# Global Query
## Summary
> [!released]
The Global Query setting was added in Tasks 3.5.0.
Global Query is a powerful and flexible alternative to the [[Global Filter]].
You can set a global query in the settings that Tasks will add to the start of all the Queries in your vault.
> [!example]
> With a global query set to `path includes /tasks`, the following task block:
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> tags include work
> ```
> ````
>
> will run as if it were:
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> path includes /tasks
> tags include work
> ```
> ````
## Ignoring the global query
If you need to ignore the Global Query in a given Tasks block you may add `ignore global query` instruction to any place of the block.
For example, this allows you to have your task searches ignore certain folders by default. And then in a few searches, you can enable searching for tasks in those folders.
> [!example]
>
> ```text
> tags include work
> ignore global query
> ```
> [!note]
> Any use of `ignore global query` inside the Global Query itself is harmless, but ignored.
> [!released]
The `ignore global query` instruction was added in Tasks 4.6.0.
## Examples
Currently, any query that is allowed in a task block will also work as your Global Query. This feature is especially useful for applying [filters](Filters) or [layout options](Layout) by default for all your queries.
> [!warning]
> It isn't always possible to override a filter set in the Global Query. We are tracking this in [issue #2074](https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks/issues/2074).
### [[Layout]]
> [!example]
> **Turn on short mode**
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> short mode
> ```
> ````
>
> > [!info]
> > You can override this in a task block using `full mode`
> [!example]
> **Hide priority**
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> hide priority
> ```
> ````
>
> > [!info]
> > You can override this in a task block using `show priority`
> [!example]
> **Show up to 50 tasks**
>
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> limit 50
> ```
> ````
>
> > [!info]
> > You can override this in a task block by specifying a new limit in that task block
### [[Filters]]
> [!example]
> **Only show tasks under specific headings**
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> heading includes Task
> ```
> ````
> [!example]
> **Exclude tasks from a specific path**
>
> ````text
> ```tasks
> path regex does not match /^_templates/
> ```
> ````
## Settings
The following setting in the [[Settings|Tasks Options pane]] controls the vault's global query:
Changing the global query should take effect without restarting Obsidian, but open queries may need to be refreshed.