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simplify command line options with configuration files
Command line options for zettel
, zimport
, and zfind
could be simplified by reading default settings from a configuration file located within a .zettelgeist
directory, on the model of .git
. The file .counter.dat
and the database itself could be placed within the same directory. A new command would be required, to create the directory and configuration file: e.g., zettelgeist init
.
Defaults for zettel
:
- counter digits (override with
--digits
) - counter path (override with
--counter-path
) -
id
(override with--id
) - file path (override with
--name-dir
) - timestamp digits (no current override option)
Defaults for zimport
- directory from which to import zettels (override with
--dir
) - database name (override with
--database
) - absolute or relative filenames (default to
--fullpath
) - treatment of an existing database (default to
--create
)
Defaults for zfind
- database name (override with
--database
)
Ideally, we want this to be able to support per-project thinking, much like what .git
accomplishes. This would require various Z tools to check the current directory and parents, ultimately leading to the home directory if not found. but I think this is a cool idea.
Main use case for this, is probably --database
but there are also situations where you might want common --show
options in tools like zfind
(i.e. always show the title by default).