How to regenerate correct IDs?

[OrionRandD]

I made a mistake setting up my IDs and some of my files look like this: 10-06-2020-22:53 python_automateBSW01.org The problem is that this format does not create a proper ID when I tell zetteldeft to copy the current ID. It only shows the paragraph symbol with no identification. Then I reinstalled zetteldeft and the files are ok, generating correct IDs like that: 2020-05-16-1139 python_course-AtBSwP.org Question: How do I fix my files with this ID format 10-06-2020-22:53 python_automateBSW01.org to be like this 2020-05-16-1139 python_course-AtBSwP.org. I think the (:) colon spoiled some of my files IDs. Do I have to recreate all those files copying and pasting the contents or there is a way to batch fix all the files with the (:) colon IDs?

[gklimowicz]

Hopefully you're on Unix or a Mac or on Windows with the Unix subsystem or Cygwin. Here's what I do when I get in this situation. Get to a shell, and cd to the directory with your badly named files. Execute the following command. Make sure the output looks the way you expect it to. It will produce a sequence of mv commands to rename your files. (If your files have apostrophes (') in the name, you'll need a bit more to make this work.)

/bin/ls *:* \
| sed -e "s/\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\):\([0-9][0-9]\)\( .*\)/mv '&' '\3-\2-\1-\4\5\6'/"

When run on a directory containing a file named after your example, it produces this:

mv '10-06-2020-22:53 python_automateBSW01.org' '2020-06-10-2253 python_automateBSW01.org'

When you're satisfied this is the right output, pipe the output of that to the shell to execute the renames.

/bin/ls *:* \
| sed -e "s/\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\):\([0-9][0-9]\)\( .*\)/mv '&' '\3-\2-\1-\4\5\6'/" \
| sh

Here's an example on a directory containing the file you mention:

$ ls
10-06-2020-22:53 python_automateBSW01.org
$ /bin/ls *:* \
| sed -e "s/\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\):\([0-9][0-9]\)\( .*\)/mv '&' '\3-\2-\1-\4\5\6'/"
mv '10-06-2020-22:53 python_automateBSW01.org' '2020-06-10-2253 python_automateBSW01.org'
$ /bin/ls *:* \
| sed -e "s/\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\):\([0-9][0-9]\)\( .*\)/mv '&' '\3-\2-\1-\4\5\6'/" \
| sh
$ ls
2020-06-10-2253 python_automateBSW01.org

(Variations on this theme are how I have migrated tons of files into the appropriate format for my Zettelkasten.)

[OrionRandD]

Thx a lot for the fix! It worked greatly. I think that there should be an option/feature in zetteldeft for fixing file IDs when people face the same-like issue. But I will copy this fix to a local file in case I need it again.

Another thing is that I wonder if this setup is right or I can improve it in my init.org:

(use-package zetteldeft :ensure t :after deft :config (zetteldeft-set-classic-keybindings) (setq deft-new-file-format zetteldeft-id-format))

(defun zetteldeft-generate-id () "Generate an ID in the format of `zetteldeft-id-format'." (format-time-string zetteldeft-id-format))

(require 'zetteldeft) ;; (zetteldeft-set-classic-keybindings)

It is working, but perhaps I can improve the syntax.

Also I would like to change the auto-saving time in my deft in the init.org. I know how to change it in my deft.el, but this solution is not good because when MELPA updates deft, I have to set auto-save time again. Here is my deft setup in init.org:

(use-package deft :ensure t :custom (deft-extensions '("org" "md" "txt")) (deft-directory "~/org~/deft-notes") (deft-use-filename-as-title t))

   (defun cypher/deft-open-other ()
   (interactive)
   (deft-open-file-other-window t))

   (defun cypher/deft-open-preview ()
   (interactive)
   (deft-open-file-other-window))

(with-eval-after-load 'deft (define-key deft-mode-map (kbd "") 'cypher/deft-open-preview) (define-key deft-mode-map (kbd "") 'cypher/deft-open-other) (define-key deft-mode-map (kbd "s-j") 'evil-next-line) (define-key deft-mode-map (kbd "s-k") 'evil-previous-line))

(setq deft-strip-summary-regexp (concat "\(" "[\n\t]" ;; blank "\|^#\+[a-zA-Z_]+:.*$" ;;org-mode metadata "\)"))

I wonder where I should set the auto-save time in this deft setup to save every 30 seconds and how to add this in the above use-package configuration.

:)

[gklimowicz]

With respect to zetteldeft having an option to rename IDs, I will admit that I'm not a fan. Let zetteldeft be zetteldeft. I like that it focuses on making the note-taking, linking and discovery workflow nearly frictionless for me.

I've not used :custom with use-package. I tend to put all my initializations into the :config section, like this:

 :config
  (progn
    (setq deft-directory "~/Documents/ZK")
    (setq deft-recursive t)
    (setq deft-filter-only-filenames t)
    (setq deft-file-limit 200)
    (setq deft-auto-save-interval 0)
    ...)

The progn isn't necessary, but I like the way things indent better and it's easier to traverse the use-package with C-M-f and C-M-b.

[OrionRandD]

Thx for the suggestion. I've fixed everything now. :)