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araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
I did try this before, just instead of 'new' I used 'make'. I'll consider this again! Thanks! :)
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Yes, that would work, requiring a bit more manual work. Git integration within the tool would make that easier & a tad quicker.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Cool! Will check it out.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Thanks! This will take a minute to figure out, but I'll definitely work on it eventually.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Funnily enough, this WAS the original idea, to have a cli tool that acts as a sort of plugin for Obsidian, to be used when in hurry. I looked for APIs and libraries that could make this possible but couldn't find any. This will be a great circle back :)
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Cool! Just took a screenshot, might need this later. Thanks!

Will add a reference to this comment, if I end up using it. :)

araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Now that I think about it, they can, just not right now. What Jot needs is a 'use existing folder as vault' feature like in Obsidian, or an 'import vaults from Obsidian' feature. As an Obsidian user myself, this would be neat. Thanks for the idea! I'll add this to the feature updates list :)
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Sounds great :) Eventually, Jot will have git integration for cross device sync, maybe then, it could serve as a nice addition to your workflow.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Yes :) I do have plans for something similar, but its a bit low on my priority list since I'm keeping this project focused on note management right now.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Obsidian is an absolute dream, I know. I do still use it for college/research projects (basically anything information heavy), but I've found it to be a bit of an overkill in most of my daily use cases <- one of the reason why I am working on this tool.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Jot's purpose is to ease note management, using vaults stored in different parts of your storage, that can be accessed from anywhere, essentially eliminating the need to manually cd to different locations. This is still in its initial phase, hence the rudimentary features (I prioritized everything I considered basic necessities). I am working on adding more fancy features though, for example, a fuzzy finder.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
Hey, try the note command to make notes. Example -> https://github.com/araekiel/jot#create-notes-and-folders

And yes, this tool is meant for integration with text editors. Jot is simply for creating and managing notes (markdown files). You can use the text editor that you fancy, like nano or vim, or something like vscode, if you need a GUI.

araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
I don't plan on making jot mobile compatible. Maybe in the future, but not right now.
araekiel··on Show HN: Jot: Rapid note management for the terminal, inspired by Obsidian
I do plan on adding vault encryption and cross device sync (literally making a list of updates atm). Like tacostakohashi mentioned, I too have been thinking of using git for cross device sync.