samp{nologredeadline} +@tab Do not record when a deadline date changes. +@item @samp{logrefile} +@tab Record a timestamp when refiling. +@item @samp{lognoterefile} +@tab Record a note when refiling. +@item @samp{nologrefile} +@tab Do not record when refiling. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-hide-leading-stars +@vindex org-odd-levels-only +Here are the options for hiding leading stars in outline +headings, and for indenting outlines. The corresponding +variables are @code{org-hide-leading-stars} and +@code{org-odd-levels-only}, both with a default setting @code{nil} +(meaning @samp{showstars} and @samp{oddeven}). + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{hidestars} +@tab Make all but one of the stars starting a headline invisible. +@item @samp{showstars} +@tab Show all stars starting a headline. +@item @samp{indent} +@tab Virtual indentation according to outline level. +@item @samp{noindent} +@tab No virtual indentation according to outline level. +@item @samp{odd} +@tab Allow only odd outline levels (1, 3, @dots{}). +@item @samp{oddeven} +@tab Allow all outline levels. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-put-time-stamp-overlays +@vindex org-time-stamp-overlay-formats +To turn on custom format overlays over timestamps (variables +@code{org-put-time-stamp-overlays} and +@code{org-time-stamp-overlay-formats}), use: + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{customtime} +@tab Overlay custom time format. +@end multitable + +@vindex constants-unit-system +The following options influence the table spreadsheet (variable +@code{constants-unit-system}). + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{constcgs} +@tab @samp{constants.el} should use the c-g-s unit system. +@item @samp{constSI} +@tab @samp{constants.el} should use the SI unit system. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-footnote-define-inline +@vindex org-footnote-auto-label +@vindex org-footnote-auto-adjust +To influence footnote settings, use the following keywords. The +corresponding variables are @code{org-footnote-define-inline}, +@code{org-footnote-auto-label}, and @code{org-footnote-auto-adjust}. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{fninline} +@tab Define footnotes inline. +@item @samp{fnnoinline} +@tab Define footnotes in separate section. +@item @samp{fnlocal} +@tab Define footnotes near first reference, but not inline. +@item @samp{fnprompt} +@tab Prompt for footnote labels. +@item @samp{fnauto} +@tab Create @samp{[fn:1]}-like labels automatically (default). +@item @samp{fnconfirm} +@tab Offer automatic label for editing or confirmation. +@item @samp{fnadjust} +@tab Automatically renumber and sort footnotes. +@item @samp{nofnadjust} +@tab Do not renumber and sort automatically. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-hide-block-startup +To hide blocks on startup, use these keywords. The +corresponding variable is @code{org-hide-block-startup}. + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{hideblocks} +@tab Hide all begin/end blocks on startup. +@item @samp{nohideblocks} +@tab Do not hide blocks on startup. +@end multitable + +@vindex org-pretty-entities +The display of entities as UTF-8 characters is governed by the +variable @code{org-pretty-entities} and the keywords + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @samp{entitiespretty} +@tab Show entities as UTF-8 characters where possible. +@item @samp{entitiesplain} +@tab Leave entities plain. +@end multitable + +@item @samp{#+TAGS: TAG1(c1) TAG2(c2)} +@cindex @samp{TAGS}, keyword +@vindex org-tag-alist +These lines (several such lines are allowed) specify the valid tags +in this file, and (potentially) the corresponding @emph{fast tag +selection} keys. The corresponding variable is @code{org-tag-alist}. + +@item @samp{#+TODO:} +@itemx @samp{#+SEQ_TODO:} +@itemx @samp{#+TYP_TODO:} +@cindex @samp{SEQ_TODO}, keyword +@cindex @samp{TODO}, keyword +@cindex @samp{TYP_TODO}, keyword +@vindex org-todo-keywords +These lines set the TODO keywords and their interpretation in the +current file. The corresponding variable is @code{org-todo-keywords}. +@end table + +@node Regular Expressions +@section Regular Expressions + +@cindex regular expressions syntax +@cindex regular expressions, in searches + +Org, as an Emacs mode, makes use of Elisp regular expressions for +searching, matching and filtering. Elisp regular expressions have a +somewhat different syntax then some common standards. Most notably, +alternation is indicated using @samp{\|} and matching groups are denoted by +@samp{\(...\)}. For example the string @samp{home\|work} matches either @samp{home} +or @samp{work}. + +For more information, see @ref{Regexps,Regular Expressions in Emacs,,emacs,}. + +@node Org Syntax +@section Org Syntax + +A reference document providing a formal description of Org's syntax is +available as @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-syntax.html, a draft on Worg}, written and maintained by Nicolas +Goaziou. It defines Org's core internal concepts such as ``headlines'', +``sections'', ``affiliated keywords'', ``(greater) elements'' and ``objects''. +Each part of an Org document belongs to one of the previous +categories. + +To explore the abstract structure of an Org buffer, run this in +a buffer: + +@example +M-: (org-element-parse-buffer) <RET> +@end example + + +@noindent +It outputs a list containing the buffer's content represented as an +abstract structure. The export engine relies on the information +stored in this list. Most interactive commands---e.g., for structure +editing---also rely on the syntactic meaning of the surrounding +context. + +@cindex syntax checker +@cindex linter +@findex org-lint +You can probe the syntax of your documents with the command + +@example +M-x org-lint <RET> +@end example + + +@noindent +It runs a number of checks to find common mistakes. It then displays +their location in a dedicated buffer, along with a description and +a ``trust level'', since false-positive are possible. From there, you +can operate on the reports with the following keys: + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.22 0.78 +@item @kbd{C-j}, @kbd{@key{TAB}} +@tab Display the offending line +@item @kbd{@key{RET}} +@tab Move point to the offending line +@item @kbd{g} +@tab Check the document again +@item @kbd{h} +@tab Hide all reports from the same checker +@item @kbd{i} +@tab Also remove them from all subsequent checks +@item @kbd{S} +@tab Sort reports by the column at point +@end multitable + +@node Documentation Access +@section Context Dependent Documentation + +@cindex documentation +@cindex Info + +@findex org-info-find-node +@kindex C-c C-x I +@kbd{C-c C-x I} in an Org file tries to open a suitable section +of the Org manual depending on the syntax at point. For example, +using it on a headline displays ``Document Structure'' section. + +@kbd{q} closes the Info window. + +@node Escape Character +@section Escape Character + +@cindex escape character +@cindex zero width space +You may sometimes want to write text that looks like Org syntax, but +should really read as plain text. Org may use a specific escape +character in some situations, i.e., a backslash in macros (see @ref{Macro Replacement}) and links (see @ref{Link Format}), or a comma in source and +example blocks (see @ref{Literal Examples}). In the general case, however, +we suggest to use the zero width space. You can insert one with any +of the following: + +@example +C-x 8 <RET> zero width space <RET> +C-x 8 <RET> 200B <RET> +@end example + + +For example, in order to write @samp{[[1,2]]} as-is in your document, you +may write instead + +@example +[X[1,2]] +@end example + + +where @samp{X} denotes the zero width space character. + +@node Code Evaluation Security +@section Code Evaluation and Security Issues + +Unlike plain text, running code comes with risk. Each source code +block, in terms of risk, is equivalent to an executable file. Org +therefore puts a few confirmation prompts by default. This is to +alert the casual user from accidentally running untrusted code. + +For users who do not run code blocks or write code regularly, Org's +default settings should suffice. However, some users may want to +tweak the prompts for fewer interruptions. To weigh the risks of +automatic execution of code blocks, here are some details about code +evaluation. + +Org evaluates code in the following circumstances: + +@table @asis +@item @emph{Source code blocks} +Org evaluates source code blocks in an Org file during export. Org +also evaluates a source code block with the @kbd{C-c C-c} key +chord. Users exporting or running code blocks must load files only +from trusted sources. Be wary of customizing variables that remove +or alter default security measures. + +@defopt org-confirm-babel-evaluate +When @code{t}, Org prompts the user for confirmation before executing +each code block. When @code{nil}, Org executes code blocks without +prompting the user for confirmation. When this option is set to +a custom function, Org invokes the function with these two +arguments: the source code language and the body of the code block. +The custom function must return either a @code{t} or @code{nil}, which +determines if the user is prompted. Each source code language can +be handled separately through this function argument. +@end defopt + +For example, here is how to execute ditaa code blocks without +prompting: + +@lisp +(defun my-org-confirm-babel-evaluate (lang body) + (not (string= lang "ditaa"))) ;don't ask for ditaa +(setq org-confirm-babel-evaluate #'my-org-confirm-babel-evaluate) +@end lisp + +@item @emph{Following @samp{shell} and @samp{elisp} links} +Org has two link types that can directly evaluate code (see +@ref{External Links}). Because such code is not visible, these links +have a potential risk. Org therefore prompts the user when it +encounters such links. The customization variables are: + +@defopt org-link-shell-confirm-function +Function that prompts the user before executing a shell link. +@end defopt + +@defopt org-link-elisp-confirm-function +Function that prompts the user before executing an Emacs Lisp link. +@end defopt + +@item @emph{Formulas in tables} +Formulas in tables (see @ref{The Spreadsheet}) are code that is evaluated +either by the Calc interpreter, or by the Emacs Lisp interpreter. +@end table + +@node Interaction +@section Interaction with Other Packages + +@cindex packages, interaction with other + +Org's compatibility and the level of interaction with other Emacs +packages are documented here. + +@menu +* Cooperation:: Packages Org cooperates with. +* Conflicts:: Packages that lead to conflicts. +@end menu + +@node Cooperation +@subsection Packages that Org cooperates with + +@table @asis +@item @samp{calc.el} by Dave Gillespie +@cindex @file{calc.el} + +Org uses the Calc package for implementing spreadsheet functionality +in its tables (see @ref{The Spreadsheet}). Org also uses Calc for +embedded calculations. See @ref{Embedded Mode,GNU Emacs Calc Manual,,calc,}. + +@item @samp{constants.el} by Carsten Dominik +@cindex @file{constants.el} +@vindex org-table-formula-constants + +Org can use names for constants in formulas in tables. Org can also +use calculation suffixes for units, such as @samp{M} for @samp{Mega}. For +a standard collection of such constants, install the @samp{constants} +package. Install version 2.0 of this package, available at +@uref{http://www.astro.uva.nl/~dominik/Tools}. Org checks if the function +@code{constants-get} has been autoloaded. Installation instructions are +in the file @samp{constants.el}. + +@item @samp{cdlatex.el} by Carsten Dominik +@cindex @file{cdlatex.el} + +Org mode can make use of the CD@LaTeX{} package to efficiently enter +@LaTeX{} fragments into Org files. See @ref{CD@LaTeX{} mode}. + +@item @samp{imenu.el} by Ake Stenhoff and Lars Lindberg +@cindex @file{imenu.el} + +Imenu creates dynamic menus based on an index of items in a file. +Org mode supports Imenu menus. Enable it with a mode hook as +follows: + +@lisp +(add-hook 'org-mode-hook + (lambda () (imenu-add-to-menubar "Imenu"))) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-imenu-depth +By default the index is two levels deep---you can modify the +depth using the option @code{org-imenu-depth}. + +@item @samp{speedbar.el} by Eric@tie{}M@.