On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:43:53PM +0200, Klaus-Dieter Bauer wrote: > Hello! > > I intend to use org-mode for organizing my research notes; I prefer however > a "wiki" style with many files rather than one big file. > > I found that the ID mechanism is quite robust for linking across files, but > most of the time I'd like to link to a file, not a heading in that file, by > ID. Is that possible in org-mode?
The motivation behind id links is their guaranteed uniqueness. For linking to files, doesn't simply using filenames do that? [[file:path/to/file.org][My notes]] Why reinvent the wheel? ;) Hope this helps, -- Suvayu Open source is the future. It sets us free.