bwrb open

Open a note by query in your preferred application. This is an alias for search --open.

Synopsis

bwrb open [options] [query]

Options

Option	Description
-a, --app <mode>	Application to open with
--picker <mode>	Picker mode: fzf, numbered, none
-o, --output <format>	Output format: text, json
--preview	Show preview in fzf picker
-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 pattern

App Modes

Mode	Description
system	Open with OS default handler (default)
editor	Open in terminal editor ($EDITOR or config.editor)
visual	Open in GUI editor ($VISUAL or config.visual)
obsidian	Open in Obsidian via URI scheme
print	Print path to stdout (for scripting)

Examples

Basic Usage

# Browse all notes with picker
bwrb open

# Open specific note (uses config default)
bwrb open "My Note"

# Open in Obsidian
bwrb open "My Note" --app obsidian

# Open in $EDITOR
bwrb open "My Note" --app editor

With Targeting

# Pick from all tasks
bwrb open --type task

# Pick from active notes
bwrb open --where "status=active"

# Open high-priority task
bwrb open -t task -w "priority=high"

# Find and open note containing TODO
bwrb open --body "TODO"

App Mode Precedence

The default app is determined by:

1. --app flag (explicit)
2. BWRB_DEFAULT_APP environment variable
3. config.open_with in .bwrb/schema.json
4. Fallback: system

# Set default via environment
export BWRB_DEFAULT_APP=editor
bwrb open "My Note"  # Opens in $EDITOR

Picker Modes

Mode	Behavior
fzf	Interactive fuzzy finder (default)
numbered	Numbered list selection
none	No picker - fail if ambiguous

See Also

• bwrb search — Full search command
• bwrb edit — Edit note frontmatter
• Targeting Model — Selector reference