@tie{}Ludlam +@cindex @file{speedbar.el} + +Speedbar package creates a special Emacs frame for displaying files +and index items in files. Org mode supports Speedbar; users can +drill into Org files directly from the Speedbar. The @kbd{<} +in the Speedbar frame tweaks the agenda commands to that file or to +a subtree. + +@item @samp{table.el} by Takaaki Ota +@cindex table editor, @file{table.el} +@cindex @file{table.el} + +Complex ASCII tables with automatic line wrapping, column- and +row-spanning, and alignment can be created using the Emacs table +package by Takaaki Ota. Org mode recognizes such tables and exports +them properly. @kbd{C-c '} to edit these tables in a special +buffer, much like Org's code blocks. Because of interference with +other Org mode functionality, Takaaki Ota tables cannot be edited +directly in the Org buffer. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c '} (@code{org-edit-special}) +@kindex C-c ' +@findex org-edit-special +Edit a @samp{table.el} table. Works when point is in a @samp{table.el} +table. + +@item @kbd{C-c ~} (@code{org-table-create-with-table.el}) +@kindex C-c ~ +@findex org-table-create-with-table.el +Insert a @samp{table.el} table. If there is already a table at point, +this command converts it between the @samp{table.el} format and the Org +mode format. See the documentation string of the command +@code{org-convert-table} for the restrictions under which this is +possible. +@end table +@end table + +@node Conflicts +@subsection Packages that conflict with Org mode + +@cindex shift-selection +@vindex org-support-shift-select +In Emacs, shift-selection combines motions of point with shift key to +enlarge regions. Emacs sets this mode by default. This conflicts +with Org's use of @kbd{S-<cursor>} commands to change timestamps, +TODO keywords, priorities, and item bullet types, etc. Since +@kbd{S-<cursor>} commands outside of specific contexts do not do +anything, Org offers the variable @code{org-support-shift-select} for +customization. Org mode accommodates shift selection by (i) making it +available outside of the special contexts where special commands +apply, and (ii) extending an existing active region even if point +moves across a special context. + +@table @asis +@item @samp{cua.el} by Kim@tie{}F@.@tie{}Storm +@cindex @file{cua.el} +@vindex org-replace-disputed-keys +Org key bindings conflict with @kbd{S-<cursor>} keys used by +CUA mode. For Org to relinquish these bindings to CUA mode, +configure the variable @code{org-replace-disputed-keys}. When set, Org +moves the following key bindings in Org files, and in the agenda +buffer---but not during date selection. + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.4 0.4 +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} @result{} @kbd{M-p} +@tab @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} @result{} @kbd{M-n} +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} @result{} @kbd{M--} +@tab @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} @result{} @kbd{M-+} +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{LEFT}} @result{} @kbd{M-S--} +@tab @kbd{C-S-@key{RIGHT}} @result{} @kbd{M-S-+} +@end multitable + +@vindex org-disputed-keys +Yes, these are unfortunately more difficult to remember. If you +want to have other replacement keys, look at the variable +@code{org-disputed-keys}. + +@item @samp{ecomplete.el} by Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen +@cindex @file{ecomplete.el} +Ecomplete provides ``electric'' address completion in address header +lines in message buffers. Sadly Orgtbl mode cuts Ecomplete's power +supply: no completion happens when Orgtbl mode is enabled in message +buffers while entering text in address header lines. If one wants +to use ecomplete one should @emph{not} follow the advice to automagically +turn on Orgtbl mode in message buffers (see @ref{Orgtbl Mode}), +but instead---after filling in the message headers---turn on Orgtbl +mode manually when needed in the messages body. + +@item @samp{filladapt.el} by Kyle Jones +@cindex @file{filladapt.el} +Org mode tries to do the right thing when filling paragraphs, list +items and other elements. Many users reported problems using both +@samp{filladapt.el} and Org mode, so a safe thing to do is to disable +filladapt like this: + +@lisp +(add-hook 'org-mode-hook 'turn-off-filladapt-mode) +@end lisp + +@item @samp{viper.el} by Michael Kifer +@cindex @file{viper.el} +@kindex C-c / + +Viper uses @kbd{C-c /} and therefore makes this key not access +the corresponding Org mode command @code{org-sparse-tree}. You need to +find another key for this command, or override the key in +@code{viper-vi-global-user-map} with + +@lisp +(define-key viper-vi-global-user-map "C-c /" 'org-sparse-tree) +@end lisp + +@item @samp{windmove.el} by Hovav Shacham +@cindex @file{windmove.el} + +This package also uses the @kbd{S-<cursor>} keys, so everything +written in the paragraph above about CUA mode also applies here. If +you want to make the windmove function active in locations where Org +mode does not have special functionality on @kbd{S-<cursor>}, +add this to your configuration: + +@lisp +;; Make windmove work in Org mode: +(add-hook 'org-shiftup-final-hook 'windmove-up) +(add-hook 'org-shiftleft-final-hook 'windmove-left) +(add-hook 'org-shiftdown-final-hook 'windmove-down) +(add-hook 'org-shiftright-final-hook 'windmove-right) +@end lisp + +@item @samp{yasnippet.el} +@cindex @file{yasnippet.el} +The way Org mode binds the @kbd{@key{TAB}} key (binding to @code{[tab]} +instead of @code{"\t"}) overrules YASnippet's access to this key. The +following code fixed this problem: + +@lisp +(add-hook 'org-mode-hook + (lambda () + (setq-local yas/trigger-key [tab]) + (define-key yas/keymap [tab] 'yas/next-field-or-maybe-expand))) +@end lisp + +The latest version of YASnippet does not play well with Org mode. +If the above code does not fix the conflict, start by defining +the following function: + +@lisp +(defun yas/org-very-safe-expand () + (let ((yas/fallback-behavior 'return-nil)) (yas/expand))) +@end lisp + +Then, tell Org mode to use that function: + +@lisp +(add-hook 'org-mode-hook + (lambda () + (make-variable-buffer-local 'yas/trigger-key) + (setq yas/trigger-key [tab]) + (add-to-list 'org-tab-first-hook 'yas/org-very-safe-expand) + (define-key yas/keymap [tab] 'yas/next-field))) +@end lisp +@end table + +@node TTY Keys +@section Using Org on a TTY + +@cindex tty key bindings + +Org provides alternative key bindings for TTY and modern mobile +devices that cannot perform movement commands on point and key +bindings with modifier keys. Some of these workarounds may be more +cumbersome than necessary. Users should look into customizing these +further based on their usage needs. For example, the normal +@kbd{S-<cursor>} for editing timestamp might be better with +@kbd{C-c .} chord. + +@multitable @columnfractions 0.2 0.28 0.15 0.21 +@headitem Default +@tab Alternative 1 +@tab Speed key +@tab Alternative 2 +@item @kbd{S-@key{TAB}} +@tab @kbd{C-u @key{TAB}} +@tab @kbd{C} +@tab +@item @kbd{M-@key{LEFT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x l} +@tab @kbd{l} +@tab @kbd{Esc @key{LEFT}} +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{LEFT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x L} +@tab @kbd{L} +@tab +@item @kbd{M-@key{RIGHT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x r} +@tab @kbd{r} +@tab @kbd{Esc @key{RIGHT}} +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RIGHT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x R} +@tab @kbd{R} +@tab +@item @kbd{M-@key{UP}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x u} +@tab +@tab @kbd{Esc @key{UP}} +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{UP}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x U} +@tab @kbd{U} +@tab +@item @kbd{M-@key{DOWN}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x d} +@tab +@tab @kbd{Esc @key{DOWN}} +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{DOWN}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x D} +@tab @kbd{D} +@tab +@item @kbd{S-@key{RET}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x c} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{M-@key{RET}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x m} +@tab +@tab @kbd{Esc @key{RET}} +@item @kbd{M-S-@key{RET}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x M} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{S-@key{LEFT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c @key{LEFT}} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{S-@key{RIGHT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c @key{RIGHT}} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{S-@key{UP}} +@tab @kbd{C-c @key{UP}} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{S-@key{DOWN}} +@tab @kbd{C-c @key{DOWN}} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{LEFT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x @key{LEFT}} +@tab +@tab +@item @kbd{C-S-@key{RIGHT}} +@tab @kbd{C-c C-x @key{RIGHT}} +@tab +@tab +@end multitable + +@node Protocols +@section Protocols for External Access + +@cindex protocols, for external access + +Org protocol is a tool to trigger custom actions in Emacs from +external applications. Any application that supports calling external +programs with an URL as argument may be used with this functionality. +For example, you can configure bookmarks in your web browser to send a +link to