Questions tagged [org-link]
The org-link tag should be used for questions about links in org-mode files. This is a feature of org-mode that allows users to include hotlinks to org headings within the same file, to other files on the same computer (e.g. text, emails, pdfs), to urls for internet resources. Additional link types are provided by external packages.
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Track navigation after opening an org link
This is a longshot, but does the following exist already?
You have an link in your org file like:
* TODO Learn elisp
[[info:eintr#Arguments][eintr#Arguments]]
You open that link.
You go to the next ...
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Is there a way to hide link prefixes in org-mode?
For some link types it would be nice to hide the link prefix automatically. This post does this with text properties, but I'd prefer if it was possible to do with something like prettify-symbols or ...
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How to prevent org-exporter from prepending "file://" to the beginning of absolute file paths when exporting to HTML?
I use org-mode to write HTML pages for a website. When I use relative links for navigating the website's directory structure in my org-mode files and I export the org files to HTML, the links work as ...
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Does `get-char-property-and-overlay(nil org-image-overlay)` mean that the first argument was nil or `org-image-overlay`?
I've spent over 20 hours trying to solve an issue with org-mode loading. I've stepped through the code until it reached a function that stack trace indicates fails due to one of the arguments being ...
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What causes org-open-at-point command to fail?
For some reason doom emacs fails to open links that point to a local file ([[file:firejail.html][file]]). It's X11 KDE Arch doom emacs and if opened with xdg-open default application to open .html ...
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Opening hyperlinks stops working when browser runs in sandbox (firejail)
Opening links (e.g. [[https://www.example.com][example]]) stops working when browser (librewolf) runs in a sandbox (firejail). The only output it gives is "nil". It works again when sandbox ...
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why the inconsistency with org mode code line labels and links
In org mode and in a source code special block, I can add code line labels, which have ref: in the label -- but when I make a link there, I have to omit the ref:. For example:
#+begin_src csharp
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How to create a link to a pdf with special characters in its name?
I'm working in Linux under org-mode and trying to create a link inside an *.org file and this form works:
[[shell:okular /home/quora/myfile.pdf][title]]
Problem is, for pdf filenames like my file[2nd ...
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How can I modify the default description when using org-insert-link with custom IDs in org-mode?
I use CUSTOM_ID in my documents for internal links.
To copy a link, I use org-store-link (C-c l) and then org-insert-link (C-c C-l) to insert the link elsewhere.
However, org-insert-link does not ...
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Is it possible to create an org-link to a custom agenda view?
I'd like to add links to custom agenda commands within org files and other agenda views.
I think the answer would likely use org-add-link-type.
I also know that you can call a custom agenda view with ...
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In org-mode, how do i move to specified column when I move over links?
The function move-to-column does not seem to work in org-mode as expected when I move over links. When I move the cursor using the key shortcuts, the cursor moves over the displayed link as expected. ...
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Org mode link to vlc video with start time in minutes:seconds and possible duration
I am beginning to struggle with organizing my videos. I have screen recordings of conversations with my product owner and would like to have convenient links in my org files that would start the video ...
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Link to pdf file using org-pdftools not working
I am using the following format in my org file [[pdf:file_path.pdf][description]] to link to the file_path.pdf file. When I click on the link I expect the pdf file to open. Instead, I get a dialog box ...
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How to open multiple files from multiple org-links?
* Headline 1
- [[https://orgmode.org/][Org-Mode]]
- [[https://www.gnu.org/software/emacs/][GNU Emacs]]
* Headline 2
- [[~/tmp/file1.org][First file]]
- [[~/tmp/file2.org][Second file]]
When the ...
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C-c C-o org-open-at-point follows òrg file links only with C-u prefix
I store and insert links to .org files or headers with C-c l/C-c C-l (file:XXX/XXX.org or file:XXX/XXX.org::*Header) but when I try to follow them with C-c C-o it is not directly opened in Emacs but a ...
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expand org variable value in situ
Is there a way to link to an orgmode variable's value?
