obsidian-clilisted

# Obsidian CLI Comprehensive guidance for using the official Obsidian CLI (v1.12+) to interact with vaults, manage files, execute commands, and automate workflows from the terminal. ## Overview The Obsidian CLI allows you to: - Open, create, read, and modify notes from the command line - Execute Obsidian commands and manage plugins - Query vault metadata, tags, links, and properties - Automate daily notes, templates, and bookmarks - Search content and manage file structure - Integrate Obsidian with scripts and external tools **Prerequisite:** the Obsidian desktop app must be installed (download from obsidian.md). The CLI is the app binary itself — resolve it per platform: | Platform | Binary | | --- | --- | | macOS | `/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian` | | Linux | `obsidian` on PATH (or the AppImage/flatpak binary) | | Windows | `%LOCALAPPDATA%\Obsidian\Obsidian.exe` | **CLI Access:** `<obsidian-binary> <command>` — examples below use an `obsidian` alias. For convenience, create a shell alias (adjust the path per the table above): ```bash # Add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bashrc alias obsidian="/Applications/Obsidian.app/Contents/MacOS/Obsidian" ``` ## Core Concepts ### Vault Targeting Specify which vault to operate on: ```bash # Use default vault obsidian <command> # Target specific vault obsidian vault=MyVault <command> # Get vault info obsidian vault obsidian vaults # List all known vaults ``` **Best practice:** Set up scripts with explicit `