Obsidian 1.0.0

Work with Obsidian vaults (plain Markdown notes) and automate via obsidian-cli.

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Obsidian vault = a normal folder on disk.

Vault structure (typical)

Notes:
```
*.md
```
(plain text Markdown; edit with any editor)
Config:
```
.obsidian/
```
(workspace + plugin settings; usually don’t touch from scripts)
Canvases:
```
*.canvas
```
(JSON)
Attachments: whatever folder you chose in Obsidian settings (images/PDFs/etc.)

Find the active vault(s)

Obsidian desktop tracks vaults here (source of truth):

~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json

obsidian-cli

resolves vaults from that file; vault name is typically the folder name (path suffix).

Fast “what vault is active / where are the notes?”

If you’ve already set a default:
```
obsidian-cli print-default --path-only
```

Otherwise, read

~/Library/Application Support/obsidian/obsidian.json

and use the vault entry with

"open": true

Notes

Multiple vaults common (iCloud vs
```
~/Documents
```
, work/personal, etc.). Don’t guess; read config.
Avoid writing hardcoded vault paths into scripts; prefer reading the config or using
```
print-default
```
.

obsidian-cli quick start

Pick a default vault (once):

obsidian-cli set-default "<vault-folder-name>"

obsidian-cli print-default

obsidian-cli print-default --path-only

```
obsidian-cli search "query"
```
(note names)
```
obsidian-cli search-content "query"
```
(inside notes; shows snippets + lines)

Create

obsidian-cli create "Folder/New note" --content "..." --open

Requires Obsidian URI handler (
```
obsidian://…
```
) working (Obsidian installed).
Avoid creating notes under “hidden” dot-folders (e.g.
```
.something/...
```
) via URI; Obsidian may refuse.

Move/rename (safe refactor)

obsidian-cli move "old/path/note" "new/path/note"

Updates
```
[[wikilinks]]
```
and common Markdown links across the vault (this is the main win vs
```
mv
```
).

Delete

```
obsidian-cli delete "path/note"
```

Prefer direct edits when appropriate: open the

.md

file and change it; Obsidian will pick it up.

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