how to make relative file links?

how to make relative file links?

[David Belohrad]

Dear all,

i've just noticed one annoying thing. When I specify the relative file
link by org-insert-link, then I specify 'file:' <enter>, then i specify
filename with relative path, the function converts the relative path to
absolute path. so when i move my org files into another location,
well...

is there any way how to tell to org-store-link (and as well to %a in
org-capture templates) to specify link path relative to the file the
link is stored in?

respectively: if file contains many links, how can i assure file: links
portability when entire org tree changes location?

many thanks

david

Re: how to make relative file links?

[Nick Dokos]

David Belohrad <david@belohrad.ch> writes:

> Dear all,
>
> i've just noticed one annoying thing. When I specify the relative file
> link by org-insert-link, then I specify 'file:' <enter>, then i specify
> filename with relative path, the function converts the relative path to
> absolute path. so when i move my org files into another location,
> well...
>
> is there any way how to tell to org-store-link (and as well to %a in
> org-capture templates) to specify link path relative to the file the
> link is stored in?
>
> respectively: if file contains many links, how can i assure file: links
> portability when entire org tree changes location?
>
> many thanks
>
> david

Does this help?

,----
| org-link-file-path-type is a variable defined in `org.el'.
| Its value is adaptive
| 
| Documentation:
| How the path name in file links should be stored.
| Valid values are:
| 
| relative  Relative to the current directory, i.e. the directory of the file
|           into which the link is being inserted.
| absolute  Absolute path, if possible with ~ for home directory.
| noabbrev  Absolute path, no abbreviation of home directory.
| adaptive  Use relative path for files in the current directory and sub-
|           directories of it.  For other files, use an absolute path.
| 
| You can customize this variable.
| 
| [back]
`----

Nick

Re: how to make relative file links?

[David Belohrad]

i have it set to adaptive, but always finish with absolute paths, even
if the link is into sub-directory of directory, where the current org file is.

Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> David Belohrad <david@belohrad.ch> writes:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> i've just noticed one annoying thing. When I specify the relative file
>> link by org-insert-link, then I specify 'file:' <enter>, then i specify
>> filename with relative path, the function converts the relative path to
>> absolute path. so when i move my org files into another location,
>> well...
>>
>> is there any way how to tell to org-store-link (and as well to %a in
>> org-capture templates) to specify link path relative to the file the
>> link is stored in?
>>
>> respectively: if file contains many links, how can i assure file: links
>> portability when entire org tree changes location?
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>> david
>
> Does this help?
>
> ,----
> | org-link-file-path-type is a variable defined in `org.el'.
> | Its value is adaptive
> | 
> | Documentation:
> | How the path name in file links should be stored.
> | Valid values are:
> | 
> | relative  Relative to the current directory, i.e. the directory of the file
> |           into which the link is being inserted.
> | absolute  Absolute path, if possible with ~ for home directory.
> | noabbrev  Absolute path, no abbreviation of home directory.
> | adaptive  Use relative path for files in the current directory and sub-
> |           directories of it.  For other files, use an absolute path.
> | 
> | You can customize this variable.
> | 
> | [back]
> `----
>
> Nick

Re: how to make relative file links?

[Samuel Wales]

I find that capture creates an absolute file link regardless of the variable.

On 11/6/13, David Belohrad <david@belohrad.ch> wrote:
>> | org-link-file-path-type is a variable defined in `org.el'.
>> | Its value is adaptive

Re: how to make relative file links?

[Nick Dokos]

Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:

> I find that capture creates an absolute file link regardless of the variable.
>

That's correct: the variable is only used by org-insert-link. Capture
uses org-store-link which stores an absolute link.

Since you can initiate a capture from an arbitrary location in the file
system and store the capture in some other arbitrary location, it would
be a bit more difficult to use anything but absolute links (and things
like symbolic links might make it quite a bit more difficult). It
probably could be done, but I'm not sure it's worth it.

> On 11/6/13, David Belohrad <david@belohrad.ch> wrote:
>>> | org-link-file-path-type is a variable defined in `org.el'.
>>> | Its value is adaptive
>
>

-- 
Nick

Re: how to make relative file links?

[Samuel Wales]

Actually, I wanted a link to a headline in the same file.

On 11/19/13, Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> wrote:
> Samuel Wales <samologist@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I find that capture creates an absolute file link regardless of the
>> variable.
>>
>
> That's correct: the variable is only used by org-insert-link. Capture
> uses org-store-link which stores an absolute link.
>
> Since you can initiate a capture from an arbitrary location in the file
> system and store the capture in some other arbitrary location, it would
> be a bit more difficult to use anything but absolute links (and things
> like symbolic links might make it quite a bit more difficult). It
> probably could be done, but I'm not sure it's worth it.

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Re: how to make relative file links?

[David Belohrad]

ups, second test. it really works. I have messed up settings on two
computers, one had adaptive and one absolute setting of this variable. 

sorry for the mess.

d..


Nick Dokos <ndokos@gmail.com> writes:

> David Belohrad <david@belohrad.ch> writes:
>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> i've just noticed one annoying thing. When I specify the relative file
>> link by org-insert-link, then I specify 'file:' <enter>, then i specify
>> filename with relative path, the function converts the relative path to
>> absolute path. so when i move my org files into another location,
>> well...
>>
>> is there any way how to tell to org-store-link (and as well to %a in
>> org-capture templates) to specify link path relative to the file the
>> link is stored in?
>>
>> respectively: if file contains many links, how can i assure file: links
>> portability when entire org tree changes location?
>>
>> many thanks
>>
>> david
>
> Does this help?
>
> ,----
> | org-link-file-path-type is a variable defined in `org.el'.
> | Its value is adaptive
> | 
> | Documentation:
> | How the path name in file links should be stored.
> | Valid values are:
> | 
> | relative  Relative to the current directory, i.e. the directory of the file
> |           into which the link is being inserted.
> | absolute  Absolute path, if possible with ~ for home directory.
> | noabbrev  Absolute path, no abbreviation of home directory.
> | adaptive  Use relative path for files in the current directory and sub-
> |           directories of it.  For other files, use an absolute path.
> | 
> | You can customize this variable.
> | 
> | [back]
> `----
>
> Nick

Re: how to make relative file links?

[paul-sqPYmOVXOov10XsdtD+oqA]

David Belohrad <david-rZamiVn3bvgfv37vnLkPlQ@public.gmane.org> writes:

> ups, second test. it really works. I have messed up settings on two
> computers...

I use Dropbox (there are alternatives) for an elisp file with all my
emacs settings so that I always loading the same settings. A minimal
.emacs.d/init.el loads this file on each machine, and also has any
settings that are strictly necessary for just that machine.