From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Oleh Subject: Re: differnace between Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 20:24:45 +0100 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:54825) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WINcW-0004MC-3x for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:24:48 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WINcV-0005by-Cb for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:24:48 -0500 Received: from mail-we0-x22b.google.com ([2a00:1450:400c:c03::22b]:39481) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WINcV-0005bk-6B for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 14:24:47 -0500 Received: by mail-we0-f171.google.com with SMTP id u56so815473wes.30 for ; Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:24:45 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Xebar Saram Cc: org mode > Hya all. i cant understand what the advantages of org-id links over internal > ones? > in both cases it uses a fixed path right? its not like if i move my org > files to another PC with different paths then the links will all work? whats > the use case scenario to use org-id over internal links? > As far as I understand, id links are unique, so you can have multiple headings with same name, and move them about as much you like within current file or multiple files. You can't do that with plain links which are *very* inflexible and become stale fast. Your scenario with another PC should also work, as org will search for the needed id across all known org files. So as long as the file you move across different PCs is in the search path, the links will still work. regards, Oleh