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Re: How to properly set up reminders for paying cellphone fees in org?
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Kyle Meyer |
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Re: How to properly set up reminders for paying cellphone fees in org? |
Date: |
Thu, 30 Apr 2020 05:02:48 +0000 |
Vladimir Nikishkin <address@hidden> writes:
> I need to pay a fee by every 28th of the month, and I want this task
> to show up in the agenda from the 20th of the next not paid month.
>
> What's the proper DEADLINE format?
>
> DEADLINE: <2020-02-28 Sun .+1m -10d> ?
> DEADLINE: <2020-02-28 Sun -10d .+1m> ?
Those are equivalent. Though you might consider whether you'd prefer
'+' or '++' for this rather than '.+'. See (info "(org)Repeated tasks")
if you're not aware of the differences.
And note that a utility like datefudge or libfaketime is useful for
testing these sorts of things out. For example:
$ datefudge "2020-02-18" emacs [...]