How can I show the Org-mode agenda on Emacs start-up?

Question

I would like the Org-mode agenda to automatically show what I have to do today when I open Emacs. The org-agenda command is interactive, so it doesn't seem to work well for this purpose.

Is there a way to show the Org-mode agenda on Emacs start-up?

Thanks,

Conor

Answer 1

Try (org-agenda-list). If you just want today, (org-agenda-list 1).

And of course, apropos is your friend. C-h C-a org-agenda (or whatever command) will show you useful info on that command.

Answer 2

You can use after-init-hook to run a piece of code after initialization has finished. To run (org-agenda-list) after init, use:

(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'org-agenda-list)

Answer 3

I have a bash alias to start emacs with the Agenda open:

alias org='/usr/bin/emacs --funcall org-agenda-list &'

Enjoy.