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* Introduction
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Org-roam is a [[https://roamresearch.com/][Roam Research]] replica built around the
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all-powerful [[https://orgmode.org/][Org-mode]].
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Org-roam is a tool for network thought. It reproduces some of [[https://roamresearch.com/][Roam
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Research's]] [fn:roam] features within the all-powerful [[https://orgmode.org/][Org-mode]].
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Org-roam is a solution for effortless non-hierarchical note-taking
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with Org-mode. With Org-roam, notes flow naturally, making note-taking
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fun and easy. Org-roam should also work as a plug-and-play solution
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for anyone already using Org-mode for their personal wiki.
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Org-roam is a solution for effortless non-hierarchical note-taking with
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Org-mode. With Org-roam, notes flow naturally, making note-taking fun and easy.
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Org-roam keeps closely to Org syntax, and will work for anyone already using
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Org-mode for their personal wiki.
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To understand more about Roam, a collection of links are available in
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[[*Note-taking Workflows][Note-taking Workflows]].
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Org-roam gains its superpowers by leveraging the mature ecosystem around
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Org-mode. For example, it has first-class support for [[https://github.com/jkitchin/org-ref][org-ref]] for citation
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management.
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Org-roam aims to implement the core features of Roam, leveraging the
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mature ecosystem around Org-mode where possible. Eventually, we hope
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@ -48,21 +49,21 @@ to further introduce features enabled by the Emacs ecosystem.
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Org-roam provides several benefits over other tooling:
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- Privacy and Security :: Edit your personal wiki completely offline, entirely
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in your control. Encrypt your notes with GPG.
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- Longevity of Plain Text :: Unlike web solutions like Roam research, the notes
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are first and foremost plain Org-mode files -- Org-roam simply builds up an
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auxilliary database to give the personal wiki superpowers. Having your notes
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- *Privacy and Security:* Keep your personal wiki entirely offline and in your
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control. Encrypt your notes with GPG.
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- *Longevity of Plain Text:* Unlike web solutions like Roam Research, the notes
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are first and foremost plain Org-mode files -- Org-roam simply builds an
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auxiliary database to give the personal wiki superpowers. Having your notes
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in plain-text is crucial for the longevity of your wiki. Never have to worry
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about proprietary web solutions being taken down. Edit your plain-text notes
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in notepad if all other editors cease to exist
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- Free and Open Source :: Org-roam is free and open-source, which means that if
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about proprietary web solutions being taken down. The notes are still
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functional even if Org-roam ceases to exist.
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- *Free and Open Source:* Org-roam is free and open-source, which means that if
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you feel unhappy with any part of Org-roam, you may choose to extend Org-roam,
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or open a PR.
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- Leverages the Org-mode ecosystem :: Over the years, Emacs and Org-mode has
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or open a pull request.
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- *Leverage the Org-mode ecosystem:* Over the years, Emacs and Org-mode has
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developed into a mature system for plain-text organization. Building upon
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Org-mode already puts Org-roam light-years ahead of many other solutions.
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- Built on Emacs :: Emacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we
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- *Built on Emacs:* Emacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we
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can inherit many of the powerful text-navigation and editing packages
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available to Emacs.
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@ -104,34 +105,36 @@ Org-roam provides utilities for maintaining a digital slip-box. This section
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aims to provide a brief introduction to the "slip-box", or "Zettelkasten"
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method. By providing some background on the method, we hope that the design
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decisions of Org-roam will become clear, and that will aid in using Org-roam
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appropriately. In this section we will also introduce terms commonly used within
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the Zettelkasten community, which will also commonly appear in the Org-roam
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forums and channels of discussion.
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appropriately. In this section we will introduce terms commonly used within the
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Zettelkasten community and the Org-roam forums.
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The Zettelkasten method of note-taking is designed to increase research
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productivity: in particular, it acts as a research partner, where conversations
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with it may produce new and surprising lines of thought. This method is
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attributed to German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who using the method had
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produced volumes of written works.
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The Zettelkasten is a personal tool for thinking and writing. It places heavy
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emphasis on connecting ideas, building up a web of thought. Hence, it is well
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suited for knowledge workers and intellectual tasks, such as conducting
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research. The Zettelkasten can act as a research partner, where conversations
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with it may produce new and surprising lines of thought.