the current page to Org and create a note from it using +capture (see @ref{Capture}). You can also create a bookmark that tells +Emacs to open the local source file of a remote website you are +browsing. + +@cindex Org protocol, set-up +@cindex Installing Org protocol +In order to use Org protocol from an application, you need to register +@samp{org-protocol://} as a valid scheme-handler. External calls are +passed to Emacs through the @samp{emacsclient} command, so you also need to +ensure an Emacs server is running. More precisely, when the +application calls + +@example +emacsclient "org-protocol://PROTOCOL?key1=val1&key2=val2" +@end example + + +@noindent +Emacs calls the handler associated to @var{PROTOCOL} with +argument @samp{(:key1 val1 :key2 val2)}. + +@cindex protocol, new protocol +@cindex defining new protocols +Org protocol comes with three predefined protocols, detailed in the +following sections. Configure @code{org-protocol-protocol-alist} to define +your own. + +@menu +* The @code{store-link} protocol:: Store a link, push URL to kill-ring. +* The @code{capture} protocol:: Fill a buffer with external information. +* The @code{open-source} protocol:: Edit published contents. +@end menu + +@node The @code{store-link} protocol +@subsection The @code{store-link} protocol + +@cindex store-link protocol +@cindex protocol, store-link + +Using the @code{store-link} handler, you can copy links, to that they can +be inserted using @kbd{M-x org-insert-link} or yanking. More +precisely, the command + +@example +emacsclient "org-protocol://store-link?url=URL&title=TITLE" +@end example + + +@noindent +stores the following link: + +@example +[[URL][TITLE]] +@end example + + +In addition, @var{URL} is pushed on the kill-ring for yanking. +You need to encode @var{URL} and @var{TITLE} if they contain +slashes, and probably quote those for the shell. + +To use this feature from a browser, add a bookmark with an arbitrary +name, e.g., @samp{Org: store-link} and enter this as @emph{Location}: + +@example +javascript:location.href='org-protocol://store-link?' + + new URLSearchParams(@{url:location.href, title:document.title@}); +@end example + +Title is an optional parameter. Another expression was recommended earlier: + +@example +javascript:location.href='org-protocol://store-link?url='+ + encodeURIComponent(location.href); +@end example + +The latter form is compatible with older Org versions from 9.0 to 9.4. + +@node The @code{capture} protocol +@subsection The @code{capture} protocol + +@cindex capture protocol +@cindex protocol, capture + +Activating the ``capture'' handler pops up a @samp{Capture} buffer in Emacs, +using acapture template. + +@example +emacsclient "org-protocol://capture?template=X&url=URL&title=TITLE&body=BODY" +@end example + + +To use this feature, add a bookmark with an arbitrary name, e.g., +@samp{Org: capture}, and enter this as @samp{Location}: + +@example +javascript:location.href='org-protocol://capture?' + + new URLSearchParams(@{ + template: 'x', url: window.location.href, + title: document.title, body: window.getSelection()@}); +@end example + +You might have seen another expression: + +@example +javascript:location.href='org-protocol://capture?template=x'+ + '&url='+encodeURIComponent(window.location.href)+ + '&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)+ + '&body='+encodeURIComponent(window.getSelection()); +@end example + +It is a bit more cluttered than the former one, but it is compatible +with previous Org versions 9.0-9.4. In these versions encoding of +space as ``+'' character was not supported by URI decoder. + +@vindex org-protocol-default-template-key +The capture template to be used can be specified in the bookmark (like +@samp{X} above). If unspecified, the template key is set in the variable +@code{org-protocol-default-template-key}. The following template +placeholders are available: + +@example +%:link The URL +%:description The webpage title +%:annotation Equivalent to [[%:link][%:description]] +%i The selected text +@end example + +@node The @code{open-source} protocol +@subsection The @code{open-source} protocol + +@cindex open-source protocol +@cindex protocol, open-source + +The @code{open-source} handler is designed to help with editing local +sources when reading a document. To that effect, you can use +a bookmark with the following location: + +@example +javascript:location.href='org-protocol://open-source?&url='+ + encodeURIComponent(location.href) +@end example + +@vindex org-protocol-project-alist +The variable @code{org-protocol-project-alist} maps URLs to local file +names, by stripping URL parameters from the end and replacing the +@code{:base-url} with @code{:working-directory} and @code{:online-suffix} with +@code{:working-suffix}. For example, assuming you own a local copy of +@samp{https://orgmode.org/worg/} contents at @samp{/home/user/worg}, you can set +@code{org-protocol-project-alist} to the following + +@lisp +(setq org-protocol-project-alist + '(("Worg" + :base-url "https://orgmode.org/worg/" + :working-directory "/home/user/worg/" + :online-suffix ".html" + :working-suffix ".org"))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +If you are now browsing +@samp{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-protocol.html} and find +a typo or have an idea about how to enhance the documentation, simply +click the bookmark and start editing. + +@cindex rewritten URL in open-source protocol +@cindex protocol, open-source rewritten URL +However, such mapping may not always yield the desired results. +Suppose you maintain an online store located at @samp{https://example.com/}. +The local sources reside in @samp{/home/user/example/}. It is common +practice to serve all products in such a store through one file and +rewrite URLs that do not match an existing file on the server. That +way, a request to @samp{https://example.com/print/posters.html} might be +rewritten on the server to something like +@samp{https://example.com/shop/products.php/posters.html.php}. The +@code{open-source} handler probably cannot find a file named +@samp{/home/user/example/print/posters.html.php} and fails. + +Such an entry in @code{org-protocol-project-alist} may hold an additional +property @code{:rewrites}. This property is a list of cons cells, each of +which maps a regular expression to a path relative to the +@code{:working-directory}. + +Now map the URL to the path @samp{/home/user/example/products.php} by +adding @code{:rewrites} rules like this: + +@lisp +(setq org-protocol-project-alist + '(("example.com" + :base-url "https://example.com/" + :working-directory "/home/user/example/" + :online-suffix ".php" + :working-suffix ".php" + :rewrites (("example.com/print/" . "products.php") + ("example.com/$" . "index.php"))))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +Since @samp{example.com/$} is used as a regular expression, it maps +@samp{http://example.com/}, @samp{https://example.com}, +@samp{http://www.example.com/} and similar to +@samp{/home/user/example/index.php}. + +The @code{:rewrites} rules are searched as a last resort if and only if no +existing file name is matched. + +@cindex protocol, open-source, set-up mapping +@cindex mappings in open-source protocol +@findex org-protocol-create +@findex org-protocol-create-for-org +Two functions can help you filling @code{org-protocol-project-alist} with +valid contents: @code{org-protocol-create} and +@code{org-protocol-create-for-org}. The latter is of use if you're editing +an Org file that is part of a publishing project. + +@node Org Crypt +@section Org Crypt + +Org Crypt encrypts the text of an entry, but not the headline, or +properties. Behind the scene, it uses the @ref{Top,Emacs EasyPG Library,,epa,} to +encrypt and decrypt files, and EasyPG needs a correct @ref{Top,GnuPG,,gnupg,} setup. + +@vindex org-crypt-tag-matcher +Any text below a headline that has a @samp{crypt} tag is automatically +encrypted when the file is saved. To use a different tag, customize +the @code{org-crypt-tag-matcher} setting. + +Here is a suggestion for Org Crypt settings in Emacs init file: + +@lisp +(require 'org-crypt) +(org-crypt-use-before-save-magic) +(setq org-tags-exclude-from-inheritance '("crypt")) + +(setq org-crypt-key nil) +;; GPG key to use for encryption +;; Either the Key ID or set to nil to use symmetric encryption. + +(setq auto-save-default nil) +;; Auto-saving does not cooperate with org-crypt.el: so you need to +;; turn it off if you plan to use org-crypt.el quite often. Otherwise, +;; you'll get an (annoying) message each time you start Org. + +;; To turn it off only locally, you can insert this: +;; +;; # -*- buffer-auto-save-file-name: nil; -*- +@end lisp + +It's possible to use different keys for different headings by +specifying the respective key as property @samp{CRYPTKEY}, e.g.: + +@example +* Totally secret :crypt: + :PROPERTIES: + :CRYPTKEY: 0x0123456789012345678901234567890123456789 + :END: +@end example + +Excluding the @samp{crypt} tag from inheritance prevents already encrypted +text from being encrypted again. + +@node Org Mobile +@section Org Mobile + +@cindex smartphone + +Org Mobile is a protocol for synchronizing Org files between Emacs and +other applications, e.g., on mobile devices. It enables offline-views +and capture support for an Org mode system that is rooted on a ``real'' +computer. The external application can also record changes to +existing entries. + +This appendix describes Org's support for agenda view formats +compatible with Org Mobile. It also describes synchronizing changes, +such as to notes, between the mobile application and the computer. + +To change tags and TODO states in the mobile application, first +customize the variables @code{org-todo-keywords}, @code{org-tag-alist} and +@code{org-tag-persistent-alist}. These should cover all the important tags +and TODO keywords, even if Org files use only some of them. Though +the mobile application is expected to support in-buffer settings, it +is required to understand TODO states @emph{sets} (see @ref{Per-file keywords}) and @emph{mutually exclusive} tags (see @ref{Setting Tags}) only for those set in these variables. + +@menu +* Setting up the staging area:: For the mobile device. +* Pushing to the mobile application:: Uploading Org files and agendas. +* Pulling from the mobile application:: Integrating captured and flagged items. +@end menu + +@node Setting up the staging area +@subsection Setting up the staging area + +@vindex org-mobile-directory +The mobile application needs access to a file directory on +a server@footnote{For a server to host files, consider using a WebDAV server, +such as @uref{https://nextcloud.com, Nextcloud}. Additional help is at this @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-faq.html#mobileorg_webdav, FAQ entry}.