Virtual.Forest.Mind CLI Tool

Provides commands to create, search, and open Markdown notes in user-defined spaces, using a configuration file for paths and editor settings.

Setup

Basic usage and setup on Linux.

Usage

python .\vfm.py --help
usage: vfm.py [-h] {init,new,stats,search} ...

Virtual Forest Mind CLI

positional arguments:
  {init,new,stats,search}
    init                Initialize directories and config
    new                 Create a new note
    stats               Output statistics: number of notes, most active space, total words.
    search              egrep-like search in a space/path. Usage: vfm.py search [target] pattern

options:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit

Install

Place either just outside or inside the root folder and change the permissions, or to make it system wide on Linux:

install -Dm755 vfm /usr/local/vfm/vfm

Personal Knowledge Management: Backstory

What is the end goal of note-taking?

• Ease and simplicity to note-taking (less is more mentality)
• Shareability
• Flexibility and scalability
• Version control

Why Another PKM Tool?

I have been playing around with Foam and Obsidian, but having my own custom Python script vfm/vfm.py gave some more detailed control over certain details of the PKM, as well as meeting the ease and simplicity goal. I'll likely use a combination of the my script and some sort of GUI (like qOwnNotes, Obsidian, etc.).

If you're interested and the journey I took to get here, see my thoughts on note-taking.

Presenting a simple structure that can grow as needed:

virtual.forest.mind/
├── vfm.private/
│   ├── subdir-1, ..., subdir-N
│   └── For private material that is not to be shared...
|
├── vfm.public/
│   ├── subdir-1, ..., subdir-N
│   └── For material that I would like to share or publish...
|   :
├── vfm.space/
│   ├── subdir-1, ..., subdir-N
│   └── Hammerspace space for Zettelkasten style notes that do not need any organization.
├── .git/
└── .gitignore 

License

GNU GPLv3