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@dircategory Emacs
@direntry
* Org-roam: (org-roam). Rudimentary Roam Replica for Emacs.
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@titlepage
@title Org-roam User Manual
@subtitle for version 1.2.2
@author Jethro Kuan
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@ifnottex
@node Top
@top Org-roam User Manual

@noindent

@noindent
This manual is for Org-roam version 1.2.2.

@quotation
Copyright (C) 2020-2020 Jethro Kuan <jethrokuan95@@gmail.com>

You can redistribute this document and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU
General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either
version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE@.  See the GNU
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@menu
* Introduction::
* Target Audience::
* A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method::
* Installation::
* Getting Started::
* Anatomy of an Org-roam File::
* The Templating System::
* Concepts and Configuration::
* Inserting Links::
* Navigating Around::
* Encryption::
* Graphing::
* Org-roam Completion System::
* Roam Protocol::
* Daily-notes::
* Diagnosing and Repairing Files::
* Finding Unlinked References::
* Performance Optimization::
* Appendix::
* FAQ::

@detailmenu
--- The Detailed Node Listing ---

A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method

* Fleeting notes::
* Permanent notes::

Installation

* Installing from MELPA::
* Installing from Apt::
* Installing from the Git Repository::
* Post-Installation Tasks::

Anatomy of an Org-roam File

* Titles::
* Tags::
* File Refs::

The Templating System

* Template Walkthrough::
* Org-roam Template Expansion::

Concepts and Configuration

* Directories and Files::
* The Org-roam Buffer::
* Org-roam Files::
* Org-roam Faces::

Navigating Around

* Index File::

Graphing

* Graph Options::
* Excluding Nodes and Edges::

Roam Protocol

* Installation: Installation (1). 
* The roam-file protocol::
* The roam-ref protocol::

Daily-notes

* Configuration::
* Capturing and finding daily-notes::
* Navigation::

Performance Optimization

* Profiling Key Operations::
* Garbage Collection::

Appendix

* Note-taking Workflows::
* Ecosystem::

Ecosystem

* Browsing History with winner-mode::
* Versioning Notes::
* Full-text search interface with Deft::
* Org-journal::
* Note-taking Add-ons::


FAQ

* How do I have more than one Org-roam directory?::
* How do I migrate from Roam Research?::
* How do I create a note whose title already matches one of the candidates?::

@end detailmenu
@end menu

@node Introduction
@chapter Introduction

Org-roam is a @uref{https://roamresearch.com/, Roam Research} replica built around the
all-powerful @uref{https://orgmode.org/, Org-mode}.

Org-roam is a solution for effortless non-hierarchical note-taking
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.

To understand more about Roam, a collection of links are available in
@ref{Note-taking Workflows}.

Org-roam aims to implement the core features of Roam, leveraging the
mature ecosystem around Org-mode where possible. Eventually, we hope
to further introduce features enabled by the Emacs ecosystem.

Org-roam provides several benefits over other tooling:

@itemize
 @item
 Privacy and SecurityEdit your personal wiki completely offline, entirely in your control. Encrypt your notes with GPG@.

@item
 Longevity of Plain TextUnlike web solutions like Roam research, the notes are first and foremost plain Org-mode files -- Org-roam simply builds up an auxilliary 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

@item
 Free and Open SourceOrg-roam is free and open-source, which means that if you feel unhappy with any part of Org-roam, you may choose to extend Org-roam, or open a PR@.

@item
 Leverages the Org-mode ecosystemOver the years, Emacs and Org-mode has developed into a mature system for plain-text organization. Building upon Org-mode already puts Org-roam light-years ahead of many other solutions.

@item
 Built on EmacsEmacs is also a fantastic interface for editing text, and we can inherit many of the powerful text-navigation and editing packages available to Emacs.
@end itemize

@node Target Audience
@chapter Target Audience

Org-roam is a tool that will appear unfriendly to anyone unfamiliar with Emacs
and Org-mode, but is also extremely powerful to those willing to put effort in
mastering the intricacies of the tools. Org-roam stands on the shoulders on
giants. Emacs was first created in 1976, and remains a top tier tool for editing
text and designing textual interfaces. The malleability of Emacs allowed the
creation of Org-mode, an all-purpose plain-text system for maintaining TODO
lists, planning projects, and authoring documents. Both of these tools are
incredibly vast and require significant time investment to master.

Org-roam assumes basic familiarity with these tools. It is not difficult to get
up and running with basic text-editing functionality, but one will only fully
appreciate the power of building Roam functionality into Emacs and Org-mode when
the usage of these tools become more advanced.

One key advantage to Org-roam is that building on top of Emacs gives it
malleability. This is especially important for note-taking workflows. It is our
belief that note-taking workflows are extremely personal, and there is no one
tool that's perfect for you. Org-mode and Org-roam allows you to discover what
works for you, and build that perfect tool for yourself.

If you are new to the software, and choose to take this leap of faith, I hope
you find yourself equally entranced as Neal Stephenson was.

@quotation
Emacs outshines all other editing software in approximately the same way that
the noonday sun does the stars. It is not just bigger and brighter; it simply
makes everything else vanish. – Neal Stephenson, In the Beginning was the
Command Line (1998)

@end quotation

@node A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method
@chapter A Brief Introduction to the Zettelkasten Method

Org-roam provides utilities for maintaining a digital slip-box. This section
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
forums and channels of discussion.

The Zettelkasten method of note-taking is designed to increase research
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.

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.

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.

@menu
* Fleeting notes::
* Permanent notes::
@end menu

@node Fleeting notes
@section Fleeting notes

A slip-box requires a method of quickly capturing ideas. These are called
@strong{fleeting notes}: they are simple reminders of information or ideas that will
need to be processed later on, or trashed. This is typically accomplished using
@code{org-capture} (see @ref{capture,,,org,}), or using Org-roam's daily notes
functionality (see @ref{Daily-notes}). This provides a central inbox for collecting
thoughts, to be processed later into permanent notes.

@node Permanent notes
@section Permanent notes

Permanent notes are further split into two categories: @strong{literature notes} and
@strong{concept notes}. Literature notes can be brief annotations on a particular
source (e.g. book, website or paper), that you'd like to access later on.
Concept notes require much more care in authoring: they need to be
self-explanatory and detailed. Org-roam's templating system supports the
addition of different templates to facilitate the creation of these notes.

@node Installation
@chapter Installation

Org-roam can be installed using Emacs' package manager or manually from its
development repository.

