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# Vimwiki Command-Line Interface
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`vimwiki-cli` is a command-line interface to [Vimwiki], a plugin for the [Vim]
text editor. It provides a front-end for interactive editor commands and can be
used to automate repetitive tasks such as rebuilding tag metadata and generating
links, all from the command line.
[![](https://asciinema.org/a/411893.svg)](https://asciinema.org/a/411893?autoplay=1)
## Installation
`vimwiki-cli` is available on [PyPI] and can be installed locally using the
Python Package Installer:
$ pip install --user vimwiki-cli
Once installed, issue `vimwiki --help` to see usage.
## Configuration
For most installations no configuration is needed, however several environment
variables are available to modify default behavior without the need to pass
global options on the command line:
| Environment Variable | Global Option | Description |
|------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| `VIMWIKI_EDITOR` | `--editor` | Editor to launch, defaults to `$EDITOR` or `vim`. |
| `VIMWIKI_COUNT` | `--count` | Index of wiki to open. |
| `VIMWIKI_SELECT` | `--select` | Select wiki from interactive list. |
| `VIMWIKI_OPEN_MATCHES` | `--open-matches` | Open search results by default. |
| `VIMWIKI_OPEN_TABS` | `--open-tabs` | Open pages in a new tab by default. |
## Advanced
### Supported Commands
Each CLI command corresponds to one or more Ex commands executed in the editor.
The following table details the mapping between these commands:
| CLI Command | Ex Commands |
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `vimwiki` | `:VimwikiIndex` |
| `vimwiki check-links` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiCheckLinks` |
| `vimwiki diary` | `:VimwikiDiaryIndex` |
| `vimwiki diary generate-links` | `:VimwikiDiaryIndex \| VimwikiDiaryGenerateLinks` |
| `vimwiki diary today` | `:VimwikiMakeDiaryNote` |
| `vimwiki diary tomorrow` | `:VimwikiMakeTomorrowDiaryNote` |
| `vimwiki diary yesterday` | `:VimwikiMakeYesterdayDiaryNote` |
| `vimwiki generate-links PAGE PATTERN` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiGoto PAGE \| VimwikiGenerateLinks PATTERN` |
| `vimwiki goto PAGE` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiGoto PAGE` |
| `vimwiki help` | `:help vimwiki.txt \| only` |
| `vimwiki search PATTERN` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiSearch PATTERN` |
| `vimwiki tags generate-links PAGE TAGS` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiGoto PAGE \| VimwikiGenerateTagLinks TAGS` |
| `vimwiki tags rebuild` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiRebuildTags` |
| `vimwiki tags search PATTERN` | `:VimwikiIndex \| VimwikiSearchTags PATTERN` |
### Shell Completion
Shell completion is available for `bash`, `fish`, and `zsh` shells. To generate
an activation script, issue:
$ env _VIMWIKI_COMPLETE=source_$(basename $SHELL) vimwiki >/path/to/vimwiki-complete.sh
Once generated, the activation script may be sourced directly or from the shell
startup file to provide completion:
$ . /path/to/vimwiki-complete.sh
### Git Integration
For wikis managed with git, a pre-commit hook script is available that executes
non-interactive commands to rebuild tag metadata and generate links before
commit.
The pre-commit hook relies on the following configuration options:
| Configuration Option | Description |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| `vimwiki.options` | Extra options to pass to the `vimwiki` command |
| `vimwiki.linkspage` | Page which contains generated links |
| `vimwiki.taglinkspage` | Page which contains generated tag links |
| `vimwiki.generatelinks` | Generate links before commit (bool) |
| `vimwiki.generatediarylinks` | Generate diary links before commit (bool) |
| `vimwiki.generatetaglinks` | Generate tag links before commit (bool) |
| `vimwiki.rebuildtags` | Rebuild tag metadata before commit (bool) |
For example, to configure the hook to rebuild tag metadata and generate tag
links in the `Tags` page before commit, issue:
$ git config vimwiki.taglinkspage Tags
$ git config vimwiki.generatetaglinks true
$ git config vimwiki.rebuildtags true
To enable the hook, copy or link [pre-commit.sh] to `.git/hooks/pre-commit` in
the wiki directory.
## Contributing
Pull requests are welcome! See [CONTRIBUTING.md] for more details.
## License
Source code in this repository is licensed under a Simplified BSD License. See
[LICENSE] for more details.
[CONTRIBUTING.md]: https://github.com/sstallion/vimwiki-cli/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
[LICENSE]: https://github.com/sstallion/vimwiki-cli/blob/master/LICENSE
[pre-commit.sh]: https://github.com/sstallion/vimwiki-cli/blob/master/scripts/pre-commit.sh
[PyPI]: https://pypi.org/project/vimwiki-cli/
[Travis]: https://travis-ci.com/sstallion/vimwiki-cli
[Vim]: https://www.vim.org/
[Vimwiki]: https://vimwiki.github.io/