bwrb edit

Edit the frontmatter of an existing note. This is an alias for search --edit.

Synopsis

bwrb edit [options] [query]

Options

Option	Description
-t, --type <type>	Filter by note type
-p, --path <glob>	Filter by path pattern
-w, --where <expr>	Filter by frontmatter expression (repeatable)
-b, --body <pattern>	Filter by body content
--json <patch>	Non-interactive patch/merge mode
-o, --open	Open the note after editing
--app <mode>	App mode for --open: system, editor, visual, obsidian, print
--picker <mode>	Picker mode: fzf, numbered, none

Examples

Interactive Editing

# Find and edit interactively
bwrb edit "My Note"

# Edit a task by name
bwrb edit -t task "Review"

# Edit within Projects folder
bwrb edit --path "Projects/**" "Design"

Non-interactive JSON Mode

For scripting and automation:

# Update a single field
bwrb edit "My Task" --json '{"status":"done"}'

# Update multiple fields
bwrb edit -t task --where "status == 'active'" "Deploy" --json '{"priority":"high"}'

Edit and Open

# Open the note after editing
bwrb edit "My Note" --open

# Edit then open in $EDITOR
bwrb edit "My Note" --open --app editor

Targeting

Edit supports all four targeting selectors. See Targeting Model for details.

# Combine selectors to narrow results
bwrb edit -t task -p "Work/**" -w "status == 'active'" "Deploy"

Picker Modes

When multiple notes match your query:

Mode	Behavior
fzf	Interactive fuzzy finder (default)
numbered	Numbered list selection
none	Error on ambiguity (for scripting)

See Also

• bwrb search — Full search command (edit is an alias)
• bwrb open — Open notes without editing
• bwrb bulk — Batch frontmatter changes
• Targeting Model — Selector reference