@menu
* Installing from MELPA::
* Installing from Apt::
* Installing from the Git Repository::
* Post-Installation Tasks::
@end menu

@node Installing from MELPA
@section Installing from MELPA

Org-roam is available from Melpa and Melpa-Stable. If you haven't used Emacs'
package manager before, you may familiarize yourself with it by reading the
documentation in the Emacs manual, see @ref{Packages,,,emacs,}. Then, add one of the
archives to @samp{package-archives}:

@itemize
@item
To use Melpa:
@end itemize

@lisp
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives
             '("melpa" . "http://melpa.org/packages/") t)
@end lisp

@itemize
@item
To use Melpa-Stable:
@end itemize

@lisp
(require 'package)
(add-to-list 'package-archives
             '("melpa-stable" . "http://stable.melpa.org/packages/") t)
@end lisp

Org-roam also depends on a recent version of Org, which can be obtained in Org's
package repository (see @ref{Installation,,,org,}). To use Org's ELPA archive:

@lisp
(add-to-list 'package-archives '("org" . "https://orgmode.org/elpa/") t)
@end lisp

Once you have added your preferred archive, you need to update the
local package list using:

@example
M-x package-refresh-contents RET
@end example

Once you have done that, you can install Org-roam and its dependencies
using:

@example
M-x package-install RET org-roam RET
@end example

Now see @ref{Post-Installation Tasks}.

@node Installing from Apt
@section Installing from Apt

Users of Debian 11 or later or Ubuntu 20.10 or later can simply install Org-roam
using Apt:

@example
apt-get install elpa-org-roam
@end example

Org-roam will then be autoloaded into Emacs.

@node Installing from the Git Repository
@section Installing from the Git Repository

You may install Org-roam directly from the repository on @uref{https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam, GitHub} if you like. This will give you access to the latest version hours or days before it appears on MELPA, and months (or more) before it is added to the Debian or Ubuntu repositories. This will also give you access to various developmental branches that may be available. 

Note, however, that development version, and especially any feature branches, may not always be in working order. You'll need to be prepared to do some debugging, or to manually roll-back to working versions, if you install from GitHub.

Installing from GitHub requires that you clone the repository:

@example
git clone https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam.git /path/to/org/roam
@end example

where @code{./path/to/org/roam} is the location you will store your copy of the code.

Next, you need to add this location to your load path, and @code{require} the Org-roam library. Add the following code to your @code{.emacs}:

@lisp
(add-to-list 'load-path "/path/to/org/roam")
(require 'org-roam)
@end lisp

You now have Org-roam installed. However, you don't necessarily have the dependencies that it requires. These include:

@itemize
@item
dash

@item
f

@item
s

@item
org

@item
emacsql

@item
emacsql-sqlite3
@end itemize

You can install this manually as well, or get the latest version from MELPA@. You 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 manage this.

If you would like to install the manual for access from Emacs' built-in Info system, you'll need to compile the .texi source file, and install it in an appropriate location.

To compile the .texi source file, from a terminal navigate to the @code{/doc} subdirectory of the Org-roam repository, and run the following:

@example
make infodir=/path/to/my/info/files install-info
@end example

Where @code{/path/to/my/info/files} is the location where you keep info files. This target directory needs to be stored in the variable `Info-default-directory-list`. If you aren't using one of the default info locations, you can configure this with the following in your @code{.emacs} file:

@lisp
(require 'info)
(add-to-list 'Info-default-directory-list
             "/path/to/my/info/files")
@end lisp

You can also use one of the default locations, such as:

@itemize
@item
@emph{usr/local/share/info}

@item
@emph{usr/share/info}

@item
@emph{usr/local/share/info}
@end itemize

If you do this, you'll need to make sure you have write-access to that location, or run the above @code{make} command as root.

Now that the info file is ready, you need to add it to the corresponding @code{dir} file:

@example
install-info /path/to/my/info/files/org-roam.info /path/to/my/info/files/dir
@end example

@node Post-Installation Tasks
@section Post-Installation Tasks

Org-roam uses @code{emacsql-sqlite3}, which requires @code{sqlite3} to be located on
@code{exec-path}. Please ensure that @code{sqlite3} is installed appropriately on your
operating system. You can verify that this is the case by executing:

@lisp
(executable-find "sqlite3")
@end lisp

If you have @code{sqlite3} installed, and @code{executable-find} still reports @code{nil}, then
it is likely that the path to the executable is not a member of the Emacs
variable @code{exec-path}. You may rectify this by manually adding the path within
your Emacs configuration:

@lisp
(add-to-list 'exec-path "path/to/sqlite3")
@end lisp

@node Getting Started
@chapter Getting Started

This short tutorial describes the essential commands used in Org-roam, to help
you get started.

First, it is important to understand how Org-roam was designed. Org-roam was
built to support a workflow that was not possible with vanilla Org-mode. This
flow is modelled after the @uref{https://zettelkasten.de/, Zettelkasten Method}, and many of @uref{https://roamresearch.com, Roam Research's}
workflows. Org-roam does not magically make note-taking better -- this often
requires a radical change in your current note-taking workflow. To understand
more about the methods and madness, see @ref{Note-taking Workflows}.

To first start using Org-roam, one needs to pick a location to store the
Org-roam files. The directory that will contain your notes, and database index
is specified by the variable @code{org-roam-directory}. This variable needs to be set
before any calls to Org-roam functions, including enabling @code{org-roam-mode}. For
this tutorial, create an empty directory, and set @code{org-roam-directory}:

@lisp
(make-directory "~/org-roam")
(setq org-roam-directory "~/org-roam")
@end lisp

We encourage using a flat hierarchy for storing notes, but some prefer using
folders for storing specific kinds of notes (e.g. websites, papers). This is
fine; Org-roam searches recursively within @code{org-roam-directory} for any notes.
Instead of relying on the file hierarchy for any form of categorization, we
solely rely on links between files to establish connections between notes.

Next, we need to enable the global minor mode @code{org-roam-mode}. This sets up Emacs
with several hooks, builds a cache and keeps it consistent. We recommend
starting @code{org-roam-mode} on startup:

@lisp
(add-hook 'after-init-hook 'org-roam-mode)
@end lisp

To build the cache manually, one can run @code{M-x org-roam-db-build-cache}. The
cache is a sqlite database named @code{org-roam.db}, which defaults to residing in
the root @code{org-roam-directory}. Cache builds may take a while the first time, but
is often instantaneous in subsequent runs.

Let us now create our first note. Call @code{M-x org-roam-find-file}. This shows a 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 freely
customized (see @ref{The Templating System}). Using the default template, pressing @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 to that note.

The crux of Org-roam is making 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 knowledge 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
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}).

@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.

@menu
* Titles::
* Tags::
* File Refs::
@end menu

@node Titles
@section Titles

To easily find a note, a title needs to be prescribed to a note. A note can have
many titles: this allows a note to be referred to by different names, which is
especially useful for topics or concepts with acronyms. For example, for a note
like ``World War 2'', it may be desirable to also refer to it using the acronym
``WWII''.