Or at least export it?
I can get a link to jump to the variable definition,
but not display its value or export.
for example the text in ...
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org-agenda-open-link does not open links in the org-agenda view buffer
Sometimes I use the diary instead of org-mode to add meetings to the org-agenda, and occasionally these include links to emails or websites in the standard org format: [[https://duckduckgo.com][link ...
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How to follow an internal link in recent org-mode?
Org 9.3.
https://orgmode.org/manual/Internal-Links.html -- "A link that does not look like a URL—i.e., does not start with a known scheme or a file name—refers to the current document. You can ...
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How to check if an org (sub)heading is a link to certain file types
I need to check if an org sub(heading) is a link to a file with a certain file type or not (for example only images of type png or jpg. I have no idea how to check if a string links to a file.
An ...
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how to change mouseover colors of emacs' org-links?
M-x customize-face RET org-link RET
I understand that I can access and change the appearance of links when there's no mouse over them, but I can't find a way to change the background color and font ...
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Associating an org-mode file link to two possible applications when opening it
I've already asked this question here but the context I proposed was maybe too restrictive. Here is what I'm looking for on a more behavioral level.
I have configured org-mode to open links with the ...
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two behaviors for org-return-follows-link
In my org-mode config I have activated org-return-follows-link to access links with the return key. For instance, if a link points to a pdf, I have configured org-mode to open it with certain pdf ...
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How to copy either path or url from an org link?
Here I found a solution on how to copy an URL from an org-link.
When applied to these two org-link:
[[https://emacs.stackexchange.com/][Emacs StackExchange]]
[[./path/file.org][An org file]]
It will ...
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How to create an org-link (pointing to an org file) by automatically following a predefined naming scheme?
I'm not yet interested in using Zettelkasten Method to organize my org files. I just use a hierarchical index (index.org). So I don't have the use of packages such as org-roam or denote.
However, I'm ...
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Open links in the nearby window (no splits)
I have a 24 inch display and usually have 2 windows open:
|-------+----------------|
| Links | Working window |
| (30%) | (70%) |
| | |
|-------+----------------|
When I ...
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Error in org-mode exported docx when shell command link contains two inverted commas
I have stored a link to a shell command, which contains inverted commas ", and I would like to export it to odt. For example, if I try to export the following link
[[shell:TDIR="/home/...
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Add the ID property of headings as the `name` attribute in the HTML export
E.g., suppose I have this heading:
* some heading
:PROPERTIES:
:ID: 6d4e4087-4b74-4c74-8195-19b4ccd3e8fe
:END:
I like the exported HTML element to have the attribute
name="ID-6d4e4087-4b74-...
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In orgmode, how to add html attributes to a link inside a header?
I can add attributes to links like this:
#+attr_html: :rel external :target _blank
[[http://www.wikipedia.com][reliable source]]
Now, I have a link in a header:
* DONE Why people talk [[http://www....
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Attaching metadata to Org link abbreviations?
Is there some way to attach metadata to Org link abbreviations? Something like:
#+LINK: Example https://example.com [metadata about link]
For example, date linked, a rating, a reason the link exists,...
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How to use link abbreviations in external Org files?
I've been using Org's handy link abbreviation feature in Org documents:
#+link: Google https://google.com/
* Test Org Links
Here's an abbreviated link: [[Google][This is Google search]].
Which ...
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Org capture template with org-store-link
I would like to create an org-capture template such that when I select it with org-capture (which is mapped to C-c c for me), I want the capture template to ask me for the description and URL of a ...
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How to create a non-existing subheader in another local org file from a link?
Let's say I have this in my games.org file:
* Games I own
** Adventures
*** Adventure - Police Quest
*** Adventure - Mixed-Up Mother Goose
And I want to link to the Adventure - Mixed-up Mother Goose ...
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org-mode - how to ignore link syntax inside of src blocks?
The link syntax [[link]] is parsed as an org-link inside of a source block, as shown in the code and figure below, where my mouse if placed on top of [[2]].
