Only modify the tasks that would be listed if "mod" was not supplied

[MartyLake]

To request a feature...

• Clearly describe the feature: When I want to batch modify, I want to quickly verify that I won't corrupt my tasks because batch operations can't be undo.

• Clearly state the use case. We are only interested in use cases, do not waste time with implementation details or suggested syntax.

use case: add to a project "holidays" all the tasks (8) with a description that begins with "holidays:"

1. task /holidays:/ return 8 tasks, I quickly scans them to verify that there are the exact tasks that I want to modify
2. task /holidays:/ mod pro:holidays modify exactly these 8 tasks

• Please see our notes on How to request a feature I don't often batch process tasks, but when I do, I am always afraid that I would break anything.

[pbeckingham]

When mod is not provided, the default command is used instead, which may be associated with an arbitrary filter.

This is requesting that modification inherit the filter from the default command, which is not a good thing.

Perhaps you could clarify the request? Could it just be that you are missing the +PENDING from your modify command?