Org-roam calls @code{org-roam--extract-titles} to extract titles. It uses the
variable @code{org-roam-title-sources}, to control how the titles are extracted. The
title extraction methods supported are:

@itemize
@item
@code{'title}: This extracts the title using the file @code{#+title} property

@item
@code{'headline}: This extracts the title from the first headline in the Org file

@item
@code{'alias}: This extracts a list of titles using the @code{#+roam_alias} property.
The aliases are space-delimited, and can be multi-worded using quotes.
@end itemize

Take for example the following org file:

@example
#+title: World War 2
#+roam_alias: "WWII" "World War II"

* Headline
@end example

@multitable {aaaaaaaaaaa} {aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa}
@headitem Method
@tab Titles
@item @code{'title}
@tab '(``World War 2'')
@item @code{'headline}
@tab '(``Headline'')
@item @code{'alias}
@tab '(``WWII'' ``World War II'')
@end multitable

One can freely control which extraction methods to use by customizing
@code{org-roam-title-sources}: see the doc-string for the variable for more
information. If all methods of title extraction return no results, the file-name
is used in place of the titles for completions.

If you wish to add your own title extraction method, you may push a symbol
@code{'foo} into @code{org-roam-title-sources}, and define a
@code{org-roam--extract-titles-foo} which accepts no arguments. See
@code{org-roam--extract-titles-title} for an example.

@node Tags
@section Tags

Tags are used as meta-data for files: they facilitate interactions with notes
where titles are insufficient. For example, tags allow for categorization of
notes: differentiating between bibliographical and structure notes during interactive commands.

Org-roam calls @code{org-roam--extract-tags} to extract tags from files. It uses the
variable @code{org-roam-tag-sources}, to control how tags are extracted. The tag
extraction methods supported are:

@itemize
@item
@code{'prop}: This extracts tags from the @code{#+roam_tags} property. Tags are space delimited, and can be multi-word using double quotes.

@item
@code{'all-directories}: All sub-directories relative to @code{org-roam-directory} are
extracted as tags. That is, if a file is located at relative path
@code{foo/bar/file.org}, the file will have tags @code{foo} and @code{bar}.

@item
@code{'last-directory}: Extracts the last directory relative to
@code{org-roam-directory} as the tag. That is, if a file is located at relative
path @code{foo/bar/file.org}, the file will have tag @code{bar}.

@item
@code{'first-directory}: Extracts the first directory relative to
@code{org-roam-directory} as the tag. That is, if a file is located at relative
path @code{foo/bar/file.org}, the file will have tag @code{foo}.
@end itemize

By default, only the @code{'prop} extraction method is enabled. To enable the other
extraction methods, you may modify @code{org-roam-tag-sources}:

@lisp
(setq org-roam-tag-sources '(prop last-directory))
@end lisp

If you wish to add your own tag extraction method, you may push a symbol @code{'foo}
into @code{org-roam-tag-sources}, and define a @code{org-roam--extract-tags-foo} which
accepts the absolute file path as its argument. See
@code{org-roam--extract-tags-prop} for an example.

@node File Refs
@section File Refs

Refs are unique identifiers for files. For example, a note for a website may contain a ref:

@example
#+title: Google
#+roam_key: https://www.google.com/
@end example

These keys allow references to the key to show up in the backlinks buffer. For instance,
with the example above, if another file then links to @uref{https://www.google.com}, that will
show up as a “Ref Backlink”.

These keys also come in useful for when taking website notes, using the @code{roam-ref} protocol
 (see @ref{Roam Protocol}).

@uref{https://github.com/jkitchin/org-ref, org-ref} citation keys can also be used as refs:

@example
#+title: Neural Ordinary Differential Equations
#+roam_key: cite:chen18_neural_ordin_differ_equat
@end example

@float Figure
@image{images/org-ref-citelink,,,,png}
@caption{org-ref-citelink}
@end float

You may assign multiple refs to a single file, for example when you want multiple papers
in a series to share the same note, or an article has a citation key and a URL at the same
time.

@node The Templating System
@chapter The Templating System

Rather than creating blank files on @code{org-roam-insert} and @code{org-roam-find-file},
it may be desirable to prefill the file with templated content. This may
include:

@itemize
@item
Time of creation

@item
File it was created from

@item
Clipboard content

@item
Any other data you may want to input manually
@end itemize

This requires a complex template insertion system. Fortunately, Org ships with a
powerful one: @code{org-capture} (see @ref{capture,,,org,}). However, org-capture was not
designed for such use. Org-roam abuses @code{org-capture}, extending its syntax and
capabilities. To first understand how org-roam's templating system works, it may
be useful to look into basic usage of @code{org-capture}.

For these reasons, Org-roam capture templates are not compatible with regular
@code{org-capture}. Hence, Org-roam's templates can be customized by instead
modifying the variable @code{org-roam-capture-templates}. Just like
@code{org-capture-templates}, @code{org-roam-capture-templates} can contain multiple
templates. If @code{org-roam-capture-templates} only contains one template, there
will be no prompt for template selection.

@menu
* Template Walkthrough::
* Org-roam Template Expansion::
@end menu

@node Template Walkthrough
@section Template Walkthrough

To demonstrate the additions made to org-capture templates. Here, we walkthrough
the default template, reproduced below.

@lisp
("d" "default" plain (function org-roam--capture-get-point)
     "%?"
     :file-name "%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>-$@{slug@}"
     :head "#+title: $@{title@}\n"
     :unnarrowed t)
@end lisp

@itemize
@item
The template has short key @code{"d"}. If you have only one template,
org-roam automatically chooses this template for you.

@item
The template is given a description of @code{"default"}.

@item
@code{plain} text is inserted. Other options include Org headings via
@code{entry}.

@item
@code{(function org-roam--capture-get-point)} should not be changed.

@item
@code{"%?"} is the template inserted on each call to @code{org-roam-capture--capture}.
This template means don't insert any content, but place the cursor
here.

@item
@code{:file-name} is the file-name template for a new note, if it doesn't yet
exist. This creates a file at path that looks like
@code{/path/to/org-roam-directory/20200213032037-foo.org}. This template also
allows you to specify if you want the note to go into a subdirectory. For
example, the template @code{private/$@{slug@}} will create notes in
@code{/path/to/org-roam-directory/private}.

@item
@code{:head} contains the initial template to be inserted (once only), at
the beginning of the file. Here, the title global attribute is
inserted.

@item
@code{:unnarrowed t} tells org-capture to show the contents for the whole
file, rather than narrowing to just the entry.
@end itemize

Other options you may want to learn about include @code{:immediate-finish}.

@node Org-roam Template Expansion
@section Org-roam Template Expansion

Org-roam's template definitions also extend org-capture's template syntax, to
allow prefilling of strings. We have seen a glimpse of this in @ref{Template Walkthrough, , Template
Walkthrough}.

In org-roam templates, the @code{$@{var@}} syntax allows for the expansion of
variables, stored in @code{org-roam-capture--info}. For example, during
@code{org-roam-insert}, the user is prompted for a title. Upon entering a
non-existent title, the @code{title} key in @code{org-roam-capture--info} is set to the
provided title. @code{$@{title@}} is then expanded into the provided title during the
org-capture process. Any variables that do not contain strings, are prompted for
values using @code{completing-read}.

