title: Note Operations sidebar_label: Operations description: List, read, edit, and delete notes from the CLI. sidebar_position: 3#

Note Operations#

Listing Notes#

Interactive TUI (default):

noteleaf note list

Navigate with arrow keys, press Enter to read, e to edit, q to quit.

Static list:

noteleaf note list --static

Filter by tags:

noteleaf note list --tags research,technical

Show archived notes:

noteleaf note list --archived

Reading Notes#

View note content with formatted rendering:

noteleaf note read 1

Aliases: noteleaf note view 1

The viewer renders markdown with syntax highlighting for code blocks, proper formatting for headers and lists, and displays metadata (title, tags, dates).

Editing Notes#

Open note in your configured editor:

noteleaf note edit 1

Noteleaf uses the editor specified in your configuration or the $EDITOR environment variable. Common choices: vim, nvim, nano, code, emacs.

Configure editor:

noteleaf config set editor nvim

Changes are saved automatically when you close the editor. The modification timestamp updates to track when notes were last changed.

Deleting Notes#

Remove a note permanently:

noteleaf note remove 1

Aliases: rm, delete, del

This deletes both the markdown file and database metadata. You'll be prompted for confirmation. This operation cannot be undone, so consider archiving instead if you might need the note later.