Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux <at> gmail.com> writes: > > 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, >
For me the purpose of using IDs is, amongst others, being able to reorganize my files without breaking links. Hence direct file links are unique but not robust. I even add UUIDs to every plot I generate by now for similiar reasons ;) That said, with my wiki-style approach having one top-level heading per file turned out reasonable anyway. kind regards, Klaus