After doing this expansion, the org-capture's template expansion system
is used to fill up the rest of the template. You may read up more on
this on @uref{https://orgmode.org/manual/Template-expansion.html#Template-expansion, org-capture's documentation page}.

To illustrate this dual expansion process, take for example the template string:
@code{"%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>-$@{title@}"}, with the title @code{"Foo"}. The template is first
expanded into @code{%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>-Foo}. Then org-capture expands @code{%<%Y%m%d%H%M%S>}
with timestamp: e.g. @code{20200213032037-Foo}.

All of the flexibility afforded by Emacs and Org-mode are available. For
example, if you want to encode a UTC timestamp in the filename, you can take
advantage of org-mode's @code{%(EXP)} template expansion to call @code{format-time-string}
directly to provide its third argument to specify UTC@.

@lisp
("d" "default" plain (function org-roam--capture-get-point)
     "%?"
     :file-name "%(format-time-string \"%Y-%m-%d--%H-%M-%SZ--$@{slug@}\" (current-time) t)"
     :head "#+title: $@{title@}\n"
     :unnarrowed t)
@end lisp

@node Concepts and Configuration
@chapter Concepts and Configuration

The number of configuration options is deliberately kept small, to keep
the Org-roam codebase manageable. However, we attempt to accommodate as
many usage styles as possible.

All of Org-roam's customization options can be viewed via
@code{M-x customize-group org-roam}.

@menu
* Directories and Files::
* The Org-roam Buffer::
* Org-roam Files::
* Org-roam Faces::
@end menu

@node Directories and Files
@section Directories and Files

This section concerns the placement and creation of files.

@defvar org-roam-directory

This is the default path to Org-roam files. All Org files, at any level of
nesting, are considered part of the Org-roam.
@end defvar

@defvar org-roam-db-location

Location of the Org-roam database. If this is non-nil, the Org-roam sqlite
database is saved here.

It is the user’s responsibility to set this correctly, especially when used
with multiple Org-roam instances.
@end defvar

@defvar org-roam-file-exclude-regexp

Files matching this regular expression are excluded from the Org-roam.
@end defvar

@node The Org-roam Buffer
@section The Org-roam Buffer

The Org-roam buffer displays backlinks for the currently active Org-roam note.

@defopt org-roam-buffer

The name of the org-roam buffer. Defaults to @code{*org-roam*}.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-buffer-position

The position of the Org-roam buffer side window. Valid values are @code{'left},
@code{'right}, @code{'top}, @code{'bottom}.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-buffer-width

Width of @code{org-roam-buffer}. Has an effect only if @code{org-roam-buffer-position} is
@code{'left} or @code{'right}.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-buffer-height

Height of @code{org-roam-buffer}. Has an effect only if @code{org-roam-buffer-position} is
@code{'top} or @code{'bottom}.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-buffer-window-parameters

Additional window parameters for the org-roam-buffer side window.

For example one can prevent the window from being deleted when calling
@code{delete-other-windows}, by setting it with the following:

@code{(setq org-roam-buffer-window-parameters '((no-delete-other-windows . t)))}
@end defopt

@node Org-roam Files
@section Org-roam Files

Org-roam files are created and prefilled using Org-roam's templating
system. The templating system is customizable (see @ref{The Templating System}).

@node Org-roam Faces
@section Org-roam Faces

Org-roam introduces several faces to distinguish links within the same buffer.
These faces are enabled by default in Org-roam notes.

@defopt org-roam-link-use-custom-faces

When @code{t}, use custom faces only inside Org-roam notes.
When @code{everywhere}, the custom face is applied additionally to non Org-roam notes.
When @code{nil}, do not use Org-roam's custom faces.
@end defopt

The @code{org-roam-link} face is the face applied to links to other Org-roam files.
This distinguishes internal links from external links (e.g. external web links).

The @code{org-roam-link-current} face corresponds to links to the same file it is in.

The @code{org-roam-link-invalid} face is applied to links that are broken. These are
links to files or IDs that cannot be found.

@node Inserting Links
@chapter Inserting Links

The preferred mode of linking is via @code{file} links to files, and @code{id} links for
headlines. This maintains the strongest compatibility with Org-mode, ensuring
that the links still function without Org-roam, and work well exporting to other
backends.

@code{file} links can be inserted via @code{org-roam-insert}. Links to headlines can be
inserted by navigating to the desired headline and calling @code{org-store-link}.
This will create an ID for the headline if it does not already exist, and
populate the Org-roam database. The link can then be inserted via
@code{org-insert-link}.

An alternative mode of insertion is using Org-roam's @code{roam} links. Org-roam
registers this link type, and interprets the path as follows:

@itemize
 @item
 @code{[[roam:title]]}links to an Org-roam file with title or alias ``title''

@item
 @code{[[roam:*headline]]}links to the headline ``headline'' in the current Org-roam file

@item
 @code{[[roam:title*headline]]}links to the headline ``headline'' in the Org-roam file with title or alias ``title''
@end itemize

@code{roam} links support auto-completion via @code{completion-at-point}: simply call
@code{completion-at-point} within a roam link. Users of @code{company-mode} may want to
prepend @code{company-capf} to the beginning of variable @code{company-backends}.

To easily insert @code{roam} links, one may wish to use a package like @uref{https://github.com/emacsorphanage/key-chord/, key-chord}. In the following example, typing ``[['' will insert a stub @code{roam} link:

@lisp
(key-chord-define org-mode-map "[[" #'my/insert-roam-link)

(defun my/insert-roam-link ()
    "Inserts an Org-roam link."
    (interactive)
    (insert "[[roam:]]")
    (backward-char 2))
@end lisp

@defopt org-roam-link-title-format

To distinguish between org-roam links and regular links, one may choose to use
special indicators for Org-roam links. Defaults to @code{"%s"}.

If your version of Org is at least @code{9.2}, consider styling the link differently,
by customizing the @code{org-roam-link}, and @code{org-roam-link-current} faces.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-completion-ignore-case

When non-nil, the @code{roam} link completions are ignore case. For example,
calling @code{completion-at-point} within @code{[[roam:fo]]} will present a completion
for a file with title ``Foo''. Defaults to @code{t}.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-link-auto-replace

When non-nil, @code{roam} links will be replaced with @code{file} or @code{id} links when
they are navigated to, and on file save, when a match is found. This is
desirable to maintain compatibility with vanilla Org, but resolved links are
harder to edit. Defaults to @code{t}.
@end defopt

@node Navigating Around
@chapter Navigating Around

@menu
* Index File::
@end menu

@node Index File
@section Index File

As your collection grows, you might want to create an index where you keep links
to your main files.

In Org-roam, you can define the path to your index file by setting
@code{org-roam-index-file}.

@defvar org-roam-index-file

Path to the Org-roam index file.

