# Obsidian CLI

**URL:** <https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-cli/51402>\
**Category:** Feature archive\
**Created:** [January 4, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-cli/51402 "2023-01-04T10:20:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![louis030195](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/louis030195/32/16928_2.png) [@louis030195](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/louis030195)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-cli/51402/1 "2023-01-04T10:20:10Z")

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### Use case or problem

- When opening Obsidian from clicks it open my last opened vault, and then I need to switch to another one - I want to open a specific vault directly - maybe have a shortcut to open specific vaults

### Proposed solution

Like VScode `code foobar`

```bash
obsidian [MY_VAULT_PATH]

```

### Current workaround (optional)

Clicks and long wait (my vault take so long to load, 7 GB of content I think)

Also, I can’t even use my Obsidian vault in iCloud due to this [Obsidian load/freeze indefinitely or for a few minutes on MacOS - #3 by CawlinTeffid](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-load-freeze-indefinitely-or-for-a-few-minutes-on-macos/51195/3)

Eventually with this CLI I could open a vault that works.

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**Author:** ![CawlinTeffid](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/cawlinteffid/32/82899_2.png) [@CawlinTeffid](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/CawlinTeffid)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-cli/51402/2 "2023-01-04T11:27:51Z")

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You can specify a vault in an [Obsidian URL](https://help.obsidian.md/Advanced+topics/Using+obsidian+URI). (It doesn’t work so well on mobile, where vault-switching is buggy.)

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**Author:** ![louis030195](https://forum.obsidian.md/user_avatar/forum.obsidian.md/louis030195/32/16928_2.png) [@louis030195](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/louis030195)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-cli/51402/3 "2023-01-06T14:31:21Z")

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Amazing

Created a Siri shortcut “Hey Siri, open my brain” (hope she doesn’t take it too seriously)

 ![image](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/7/b7d00d303b3e3913486455ef1da2269b828f0b7d.png)

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.obsidian.md/uploads/default/original/3X/b/e/bec35fbd23ab28909bb6bfe62cb32eb82dd34019.png) [@system](https://forum.obsidian.md/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2023, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.obsidian.md/t/obsidian-cli/51402/4 "2023-01-13T14:31:27Z")

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Closed on January 13, 2023, 2:31pm UTC

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