253 - Link as Search vs. Link as Direct
Came across this Zettelkasten De forum post that put something to words that has been on my mind lately. I’m still not sure what I want to do for file naming.
[[202005091413]] Name of file- is considered link-as-search, as it searches for just the Time ID. It is what is used by The Archive.
[[202005091413 Name of file]]- is considered link-as-direct. Where it searches for both the Time ID and filename.
[[ Name of file ]]- is the removal of the time ID, preferring just the title. This has the advantage of being able to support free-linking and unmentioned links. The disadvantage of this is if name of file somehow gets changed and doesn’t properly update in the other files. Or if you program of choice doesn’t update linked files with new name.
Related Zettelkasten De discussion “Future proofing my Zettelkasten – file names and linking”.
Also my previous thoughts on UIDs and perhaps Folgzettel debate note