The path can be a string or a function. If it is a string, it should be the
path (absolute or relative to @code{org-roam-directory}) to the index file. If it
is is a function, the function should return the path to the index file.
Otherwise, the index is assumed to be a note in @code{org-roam-index} whose
title is @code{"Index"}.
@end defvar

@defun org-roam-find-index

Opens the Index file in the current @code{org-roam-directory}.
@end defun

@node Encryption
@chapter Encryption

One may wish to keep private, encrypted files. Org-roam supports encryption (via
GPG), which can be enabled for all new files by setting @code{org-roam-encrypt-files}
to @code{t}. When enabled, new files are created with the @code{.org.gpg} extension and
decryption are handled automatically by EasyPG@.

Note that Emacs will prompt for a password for encrypted files during
cache updates if it requires reading the encrypted file. To reduce the
number of password prompts, you may wish to cache the password.

@defopt org-roam-encrypt-files

Whether to encrypt new files.  If true, create files with .org.gpg extension.
@end defopt

@node Graphing
@chapter Graphing

Org-roam provides graphing capabilities to explore interconnections between
notes. This is done by performing SQL queries and generating images using
@uref{https://graphviz.org/, Graphviz}. The graph can also be navigated: see @ref{Roam Protocol}.

The entry point to graph creation is @code{org-roam-graph}.

@defun org-roam-graph & optional arg file node-query

Build and possibly display a graph for FILE from NODE-QUERY@.
If FILE is nil, default to current buffer’s file name.
ARG may be any of the following values:

@itemize
@item
@code{nil}       show the graph.

@item
@code{C-u}       show the graph for FILE@.

@item
@code{C-u N}     show the graph for FILE limiting nodes to N steps.

@item
@code{C-u C-u}   build the graph.

@item
@code{C-u -}     build the graph for FILE@.

@item
@code{C-u -N}    build the graph for FILE limiting nodes to N steps.
@end itemize
@end defun

@defopt org-roam-graph-executable

Path to the graphing executable (in this case, Graphviz). Set this if Org-roam is unable to find the Graphviz executable on your system.

You may also choose to use @code{neato} in place of @code{dot}, which generates a more
compact graph layout.
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-graph-viewer

Org-roam defaults to using Firefox (located on PATH) to view the SVG, but you may choose to set it to:

@itemize
@item
A string, which is a path to the program used

@item
a function accepting a single argument: the graph file path.
@end itemize

@code{nil} uses @code{view-file} to view the graph.

If you are using WSL2 and would like to open the graph in Windows, you can use the second option to set the browser and network file path:

@lisp
(setq org-roam-graph-viewer
    (lambda (file)
      (let ((org-roam-graph-viewer "/mnt/c/Program Files/Mozilla Firefox/firefox.exe"))
        (org-roam-graph--open (concat "file://///wsl$/Ubuntu" file)))))
@end lisp
@end defopt

@menu
* Graph Options::
* Excluding Nodes and Edges::
@end menu

@node Graph Options
@section Graph Options

Graphviz provides many options for customizing the graph output, and Org-roam supports some of them. See @uref{https://graphviz.gitlab.io/_pages/doc/info/attrs.html} for customizable options.

@defopt org-roam-graph-extra-config

Extra options passed to graphviz for the digraph (The ``G'' attributes).
Example: @code{'~(("rankdir" . "LR"))}
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-graph-node-extra-config

Extra options for nodes in the graphviz output (The ``N'' attributes).
Example: @code{'(("color" . "skyblue"))}
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-graph-edge-extra-config

Extra options for edges in the graphviz output (The ``E'' attributes).
Example: @code{'(("dir" . "back"))}
@end defopt

@defopt org-roam-graph-edge-cites-extra-config

Extra options for citation edges in the graphviz output.
Example: @code{'(("color" . "red"))}
@end defopt

@node Excluding Nodes and Edges
@section Excluding Nodes and Edges

One may want to exclude certain files to declutter the graph.

@defopt org-roam-graph-exclude-matcher

Matcher for excluding nodes from the generated graph. Any nodes and links for
file paths matching this string is excluded from the graph.

If value is a string, the string is the only matcher.

If value is a list, all file paths matching any of the strings
are excluded.
@end defopt

@example
(setq org-roam-graph-exclude-matcher '("private" "dailies"))
@end example

This setting excludes all files whose path contain ``private'' or ``dailies''.

@node Org-roam Completion System
@chapter Org-roam Completion System

Org-roam allows customization of which minibuffer completion system to use for
its interactive commands. The default setting uses Emacs' standard
@code{completing-read} mechanism.

@lisp
(setq org-roam-completion-system 'default)
@end lisp

If you have installed Helm or Ivy, and have their modes enabled, under the
@code{'default} setting they will be used.

In the rare scenario where you use Ivy globally, but prefer @uref{https://emacs-helm.github.io/helm/, Helm} for org-roam
commands, set:

@lisp
(setq org-roam-completion-system 'helm)
@end lisp

Other options include @code{'ido}, and @code{'ivy}.

@node Roam Protocol
@chapter Roam Protocol

Org-roam extends @code{org-protocol} with 2 protocols: the @code{roam-file}
and @code{roam-ref} protocols.

@menu
* Installation: Installation (1). 
* The roam-file protocol::
* The roam-ref protocol::
@end menu

@node Installation (1)
@section Installation

To enable Org-roam's protocol extensions, you have to add the following to your init file:

@lisp
(require 'org-roam-protocol)
@end lisp

The instructions for setting up @code{org-protocol} are reproduced below.

We will also need to create a desktop application for @code{emacsclient}. The
instructions for various platforms are shown below.

For Linux users, create a desktop application in @code{~/.local/share/applications/org-protocol.desktop}:

@example
[Desktop Entry]
Name=Org-Protocol
Exec=emacsclient %u
Icon=emacs-icon
Type=Application
Terminal=false
MimeType=x-scheme-handler/org-protocol
@end example

Associate @code{org-protocol://} links with the desktop application by
running in your shell:

@example
xdg-mime default org-protocol.desktop x-scheme-handler/org-protocol
@end example

To disable the ``confirm'' prompt in Chrome, you can also make Chrome
show a checkbox to tick, so that the @code{Org-Protocol Client} app will be used
without confirmation. To do this, run in a shell:

@example
sudo mkdir -p /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/
sudo tee /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/external_protocol_dialog.json >/dev/null <<'EOF'
@{
  "ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox": true
@}
EOF
sudo chmod 644 /etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed/external_protocol_dialog.json
@end example

and then restart Chrome (for example, by navigating to <chrome://restart>) to
make the new policy take effect.

See @uref{https://www.chromium.org/administrators/linux-quick-start, here} for more info on the @code{/etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed} directory and
@uref{https://cloud.google.com/docs/chrome-enterprise/policies/?policy=ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox, here} for information on the @code{ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox} policy.

