From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Eric Abrahamsen Subject: Re: agenda buffer: bulk remote editing: whats the use for mark vs mark for bulk? Date: Tue, 01 Sep 2015 10:19:45 +0800 Message-ID: <87y4gqubi6.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> References: <87y4gr8vdq.fsf@ericabrahamsen.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:48638) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWbAy-0005vw-Hx for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:19:57 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWbAt-0001r7-KL for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:19:56 -0400 Received: from plane.gmane.org ([80.91.229.3]:51558) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWbAt-0001qZ-E7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 31 Aug 2015 22:19:51 -0400 Received: from list by plane.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1ZWbAr-0002Hr-A1 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:19:49 +0200 Received: from 123.118.184.201 ([123.118.184.201]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:19:49 +0200 Received: from eric by 123.118.184.201 with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Tue, 01 Sep 2015 04:19:49 +0200 List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org Xebar Saram writes: > thx Eric! > > this works well for archiving, though i cant see a delete option in > that dispatcher No, I don't think delete is one of the options... > best > > z > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 4:01 PM, Eric Abrahamsen > wrote: > > > Xebar Saram writes: > > > hi all > > after reading the agenda buffer section in the manual i still > cant > > make sense of the bulk remote editing commands and specifically > the > > mark vs mark for bulk. > > my use case is simple , i want to mark a bunch of entries like > in > > dired and execurte del/archive/change state etc > > > > using `m` to mark i can see that the entries are marked but cant > seem > > to understand how to then delete/archive these marked file. > > also what is M-m for if i can mark with `m`? > > > > thx so much > > Z > > "m" adds a mark to the heading under point, "M-m" toggles the > mark. So > multiple "m"s will always leave the heading marked, while multiple > "M-m"s will toggle back and forth between marked and unmarked. Hit > "U" > to unmark all. > > Then hit "B" to get a little dispatcher asking you what to do with > the > marked headings. > > HTH, > Eric