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Threading

This command creates a new note, and adds a Breadcrumbs edge to it from the current note. This is useful for quickly creating a new note in the context of the current note.

For example, if you’re currently on your [[Projects Overview]] note, you can run the Thread by field: down command to create a new project note from the current note. By default, the new note will be called [[down of Projects Overview]], but you can customise the template.

After running the command, Breadcrumbs will “leave a crumb” pointing to the newly created note:

Projects Overview.md

---
down: "[[down of Projects Overview]]"
---
## Projects
...

Change under Settings > Commands > Threading

  • Destination: Choose where to write the edges to. Either as frontmatter links, Dataview links, or none
  • Target Path Template: Choose a template for the name (path) of the new note. This can include placeholders for:
    • {{source.folder}}: The folder of the current note
    • {{source.path}}: The path of the current note
    • {{source.basename}}: The basename of the current note
    • {{attr.field}}: The Breadcrumbs field used to thread the new note
    • e.g. {{source.folder}}/{{attr.field}} {{source.basename}}