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https://github.com/yakitrak/obsidian-cli

Interact with Obsidian in the terminal. Open, search, create, update, move and delete notes!
https://github.com/yakitrak/obsidian-cli

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Interact with Obsidian in the terminal. Open, search, create, update, move and delete notes!

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# Obsidian CLI



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![obsidian-cli Usage](./docs/usage.png)



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## [Installation and Usage Manual](https://yakitrak.github.io/obsidian-cli-docs/)



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## Description



Obsidian is a powerful and extensible knowledge base application 

that works on top of your local folder of plain text notes. This CLI tool (written in Go) will let you interact with the application using the terminal. You are currently able to open, search, move, create, update and delete notes.



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## Install



### Windows

You will need to have [Scoop](https://scoop.sh/) installed. On powershell run:

```

scoop bucket add scoop-yakitrak https://github.com/yakitrak/scoop-yakitrak.git

```



```

scoop install obsidian-cli

```



For full installation instructions, see [Windows installation manual](https://yakitrak.github.io/obsidian-cli-docs/docs/install/windows).



### Mac and Linux



You will need to have [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) installed.



```Bash

brew tap yakitrak/yakitrak

```



```Bash

brew install yakitrak/yakitrak/obsidian-cli

```



For full installation instructions, see [Mac and Linux manual](https://yakitrak.github.io/obsidian-cli-docs/docs/install/mac-and-linux).



## Usage



### Help



```bash

# See All command instructions

obsidian-cli --help

```



### Set Default Vault



Defines default vault for future usage. If not set, pass `--vault` flag for other commands. You don't provide the path to vault here, just the name.



```bash

obsidian-cli set-default "{vault-name}"

```



Note: `open` and other commands in `obsidian-cli` use this vault's base directory as the working directory, not the current working directory of your terminal.



### Print Default Vault



Prints default vault and path. Please set this with `set-default` command if not set.



```bash

obsidian-cli print-default

```



### Open Note



Open given note name in Obsidian. Note can also be an absolute path from top level of vault.



```bash

# Opens note in obsidian

obsidian-cli open "{note-name}"



# Opens note in specified obsidian

obsidian-cli open "{note-name}" --vault "{vault-name}"



```



### Search Note



Opens obsidian search tab with given search text



```bash

# Searches in default obsidian

obsidian-cli search "{search-text}"



# Searches in specified obsidian

obsidian-cli search "{search-text}" --vault "{vault-name}"



```



### Create / Update Note



Creates note (can also be a path with name) in vault. By default, if the note exists, it will create another note but passing `--overwrite` or `--append` can be used to edit the named note.



```bash

# Creates empty note in default obsidian and opens it

obsidian-cli create "{note-name}"



# Creates empty note in given obsidian and opens it

obsidian-cli create "{note-name}"  --vault "{vault-name}"



# Creates note in default obsidian with content

obsidian-cli create "{note-name}" --content "abcde"



# Creates note in default obsidian with content - overwrite existing note

obsidian-cli create "{note-name}" --content "abcde" --overwrite



# Creates note in default obsidian with content - append existing note

obsidian-cli create "{note-name}" --content "abcde" --append



# Creates note and opens it

obsidian-cli create "{note-name}" --content "abcde" --open



```



### Move / Rename Note



Moves a given note(path from top level of vault) with new name given (top level of vault). If given same path but different name then its treated as a rename. All links inside vault are updated to match new name.



```bash

# Renames a note in default obsidian

obsidian-cli move "{current-note-path}" "{new-note-path}"



# Renames a note and given obsidian

obsidian-cli move "{current-note-path}" "{new-note-path}" --vault "{vault-name}"



# Renames a note in default obsidian and opens it

obsidian-cli move "{current-note-path}" "{new-note-path}" --open

```



### Delete Note



Deletes a given note (path from top level of vault).



```bash

# Renames a note in default obsidian

obsidian-cli delete "{note-path}" 



# Renames a note in given obsidian

obsidian-cli delete "{note-path}" --vault "{vault-name}"

```



## Contribution

Fork the project, add your feature or fix and submit a pull request. You can also open an [issue](https://github.com/yakitrak/obsidian-cli/issues/new/choose) to report a bug or request a feature.



## License

Available under [MIT License](./LICENSE)