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In its paper form, the slip-box is simply a box of cards. These cards are small
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-- often only large enough to fit a single concept. The size limitation
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encourages ideas to be broken down into individual concepts. These ideas are
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explicitly linked together. The breakdown of ideas encourages tangential
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exploration of ideas, increasing the surface for thought. Making linking
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explicit between notes also encourages one to think about the connections
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between concepts.
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This method is attributed to German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who using the
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method had produced volumes of written works. Luhmann's slip-box was simply a
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box of cards. These cards are small -- often only large enough to fit a single
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concept. The size limitation encourages ideas to be broken down into individual
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concepts. These ideas are explicitly linked together. The breakdown of ideas
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encourages tangential exploration of ideas, increasing the surface for thought.
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Making linking explicit between notes also encourages one to think about the
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connections between concepts.
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At the corner of each note, Luhmann ascribed each note with an ordered ID,
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allowing him to link and jump between notes. In Org-roam, we simply use
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hyperlinks.
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Org-roam is the slip-box, digitalized in Org-mode. Every zettel (card) is a
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plain-text, Org-mode file. These files are often placed in the same directory.
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In the same way one would maintain a paper slip-box, Org-roam makes it easy to
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create new zettels, pre-filling boilerplate content using a powerful templating
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system. Org-roam also facilitates the linking of zettels using Org-mode ~file:~
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links.
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plain-text, Org-mode file. In the same way one would maintain a paper slip-box,
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Org-roam makes it easy to create new zettels, pre-filling boilerplate content
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using a powerful templating system.
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** Fleeting notes
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A slip-box requires a method of quickly capturing ideas. These are called
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A slip-box requires a method for quickly capturing ideas. These are called
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*fleeting notes*: they are simple reminders of information or ideas that will
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need to be processed later on, or trashed. This is typically accomplished using
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~org-capture~ (see info:org#capture), or using Org-roam's daily notes
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@ -249,8 +252,7 @@ dependencies that it requires. These include:
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- emacsql-sqlite3
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You can install this manually as well, or get the latest version from MELPA. You
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may wish to use [[https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package][use-package]], [[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el][straight.el]], or some other tool or tools to help
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manage this.
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may wish to use [[https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package][use-package]], [[https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el][straight.el]] to help manage this.
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If you would like to install the manual for access from Emacs' built-in Info
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system, you'll need to compile the .texi source file, and install it in an
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@ -322,10 +324,10 @@ requires a radical change in your current note-taking workflow. To understand
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more about the methods and madness, see [[*Note-taking Workflows][Note-taking Workflows]].
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To first start using Org-roam, one needs to pick a location to store the
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Org-roam files. The directory that will contain your notes, and database index
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is specified by the variable ~org-roam-directory~. This variable needs to be set
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before any calls to Org-roam functions, including enabling ~org-roam-mode~. For
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this tutorial, create an empty directory, and set ~org-roam-directory~:
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Org-roam files. The directory that will contain your notes is specified by the
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variable ~org-roam-directory~. This variable needs to be set before any calls to
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Org-roam functions, including enabling ~org-roam-mode~. For this tutorial,
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create an empty directory, and set ~org-roam-directory~:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(make-directory "~/org-roam")
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@ -334,39 +336,38 @@ this tutorial, create an empty directory, and set ~org-roam-directory~:
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We encourage using a flat hierarchy for storing notes, but some prefer using
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folders for storing specific kinds of notes (e.g. websites, papers). This is
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fine; Org-roam searches recursively within ~org-roam-directory~ for any notes.
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Instead of relying on the file hierarchy for any form of categorization, we
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solely rely on links between files to establish connections between notes.
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fine; Org-roam searches recursively within ~org-roam-directory~ for notes.
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Instead of relying on the file hierarchy for any form of categorization, one
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should use links between files to establish connections between notes.
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Next, we need to enable the global minor mode ~org-roam-mode~. This sets up Emacs
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with several hooks, builds a cache and keeps it consistent. We recommend
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starting ~org-roam-mode~ on startup:
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Next, we need to enable the global minor mode ~org-roam-mode~. This sets up
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Emacs with several hooks, building a cache that is kept consistent as your
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slip-box grows. We recommend starting ~org-roam-mode~ on startup:
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#+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp
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(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'org-roam-mode)
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#+END_SRC
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To build the cache manually, one can run ~M-x org-roam-db-build-cache~. The
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cache is a sqlite database named ~org-roam.db~, which defaults to residing in
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the root ~org-roam-directory~. Cache builds may take a while the first time, but
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is often instantaneous in subsequent runs.