For MacOS, one solution is to use @uref{https://github.com/sveinbjornt/Platypus, Platypus}. Here are the instructions for
setting up with Platypus and Chrome:

@itemize
@item
Install and launch Platypus (with @uref{https://brew.sh/, Homebrew}):
@end itemize

@example
brew cask install platypus
@end example

@itemize
@item
Create a script @code{launch_emacs.sh}:
@end itemize

@example
#!/usr/bin/env bash
/usr/local/bin/emacsclient --no-wait $1
@end example

@itemize
@item
Create a Platypus app with the following settings:
@end itemize

@example
| Setting                        | Value                     |
|--------------------------------+---------------------------|
| App Name                       | "OrgProtocol"             |
| Script Type                    | "env" · "/usr/bin/env"    |
| Script Path                    | "path/to/launch-emacs.sh" |
| Interface                      | None                      |
| Accept dropped items           | true                      |
| Remain running after execution | false                     |
@end example


Inside @code{Settings}:

@example
| Setting                        | Value          |
|--------------------------------+----------------|
| Accept dropped files           | true           |
| Register as URI scheme handler | true           |
| Protocol                       | "org-protocol" |
@end example

To disable the ``confirm'' prompt in Chrome, you can also make Chrome
show a checkbox to tick, so that the @code{OrgProtocol} app will be used
without confirmation. To do this, run in a shell:

@example
defaults write com.google.Chrome ExternalProtocolDialogShowAlwaysOpenCheckbox -bool true
@end example


If you're using @uref{https://github.com/railwaycat/homebrew-emacsmacport, Emacs Mac Port}, it registered its `Emacs.app` as the default
handler for the URL scheme `org-protocol`. To make @code{OrgProtocol.app}
the default handler instead, run:

@example
defaults write com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure LSHandlers -array-add \
'@{"LSHandlerPreferredVersions" = @{ "LSHandlerRoleAll" = "-"; @}; LSHandlerRoleAll = "org.yourusername.OrgProtocol"; LSHandlerURLScheme = "org-protocol";@}'
@end example

Then restart your computer.

For Windows, create a temporary @code{org-protocol.reg} file:

@example
REGEDIT4

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\org-protocol]
@@="URL:Org Protocol"
"URL Protocol"=""
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\org-protocol\shell]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\org-protocol\shell\open]
[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\org-protocol\shell\open\command]
@@="\"C:\\Windows\\System32\\wsl.exe\" emacsclient \"%1\""
@end example

The above will forward the protocol to WSL@. If you run Emacs natively on Windows, replace the last line with:

@example
@@="\"c:\\path\\to\\emacs\\bin\\emacsclientw.exe\"  \"%1\""
@end example

After executing the .reg file, the protocol is registered and you can delete the file.

@node The roam-file protocol
@section The roam-file protocol

This is a simple protocol that opens the path specified by the @code{file}
key (e.g. @code{org-protocol://roam-file?file=/tmp/file.org}). This is used
in the generated graph.

@node The roam-ref protocol
@section The roam-ref protocol

This protocol finds or creates a new note with a given @code{roam_key} (see @ref{Anatomy of an Org-roam File}):

@image{images/roam-ref,,,,gif}

To use this, create the following @uref{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bookmarklet, bookmarklet} in your browser:

@example
javascript:location.href =
    'org-protocol://roam-ref?template=r&ref='
    + encodeURIComponent(location.href)
    + '&title='
    + encodeURIComponent(document.title)
    + '&body='
    + encodeURIComponent(window.getSelection())
@end example

or as a keybinding in @code{qutebrowser} in , using the @code{config.py} file (see
@uref{https://github.com/qutebrowser/qutebrowser/blob/master/doc/help/configuring.asciidoc, Configuring qutebrowser}):

@example
config.bind("<Ctrl-r>", "open javascript:location.href='org-protocol://roam-ref?template=r&ref='+encodeURIComponent(location.href)+'&title='+encodeURIComponent(document.title)")
@end example

where @code{template} is the template key for a template in
@code{org-roam-capture-ref-templates} (see @ref{The Templating System}). These templates
should contain a @code{#+roam_key: $@{ref@}} in it.

@node Daily-notes
@chapter Daily-notes

Org-roam provides journaling capabilities akin to
@ref{Org-journal} with @code{org-roam-dailies}.

@menu
* Configuration::
* Capturing and finding daily-notes::
* Navigation::
@end menu

@node Configuration
@section Configuration

For @code{org-roam-dailies} to work, you need to define two variables:

@defvar @code{org-roam-dailies-directory}

Path to daily-notes.
@end defvar

@defvar @code{org-roam-dailies-capture-templates}

Capture templates for daily-notes in Org-roam.
@end defvar

Here is a sane default configuration:

@lisp
(setq org-roam-dailies-directory "daily/")

(setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates
      '(("d" "default" entry
         #'org-roam-capture--get-point
         "* %?"
         :file-name "daily/%<%Y-%m-%d>"
         :head "#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n\n")))
@end lisp

Make sure that @code{org-roam-dailies-directory} appears in @code{:file-name} for your
notes to be recognized as daily-notes. You can have different templates
placing their notes in different directories, but the one in
@code{org-roam-dailies-directory} will be considered as the main one in commands.

See @ref{The Templating System} for creating new
templates. @code{org-roam-dailies} provides an extra @code{:olp} option which allows
specifying the outline-path to a heading:

@lisp
(setq org-roam-dailies-capture-templates
      '(("l" "lab" entry
         #'org-roam-capture--get-point
         "* %?"
         :file-name "daily/%<%Y-%m-%d>"
         :head "#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n\n* Lab notes\n* Journal"
         :olp ("Journal"))

        ("j" "journal" entry
         #'org-roam-capture--get-point
         "* %?"
         :file-name "daily/%<%Y-%m-%d>"
         :head "#+title: %<%Y-%m-%d>\n\n* Lab notes\n* Journal"
         :olp ("Lab notes"))))
@end lisp

The template @code{l} will put its notes under the heading ‘Lab notes’, and the
template @code{j} will put its notes under the heading ‘Journal’.  When you use
@code{:olp}, make sure that the headings are present in @code{:head}.

@node Capturing and finding daily-notes
@section Capturing and finding daily-notes

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-capture-today} &optional goto

Create an entry in the daily note for today.

When @code{goto} is non-nil, go the note without creating an entry.
@end defun

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-find-today}

Find the daily note for today, creating it if necessary.
@end defun

There are variants of those commands for @code{-yesterday} and @code{-tomorrow}:

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-capture-yesterday} n &optional goto

Create an entry in the daily note for yesteday.

With numeric argument @code{n}, use the daily note @code{n} days in the past.
@end defun

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-find-yesterday}

With numeric argument N, use the daily-note N days in the future.
@end defun

There are also commands which allow you to use Emacs’s @code{calendar} to find the date

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-capture-date}

Create an entry in the daily note for a date using the calendar.