} to interact with Emacs. Pass its location through +the @code{org-mobile-directory} variable. If you can mount that directory +locally just set the variable to point to that directory: + +@lisp +(setq org-mobile-directory "~/orgmobile/") +@end lisp + +Alternatively, by using TRAMP (see @ref{Top,TRAMP User Manual,,tramp,}), +@code{org-mobile-directory} may point to a remote directory accessible +through, for example, SSH, SCP, or DAVS: + +@lisp +(setq org-mobile-directory "/davs:user@@remote.host:/org/webdav/") +@end lisp + +@vindex org-mobile-encryption +With a public server, consider encrypting the files. Org also +requires OpenSSL installed on the local computer. To turn on +encryption, set the same password in the mobile application and in +Emacs. Set the password in the variable +@code{org-mobile-use-encryption}@footnote{If Emacs is configured for safe storing of passwords, then +configure the variable @code{org-mobile-encryption-password}; please read +the docstring of that variable.}. Note that even after the mobile +application encrypts the file contents, the file name remains visible +on the file systems of the local computer, the server, and the mobile +device. + +@node Pushing to the mobile application +@subsection Pushing to the mobile application + +@findex org-mobile-push +@vindex org-mobile-files +The command @code{org-mobile-push} copies files listed in +@code{org-mobile-files} into the staging area. Files include agenda files +(as listed in @code{org-agenda-files}). Customize @code{org-mobile-files} to +add other files. File names are staged with paths relative to +@code{org-directory}, so all files should be inside this directory@footnote{Symbolic links in @code{org-directory} need to have the same name +as their targets.}. + +Push creates a special Org file @samp{agendas.org} with custom agenda views +defined by the user@footnote{While creating the agendas, Org mode forces @samp{ID} properties +on all referenced entries, so that these entries can be uniquely +identified if Org Mobile flags them for further action. To avoid +setting properties configure the variable +@code{org-mobile-force-id-on-agenda-items} to @code{nil}. Org mode then relies +on outline paths, assuming they are unique.}. + +Finally, Org writes the file @samp{index.org}, containing links to other +files. The mobile application reads this file first from the server +to determine what other files to download for agendas. For faster +downloads, it is expected to only read files whose checksums@footnote{Checksums are stored automatically in the file +@samp{checksums.dat}.} +have changed. + +@node Pulling from the mobile application +@subsection Pulling from the mobile application + +@findex org-mobile-pull +The command @code{org-mobile-pull} synchronizes changes with the server. +More specifically, it first pulls the Org files for viewing. It then +appends captured entries and pointers to flagged or changed entries to +the file @samp{mobileorg.org} on the server. Org ultimately integrates its +data in an inbox file format, through the following steps: + +@enumerate +@item +@vindex org-mobile-inbox-for-pull +Org moves all entries found in @samp{mobileorg.org}@footnote{The file will be empty after this operation.} and appends +them to the file pointed to by the variable +@code{org-mobile-inbox-for-pull}. It should reside neither in the +staging area nor on the server. Each captured entry and each +editing event is a top-level entry in the inbox file. + +@item +@cindex @samp{FLAGGED}, tag +After moving the entries, Org processes changes to the shared +files. Some of them are applied directly and without user +interaction. Examples include changes to tags, TODO state, +headline and body text. Entries requiring further action are +tagged as @samp{FLAGGED}. Org marks entries with problems with an error +message in the inbox. They have to be resolved manually. + +@item +Org generates an agenda view for flagged entries for user +intervention to clean up. For notes stored in flagged entries, Org +displays them in the echo area when point is on the corresponding +agenda item. + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{?} +Pressing @kbd{?} displays the entire flagged note in another +window. Org also pushes it to the kill ring. To store flagged +note as a normal note, use @kbd{? z C-y C-c C-c}. Pressing +@kbd{?} twice does these things: first it removes the +@samp{FLAGGED} tag; second, it removes the flagged note from the +property drawer; third, it signals that manual editing of the +flagged entry is now finished. +@end table +@end enumerate + +@kindex ? @r{(Agenda dispatcher)} +From the agenda dispatcher, @kbd{?} returns to the view to finish +processing flagged entries. Note that these entries may not be the +most recent since the mobile application searches files that were last +pulled. To get an updated agenda view with changes since the last +pull, pull again. + +@node Hacking +@appendix Hacking + +@cindex hacking + +This appendix describes some ways a user can extend the functionality +of Org. + +@menu +* Hooks:: How to reach into Org's internals. +* Add-on Packages:: Available extensions. +* Adding Hyperlink Types:: New custom link types. +* Adding Export Back-ends:: How to write new export back-ends. +* Tables in Arbitrary Syntax:: Orgtbl for LaTeX and other programs. +* Dynamic Blocks:: Automatically filled blocks. +* Special Agenda Views:: Customized views. +* Speeding Up Your Agendas:: Tips on how to speed up your agendas. +* Extracting Agenda Information:: Post-processing agenda information. +* Using the Property API:: Writing programs that use entry properties. +* Using the Mapping API:: Mapping over all or selected entries. +@end menu + +@node Hooks +@appendixsec Hooks + +@cindex hooks + +Org has a large number of hook variables for adding functionality. +This appendix illustrates using a few. A complete list of hooks with +documentation is maintained by the Worg project at +@uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/doc.html#hooks}. + +@node Add-on Packages +@appendixsec Add-on Packages + +@cindex add-on packages + +Various authors wrote a large number of add-on packages for Org. Some +of these packages used to be part of the @samp{org-mode} repository but are +now hosted in a separate @samp{org-contrib} repository +@uref{https://git.sr.ht/~bzg/org-contrib, here}. A Worg page with more +information is at: @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/}. + +@node Adding Hyperlink Types +@appendixsec Adding Hyperlink Types + +@cindex hyperlinks, adding new types + +Org has many built-in hyperlink types (see @ref{Hyperlinks}), and an +interface for adding new link types. The following example shows the +process of adding Org links to Unix man pages, which look like this + +@example +[[man:printf][The printf manual]] +@end example + + +@noindent +The following @samp{ol-man.el} file implements it + +@lisp +;;; ol-man.el - Support for links to man pages in Org mode +(require 'ol) + +(org-link-set-parameters "man" + :follow #'org-man-open + :export #'org-man-export + :store #'org-man-store-link) + +(defcustom org-man-command 'man + "The Emacs command to be used to display a man page." + :group 'org-link + :type '(choice (const man) (const woman))) + +(defun org-man-open (path _) + "Visit the manpage on PATH. +PATH should be a topic that can be thrown at the man command." + (funcall org-man-command path)) + +(defun org-man-store-link () + "Store a link to a man page." + (when (memq major-mode '(Man-mode woman-mode)) + ;; This is a man page, we do make this link. + (let* ((page (org-man-get-page-name)) + (link (concat "man:" page)) + (description (format "Man page for %s" page))) + (org-link-store-props + :type "man" + :link link + :description description)))) + +(defun org-man-get-page-name () + "Extract the page name from the buffer name." + ;; This works for both `Man-mode' and `woman-mode'. + (if (string-match " \\(\\S-+\\)\\*" (buffer-name)) + (match-string 1 (buffer-name)) + (error "Cannot create link to this man page"))) + +(defun org-man-export (link description format _) + "Export a man page link from Org files." + (let ((path (format "http://man.he.net/?topic=%s§ion=all" link)) + (desc (or description link))) + (pcase format + (`html (format "<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"%s\">%s</a>" path desc)) + (`latex (format "\\href@{%s@}@{%s@}" path desc)) + (`texinfo (format "@@uref@{%s,%s@}" path desc)) + (`ascii (format "%s (%s)" desc path)) + (t path)))) + +(provide ol-man) +;;; ol-man.el ends here +@end lisp + +@noindent +To activate links to man pages in Org, enter this in the Emacs init +file: + +@lisp +(require 'ol-man) +@end lisp + +@noindent +A review of @samp{ol-man.el}: + +@enumerate +@item +First, @samp{(require 'ol)} ensures that @samp{ol.el} is loaded. + +@item +@findex org-link-set-parameters +@vindex org-link-parameters +Then @code{org-link-set-parameters} defines a new link type with @samp{man} +prefix and associates functions for following, exporting and +storing such links. See the variable @code{org-link-parameters} for +a complete list of possible associations. + +@item +The rest of the file implements necessary variables and functions. + +For example, @code{org-man-store-link} is responsible for storing a link +when @code{org-store-link} (see @ref{Handling Links}) is called from a buffer +displaying a man page. It first checks if the major mode is +appropriate. If check fails, the function returns @code{nil}, which +means it isn't responsible for creating a link to the current +buffer. Otherwise the function makes a link string by combining +the @samp{man:} prefix with the man topic. It also provides a default +description. The function @code{org-insert-link} can insert it back +into an Org buffer later on. +@end enumerate + +@node Adding Export Back-ends +@appendixsec Adding Export Back-ends + +@cindex Export, writing back-ends + +Org's export engine makes it easy for writing new back-ends. The +framework on which the engine was built makes it easy to derive new +back-ends from existing ones. + +@findex org-export-define-backend +@findex org-export-define-derived-backend +The two main entry points to the export engine are: +@code{org-export-define-backend} and @code{org-export-define-derived-backend}. +To grok these functions, see @samp{ox-latex.el} for an example of defining +a new back-end from scratch, and @samp{ox-beamer.el} for an example of +deriving from an existing engine. + +For creating a new back-end from scratch, first set its name as +a symbol in an alist consisting of elements and export functions. To +make the back-end visible to the export dispatcher, set @code{:menu-entry} +keyword. For export options specific to this back-end, set the +@code{:options-alist}. + +For creating a new back-end from an existing one, set +@code{:translate-alist} to an alist of export functions. This alist +replaces the parent back-end functions. + +For complete documentation, see @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/dev/org-export-reference.html, the Org Export Reference on Worg}. + +@node Tables in Arbitrary Syntax +@appendixsec Tables in Arbitrary Syntax + +@cindex tables, in other modes +@cindex lists, in other modes +@cindex Orgtbl mode + +Due to Org's success in handling tables with Orgtbl, a frequently +requested feature is the use of Org's table functions in other modes, +e.g., @LaTeX{}. This would be hard to do in a general way without +complicated customization nightmares. Moreover, that would take Org +away from its simplicity roots that Orgtbl has proven. There is, +however, an alternate approach to accomplishing the same. + +This approach involves implementing a custom @emph{translate} function that +operates on a native Org @emph{source table} to produce a table in another +format. This strategy would keep the excellently working Orgtbl +simple and isolate complications, if any, confined to the translate +function. To add more alien table formats, we just add more translate +functions. Also the burden of developing custom translate functions +for new table formats is in the hands of those who know those formats +best. + +@menu +* Radio tables:: Sending and receiving radio tables. +* A @LaTeX{} example:: Step by step, almost a tutorial. +* Translator functions:: Copy and modify. +@end menu + +@node Radio tables +@appendixsubsec Radio tables + +@cindex radio tables + +Radio tables are target locations for translated tables that are not near +their source. Org finds the target location and inserts the translated +table. + +The key to finding the target location is the magic words @samp{BEGIN/END +RECEIVE ORGTBL}. They have to appear as comments in the current mode. +If the mode is C, then: + +@example +/* BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL table_name */ +/* END RECEIVE ORGTBL table_name */ +@end example + +At the location of source, Org needs a special line to direct Orgtbl +to translate and to find the target for inserting the translated +table. For example: + +@cindex @samp{ORGTBL}, keyword +@example +#+ORGTBL: SEND table_name translation_function arguments ... +@end example + + +@noindent +@samp{table_name} is the table's reference name, which is also used in the +receiver lines, and the @samp{translation_function} is the Lisp function +that translates. This line, in addition, may also contain alternating +key and value arguments at the end. The translation function gets +these values as a property list. A few standard parameters are +already recognized and acted upon before the translation function is +called: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:skip N} +Skip the first N lines of the table. Hlines do count; include them +if they are to be skipped. + +@item @samp{:skipcols (n1 n2 ...)} +List of columns to be skipped. First Org automatically discards +columns with calculation marks and then sends the table to the +translator function, which then skips columns as specified in +@samp{skipcols}. +@end table + +To keep the source table intact in the buffer without being disturbed +when the source file is compiled or otherwise being worked on, use one +of these strategies: + +@itemize +@item +Place the table in a block comment. For example, in C mode you +could wrap the table between @samp{/*} and @samp{*/} lines. + +@item +Put the table after an ``end'' statement. For example @code{\bye} in @TeX{} +and @code{\end@{document@}} in @LaTeX{}. + +@item +Comment and un-comment each line of the table during edits. The +@kbd{M-x orgtbl-toggle-comment} command makes toggling easy. +@end itemize + +@node A @LaTeX{} example +@appendixsubsec A @LaTeX{} example of radio tables + +@cindex @LaTeX{}, and Orgtbl mode + +To wrap a source table in @LaTeX{}, use the @samp{comment} environment +provided by @samp{comment.sty}@footnote{@uref{https://www.ctan.org/pkg/comment}}. To activate it, put +@code{\usepackage@{comment@}} in the document header. Orgtbl mode inserts +a radio table skeleton@footnote{By default this works only for @LaTeX{}, HTML, and Texinfo. +Configure the variable @code{orgtbl-radio-table-templates} to install +templates for other modes.} with the command @kbd{M-x orgtbl-insert-radio-table}, which prompts for a table name. For +example, if @samp{salesfigures} is the name, the template inserts: + +@example +% BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures +% END RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures +\begin@{comment@} +#+ORGTBL: SEND salesfigures orgtbl-to-latex +| | | +\end@{comment@} +@end example + +@vindex LaTeX-verbatim-environments +@noindent +The line @samp{#+ORGTBL: SEND} tells Orgtbl mode to use the function +@code{orgtbl-to-latex} to convert the table to @LaTeX{} format, then insert +the table at the target (receive) location named @samp{salesfigures}. Now +the table is ready for data entry. It can even use spreadsheet +features@footnote{If the @samp{TBLFM} keyword contains an odd number of dollar +characters, this may cause problems with Font Lock in @LaTeX{} mode. As +shown in the example you can fix this by adding an extra line inside +the @samp{comment} environment that is used to balance the dollar +expressions. If you are using AUC@TeX{} with the font-latex library, +a much better solution is to add the @samp{comment} environment to the +variable @code{LaTeX-verbatim-environments}.}: + +@example +% BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures +% END RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures +\begin@{comment@} +#+ORGTBL: SEND salesfigures orgtbl-to-latex +| Month | Days | Nr sold | per day | +|-------+------+---------+---------| +| Jan | 23 | 55 | 2.4 | +| Feb | 21 | 16 | 0.8 | +| March | 22 | 278 | 12.6 | +#+TBLFM: $4=$3/$2;%.1f +% $ (optional extra dollar to keep Font Lock happy, see footnote) +\end@{comment@} +@end example + +After editing, @kbd{C-c C-c} inserts the translated table at the +target location, between the two marker lines. + +For hand-made custom tables, note that the translator needs to skip +the first two lines of the source table. Also the command has to +@emph{splice} out the target table without the header and footer. + +@example +\begin@{tabular@}@{lrrr@} +Month & \multicolumn@{1@}@{c@}@{Days@} & Nr.\ sold & per day\\ +% BEGIN RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures +% END RECEIVE ORGTBL salesfigures +\end@{tabular@} +% +\begin@{comment@} +#+ORGTBL: SEND salesfigures orgtbl-to-latex :splice t :skip 2 +| Month | Days | Nr sold | per day | +|-------+------+---------+---------| +| Jan | 23 | 55 | 2.4 | +| Feb | 21 | 16 | 0.8 | +| March | 22 | 278 | 12.6 | +#+TBLFM: $4=$3/$2;%.1f +\end@{comment@} +@end example + +The @LaTeX{} translator function @code{orgtbl-to-latex} is already part of +Orgtbl mode and uses a @samp{tabular} environment to typeset the table and +marks horizontal lines with @code{\hline}. For additional parameters to +control output, see @ref{Translator functions}: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{:splice BOOLEAN} +When @{@{@{var(BOOLEAN@}@}@} is non-@code{nil}, return only table body lines; +i.e., not wrapped in @samp{tabular} environment. Default is @code{nil}. + +@item @samp{:fmt FMT} +Format string to warp each field. It should contain @samp{%s} for the +original field value. For example, to wrap each field value in +dollar symbol, you could use @samp{:fmt "$%s$"}. Format can also wrap +a property list with column numbers and formats, for example @samp{:fmt + (2 "$%s$" 4 "%s\\%%")}. In place of a string, a function of one +argument can be used; the function must return a formatted string. + +@item @samp{:efmt EFMT} +Format numbers as exponentials. The spec should have @samp{%s} twice for +inserting mantissa and exponent, for example @samp{"%s\\times10^@{%s@}"}. This +may also be a property list with column numbers and formats, for +example @samp{:efmt (2 "$%s\\times10^@{%s@}$" 4 "$%s\\cdot10^@{%s@}$")}. After +@var{EFMT} has been applied to a value, @var{FMT}---see +above---is also applied. Functions with two arguments can be +supplied instead of strings. By default, no special formatting is +applied. +@end table + +@node Translator functions +@appendixsubsec Translator functions + +@cindex HTML, and Orgtbl mode +@cindex translator function + +@findex orgtbl-to-csv +@findex orgtbl-to-tsv +@findex orgtbl-to-latex +@findex orgtbl-to-html +@findex orgtbl-to-texinfo +@findex orgtbl-to-unicode +@findex orgtbl-to-orgtbl +@findex orgtbl-to-generic +Orgtbl mode has built-in translator functions: @code{orgtbl-to-csv} +(comma-separated values), @code{orgtbl-to-tsv} (TAB-separated values), +@code{orgtbl-to-latex}, @code{orgtbl-to-html}, @code{orgtbl-to-texinfo}, +@code{orgtbl-to-unicode} and @code{orgtbl-to-orgtbl}. They use the generic +translator, @code{orgtbl-to-generic}, which delegates translations to +various export back-ends. + +Properties passed to the function through the @samp{ORGTBL SEND} line take +precedence over properties defined inside the function. For example, +this overrides the default @LaTeX{} line endings, @code{\\}, with @code{\\[2mm]}: + +@example +#+ORGTBL: SEND test orgtbl-to-latex :lend " \\\\[2mm]" +@end example + + +For a new language translator, define a converter function. It can be +a generic function, such as shown in this example. It marks +a beginning and ending of a table with @samp{!BTBL!} and @samp{!ETBL!}; +a beginning and ending of lines with @samp{!BL!} and @samp{!EL!