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To build the cache manually, one can run ~M-x org-roam-db-build-cache~. Cache
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builds may take a while the first time, but is often instantaneous in subsequent
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runs because it only reprocesses modified files.
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Let us now create our first note. Call ~M-x org-roam-find-file~. This shows a list
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of titles for notes that reside in ~org-roam-directory~. It should show nothing
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right now, since there are no notes in the directory. Entering the title of the
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note you wish to create, and pressing ~RET~ should begin the note creation
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process. This process uses ~org-capture~'s templating system, and can be freely
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customized (see [[*The Templating System][The Templating System]]). Using the default template, pressing ~C-c
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C-c~ finishes the note capture. Running ~M-x org-roam-find-file~ again should show
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the note you have created, and selecting that entry will bring you to that note.
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Let us now create our first note. Call ~M-x org-roam-find-file~. This shows a
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list of titles for notes that reside in ~org-roam-directory~. It should show
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nothing right now, since there are no notes in the directory. Entering the title
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of the note you wish to create, and pressing ~RET~ should begin the note
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creation process. This process uses ~org-capture~'s templating system, and can
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be customized (see [[*The Templating System][The Templating System]]). Using the default template, pressing
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~C-c C-c~ finishes the note capture. Running ~M-x org-roam-find-file~ again
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should show the note you have created, and selecting that entry will bring you
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to that note.
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The crux of Org-roam is making it easy to create notes, and link them together.
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To link notes together, we call ~M-x org-roam-insert~. This brings up a prompt
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with a list of title for existing notes. Selecting an existing entry will create
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and insert a link to the current file. Entering a non-existent title will create
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a new note with that title. Good usage of Org-roam requires liberally linking
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files: this facilitates building up a dense knowledge graph of inter-connected
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notes.
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Org-roam makes it easy to create notes, and link them together. To link notes
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together, we call ~M-x org-roam-insert~. This brings up a prompt with a list of
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title for existing notes. Selecting an existing entry will create and insert a
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link to the current file. Entering a non-existent title will create a new note
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with that title. Good usage of Org-roam requires liberally linking files: this
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facilitates building up a dense graph of inter-connected notes.
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Org-roam provides an interface to view backlinks. It shows backlinks for the
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currently active Org-roam note, along with some surrounding context. To toggle
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@ -375,15 +376,14 @@ the visibility of this buffer, call ~M-x org-roam~.
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For a visual representation of the notes and their connections, Org-roam also
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provides graphing capabilities, using Graphviz. It generates graphs with notes
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as nodes, and links between them as edges. The generated graph can be used to
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navigate to the files, but this requires some additional setup (see [[*Roam Protocol][Roam
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Protocol]]).
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navigate to the files, but this requires some additional setup (see [[*Roam
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Protocol][Roam Protocol]]).
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* Anatomy of an Org-roam File
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The bulk of Org-roam's functionality is built on top of vanilla
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Org-mode. However, to support additional functionality, Org-roam adds
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several Org-roam-specific keywords. These functionality are not crucial
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to effective use of Org-roam.
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The bulk of Org-roam's functionality is built on top of vanilla Org-mode.
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However, to support additional functionality, Org-roam adds several
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Org-roam-specific keywords.
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** Titles
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@ -1543,7 +1543,9 @@ are the solutions:
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:INDEX: vr
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:END:
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* Footnotes
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[fn:roam] To understand more about Roam, a collection of links are available in [[*Note-taking Workflows][Note-taking Workflows]].
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# Local Variables:
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# eval: (require 'ol-info)
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# eval: (require 'ox-texinfo+ nil t)
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@ -180,16 +180,17 @@ FAQ
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@node Introduction
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@chapter Introduction
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Org-roam is a @uref{https://roamresearch.com/, Roam Research} replica built around the
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all-powerful @uref{https://orgmode.org/, Org-mode}.
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Org-roam is a tool for network thought. It reproduces some of @uref{https://roamresearch.com/, Roam
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Research's} @footnote{To understand more about Roam, a collection of links are available in @ref{Note-taking Workflows}.} features within the all-powerful @uref{https://orgmode.org/, Org-mode}.
