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#obsidian

Show file in source code (markdown): Settings, "source mode"
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Path to obsidian on my machine (having it in iCloud): cd Library/Mobile\ Documents/iCloud~md~obsidian/Documents/obsidian

  1. Cmd + P for command palette
  2. Add internal link
  3. Look for the note to link

Links work like this: [Link text](actual link)
Paths in links work too: (Folder/file)

One can link to a file that doesn't yet exist. It will be represented as a grey dot in the graph, representing lacks of knowledge.
For white spaces: (Hello%20world)

Shortcuts

Command palette: Cmd + P

Open a file: cmd + O
Previous tab: cmd + option + arrow (own setting)
Next tab: cmd + option + arrow (own setting)
New tab: cmd + t
New note: cmd + n
New checklist: cmd + L

Quotes: Add >before a text, such as:

To be or to not be

Horizontal line

Use ---for creating a horizontal line:


Diagrams

Obsidian supports Mermaid diagrams out of the box:

graph TD; A-->B; A-->C; B-->D; C-->D;

Writing LaTeX

Use "$<>$" for an inline LaTeX Equation. Use two $ to start a new line with a statement.