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From: Klaus-Dieter Bauer <bauer.klaus.dieter@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Per file ID
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Suvayu Ali <fatkasuvayu+linux <at> gmail.com> writes:

> 
> On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 04:43:53PM +0200, Klaus-Dieter Bauer wrote:
> > Hello!
> > 
> > I intend to use org-mode for organizing my research notes; I prefer 
however
> > a "wiki" style with many files rather than one big file.
> > 
> > I found that the ID mechanism is quite robust for linking across files, 
but
> > most of the time I'd like to link to a file, not a heading in that file, 
by
> > ID. Is that possible in org-mode?
> 
> The motivation behind id links is their guaranteed uniqueness.  For
> linking to files, doesn't simply using filenames do that?
> 
>   [[file:path/to/file.org][My notes]]
> 
> Why reinvent the wheel?  ;)
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 

For me the purpose of using IDs is, amongst others, being able to reorganize 
my files without breaking links. 

Hence direct file links are unique but not robust. I even add UUIDs to every 
plot I generate by now for similiar reasons ;)

That said, with my wiki-style approach having one top-level heading per file 
turned out reasonable anyway. 

kind regards, Klaus