Re: [O] enhancement - cross-reference to another file?

[Martin Alsinet]

Hello Sharon:

On Sat, Oct 14, 2017 at 7:45 AM Sharon Kimble <address@hidden> wrote:

Is it possible to cross reference to another org-mode file in a
different directory?

Yes, it is possible, you have to use the following syntax:

[[file:/path/to/other/org/file.org:* heading][My other org file]]

You can check the manual for the different link types and examples

http://orgmode.org/manual/External-links.html 

 

Example - cooking 1 has an entry for Mayonnaise, so can file 2 have an
entry for mayonnaise but cross-referenced to cooking 1?

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
id1=cooking1.org

** Mayonnaise
[[*Mayonnaise][Mayonnaise]]
blurb and blah
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
id2=cooking2.org

** Mayonnaise 3

See also [[*id1:Mayonnaise][Mayonnaise]] and also [[*Mayonnaise 2][Mayonnaise 2]]

--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

In your example, the references would be written:

See also [[file:cooking1.org:** Mayonnaise][this mayonnaise recipe]] and also [[*Mayonnaise 2][this other one]]