# Xtrigger information in cylc show after it has passed

**URL:** <https://cylc.discourse.group/t/xtrigger-information-in-cylc-show-after-it-has-passed/721>\
**Category:** Cylc Support\
**Created:** [August 11, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/xtrigger-information-in-cylc-show-after-it-has-passed/721 "2023-08-11T05:05:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![TomC](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/tomc/32/115_2.png) [@TomC](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/TomC)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 5:05am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/xtrigger-information-in-cylc-show-after-it-has-passed/721/1 "2023-08-11T05:05:51Z")

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If you do `cylc show` on a task who has an xtrigger, and the xtrigger is satisfied, is it expected that it will show as `+ xtrigger " = "` rather than the actual xtrigger information? I find it useful to be able to see the satisfied xtrigger command as it can have useful metadata in it.

```auto
# BEFORE SATISFIED

other: ('-': not satisfied)                                                                                                                                                  
  - xtrigger "XTRIG = xrandom(25, 2, 20230405T1800Z)"   

# AFTER SATISFIED

other: ('-': not satisfied)                                                                                                                                                  
  + xtrigger " = " 

```

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**Author:** ![MetRonnie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/cylc.discourse.group/metronnie/32/125_2.png) [@MetRonnie](https://cylc.discourse.group/u/MetRonnie)\
**Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 8:27am UTC](https://cylc.discourse.group/t/xtrigger-information-in-cylc-show-after-it-has-passed/721/2 "2023-08-11T08:27:05Z")

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Looks like a bug, I’ve opened an issue on GitHub: [`cylc show` does not show xtrigger information for satisfied xtriggers · Issue #5683 · cylc/cylc-flow · GitHub](https://github.com/cylc/cylc-flow/issues/5683)