obsidian-cli

# Obsidian CLI (Official, v1.12+)

The official Obsidian CLI connects to a running Obsidian instance via IPC.
Requires Obsidian 1.12+ with CLI enabled in Settings > General.

## Prerequisites

- **Obsidian 1.12+** installed and running
- CLI enabled: Settings > General > Enable CLI
- The `obsidian` binary must be in your PATH

**Important**: Obsidian must be running for CLI commands to work. The CLI communicates
with the running instance via IPC.

### Platform Notes

- **macOS/Windows**: The Obsidian installer typically places the CLI binary in PATH automatically.
- **Linux**: You may need a wrapper script to avoid Electron flag injection that breaks CLI arg parsing. Ensure your wrapper is in PATH before the system `obsidian` binary. If running as a service, ensure `PrivateTmp=false` for IPC to work.

## Complete Command Reference

### Basics

```bash
obsidian version                            # Show Obsidian version
obsidian help                               # List all available commands
obsidian vault                              # Show vault info (name, path, files, size)
obsidian vault info=name                    # Just vault name
obsidian vault info=path                    # Just vault path
obsidian reload                             # Reload the vault
obsidian restart                            # Restart the app
```

### Daily Notes

```bash
obsidian daily                              # Open today's daily note
obsidian daily silent                       # Open without focusing
obsidian daily:read                         # Read daily note contents
obsidian daily:append content="- [ ] Task"  # Append to daily note
obsidian daily:prepend content="# Header"   # Prepend to daily note
obsidian daily paneType=tab                 # Open in new tab (tab|split|window)
```

### Files

```bash
obsidian read file=Recipe                   # Read by name (wikilink resolution)
obsidian read path="Work/notes.md"          # Read by exact path
obsidian file file=Recipe...