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.
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'.