[IM Interface](IM Interface): Filter command

Filters allow you to temporarily hide tasks that you don't want to see.

You can set filters for any task property that can search for. Tags, group, due date, priority, task summary, and so on.

When you apply a filter, only tasks that match the filter will be shown by IM commands that list tasks, such as review, todo, search and so on.

To see the currently applied filters, type:

filter

To clear all current filters, type:

filter clear

To clear one filter, type:

filter clear n

where n is a number associated with a filter.

Examples

Show only tasks tagged with @work:

filter tag @work
todo
filter clear

Show only tasks tagged with @play due before monday:

filter tag @play
filter due before monday
todo
filter clear

Show only tasks that contain text steve in tags, summaries, notes, etc.

filter query steve
todo
filter clear