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I have recently started using the timestamp feature of the org-mode and I have few tasks that repeat. For example:

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  <2020-09-09 Wed 07:00 +2w>

I am looking for a way to see the next few occurrences of this task. E.g. Sep 23, Oct 7th etc. I know of the command C-c C-o (org-open-at-point) that shows entire agenda for the date but I only want to see this single task (and future occurrences).

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You can restrict the agenda to the current buffer. Assuming you are following the convention in the manual where C-c a is bound to org-agenda, then from the buffer where your entry is located, type C-c a to get the agenda dispatcher, then < to restrict the agenda to the current buffer, then a to display the dily/weekly agenda. You can change the length of the displayed agenda using the normal keybindings (e.g. v m to change to a monthly view).

In summary, while the current buffer, type

C-c a < a v m

You should see the occurrences of the task in the current month. You can move forward in time with f (org-agenda-later) or backward in time with b (org-agenda-earlier). And instead of m, you can do d, w, t or y. Just press v to see all the choices. And read the manual for more complete information.

BTW, if you have more than one task in the buffer, that will show you all of those tasks. But you can select a region, and then use << to restrict to that region: so you can slim down the agenda to a single task.

EDIT: To show only the dates that have entries, you can set org-agenda-show-all-dates to nil (it is t by default). Its doc string says:

Non-nil means ‘org-agenda’ shows every day in the selected range. When nil, only the days which actually have entries are shown.

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  • Thanks. This solution works. Is there any way to hide the days that have no events? By following above directions, I am able to see a single task and its future occurrences but since it is a bi-weekly task, there will be lot of days in between cluttering the agenda view.
    – Raghuram
    Commented Sep 15, 2020 at 11:15
  • Edited to address the comment.
    – NickD
    Commented Sep 15, 2020 at 11:51
  • Perfect. Thanks a lot.
    – Raghuram
    Commented Sep 16, 2020 at 2:05

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