branch: externals/denote
commit 9a57c98d6e9788a34fcfaf69c2c8ffba4a97abc5
Author: Protesilaos Stavrou <i...@protesilaos.com>
Commit: Protesilaos Stavrou <i...@protesilaos.com>
Mention check for duplicate IDs in denote-rename-file docs
---
README.org | 6 ++++++
denote.el | 4 ++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index 48d632df9b..b8f5a7e510 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -996,6 +996,12 @@ identifier based on the following conditions:
- As a fallback, derive an identifier from the current time.
+- If the resulting identifier is not unique among the files in the
+ variable `denote-directory', increment it such that it becomes
+ unique.
+
+[ The check for duplicate identifiers is part of {{{development-version}}}. ]
+
The default =TITLE= is retrieved from a line starting with a title field
in the file's contents, depending on the given file type
([[#h:13218826-56a5-482a-9b91-5b6de4f14261][Front matter]]).
Else, the file name is used as a default value at the minibuffer prompt.
diff --git a/denote.el b/denote.el
index e37eed8f87..440243a21f 100644
--- a/denote.el
+++ b/denote.el
@@ -2265,6 +2265,10 @@ create an identifier based on the following conditions:
- As a fallback, derive an identifier from the current time.
+- If the resulting identifier is not unique among the files in
+ the variable `denote-directory', increment it such that it
+ becomes unique.
+
The default TITLE is retrieved from a line starting with a title
field in the file's contents, depending on the given file
type (e.g. #+title for Org). Else, the file name is used as a
