Layout

New workspace using Dendron: Initialize Workspace

Layout

.
├── dendron.code-workspace
├── dendron.yml
├── docs/
└── vault/
    ├── root.md
    ├── root.schema.md
    ├── dendron.*
    ├── ...
    └── assets/images

Files

• dendron.code-workspace
  • vscode and dendron configuration
• dendron.yml
  • dendron specific settings
• docs/
  • used to generate a static site from your vault
• vault/
  • all your notes are here
• root.md
  • generated by dendron, root of all your hierarchies
• root.schema.yml
  • generated by dendron, root of all of your schemas
• dendron.*
  • various notes describing dendron (this guide)
• assets/images
  • default for Dendron Paste Image extension to put images in

Existing non-dendron folder using Dendron: Change Workspace

Layout Before

.
└── zettelkasten
    ├── note1.md
    ├── note2.md
    └── note3.md

Layout After

.
└── zettelkasten
    ├── note1.md
    ├── note2.md
    ├── note3.md
    ├── dendron.code-workspace
    ├── dendron.yml
    └── root.md

Note

• unlike initializing a clean workspace, changing into an existing workspace sets dendron.rootDir to be the same folder as your vault
• root.md, dendron.yml and dendron.code-workspace are added to your folder
• none of your existing notes are modified during this process (unless they have the same name as the three files just named above)
• no docs folder is created (if you want to publish, you can run Doctor to create the folder - note that this will also add frontmatter to all your existing notes)