title: Advanced Note Features sidebar_label: Advanced description: Search, exports, backlinks, and automation tips. sidebar_position: 5#

Advanced Note Features#

Full-Text Search#

While not exposed as a dedicated command, you can search note content using the database:

Search with grep (searches file content):

grep -r "search term" ~/.local/share/noteleaf/notes/

Search titles and metadata:

noteleaf note list --static | grep "keyword"

Future versions may include built-in full-text search with relevance ranking.

Note Exports#

Export notes to different formats using standard markdown tools:

Convert to HTML with pandoc:

noteleaf note view 1 --format=raw | pandoc -o output.html

Convert to PDF:

noteleaf note view 1 --format=raw | pandoc -o output.pdf

Batch export all notes:

for note in ~/.local/share/noteleaf/notes/*.md; do
  pandoc "$note" -o "${note%.md}.html"
done

Backlinks and References#

Manually create backlinks between notes using markdown links:

See also: [[Research on Authentication]] for background
Related: [[API Design Principles]]

While Noteleaf doesn't automatically parse or display backlinks yet, this syntax prepares notes for future backlink support and works with tools like Obsidian if you point it at the notes directory.