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Re: [O] CUSTOM_ID vs ID
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Nicolas Goaziou |
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Re: [O] CUSTOM_ID vs ID |
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Mon, 29 Jul 2019 08:38:07 +0200 |
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Hello,
David Masterson <address@hidden> writes:
> Can you talk a little bit about how IDs are generated so that they are
> absolutely unique?
See `org-id-new'. By default, it uses "uuidgen" command.
> IDs sound like something that would be useful for synchronizing
> information between two (or more) separate Org systems - the ID could be
> updated whenever a change occurs and then used to determine what needs
> synchronization. True?
I think this is different. ID property is meant to never change once
created. If you update it, you lose the reference to the headline, which
defeats the intended purpose.
Regards,
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Nicolas Goaziou