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Org-roam is a solution for effortless non-hierarchical note-taking
|
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with Org-mode. With Org-roam, notes flow naturally, making note-taking
|
||||
fun and easy. Org-roam should also work as a plug-and-play solution
|
||||
for anyone already using Org-mode for their personal wiki.
|
||||
Org-roam is a solution for effortless non-hierarchical note-taking with
|
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Org-mode. With Org-roam, notes flow naturally, making note-taking fun and easy.
|
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Org-roam keeps closely to Org syntax, and will work for anyone already using
|
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Org-mode for their personal wiki.
|
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|
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To understand more about Roam, a collection of links are available in
|
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@ref{Note-taking Workflows}.
|
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Org-roam gains its superpowers by leveraging the mature ecosystem around
|
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Org-mode. For example, it has first-class support for @uref{https://github.com/jkitchin/org-ref, org-ref} for citation
|
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management.
|
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Org-roam aims to implement the core features of Roam, leveraging the
|
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mature ecosystem around Org-mode where possible. Eventually, we hope
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@ -198,30 +199,30 @@ to further introduce features enabled by the Emacs ecosystem.
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Org-roam provides several benefits over other tooling:
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@itemize
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@item
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Privacy and SecurityEdit your personal wiki completely offline, entirely
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in your control. Encrypt your notes with GPG@.
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@item
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@strong{Privacy and Security:} Keep your personal wiki entirely offline and in your
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control. Encrypt your notes with GPG@.
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@item
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Longevity of Plain TextUnlike web solutions like Roam research, the notes
|
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are first and foremost plain Org-mode files -- Org-roam simply builds up an
|
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auxilliary database to give the personal wiki superpowers. Having your notes
|
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@strong{Longevity of Plain Text:} Unlike web solutions like Roam Research, the notes
|
||||
are first and foremost plain Org-mode files -- Org-roam simply builds an
|
||||
auxiliary database to give the personal wiki superpowers. Having your notes
|
||||
in plain-text is crucial for the longevity of your wiki. Never have to worry
|
||||
about proprietary web solutions being taken down. Edit your plain-text notes
|
||||
in notepad if all other editors cease to exist
|
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about proprietary web solutions being taken down. The notes are still
|
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functional even if Org-roam ceases to exist.
|
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|
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@item
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Free and Open SourceOrg-roam is free and open-source, which means that if
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@strong{Free and Open Source:} Org-roam is free and open-source, which means that if
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you feel unhappy with any part of Org-roam, you may choose to extend Org-roam,
|
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or open a PR@.
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or open a pull request.
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@item
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Leverages the Org-mode ecosystemOver the years, Emacs and Org-mode has
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@strong{Leverage the Org-mode ecosystem:} Over the years, Emacs and Org-mode has
|
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developed into a mature system for plain-text organization. Building upon
|
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Org-mode already puts Org-roam light-years ahead of many other solutions.
|
||||
|
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@item
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Built on EmacsEmacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we
|
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@strong{Built on Emacs:} Emacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we
|
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can inherit many of the powerful text-navigation and editing packages
|
||||
available to Emacs.
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@end itemize
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@ -267,30 +268,32 @@ Org-roam provides utilities for maintaining a digital slip-box. This section
|
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aims to provide a brief introduction to the ``slip-box'', or ``Zettelkasten''
|
||||
method. By providing some background on the method, we hope that the design
|
||||
decisions of Org-roam will become clear, and that will aid in using Org-roam
|
||||
appropriately. In this section we will also introduce terms commonly used within
|
||||
the Zettelkasten community, which will also commonly appear in the Org-roam
|
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forums and channels of discussion.
|
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appropriately. In this section we will introduce terms commonly used within the
|
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Zettelkasten community and the Org-roam forums.
|
||||
|
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The Zettelkasten method of note-taking is designed to increase research
|
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productivity: in particular, it acts as a research partner, where conversations
|
||||
with it may produce new and surprising lines of thought. This method is
|
||||
attributed to German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who using the method had
|
||||
produced volumes of written works.
|
||||
The Zettelkasten is a personal tool for thinking and writing. It places heavy
|
||||
emphasis on connecting ideas, building up a web of thought. Hence, it is well
|
||||
suited for knowledge workers and intellectual tasks, such as conducting
|
||||
research. The Zettelkasten can act as a research partner, where conversations
|
||||
with it may produce new and surprising lines of thought.