}; and uses a TAB +for a field separator: + +@lisp +(defun orgtbl-to-language (table params) + "Convert the orgtbl-mode TABLE to language." + (orgtbl-to-generic + table + (org-combine-plists + '(:tstart "!BTBL!" :tend "!ETBL!" :lstart "!BL!" :lend "!EL!" :sep "\t") + params))) +@end lisp + +@noindent +The documentation for the @code{orgtbl-to-generic} function shows +a complete list of parameters, each of which can be passed through to +@code{orgtbl-to-latex}, @code{orgtbl-to-texinfo}, and any other function using +that generic function. + +For complicated translations the generic translator function could be +replaced by a custom translator function. Such a custom function must +take two arguments and return a single string containing the formatted +table. The first argument is the table whose lines are a list of +fields or the symbol @code{hline}. The second argument is the property +list consisting of parameters specified in the @samp{#+ORGTBL: SEND} line. +Please share your translator functions by posting them to the Org +users mailing list, at @email{emacs-orgmode@@gnu.org}. + +@node Dynamic Blocks +@appendixsec Dynamic Blocks + +@cindex dynamic blocks + +Org supports @emph{dynamic blocks} in Org documents. They are inserted +with begin and end markers like any other code block, but the contents +are updated automatically by a user function. + +@kindex C-c C-x x +@findex org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock +You can insert a dynamic block with @code{org-dynamic-block-insert-dblock}, +which is bound to @kbd{C-c C-x x} by default. For example, +@kbd{C-c C-x x c l o c k t a b l e @key{RET}} inserts a table that +updates the work time (see @ref{Clocking Work Time}). + +Dynamic blocks can have names and function parameters. The syntax is +similar to source code block specifications: + +@example +#+BEGIN: myblock :parameter1 value1 :parameter2 value2 ... + ... +#+END: +@end example + +These commands update dynamic blocks: + +@table @asis +@item @kbd{C-c C-x C-u} (@code{org-dblock-update}) +@kindex C-c C-x C-u +@findex org-dblock-update +Update dynamic block at point. + +@item @kbd{C-u C-c C-x C-u} +@kindex C-u C-c C-x C-u +Update all dynamic blocks in the current file. +@end table + +Before updating a dynamic block, Org removes content between the +@samp{BEGIN} and @samp{END} markers. Org then reads the parameters on the +@samp{BEGIN} line for passing to the writer function as a plist. The +previous content of the dynamic block becomes erased from the buffer +and appended to the plist under @code{:content}. + +The syntax for naming a writer function with a dynamic block labeled +@samp{myblock} is: @code{org-dblock-write:myblock}. + +The following is an example of a dynamic block and a block writer function +that updates the time when the function was last run: + +@example +#+BEGIN: block-update-time :format "on %m/%d/%Y at %H:%M" + ... +#+END: +@end example + +@noindent +The dynamic block's writer function: + +@lisp +(defun org-dblock-write:block-update-time (params) + (let ((fmt (or (plist-get params :format) "%d. %m. %Y"))) + (insert "Last block update at: " + (format-time-string fmt)))) +@end lisp + +To keep dynamic blocks up-to-date in an Org file, use the function, +@code{org-update-all-dblocks} in hook, such as @code{before-save-hook}. The +@code{org-update-all-dblocks} function does not run if the file is not in +Org mode. + +@findex org-narrow-to-block +Dynamic blocks, like any other block, can be narrowed with +@code{org-narrow-to-block}. + +@node Special Agenda Views +@appendixsec Special Agenda Views + +@cindex agenda views, user-defined + +@vindex org-agenda-skip-function +@vindex org-agenda-skip-function-global +Org provides a special hook to further limit items in agenda views: +@code{agenda}, @code{agenda*}@footnote{The @code{agenda*} view is the same as @code{agenda} except that it +only considers @emph{appointments}, i.e., scheduled and deadline items that +have a time specification @samp{[h]h:mm} in their time-stamps.}, @code{todo}, @code{alltodo}, @code{tags}, @code{tags-todo}, +@code{tags-tree}. Specify a custom function that tests inclusion of every +matched item in the view. This function can also skip as much as is +needed. + +For a global condition applicable to agenda views, use the +@code{org-agenda-skip-function-global} variable. Org uses a global +condition with @code{org-agenda-skip-function} for custom searching. + +This example defines a function for a custom view showing TODO items +with @samp{waiting} status. Manually this is a multi-step search process, +but with a custom view, this can be automated as follows: + +The custom function searches the subtree for the @samp{waiting} tag and +returns @code{nil} on match. Otherwise it gives the location from where +the search continues. + +@lisp +(defun my-skip-unless-waiting () + "Skip trees that are not waiting" + (let ((subtree-end (save-excursion (org-end-of-subtree t)))) + (if (re-search-forward ":waiting:" subtree-end t) + nil ; tag found, do not skip + subtree-end))) ; tag not found, continue after end of subtree +@end lisp + +To use this custom function in a custom agenda command: + +@lisp +(org-add-agenda-custom-command + '("b" todo "PROJECT" + ((org-agenda-skip-function 'my-skip-unless-waiting) + (org-agenda-overriding-header "Projects waiting for something: ")))) +@end lisp + +@vindex org-agenda-overriding-header +Note that this also binds @code{org-agenda-overriding-header} to a more +meaningful string suitable for the agenda view. + +@vindex org-odd-levels-only +@vindex org-agenda-skip-function +Search for entries with a limit set on levels for the custom search. +This is a general approach to creating custom searches in Org. To +include all levels, use @samp{LEVEL>0}@footnote{Note that, for @code{org-odd-levels-only}, a level number +corresponds to order in the hierarchy, not to the number of stars.}. Then to selectively pick +the matched entries, use @code{org-agenda-skip-function}, which also +accepts Lisp forms, such as @code{org-agenda-skip-entry-if} and +@code{org-agenda-skip-subtree-if}. For example: + +@table @asis +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'scheduled)} +Skip current entry if it has been scheduled. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'notscheduled)} +Skip current entry if it has not been scheduled. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'deadline)} +Skip current entry if it has a deadline. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'scheduled 'deadline)} +Skip current entry if it has a deadline, or if it is scheduled. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'todo '("TODO" "WAITING"))} +Skip current entry if the TODO keyword is TODO or WAITING@. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'todo 'done)} +Skip current entry if the TODO keyword marks a DONE state. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'timestamp)} +Skip current entry if it has any timestamp, may also be deadline or +scheduled. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'regexp "regular expression")} +Skip current entry if the regular expression matches in the entry. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-entry-if 'notregexp "regular expression")} +Skip current entry unless the regular expression matches. + +@item @samp{(org-agenda-skip-subtree-if 'regexp "regular expression")} +Same as above, but check and skip the entire subtree. +@end table + +The following is an example of a search for @samp{waiting} without the +special function: + +@lisp +(org-add-agenda-custom-command + '("b" todo "PROJECT" + ((org-agenda-skip-function '(org-agenda-skip-subtree-if + 'regexp ":waiting:")) + (org-agenda-overriding-header "Projects waiting for something: ")))) +@end lisp + +@node Speeding Up Your Agendas +@appendixsec Speeding Up Your Agendas + +@cindex agenda views, optimization + +Some agenda commands slow down when the Org files grow in size or +number. Here are tips to speed up: + +@itemize +@item +Reduce the number of Org agenda files to avoid slowdowns due to hard drive +accesses. + +@item +Reduce the number of DONE and archived headlines so agenda +operations that skip over these can finish faster. + +@item +Do not dim blocked tasks: +@vindex org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-dim-blocked-tasks nil) +@end lisp + +@item +Stop preparing agenda buffers on startup: +@vindex org-startup-folded +@vindex org-agenda-inhibit-startup + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-inhibit-startup t) +@end lisp + +@item +Disable tag inheritance for agendas: +@vindex org-agenda-show-inherited-tags +@vindex org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance + +@lisp +(setq org-agenda-use-tag-inheritance nil) +@end lisp +@end itemize + +These options can be applied to selected agenda views. For more +details about generation of agenda views, see the docstrings for the +relevant variables, and this @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/agenda-optimization.html, dedicated Worg page} for agenda +optimization. + +@node Extracting Agenda Information +@appendixsec Extracting Agenda Information + +@cindex agenda, pipe +@cindex scripts, for agenda processing + +Org provides commands to access agendas through Emacs batch mode. +Through this command-line interface, agendas are automated for further +processing or printing. + +@vindex org-agenda-custom-commands +@findex org-batch-agenda +@code{org-batch-agenda} creates an agenda view in ASCII and outputs to +standard output. This command takes one string parameter. When +string consists of a single character, Org uses it as a key to +@code{org-agenda-custom-commands}. These are the same ones available +through the agenda dispatcher (see @ref{Agenda Dispatcher}). + +This example command line directly prints the TODO list to the printer: + +@example +emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -eval '(org-batch-agenda "t")' | lpr +@end example + + +When the string parameter length is two or more characters, Org +matches it with tags/TODO strings. For example, this example command +line prints items tagged with @samp{shop}, but excludes items tagged with +@samp{NewYork}: + +@example +emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs \ + -eval '(org-batch-agenda "+shop-NewYork")' | lpr +@end example + +@noindent +An example showing on-the-fly parameter modifications: + +@example +emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs \ + -eval '(org-batch-agenda "a" \ + org-agenda-span (quote month) \ + org-agenda-include-diary nil \ + org-agenda-files (quote ("~/org/project.org")))' \ + | lpr +@end example + +@noindent +which produces an agenda for the next 30 days from just the +@samp{~/org/projects.org} file. + +@findex org-batch-agenda-csv +For structured processing of agenda output, use @code{org-batch-agenda-csv} +with the following fields: + +@table @asis +@item category +The category of the item +@item head +The headline, without TODO keyword, TAGS and PRIORITY +@item type +The type of the agenda entry, can be + +@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa} +@item @code{todo} +@tab selected in TODO match +@item @code{tagsmatch} +@tab selected in tags match +@item @code{diary} +@tab imported from diary +@item @code{deadline} +@tab a deadline +@item @code{scheduled} +@tab scheduled +@item @code{timestamp} +@tab appointment, selected by timestamp +@item @code{closed} +@tab entry was closed on date +@item @code{upcoming-deadline} +@tab warning about nearing deadline +@item @code{past-scheduled} +@tab forwarded scheduled item +@item @code{block} +@tab entry has date block including date +@end multitable + +@item todo +The TODO keyword, if any +@item tags +All tags including inherited ones, separated by colons +@item date +The relevant date, like @samp{2007-2-14} +@item time +The time, like @samp{15:00-16:50} +@item extra +String with extra planning info +@item priority-l +The priority letter if any was given +@item priority-n +The computed numerical priority +@end table + +If the selection of the agenda item was based on a timestamp, +including those items with @samp{DEADLINE} and @samp{SCHEDULED} keywords, then +Org includes date and time in the output. + +If the selection of the agenda item was based on a timestamp (or +deadline/scheduled), then Org includes date and time in the output. + +Here is an example of a post-processing script in Perl. It takes the +CSV output from Emacs and prints with a checkbox: + +@example +#!