Prefer past dates, unless @code{prefer-future} is non-nil.

With a 'C-u' prefix or when @code{goto} is non-nil, go the note without
creating an entry.
@end defun

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-find-date}

Find the daily note for a date using the calendar, creating it if necessary.

Prefer past dates, unless @code{prefer-future} is non-nil.
@end defun

@node Navigation
@section Navigation

You can navigate between daily-notes:

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-find-directory}

Find and open @code{org-roam-dailies-directory}.
@end defun

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-find-previous-note}

When in an daily-note, find the previous one.
@end defun

@defun @code{org-roam-dailies-find-next-note}

When in an daily-note, find the next one.
@end defun

@node Diagnosing and Repairing Files
@chapter Diagnosing and Repairing Files

Org-roam provides a utility for diagnosing and repairing problematic files via
@code{org-roam-doctor}. By default, @code{org-roam-doctor} runs the check on the current
Org-roam file. To run the check only for the current file, run @code{C-u M-x
org-roam-doctor}, but note that this may take some time.

@defun org-roam-doctor &optional this-buffer

Perform a check on Org-roam files to ensure cleanliness. If THIS-BUFFER, run
the check only for the current buffer.
@end defun

The checks run are defined in @code{org-roam-doctor--checkers}. By default, there are checkers for broken links and invalid @samp{#+roam_*} properties.

Each checker is an instance of @code{org-roam-doctor-checker}. To define a checker, use
@code{make-org-roam-doctor-checker}. Here is a sample definition:

@lisp
(make-org-roam-doctor-checker
    :name 'org-roam-doctor-broken-links
    :description "Fix broken links."
    :actions '(("d" . ("Unlink" . org-roam-doctor--remove-link))
               ("r" . ("Replace link" . org-roam-doctor--replace-link))
               ("R" . ("Replace link (keep label)" . org-roam-doctor--replace-link-keep-label))))
@end lisp

The @code{:name} property is the name of the function run. The function takes in the
Org parse tree, and returns a list of @code{(point error-message)}. @code{:description} is a
short description of what the checker does. @code{:actions} is an alist containing
elements of the form @code{(char . (prompt . function))}. These actions are defined per
checker, to perform autofixes for the errors. For each error detected,
@code{org-roam-doctor} will move the point to the current error, and pop-up a help
window displaying the error message, as well as the list of actions that can be
taken provided in @code{:actions}.

@node Finding Unlinked References
@chapter Finding Unlinked References

Unlinked references are occurrences of strings of text that exactly match the
title or alias of an existing note in the Org-roam database. Org-roam provides
facilities for discovering these unlinked references, so one may decide whether
to convert them into links.

To use this feature, simply call @code{M-x org-roam-unlinked-references} from within
an Org-roam note. Internally, Org-roam uses @uref{https://github.com/BurntSushi/ripgrep, ripgrep} and a clever PCRE regex to
find occurrences of the title or aliases of the currently open note in all
Org-roam files. Hence, this requires a version of ripgrep that is compiled with
PCRE support.

@quotation
NOTE: Since ripgrep cannot read encrypted files, this function cannot find
unlinked references within encrypted files.

@end quotation

@node Performance Optimization
@chapter Performance Optimization

@menu
* Profiling Key Operations::
* Garbage Collection::
@end menu

@node Profiling Key Operations
@section @strong{TODO} Profiling Key Operations

@node Garbage Collection
@section Garbage Collection

During the cache-build process, Org-roam generates a lot of in-memory
data-structures (such as the Org file's AST), which are discarded after use. These structures are garbage collected at regular intervals (see @ref{Garbage Collection,info:elisp#Garbage Collection,,elisp,}).

Org-roam provides the option @code{org-roam-db-gc-threshold} to temporarily change
the threshold value for GC to be triggered during these memory-intensive
operations. To reduce the number of garbage collection processes, one may set
@code{org-roam-db-gc-threshold} to a high value (such as @code{most-positive-fixnum}):

@lisp
(setq org-roam-db-gc-threshold most-positive-fixnum)
@end lisp

@node Appendix
@chapter Appendix

@menu
* Note-taking Workflows::
* Ecosystem::
@end menu

@node Note-taking Workflows
@section Note-taking Workflows

@itemize
 @item
 Books@itemize
@item
@uref{https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34507927-how-to-take-smart-notes, How To Take Smart Notes}
@end itemize

@item
 Articles@itemize
@item
@uref{https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/NfdHG6oHBJ8Qxc26s/the-zettelkasten-method-1, The Zettelkasten Method - LessWrong 2.0}

@item
@uref{https://reddit.com/r/RoamResearch/comments/eho7de/building_a_second_brain_in_roamand_why_you_might, Building a Second Brain in Roam@dots{}And Why You Might Want To : RoamResearch}

@item
@uref{https://www.nateliason.com/blog/roam, Roam Research: Why I Love It and How I Use It - Nat Eliason}

@item
@uref{https://twitter.com/adam_keesling/status/1196864424725774336?s=20, Adam Keesling's Twitter Thread}

@item
@uref{https://blog.jethro.dev/posts/how_to_take_smart_notes_org/, How To Take Smart Notes With Org-mode · Jethro Kuan}
@end itemize

@item
 Threads@itemize
@item
@uref{https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22473209, Ask HN: How to Take Good Notes}
@end itemize

@item
 Videos@itemize
@item
@uref{https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvWic15iXjk, How to Use Roam to Outline a New Article in Under 20 Minutes}
@end itemize
@end itemize

@node Ecosystem
@section Ecosystem

@menu
* Browsing History with winner-mode::
* Versioning Notes::
* Full-text search interface with Deft::
* Org-journal::
* Note-taking Add-ons::
@end menu

@node Browsing History with winner-mode
@subsection Browsing History with winner-mode

@code{winner-mode} is a global minor mode that allows one to undo and redo changes in the window configuration. It is included with GNU Emacs since version 20.

@code{winner-mode} can be used as a simple version of browser history for Org-roam. Each click through org-roam links (from both Org files and the backlinks buffer) causes changes in window configuration, which can be undone and redone using @code{winner-mode}. To use @code{winner-mode}, simply enable it, and bind the appropriate interactive functions:

@lisp
(winner-mode +1)
(define-key winner-mode-map (kbd "<M-left>") #'winner-undo)
(define-key winner-mode-map (kbd "<M-right>") #'winner-redo)

@end lisp

@node Versioning Notes
@subsection Versioning Notes

Since Org-roam notes are just plain text, it is trivial to track changes in your
notes database using version control systems such as @uref{https://git-scm.com/, Git}. Simply initialize
@code{org-roam-directory} as a Git repository, and commit your files at regular or
appropriate intervals. @uref{https://magit.vc/, Magit} is a great interface to Git within Emacs.

In addition, it may be useful to observe how a particular note has evolved, by
looking at the file history. @uref{https://gitlab.com/pidu/git-timemachine, Git-timemachine} allows you to visit historic
versions of a tracked Org-roam note.

