The following variables are available in the templates used when creating new notes – both for the filename and the note content.
| Variable | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
id |
string | Random ID generated for this note |
title |
string | Note title given to --title |
content |
string | Any text piped through the standard input |
dir |
string | Parent directory in the notebook |
extra.<key> |
string | Additional variables provided through the config file or --extra |
now |
date | Current date and time, useful when paired with {{format-date now}} |
env |
map | Dictionary of case-sensitive environment variables, e.g. {{env.PATH}}. |
These additional variables are available only to the note content template, once the filename is generated.
| Variable | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
filename |
string | Filename generated for this note, including the file extension |
filename-stem |
string | Filename without the file extension |