[Orgmode] Re: exporting all org files to txt periodically

[Matt Lundin]

Carl Bolduc <address@hidden> writes:

> Where I work, we have a powerful search engine that indexes all kinds
> of files. It detects the converter to use based on the file extension.
> It does not understand the .org extension.
>
> I would like to know how I could periodically export my org files to
> txt, maybe through a command, to a specific location on my network.
> This way, the search engine could index all my notes...

Publishing provides a convenient way to export org files en masse:

http://orgmode.org/manual/Publishing.html#Publishing

You can publish as ascii by setting the publishing-function to
org-publish-org-to-ascii.

http://orgmode.org/manual/Publishing-action.html#Publishing-action

Best,
Matt