@node Full-text search interface with Deft
@subsection Full-text search interface with Deft

@uref{https://jblevins.org/projects/deft/, Deft} provides a nice interface for browsing and filtering org-roam notes.

@lisp
(use-package deft
  :after org
  :bind
  ("C-c n d" . deft)
  :custom
  (deft-recursive t)
  (deft-use-filter-string-for-filename t)
  (deft-default-extension "org")
  (deft-directory "/path/to/org-roam-files/"))
@end lisp

If the title of the Org file is not the first line, you might not get
nice titles. You may choose to patch this to use @code{org-roam}'s
functionality. Here I'm using
@uref{https://github.com/raxod502/el-patch, el-patch}:

@lisp
(use-package el-patch
  :straight (:host github
                   :repo "raxod502/el-patch"
                   :branch "develop"))

(eval-when-compile
  (require 'el-patch))

(use-package deft
  ;; same as above...
  :config/el-patch
  (defun deft-parse-title (file contents)
    "Parse the given FILE and CONTENTS and determine the title.
If `deft-use-filename-as-title' is nil, the title is taken to
be the first non-empty line of the FILE.  Else the base name of the FILE is
used as title."
    (el-patch-swap (if deft-use-filename-as-title
                       (deft-base-filename file)
                     (let ((begin (string-match "^.+$" contents)))
                       (if begin
                           (funcall deft-parse-title-function
                                    (substring contents begin (match-end 0))))))
                   (org-roam--get-title-or-slug file))))
@end lisp

The Deft interface can slow down quickly when the number of files get
huge. @uref{https://github.com/hasu/notdeft, Notdeft} is a fork of Deft
that uses an external search engine and indexer.

@node Org-journal
@subsection Org-journal

@uref{https://github.com/bastibe/org-journal, Org-journal} provides journaling
capabilities to Org-mode. A lot of its functionalities have been incorporated
into Org-roam under the name @code{org-roam-dailies}.  It remains a good tool if
you want to isolate your verbose journal entries from the ideas you would
write on a scratchpad.

@lisp
(use-package org-journal
  :bind
  ("C-c n j" . org-journal-new-entry)
  :custom
  (org-journal-date-prefix "#+title: ")
  (org-journal-file-format "%Y-%m-%d.org")
  (org-journal-dir "/path/to/journal/files/")
  (org-journal-date-format "%A, %d %B %Y"))
@end lisp

@node Note-taking Add-ons
@subsection Note-taking Add-ons

These are some plugins that make note-taking in Org-mode more enjoyable.

@menu
* Org-download::
* mathpix.el: mathpixel. 
* Org-noter / Interleave::
* Bibliography::
* Spaced Repetition::
@end menu

@node Org-download
@unnumberedsubsubsec Org-download

@uref{https://github.com/abo-abo/org-download, Org-download} lets you screenshot and yank images from the web into your notes:

@float Figure
@image{images/org-download,,,,gif}
@caption{org-download}
@end float

@lisp
(use-package org-download
  :after org
  :bind
  (:map org-mode-map
        (("s-Y" . org-download-screenshot)
         ("s-y" . org-download-yank))))
@end lisp

@node mathpixel
@unnumberedsubsubsec mathpix.el

@uref{https://github.com/jethrokuan/mathpix.el, mathpix.el} uses @uref{https://mathpix.com/, Mathpix's} API to convert clips into latex equations:

@float Figure
@image{images/mathpix,,,,gif}
@caption{mathpix}
@end float

@lisp
(use-package mathpix.el
  :straight (:host github :repo "jethrokuan/mathpix.el")
  :custom ((mathpix-app-id "app-id")
           (mathpix-app-key "app-key"))
  :bind
  ("C-x m" . mathpix-screenshot))
@end lisp

@node Org-noter / Interleave
@unnumberedsubsubsec Org-noter / Interleave

@uref{https://github.com/weirdNox/org-noter, Org-noter} and
@uref{https://github.com/rudolfochrist/interleave, Interleave} are both
projects that allow synchronised annotation of documents (PDF, EPUB
etc.) within Org-mode.

@node Bibliography
@unnumberedsubsubsec Bibliography

@uref{https://github.com/org-roam/org-roam-bibtex, org-roam-bibtex} offers
tight integration between
@uref{https://github.com/jkitchin/org-ref, org-ref},
@uref{https://github.com/tmalsburg/helm-bibtex, helm-bibtex} and
@code{org-roam}. This helps you manage your bibliographic notes under
@code{org-roam}.

For example, though helm-bibtex provides the ability to visit notes for bibliographic entries, org-roam-bibtex extends it with the ability to visit the file with the right @samp{#+roam_key}.

@node Spaced Repetition
@unnumberedsubsubsec Spaced Repetition

@uref{https://www.leonrische.me/fc/index.html, Org-fc} is a spaced repetition system that scales well with a large number of
files. Other alternatives include @uref{https://orgmode.org/worg/org-contrib/org-drill.html, org-drill}, and @uref{https://github.com/abo-abo/pamparam, pamparam}.

@node FAQ
@chapter FAQ

@menu
* How do I have more than one Org-roam directory?::
* How do I migrate from Roam Research?::
* How do I create a note whose title already matches one of the candidates?::
@end menu

@node How do I have more than one Org-roam directory?
@section How do I have more than one Org-roam directory?

Emacs supports directory-local variables, allowing the value of
@code{org-roam-directory} to be different in different directories. It does this by
checking for a file named @code{.dir-locals.el}.

To add support for multiple directories, override the @code{org-roam-directory}
variable using directory-local variables. This is what @code{.dir-locals.el} may
contain:

@lisp
((nil . ((org-roam-directory . ".")
         (org-roam-db-location . "./org-roam.db"))))
@end lisp

All files within that directory will be treated as their own separate
set of Org-roam files. Remember to run @code{org-roam-db-build-cache} from a
file within that directory, at least once.

@node How do I migrate from Roam Research?
@section How do I migrate from Roam Research?

Fabio has produced a command-line tool that converts markdown files exported from Roam Research into Org-roam compatible markdown. More instructions are provided @uref{https://github.com/fabioberger/roam-migration, in the repository}.

@node How do I create a note whose title already matches one of the candidates?
@section How do I create a note whose title already matches one of the candidates?

This situation arises when, for example, one would like to create a note titled
``bar'' when ``barricade'' already exists.

The solution is dependent on the mini-buffer completion framework in use. Here
are the solutions:

@itemize
 @item
 Ivycall @code{ivy-immediate-done}, typically bound to @code{C-M-j}. Alternatively, set @code{ivy-use-selectable-prompt} to @code{t}, so that ``bar'' is now selectable.

@item
 HelmOrg-roam should provide a selectable ``[?] bar'' candidate at the top of the candidate list.
@end itemize

Emacs 28.0.50 (Org mode 9.4)
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