taskwarrior, delete multiple recurring tasks without request for deleting all pending

Question

Returning from holidays, I want to delete all recurrent daily routines not done during absence. For this i use:

task 100-200 delete

Then I confirm the request:

Delete task 100 'Drink: water, 0.7l, before 10:00'? (yes/no/all/quit)

with a (for all)

And then I have to answer for each task (here 101x):

Do you want to delete all pending recurrences of this same task

with n (for no). This part is annoying and I want to get rid of this step. I consider if someone would want to apply delete to all tasks with a, it should be at least be possible to avoid answering if he wants to delete recurrences with n or never (for none).

Do you know some way how to avoid this mess? Or do I'm -- as sometimes -- missing something?

PS: It should be noticed that, if you confirm the discussed 2nd request with y (for yes), the parent/template task is deleted too! What makes this request even dangerous, since in a hurry you might delete a whole recurrent task by accident -- e.g. pay rent.

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Oct 11 '20 at 09:11

Adding

recurrence.confirmation=no

to your .taskrc should do what you want.

More information from man taskrc:

recurrence.confirmation=prompt
    Controls whether changes to recurring tasks propagates to other child tasks with or with‐
    out confirmation. A value of 'yes' means propagate changes without confirmation. A  value
    of  'no'  means  do  not  propagate  changes  and  don't ask for confirmation. A value of
    'prompt' prompts you every time. Defaults to 'prompt'.

taskwarrior, delete multiple recurring tasks without request for deleting all pending

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