grep

Search for entries matching a pattern.

Usage

doing grep [OPTIONS] <QUERY>

Aliases

• search

Arguments

Argument	Description
QUERY	Search query

Options

Flag	Description
-d, --delete	Delete all matching entries
--config-template CONFIG_TEMPLATE	Named template from config to use for output
--duration	Show elapsed time on open entries
-o, --output OUTPUT	Output format
--save SAVE	Save the current options as a named view
--sort SORT	Sort order for results (asc/desc)
--tag-order TAG_ORDER	Sort order for tag totals (asc/desc)
--tag-sort TAG_SORT	Sort field for tag totals (name/time)
--template TEMPLATE	Inline template string for output (e.g. "%title", "%date - %title")
-t, --times	Show time intervals on @done tasks
--title [TITLE]	Show section title in output; accepts an optional custom title string
--totals	Show tag time totals
-e, --editor	Open matching entries in an editor for batch editing
--after AFTER	Date range (e.g. "monday to friday")
--age AGE	Which end to keep when limiting by count (newest/oldest)
--before BEFORE	Upper bound for entry date
--bool BOOL_OP	Boolean operator for combining tag filters (and/or/not/pattern)
--case CASE	Case sensitivity for search (smart/sensitive/ignore)
-x, --exact	Use exact (literal substring) matching for search
--from FROM	Date range expression (e.g. "monday to friday")
--not	Negate all filter results
--only-timed	Only include entries with a recorded time interval
--search SEARCH	Text search query
-s, --section SECTION	Section name to filter by
--tag TAG	Tags to filter by (can be repeated)
-u, --unfinished	Only include unfinished entries (no @done tag)
--val VAL	Tag value queries (e.g. "progress > 50")
--fuzzy	Use fuzzy matching
--highlight	Highlight matching text in output
-i, --interactive	Interactively select entries from search results
--regex	Use regex matching

Examples

Search for entries containing "deploy":

doing grep deploy

Search with regex and highlight matches:

doing grep --regex --highlight "bug.*fix"

Fuzzy search across all sections with time totals:

doing grep --fuzzy --totals --section all "refactor"