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Plain-text Markdown note-taking assistant (Zettelkasten/wiki) with SQLite FTS5 search and a built-in LSP server

From zk 0.15.7-r4 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running zk --help (exit 0). permalink

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Usage: zk <command>

Commands:

NOTEBOOK
  A notebook is a directory containing a collection of notes

  init      Create a new notebook in the given directory.
  index     Index the notes to be searchable.
  config    List configuration parameters.

NOTES
  Edit or browse your notes

  new      Create a new note in the given notebook directory.
  list     List notes matching the given criteria.
  graph    Produce a graph of the notes matching the given criteria.
  edit     Edit notes matching the given criteria.
  tag      Manage the note tags.

Flags:
  -h, --help                 Show context-sensitive help.
      --notebook-dir=PATH    Turn off notebook auto-discovery and set manually the notebook where
                             commands are run.
  -W, --working-dir=PATH     Run as if zk was started in <PATH> instead of the current working
                             directory.
      --no-input             Never prompt or ask for confirmation.

Run "zk <command> --help" for more information on a command.
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow context-sensitive help.help
--notebook-dir PATHTurn off notebook auto-discovery and set manually the notebook where commands are run.help
-W, --working-dir PATHRun as if zk was started in <PATH> instead of the current working directory.help
--no-inputNever prompt or ask for confirmation.help

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