Re: org-attach a directory?

["Juan Manuel Macías" <maciaschain@posteo.net>]

I have put the Ihor's snippet in my init file. I find it very useful,
and everything is done from a simple Helm session. The only case it
doesn't work is when I just want to copy a directory --not a file--
(instead of moving or giving it a symbolic link). So I have done this
little modification (just added a conditional to the old function when
the method attach is 'cp: if attachment is a file, run `copy-file'. If
it is a directory, run `copy-directory'. Then just call the org-attach
dispatcher as always: C-c C-a and select an attach method:

(define-advice org-attach-attach (:around (oldfun files &rest args) start-from-default-directory)
  "Code shared by Ihor Radchenko, slightly modified and adapted to my use."
  (interactive
   (list
    (mapcar #'directory-file-name (helm-read-file-name "File to keep as an attachment:"
                                                       :initial-input (or (progn
                                                                            (require 'dired-aux)
                                                                            (dired-dwim-target-directory))
                                                                          default-directory)
                                                       :marked-candidates t))
    current-prefix-arg
    nil))
    ;; my addition starts here
  (setq oldfun (lambda (file &optional visit-dir method)
                 (interactive)
                 (setq method (or method org-attach-method))
                 (let ((basename (file-name-nondirectory file)))
                   (let* ((attach-dir (org-attach-dir 'get-create))
                          (attach-file (expand-file-name basename attach-dir)))
                     (cond
                      ((eq method 'mv) (rename-file file attach-file))
                      ((eq method 'cp) (if (file-directory-p file) (ref:lin-attach)
                                           (copy-directory file attach-file)
                                         (copy-file file attach-file)))
                      ((eq method 'ln) (add-name-to-file file attach-file))
                      ((eq method 'lns) (make-symbolic-link file attach-file))
                      ((eq method 'url) (url-copy-file file attach-file)))
                     (run-hook-with-args 'org-attach-after-change-hook attach-dir)
                     (org-attach-tag)
                     (cond ((eq org-attach-store-link-p 'attached)
                            (push (list (concat "attachment:" (file-name-nondirectory attach-file))
                                        (file-name-nondirectory attach-file))
                                  org-stored-links))
                           ((eq org-attach-store-link-p t)
                            (push (list (concat "file:" file)
                                        (file-name-nondirectory file))
                                  org-stored-links))
                           ((eq org-attach-store-link-p 'file)
                            (push (list (concat "file:" attach-file)
                                        (file-name-nondirectory attach-file))
                                  org-stored-links)))
                     (if visit-dir
                         (dired attach-dir)
                       (message "File or directory %S is now an
  attachment" basename))))))
  ;; my addition ends here
  (unless (listp files) (setq files (list files)))
  (mapc (lambda (file) (apply oldfun file args)) files))

John Kitchin writes:

> I discovered another way to do this that is already built in with
> `org-attach-dired-to-subtree` that would help sometimes.
>
> You split your window, open dired in one of them, mark some files, and
> then run that command in the dired window.
>
> John
>
> -----------------------------------
> Professor John Kitchin (he/him/his)
> Doherty Hall A207F
> Department of Chemical Engineering
> Carnegie Mellon University
> Pittsburgh, PA 15213
> 412-268-7803
> @johnkitchin
> http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
>
> On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 10:04 PM stardiviner <numbchild@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>     I want this feature patch too. Hope Org Mode can add this. I
>     remember old version org-mode can do this. But later delete this
>     feature? I forget what version is.
>
>     I suggest to add this feature.
>
>         On Jun 8, 2021, at 11:49 PM, John Kitchin
>         <jkitchin@andrew.cmu.edu> wrote:
>
>         Is it possible to attach a directory to an org heading?
>
>         I have only seen how to attach a file so far.
>
>         John
>
>         -----------------------------------
>         Professor John Kitchin (he/him/his)
>         Doherty Hall A207F
>         Department of Chemical Engineering
>         Carnegie Mellon University
>         Pittsburgh, PA 15213
>         412-268-7803
>         @johnkitchin
>         http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu
>

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