cadmus/docs/tools/BackLinks.md

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Back Links

Display Back Links

!!! note Start this with cadmus tools backlinks

What does it do

This takes a notes path from the clipboard and displays in the terminal any files that link to it using either:

• [markdown](./links.md)
• [[wiki-links]]

How Do I use it

Copy a note path to the clipboard then run cadmus tools backlinks, any notes that link to it will be displayed in the terminal.

When Would This Be Used

This is handy when you have some piece of code, somewhere, that you can't find but you're sure you linked to.

Example

How does it Work

This is just more ripgrep:

rg -e "\[.*\]\(.*$term\.md\)" -e "\[\[$term\]\]" -e "\[\[$term.*\]\]" \
    ~/Notes/MD/notes \
    -t markdown -ol

!!! note See the script in /bin/tools/List-Backlinks.sh