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Advanced search regex

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Description

Does this feature exist in Emacs orgmode core?

Yes

Orgmode link

https://orgmode.org/worg/org-tutorials/advanced-searching.html#regexps-in-org-search-view

Feature value

No response

Additional context

In the orgmode manual section linked above, it appears that they do a regex search on the actual content of a headline. My intended use case is actually detailed here, and seems to involve expanding a regex when searching for a tag match. I'm not exactly sure where that behavior is documented, but it would be nice to have such a filter.

I may be able to help implementing this if given someplace to start.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start with the linked Org manual section and Stack Overflow example to understand headline regex search versus regex-expanded tag matching. Then locate the repository's search and tag-matching entry points and determine the intended behavior before implementation. Done means the requested regex-based tag filter is supported with behavior that can be verified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
lua
Domain
search
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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