|
||||
|
||||
In its paper form, the slip-box is simply a box of cards. These cards are small
|
||||
-- often only large enough to fit a single concept. The size limitation
|
||||
encourages ideas to be broken down into individual concepts. These ideas are
|
||||
explicitly linked together. The breakdown of ideas encourages tangential
|
||||
exploration of ideas, increasing the surface for thought. Making linking
|
||||
explicit between notes also encourages one to think about the connections
|
||||
between concepts.
|
||||
This method is attributed to German sociologist Niklas Luhmann, who using the
|
||||
method had produced volumes of written works. Luhmann's slip-box was simply a
|
||||
box of cards. These cards are small -- often only large enough to fit a single
|
||||
concept. The size limitation encourages ideas to be broken down into individual
|
||||
concepts. These ideas are explicitly linked together. The breakdown of ideas
|
||||
encourages tangential exploration of ideas, increasing the surface for thought.
|
||||
Making linking explicit between notes also encourages one to think about the
|
||||
connections between concepts.
|
||||
|
||||
At the corner of each note, Luhmann ascribed each note with an ordered ID,
|
||||
allowing him to link and jump between notes. In Org-roam, we simply use
|
||||
hyperlinks.
|
||||
|
||||
Org-roam is the slip-box, digitalized in Org-mode. Every zettel (card) is a
|
||||
plain-text, Org-mode file. These files are often placed in the same directory.
|
||||
In the same way one would maintain a paper slip-box, Org-roam makes it easy to
|
||||
create new zettels, pre-filling boilerplate content using a powerful templating
|
||||
system. Org-roam also facilitates the linking of zettels using Org-mode @code{file:}
|
||||
links.
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plain-text, Org-mode file. In the same way one would maintain a paper slip-box,
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Org-roam makes it easy to create new zettels, pre-filling boilerplate content
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using a powerful templating system.
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@menu
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* Fleeting notes::
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@ -300,7 +303,7 @@ links.
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@node Fleeting notes
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@section Fleeting notes
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A slip-box requires a method of quickly capturing ideas. These are called
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A slip-box requires a method for quickly capturing ideas. These are called
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@strong{fleeting notes}: they are simple reminders of information or ideas that will
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need to be processed later on, or trashed. This is typically accomplished using
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@code{org-capture} (see @ref{capture,,,org,}), or using Org-roam's daily notes
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@ -449,8 +452,7 @@ emacsql-sqlite3
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@end itemize
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You can install this manually as well, or get the latest version from MELPA@. You
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may wish to use @uref{https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package, use-package}, @uref{https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el, straight.el}, or some other tool or tools to help
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manage this.
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may wish to use @uref{https://github.com/jwiegley/use-package, use-package}, @uref{https://github.com/raxod502/straight.el, straight.el} to help manage this.
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If you would like to install the manual for access from Emacs' built-in Info
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system, you'll need to compile the .texi source file, and install it in an
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@ -531,10 +533,10 @@ requires a radical change in your current note-taking workflow. To understand
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more about the methods and madness, see @ref{Note-taking Workflows}.
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To first start using Org-roam, one needs to pick a location to store the
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Org-roam files. The directory that will contain your notes, and database index
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is specified by the variable @code{org-roam-directory}. This variable needs to be set
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before any calls to Org-roam functions, including enabling @code{org-roam-mode}. For
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this tutorial, create an empty directory, and set @code{org-roam-directory}:
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Org-roam files. The directory that will contain your notes is specified by the
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variable @code{org-roam-directory}. This variable needs to be set before any calls to
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Org-roam functions, including enabling @code{org-roam-mode}. For this tutorial,
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create an empty directory, and set @code{org-roam-directory}:
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@lisp
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(make-directory "~/org-roam")
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@ -543,39 +545,38 @@ this tutorial, create an empty directory, and set @code{org-roam-directory}:
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We encourage using a flat hierarchy for storing notes, but some prefer using
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folders for storing specific kinds of notes (e.g. websites, papers). This is
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fine; Org-roam searches recursively within @code{org-roam-directory} for any notes.
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Instead of relying on the file hierarchy for any form of categorization, we
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solely rely on links between files to establish connections between notes.
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fine; Org-roam searches recursively within @code{org-roam-directory} for notes.
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Instead of relying on the file hierarchy for any form of categorization, one
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should use links between files to establish connections between notes.
