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by _fat_santa 388 days ago
> And somehow I always come back to a bunch of markdown files inside a Git repo.

Others have mentioned this but if you want to keep this workflow, the best app I've found is Obsidian + Git Plugin. It works fantastically well on desktop though it does require a little work to get it working on iOS.
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noahjk 388 days ago
Are there options to see the current state of the repo? What I mean is, for example, I like that in VS Code I instantly know the current state because the git sidebar icon shows a notification of uncommitted changes. If I don't have a visual reminder, I'm more likely to not make commits when I should, and I also don't want an auto-committer firing after each change. I find the visual reminder keeps me anchored to my git status.

Heck, maybe I should just use code for notes. One plus would be web access with code server, since Obsidians only docker image that I know of uses VNC.

Anyone compared these two tools and have a decent write up? The biggest item which comes to mind would be referencing other notes and the features built on top of that?

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DavideNL 388 days ago
> Are there options to see the current state of the repo?

Yes...always visible in the status bar. Fyi: https://github.com/Vinzent03/obsidian-git

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AlecSchueler 388 days ago
> Others have mentioned this but if you want to keep this workflow...

If I want to keep this workflow why shouldn't I just continue using this same workflow?

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naxx 388 days ago
How do you use Obsidian + Git on iOS?
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jdenning 388 days ago
There are a couple methods - I use Working Copy to manage the git stuff on iOS. Far from perfect, but it works.
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SOLAR_FIELDS 388 days ago
a-shell is another way you can do this. Takes a bit of finagling to set up and wire in plugins and the like but is relatively stable afterward.
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DavideNL 387 days ago
An example solution, well explained: https://meganesulli.com/blog/sync-obsidian-vault-iphone-ipad...
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