zettel-org 0.8.0

The zettel note manager of the future.

zorg

The zettel note manager of the future.

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Installation 🗹

Using pipx to Install (preferred)

This package could be installed using pip like any other Python package (in fact, see the section below this one for instructions on how to do just that). Given that we only need this package's entry points, however, we recommend that pipx be used instead:

# install and setup pipx
python3 -m pip install --user pipx
python3 -m pipx ensurepath

# install zorg
pipx install zettel-org

Using pip to Install

To install zorg using pip, run the following commands in your terminal:

python3 -m pip install --user zettel-org  # install zorg

If you don't have pip installed, this Python installation guide can guide you through the process.

Command-Line Interface (CLI)

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zorg --help

usage: zorg [-h] [-c CONFIG_FILE] [-L [FILE[:LEVEL][@FORMAT]]] [-v]
            [--version] [-d ZETTEL_DIR]
            {action,compile,db,edit,file,note,query,template} ...

The zettel note manager of the future.

options:
  -c CONFIG_FILE, --config CONFIG_FILE
                        Absolute or relative path to a YAML file that contains
                        this application's configuration.
  -d ZETTEL_DIR, --dir ZETTEL_DIR
                        The directory where all of your notes are stored.
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -L [FILE[:LEVEL][@FORMAT]], --log [FILE[:LEVEL][@FORMAT]]
                        This option can be used to enable a new logging
                        handler. FILE should be either a path to a logfile or
                        one of the following special file types: [1] 'stderr'
                        to log to standard error (enabled by default), [2]
                        'stdout' to log to standard out, [3] 'null' to disable
                        all console (e.g. stderr) handlers, or [4] '+[NAME]'
                        to choose a default logfile path (where NAME is an
                        optional basename for the logfile). LEVEL can be any
                        valid log level (i.e. one of ['CRITICAL', 'DEBUG',
                        'ERROR', 'INFO', 'TRACE', 'WARNING']) and FORMAT can
                        be any valid log format (i.e. one of ['color', 'json',
                        'nocolor']). NOTE: This option can be specified
                        multiple times and has a default argument of '+'.
  -v, --verbose         How verbose should the output be? This option can be
                        specified multiple times (e.g. -v, -vv, -vvv, ...).
  --version             show program's version number and exit

subcommands:
  {action,compile,db,edit,file,note,query,template}
    action              Used to interface with vim via an action protocol.
    compile             Compiles zorg (*.zo) files into zorc (*.zoc) files.
    db                  Commands for managing Zorg's SQL database.
    edit                Generate new day logs from templates and open the main
                        day log in your system's editor. This is the default
                        subcommand.
    file                Commands for managing files.
    note                Commands for managing individual notes.
    query               Run a zorg query against your zettel directory.
    template            Commands for managing .zot templates.

zorg action --help

usage: zorg action [-h] {open} ...

Used to interface with vim via an action protocol.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

subcommands:
  {open}
    open      Open a zettel link if one exists on the provided zorg file line.

zorg action open --help

usage: zorg action open [-h] zo_path line_number [option_idx]

Open a zettel link if one exists on the provided zorg file line.

positional arguments:
  line_number  The line number that your editor cursor is currently located
               on.
  option_idx   Used on a second 'action open' run to indicate which option was
               selected.
  zo_path      The file that your editor currently has open.

options:
  -h, --help   show this help message and exit

zorg compile --help

usage: zorg compile [-h] zo_path

Compiles zorg (*.zo) files into zorc (*.zoc) files.

positional arguments:
  zo_path     Path to the zorg file you want to compile.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

zorg db --help

usage: zorg db [-h] {create,reindex} ...

Commands for managing Zorg's SQL database.

options:
  -h, --help        show this help message and exit

subcommands:
  {create,reindex}
    create          Create zorg's backend database from scratch.
    reindex         Reindex any changed files by adding them to the database.

zorg db create --help

usage: zorg db create [-h] [-f]

Create zorg's backend database from scratch.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -f, --update-error-file-whitelist
                        If this option is NOT provided, any errors in Zorg
                        files that are NOT already in the error file whitelist
                        will cause Zorg to abort database creation.

zorg db reindex --help

usage: zorg db reindex [-h] [paths ...]

Reindex any changed files by adding them to the database.

positional arguments:
  paths       Reindex these specific paths. If this argument is not provided,
              we use a hashing approach to check which files have changed.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

zorg edit --help

usage: zorg edit [-h] [zo_paths ...]

Generate new day logs from templates and open the main day log in your system's editor. This is the default subcommand.

positional arguments:
  zo_paths    The .zo files we want to open in an editor.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

zorg file --help

usage: zorg file [-h] {rename} ...

Commands for managing files.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

subcommands:
  {rename}
    rename    Rename a file.

zorg file rename --help

usage: zorg file rename [-h] src_name dest_name

Rename a file.

positional arguments:
  dest_name   The destination filename.
  src_name    The source filename.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

zorg note --help

usage: zorg note [-h] {move} ...

Commands for managing individual notes.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

subcommands:
  {move}
    move      Move a note to a different page.

zorg note move --help

usage: zorg note move [-h] zid new_page [note_type]

Move a note to a different page.

positional arguments:
  new_page    Path to the destination page (i.e. where our note will be moved
              to).
  note_type   If provided, this argument specifies a new note type for the
              moved note. This can be used, for example, to mark an OPEN todo
              as DONE before moving it to a file dedicated to done todos.
              Valid values: ['x', '~']
  zid         ZID of the note we want to move.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

zorg query --help

usage: zorg query [-h] [-e] [-s] query

Run a zorg query against your zettel directory.

positional arguments:
  query                 The zorg query we will run.

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -e, --open-in-editor  Store query results in a temporary Zorg query page and
                        then open this page in an editor.
  -s, --store-in-file   Store query results in temporary Zorg query page and
                        then print that page's file path to STDOUT.

zorg template --help

usage: zorg template [-h] {init,list,render} ...

Commands for managing .zot templates.

options:
  -h, --help          show this help message and exit

subcommands:
  {init,list,render}
    init              Initialize a new file using a zorg template.
    list              List all zorg template files.
    render            Render a new .zo file using a .zot template.

zorg template init --help

usage: zorg template init [-h] [-f] [-t TEMPLATE] new_path [variables ...]

Initialize a new file using a zorg template.

positional arguments:
  new_path              Path to the new file you would like to create.
  variables             A list of variable specs of the form of key=value.

options:
  -f, --force           Overwrite target file if the file already exists.
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -t TEMPLATE, --template TEMPLATE
                        Optional path to the .zot template. If a template is
                        not provided, we will infer what template to use based
                        off of the new file's name.

zorg template list --help

usage: zorg template list [-h]

List all zorg template files.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

zorg template render --help

usage: zorg template render [-h] template [variables ...]

Render a new .zo file using a .zot template.

positional arguments:
  template    Path to the .zot template.
  variables   A list of variable specs of the form of key=value.

options:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

Useful Links 🔗

• API Reference: A developer's reference of the API exposed by this project.
• cc-python: The cookiecutter that was used to generate this project. Changes made to this cookiecutter are periodically synced with this project using cruft.
• CHANGELOG.md: We use this file to document all notable changes made to this project.
• CONTRIBUTING.md: This document contains guidelines for developers interested in contributing to this project.
• Create a New Issue: Create a new GitHub issue for this project.
• Documentation: This project's full documentation.