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In org-mode whenever I have point on heading it shows me in the mini buffer the full hierarchy. For example, if I have the following in a Org file:

* lvl1
** lvl2
*** lvl3
    some text

And I put point on lvl3 it shows /lvl1/lvl2/lvl3 in the mini buffer. Is there a specific function I can call to obtain this information? I sometimes need to retrieve context and with this it would be easier, no need to move point to the heading.

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  • What version of org-mode are you using?
    – Melioratus
    Jun 5, 2018 at 19:07
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    @Melioratus I forgot to mention that I'am using spacemacs. I'am using the org layer and org-version tell me the version is "9.1.13".
    – plx
    Jun 6, 2018 at 7:31

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org-get-outline-path will return a list with the heading hierarchy.

org-format-outline-path will take such a path and format it for display. This is what goes into your mini-buffer.

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    To test this, add an emacs-lisp code block after "some text" in your sample file with content: (org-get-outline-path t), place cursor after the parenthesis, and press C-x C-e.
    – Heikki
    Jun 5, 2018 at 19:22

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