/usr/bin/perl + +# define the Emacs command to run +$cmd = "emacs -batch -l ~/.emacs -eval '(org-batch-agenda-csv \"t\")'"; + +# run it and capture the output +$agenda = qx@{$cmd 2>/dev/null@}; + +# loop over all lines +foreach $line (split(/\n/,$agenda)) @{ + # get the individual values + ($category,$head,$type,$todo,$tags,$date,$time,$extra, + $priority_l,$priority_n) = split(/,/,$line); + # process and print + print "[ ] $head\n"; +@} +@end example + +@node Using the Property API +@appendixsec Using the Property API + +@cindex API, for properties +@cindex properties, API + +Here is a description of the functions that can be used to work with +properties. + +@defun org-entry-properties &optional pom which +Get all properties of the entry at point-or-marker @var{POM}. +This includes the TODO keyword, the tags, time strings for deadline, +scheduled, and clocking, and any additional properties defined in the +entry. The return value is an alist. Keys may occur multiple times +if the property key was used several times. @var{POM} may also +be @code{nil}, in which case the current entry is used. If +@var{WHICH} is @code{nil} or @code{all}, get all properties. If +@var{WHICH} is @code{special} or @code{standard}, only get that subclass. +@end defun + +@vindex org-use-property-inheritance +@findex org-insert-property-drawer +@defun org-entry-get pom property &optional inherit +Get value of @var{PROPERTY} for entry at point-or-marker +@var{POM}. By default, this only looks at properties defined +locally in the entry. If @var{INHERIT} is non-@code{nil} and the +entry does not have the property, then also check higher levels of the +hierarchy. If @var{INHERIT} is the symbol @code{selective}, use +inheritance if and only if the setting of +@code{org-use-property-inheritance} selects @var{PROPERTY} for +inheritance. +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-delete pom property +Delete the property @var{PROPERTY} from entry at point-or-marker +@var{POM}. +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-put pom property value +Set @var{PROPERTY} to @var{VALUES} for entry at +point-or-marker POM@. +@end defun + +@defun org-buffer-property-keys &optional include-specials +Get all property keys in the current buffer. +@end defun + +@defun org-insert-property-drawer +Insert a property drawer for the current entry. Also +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-put-multivalued-property pom property &rest values +Set @var{PROPERTY} at point-or-marker @var{POM} to +@var{VALUES}. @var{VALUES} should be a list of strings. +They are concatenated, with spaces as separators. +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-get-multivalued-property pom property +Treat the value of the property @var{PROPERTY} as +a whitespace-separated list of values and return the values as a list +of strings. +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-add-to-multivalued-property pom property value +Treat the value of the property @var{PROPERTY} as +a whitespace-separated list of values and make sure that +@var{VALUE} is in this list. +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-remove-from-multivalued-property pom property value +Treat the value of the property @var{PROPERTY} as +a whitespace-separated list of values and make sure that +@var{VALUE} is @emph{not} in this list. +@end defun + +@defun org-entry-member-in-multivalued-property pom property value +Treat the value of the property @var{PROPERTY} as +a whitespace-separated list of values and check if @var{VALUE} is +in this list. +@end defun + +@defopt org-property-allowed-value-functions +Hook for functions supplying allowed values for a specific property. +The functions must take a single argument, the name of the property, +and return a flat list of allowed values. If @samp{:ETC} is one of the +values, use the values as completion help, but allow also other values +to be entered. The functions must return @code{nil} if they are not +responsible for this property. +@end defopt + +@node Using the Mapping API +@appendixsec Using the Mapping API + +@cindex API, for mapping +@cindex mapping entries, API + +Org has sophisticated mapping capabilities to find all entries +satisfying certain criteria. Internally, this functionality is used +to produce agenda views, but there is also an API that can be used to +execute arbitrary functions for each or selected entries. The main +entry point for this API is: + +@defun org-map-entries func &optional match scope &rest skip +Call @var{FUNC} at each headline selected by @var{MATCH} in +@var{SCOPE}. + +@var{FUNC} is a function or a Lisp form. With point positioned +at the beginning of the headline, call the function without arguments. +Org returns an alist of return values of calls to the function. + +To avoid preserving point, Org wraps the call to @var{FUNC} in +@code{save-excursion} form. After evaluation, Org moves point to the end +of the line that was just processed. Search continues from that point +forward. This may not always work as expected under some conditions, +such as if the current sub-tree was removed by a previous archiving +operation. In such rare circumstances, Org skips the next entry +entirely when it should not. To stop Org from such skips, make +@var{FUNC} set the variable @code{org-map-continue-from} to a specific +buffer position. + +@var{MATCH} is a tags/property/TODO match. Org iterates only +matched headlines. Org iterates over all headlines when +@var{MATCH} is @code{nil} or @code{t}. + +@var{SCOPE} determines the scope of this command. It can be any +of: + +@table @asis +@item @code{nil} +The current buffer, respecting the restriction, if any. + +@item @code{tree} +The subtree started with the entry at point. + +@item @code{region} +The entries within the active region, if any. + +@item @code{file} +The current buffer, without restriction. + +@item @code{file-with-archives} +The current buffer, and any archives associated with it. + +@item @code{agenda} +All agenda files. + +@item @code{agenda-with-archives} +All agenda files with any archive files associated with them. + +@item list of filenames +If this is a list, all files in the list are scanned. +@end table + +@noindent +The remaining arguments are treated as settings for the scanner's +skipping facilities. Valid arguments are: + +@table @asis +@item @code{archive} +Skip trees with the @samp{ARCHIVE} tag. + +@item @code{comment} +Skip trees with the COMMENT keyword. + +@item function or Lisp form +@vindex org-agenda-skip-function +Used as value for @code{org-agenda-skip-function}, so whenever the +function returns @code{t}, @var{FUNC} is called for that entry and +search continues from the point where the function leaves it. +@end table +@end defun + +The mapping routine can call any arbitrary function, even functions +that change meta data or query the property API (see @ref{Using the Property API}). Here are some handy functions: + +@defun org-todo &optional arg +Change the TODO state of the entry. See the docstring of the +functions for the many possible values for the argument +@var{ARG}. +@end defun + +@defun org-priority &optional action +Change the priority of the entry. See the docstring of this function +for the possible values for @var{ACTION}. +@end defun + +@defun org-toggle-tag tag &optional onoff +Toggle the tag @var{TAG} in the current entry. Setting +@var{ONOFF} to either @code{on} or @code{off} does not toggle tag, but +ensure that it is either on or off. +@end defun + +@defun org-promote +Promote the current entry. +@end defun + +@defun org-demote +Demote the current entry. +@end defun + +This example turns all entries tagged with @samp{TOMORROW} into TODO +entries with keyword @samp{UPCOMING}. Org ignores entries in comment trees +and archive trees. + +@lisp +(org-map-entries '(org-todo "UPCOMING") + "+TOMORROW" 'file 'archive 'comment) +@end lisp + +The following example counts the number of entries with TODO keyword +@samp{WAITING}, in all agenda files. + +@lisp +(length (org-map-entries t "/+WAITING" 'agenda)) +@end lisp + +@node History and Acknowledgments +@appendix History and Acknowledgments + + + +@anchor{From Carsten} +@appendixsec From Carsten + +Org was born in 2003, out of frustration over the user interface of +the Emacs Outline mode. I was trying to organize my notes and +projects, and using Emacs seemed to be the natural way to go. +However, having to remember eleven different commands with two or +three keys per command, only to hide and show parts of the outline +tree, that seemed entirely unacceptable to me. Also, when using +outlines to take notes, I constantly wanted to restructure the tree, +organizing it parallel to my thoughts and plans. @emph{Visibility cycling} +and @emph{structure editing} were originally implemented in the package +@samp{outline-magic.el}, but quickly moved to the more general @samp{org.el}. +As this environment became comfortable for project planning, the next +step was adding @emph{TODO entries}, basic @emph{timestamps}, and @emph{table +support}. These areas highlighted the two main goals that Org still +has today: to be a new, outline-based, plain text mode with innovative +and intuitive editing features, and to incorporate project planning +functionality directly into a notes file. + +Since the first release, literally thousands of emails to me or to the +@email{emacs-orgmode@@gnu.org, mailing list} have provided a constant stream of bug reports, feedback, +new ideas, and sometimes patches and add-on code. Many thanks to +everyone who has helped to improve this package. I am trying to keep +here a list of the people who had significant influence in shaping one +or more aspects of Org. The list may not be complete, if I have +forgotten someone, please accept my apologies and let me know. + +Before I get to this list, a few special mentions are in order: + +@table @asis +@item Bastien Guerry +Bastien has written a large number of extensions to Org (most of +them integrated into the core by now), including the @LaTeX{} exporter +and the plain list parser. His support during the early days was +central to the success of this project. Bastien also invented Worg, +helped establishing the Web presence of Org, and sponsored hosting +costs for the orgmode.org website. Bastien stepped in as maintainer +of Org between 2011 and 2013, at a time when I desperately needed +a break. + +@item Eric Schulte and Dan Davison +Eric and Dan are jointly responsible for the Org Babel system, which +turns Org into a multi-language environment for evaluating code and +doing literate programming and reproducible research. This has +become one of Org's killer features that define what Org is today. + +@item John Wiegley +John has contributed a number of great