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Next, we need to enable the global minor mode @code{org-roam-mode}. This sets up Emacs
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with several hooks, builds a cache and keeps it consistent. We recommend
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starting @code{org-roam-mode} on startup:
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Next, we need to enable the global minor mode @code{org-roam-mode}. This sets up
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Emacs with several hooks, building a cache that is kept consistent as your
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slip-box grows. We recommend starting @code{org-roam-mode} on startup:
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@lisp
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(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'org-roam-mode)
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@end lisp
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To build the cache manually, one can run @code{M-x org-roam-db-build-cache}. The
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cache is a sqlite database named @code{org-roam.db}, which defaults to residing in
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the root @code{org-roam-directory}. Cache builds may take a while the first time, but
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is often instantaneous in subsequent runs.
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To build the cache manually, one can run @code{M-x org-roam-db-build-cache}. Cache
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builds may take a while the first time, but is often instantaneous in subsequent
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runs because it only reprocesses modified files.
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Let us now create our first note. Call @code{M-x org-roam-find-file}. This shows a list
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of titles for notes that reside in @code{org-roam-directory}. It should show nothing
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right now, since there are no notes in the directory. Entering the title of the
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note you wish to create, and pressing @code{RET} should begin the note creation
|
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process. This process uses @code{org-capture}'s templating system, and can be freely
|
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customized (see @ref{The Templating System}). Using the default template, pressing @code{C-c
|
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C-c} finishes the note capture. Running @code{M-x org-roam-find-file} again should show
|
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the note you have created, and selecting that entry will bring you to that note.
|
||||
Let us now create our first note. Call @code{M-x org-roam-find-file}. This shows a
|
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list of titles for notes that reside in @code{org-roam-directory}. It should show
|
||||
nothing right now, since there are no notes in the directory. Entering the title
|
||||
of the note you wish to create, and pressing @code{RET} should begin the note
|
||||
creation process. This process uses @code{org-capture}'s templating system, and can
|
||||
be customized (see @ref{The Templating System}). Using the default template, pressing
|
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@code{C-c C-c} finishes the note capture. Running @code{M-x org-roam-find-file} again
|
||||
should show the note you have created, and selecting that entry will bring you
|
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to that note.
|
||||
|
||||
The crux of Org-roam is making it easy to create notes, and link them together.
|
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To link notes together, we call @code{M-x org-roam-insert}. This brings up a prompt
|
||||
with a list of title for existing notes. Selecting an existing entry will create
|
||||
and insert a link to the current file. Entering a non-existent title will create
|
||||
a new note with that title. Good usage of Org-roam requires liberally linking
|
||||
files: this facilitates building up a dense knowledge graph of inter-connected
|
||||
notes.
|
||||
Org-roam makes it easy to create notes, and link them together. To link notes
|
||||
together, we call @code{M-x org-roam-insert}. This brings up a prompt with a list of
|
||||
title for existing notes. Selecting an existing entry will create and insert a
|
||||
link to the current file. Entering a non-existent title will create a new note
|
||||
with that title. Good usage of Org-roam requires liberally linking files: this
|
||||
facilitates building up a dense graph of inter-connected notes.
|
||||
|
||||
Org-roam provides an interface to view backlinks. It shows backlinks for the
|
||||
currently active Org-roam note, along with some surrounding context. To toggle
|
||||
@ -584,16 +585,14 @@ the visibility of this buffer, call @code{M-x org-roam}.
|
||||
For a visual representation of the notes and their connections, Org-roam also
|
||||
provides graphing capabilities, using Graphviz. It generates graphs with notes
|
||||
as nodes, and links between them as edges. The generated graph can be used to
|
||||
navigate to the files, but this requires some additional setup (see @ref{Roam Protocol, , Roam
|
||||
Protocol}).
|
||||
navigate to the files, but this requires some additional setup (see @ref{Roam Protocol}).
|
||||
|
||||
@node Anatomy of an Org-roam File
|
||||
@chapter Anatomy of an Org-roam File
|
||||
|
||||
The bulk of Org-roam's functionality is built on top of vanilla
|
||||
Org-mode. However, to support additional functionality, Org-roam adds
|
||||
several Org-roam-specific keywords. These functionality are not crucial
|
||||
to effective use of Org-roam.
|
||||
The bulk of Org-roam's functionality is built on top of vanilla Org-mode.
|
||||
However, to support additional functionality, Org-roam adds several
|
||||
Org-roam-specific keywords.
|
||||
|
||||
@menu
|
||||
* Titles::
|
||||
|
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Reference in New Issue
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