#+begin_src emacs-lisp
[[2]]
#+end_src
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org-link: create a link to marked region of text
I want to create links to marked regions of text inside org files.
if I use C-c l the active region is ignored; only the heading is stored.
How can I create a link to a region of text?
I use org-mode ...
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How to use the headline numbering for links in org-num-mode
I use org-num-mode to have headlines with a numbering 1.1.1 or 1.2.1... etc
When I use org-insert-link, I want the default description to be this number. For now, it is the text in the headline but I ...
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Orgmode link description without https
I would like to have a capture template that would take a pasted link like:
https://orgmode.org/manual/Completion.html
and return:
[https://orgmode.org/manual/Completion.html][orgmode.org/manual/...
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How to open a file (from an org link) within current window?
When I do C-c C-o on an org link it opens the org file in a new window. This is fine, but sometimes I'd prefer to open org files within the current window, creating a new key binding for the matter (...
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How can I prevent Orgmode from opening links to `*.jot` files using GNU `less`
When I open a link in Emacs Orgmode to a *.txt or *.org file, the files are opened in a new Emacs buffer. However, I have a self-created set of plain-text *.jot files. If I open an otherwise ...
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How to automatically build org links from an org-contacts contact?
Let's say I have the following contact in my org-contacts org file :
* John Doe
:PROPERTIES:
:EMAIL: [email protected]
:PHONE: +44 20 7630 2400
:COMPANY: Ubuntu
:NOTE:
:END:
How ...
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org-link-open fails with Wrong number of arguments: (1 . 1), 0
I recently added a config entry to my ./doom.d/config.el to enable Firefox as a default browser for opening links. Below is the entry I added based on this post.
;; Set specific browser to open links ...
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Customising org-mode link click behaviour
My current (default) behaviour when click a [[link]] in org-mode is for Emacs to search a matching heading.
However, I wanted to redefine this behaviour to open a file called link.org.
That is, for ...
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How do you copy text with hyperlinks (text is not the link, the link is embedded (href style)), with the links into org mode?
I am copying text from a browser (from an email) which has hyperlinks such as link text - but the links do not get hyperlinked as in the email. I just see 'link text' when I paste to my org file. How ...
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org-link to the exact page-position in a pdf file
Newest EDIT
I think my question wasn't very clear, so I'm trying to put some details.
With pdf-tools opening pdf files withing Emacs (PDFview
buffers) works great. What I like is to get an org-link ...
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nov.el follow link to .epub in other window instead of having a new buffer in the same window
When I try to follow a link [[nov:path/to/epub/ebook.epub][link]] in nov-mode (defined in nov.el) under Doom Emacs, it always opens the file on a new buffer, replacing the org file where the link sits ...
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Disable 'beautification' of text when point is on same line in org
When writing org documents, some parts of the text (like links and figures) automatically get 'beautified' (I'm unsure what the technically correct term is), meaning that some surrounding text ...
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Stop links from auto-expanding
Running Spacemacs 0.300 on Emacs 27.2.
When my cursor is on a link in an org buffer, the link automatically expands. So, what appeared as 'Description' changes to something like [[id:xxxxxx][...
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How to delete a link in org mode in spacemacs
I was trying to delete a link and replace it with the description in org mode. And I thought there would be a command to do it. But I could not find one.
There is a solution here. But the question is ...
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Make link using the target at point and ignore the ID or CUSTOM_ID
Following situation:
* Headline
:PROPERTIES:
:CUSTOM_ID: ignore_it
:END:
...
...
long text
...
...
<<this is the target>> ...
.....
some other long text
With org-store-link (C-c l) I get ...
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org mode open link in browser directly
Suppose, we have a link [[https://www.google.com/][Google]]. When I put the cursor at the link and run org-open-at-point, instead of opening https://www.google.com/ in browser it downloads the page to ...
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Find broken links and unused IDs
I extensively use links to refer to different org files/ headings. All my links are created using IDs.
But it might happen that in the course of work, some links might get broken --- the reference is ...
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