ideas and patches directly to +Org, including the attachment system (@samp{org-attach.el}), integration +with Apple Mail (@samp{org-mac-message.el}), hierarchical dependencies of +TODO items, habit tracking (@samp{org-habits.el}), and encryption +(@samp{org-crypt.el}). Also, the capture system is really an extended +copy of his great @samp{remember.el}. + +@item Sebastian Rose +Without Sebastian, the HTML/XHTML publishing of Org would be the +pitiful work of an ignorant amateur. Sebastian has pushed this part +of Org onto a much higher level. He also wrote @samp{org-info.js}, +a JavaScript program for displaying webpages derived from Org using +an Info-like or a folding interface with single-key navigation. +@end table + +See below for the full list of contributions! Again, please let me +know what I am missing here! + +@anchor{From Bastien} +@appendixsec From Bastien + +I (Bastien) have been maintaining Org between 2011 and 2013. This +appendix would not be complete without adding a few more +acknowledgments and thanks. + +I am first grateful to Carsten for his trust while handing me over the +maintainership of Org. His unremitting support is what really helped +me getting more confident over time, with both the community and the +code. + +When I took over maintainership, I knew I would have to make Org more +collaborative than ever, as I would have to rely on people that are +more knowledgeable than I am on many parts of the code. Here is +a list of the persons I could rely on, they should really be +considered co-maintainers, either of the code or the community: + +@table @asis +@item Eric Schulte +Eric is maintaining the Babel parts of Org. His reactivity here +kept me away from worrying about possible bugs here and let me focus +on other parts. + +@item Nicolas Goaziou +Nicolas is maintaining the consistency of the deepest parts of Org. +His work on @samp{org-element.el} and @samp{ox.el} has been outstanding, and +it opened the doors for many new ideas and features. He rewrote +many of the old exporters to use the new export engine, and helped +with documenting this major change. More importantly (if that's +possible), he has been more than reliable during all the work done +for Org 8.0, and always very reactive on the mailing list. + +@item Achim Gratz +Achim rewrote the building process of Org, turning some @emph{ad hoc} +tools into a flexible and conceptually clean process. He patiently +coped with the many hiccups that such a change can create for users. + +@item Nick Dokos +The Org mode mailing list would not be such a nice place without +Nick, who patiently helped users so many times. It is impossible to +overestimate such a great help, and the list would not be so active +without him. +@end table + +I received support from so many users that it is clearly impossible to +be fair when shortlisting a few of them, but Org's history would not +be complete if the ones above were not mentioned in this manual. + +@anchor{List of Contributions} +@appendixsec List of Contributions + +@itemize +@item +Russell Adams came up with the idea for drawers. + +@item +Thomas Baumann wrote @samp{ol-bbdb.el} and @samp{ol-mhe.el}. + +@item +Christophe Bataillon created the great unicorn logo that we use on +the Org mode website. + +@item +Alex Bochannek provided a patch for rounding timestamps. + +@item +Jan Böcker wrote @samp{ol-docview.el}. + +@item +Brad Bozarth showed how to pull RSS feed data into Org files. + +@item +Tom Breton wrote @samp{org-choose.el}. + +@item +Charles Cave's suggestion sparked the implementation of templates +for Remember, which are now templates for capture. + +@item +Timothy E Chapman worked on a complete overhaul of the orgmode.org +website in 2020 and helped fixing various bugs. + +@item +Pavel Chalmoviansky influenced the agenda treatment of items with +specified time. + +@item +Gregory Chernov patched support for Lisp forms into table +calculations and improved XEmacs compatibility, in particular by +porting @samp{nouline.el} to XEmacs. + +@item +Sacha Chua suggested copying some linking code from Planner. + +@item +Baoqiu Cui contributed the DocBook exporter. + +@item +Eddward DeVilla proposed and tested checkbox statistics. He also +came up with the idea of properties, and that there should be an API +for them. + +@item +Nick Dokos tracked down several nasty bugs. + +@item +Kees Dullemond used to edit projects lists directly in HTML and so +inspired some of the early development, including HTML export. He +also asked for a way to narrow wide table columns. + +@item +Thomas@tie{}S@.@tie{}Dye contributed documentation on Worg and helped +integrating the Org Babel documentation into the manual. + +@item +Christian Egli converted the documentation into Texinfo format, +inspired the agenda, patched CSS formatting into the HTML exporter, +and wrote @samp{org-taskjuggler.el}. + +@item +David Emery provided a patch for custom CSS support in exported HTML +agendas. + +@item +Nic Ferrier contributed mailcap and XOXO support. + +@item +Miguel@tie{}A@.@tie{}Figueroa-Villanueva implemented hierarchical checkboxes. + +@item +John Foerch figured out how to make incremental search show context +around a match in a hidden outline tree. + +@item +Raimar Finken wrote @samp{org-git-line.el}. + +@item +Mikael Fornius works as a mailing list moderator. + +@item +Austin Frank works as a mailing list moderator. + +@item +Eric Fraga drove the development of Beamer export with ideas and +testing. + +@item +Barry Gidden did proofreading the manual in preparation for the book +publication through Network Theory Ltd. + +@item +Niels Giesen had the idea to automatically archive DONE trees. + +@item +Nicolas Goaziou rewrote much of the plain list code. + +@item +Kai Grossjohann pointed out key-binding conflicts with other +packages. + +@item +Brian Gough of Network Theory Ltd publishes the Org mode manual as +a book. + +@item +Bernt Hansen has driven much of the support for auto-repeating +tasks, task state change logging, and the clocktable. His clear +explanations have been critical when we started to adopt the Git +version control system. + +@item +Manuel Hermenegildo has contributed various ideas, small fixes and +patches. + +@item +Phil Jackson wrote @samp{ol-irc.el}. + +@item +Scott Jaderholm proposed footnotes, control over whitespace between +folded entries, and column view for properties. + +@item +Matt Jones wrote MobileOrg Android. + +@item +Tokuya Kameshima wrote @samp{org-wl.el} and @samp{org-mew.el}. + +@item +Shidai Liu (``Leo'') asked for embedded @LaTeX{} and tested it. He also +provided frequent feedback and some patches. + +@item +Matt Lundin has proposed last-row references for table formulas and +named invisible anchors. He has also worked a lot on the FAQ@. + +@item +David Maus wrote @samp{org-atom.el}, maintains the issues file for Org, +and is a prolific contributor on the mailing list with competent +replies, small fixes and patches. + +@item +Jason@tie{}F@.@tie{}McBrayer suggested agenda export to CSV format. + +@item +Kyle Meyer helped setting up the @uref{https://public-inbox.org/, public-inbox} archive of the @uref{https://orgmode.org/list/, Org +mailing list} and has been fixing many bugs. + +@item +Max Mikhanosha came up with the idea of refiling. + +@item +Dmitri Minaev sent a patch to set priority limits on a per-file +basis. + +@item +Stefan Monnier provided a patch to keep the Emacs Lisp compiler +happy. + +@item +Richard Moreland wrote MobileOrg for the iPhone. + +@item +Rick Moynihan proposed allowing multiple TODO sequences in a file +and being able to quickly restrict the agenda to a subtree. + +@item +Todd Neal provided patches for links to Info files and Elisp forms. + +@item +Greg Newman refreshed the unicorn logo into its current form. + +@item +Tim O'Callaghan suggested in-file links, search options for general +file links, and tags. + +@item +Osamu Okano wrote @samp{orgcard2ref.pl}, a Perl program to create a text +version of the reference card. + +@item +Takeshi Okano translated the manual and David O'Toole's tutorial +into Japanese. + +@item +Oliver Oppitz suggested multi-state TODO items. + +@item +Scott Otterson sparked the introduction of descriptive text for +links, among other things. + +@item +Pete Phillips helped during the development of the TAGS feature, +and provided frequent feedback. + +@item +Martin Pohlack provided the code snippet to bundle character +insertion into bundles of 20 for undo. + +@item +Ihor Radchenko helped with fixing bugs and improving the user +experience regarding Org's speed. + +@item +T@.@tie{}V@.@tie{}Raman reported bugs and suggested improvements. + +@item +Matthias Rempe (Oelde) provided ideas, Windows support, and quality +control. + +@item +Paul Rivier provided the basic implementation of named footnotes. +He also acted as mailing list moderator for some time. + +@item +Kevin Rogers contributed code to access VM files on remote hosts. + +@item +Frank Ruell solved the mystery of the @samp{keymapp nil} bug, a conflict +with @samp{allout.el}. + +@item +Jason Riedy generalized the send-receive mechanism for Orgtbl +tables with extensive patches. + +@item +Philip Rooke created the Org reference card, provided lots of +feedback, developed and applied standards to the Org documentation. + +@item +Christian Schlauer proposed angular brackets around links, among +other things. + +@item +Paul Sexton wrote @samp{org-ctags.el}. + +@item +Tom Shannon's @samp{organizer-mode.el} inspired linking to VM/BBDB/Gnus. + +@item +Ilya Shlyakhter proposed the Archive Sibling, line numbering in +literal examples, and remote highlighting for referenced code lines. + +@item +Stathis Sideris wrote the @samp{ditaa.jar} ASCII to PNG converter that is +now packaged into the @uref{https://git.sr.ht/~bzg/org-contrib, org-contrib} repository. + +@item +Daniel Sinder came up with the idea of internal archiving by locking +subtrees. + +@item +Dale Smith proposed link abbreviations. + +@item +James TD Smith has contributed a large number of patches for +useful tweaks and features. + +@item +Adam Spiers asked for global linking commands, inspired the link +extension system, added support for Mairix, and proposed the mapping +API@. + +@item +Ulf Stegemann created the table to translate special symbols to +HTML, @LaTeX{}, UTF-8, Latin-1 and ASCII@. + +@item +Andy Stewart contributed code to @samp{ol-w3m.el}, to copy +HTML content with links transformation to Org syntax. + +@item +David O'Toole wrote @samp{org-publish.el} and drafted the +manual chapter about publishing. + +@item +Jambunathan@tie{}K@.@tie{}contributed the ODT exporter. + +@item +Sebastien Vauban reported many issues with @LaTeX{} and Beamer export +and enabled source code highlighting in Gnus. + +@item +Stefan Vollmar organized a video-recorded talk at the +Max-Planck-Institute for Neurology. 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