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I've this org-file:

* Headline a                                                           :tag1:
Text for my Headline a

* Headline b                                                           :tag2:
Text for my Headline b

* Headline c                                                           :tag1:
Text for my Headline c

* Headline d                                                           :tag4:
Text for my Headline d

What is the command to get the following output (show only headline with tag1)?

* Headline a                                                           :tag1:
Text for my Headline a

* Headline c                                                           :tag1:
Text for my Headline c
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You need org-sparse-tree (do C-h f org-sparse-tree for details) which is bound (for me) to C-c /.

Thus C-c / m tag1 will only show headlines matching (that is the force of the m) tag1.

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  • Using org-sparse-tree you get a buffer in which the headlines matching tag1 are highlighted but the headlines with different tags are not deleted
    – Paolo
    Commented Nov 17, 2022 at 6:22
  • I've noticed that the org-sparse-tree command only works with level 2+ but not with level 1 headlines. The simplest solution I've found (and without writing elisp code) is to demote all headlines 1 and put them under a headline at level 1. At this point the org-spase-tree command hide no matching headlines but this trick still doesn't work if you want to SAVE a buffer containing ONLY the searched and displayed headlines
    – Paolo
    Commented Nov 17, 2022 at 7:31
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    I think you can save a buffer with the sparse tree using the org export mechanism (export to org...).
    – Fran Burstall
    Commented Nov 17, 2022 at 22:35
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    C-c C-e C-v O gets me to an "export to org" menu. Have you required ox?
    – Fran Burstall
    Commented Nov 18, 2022 at 17:31
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    Not that I can see.
    – Fran Burstall
    Commented Nov 21, 2022 at 7:41

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