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# Template context when creating notes
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The following variables are available in the templates used when [creating new notes](note-creation.md) – both for the filename and the note content.
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| Variable | Type | Description |
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|---------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `id` | string | Random ID generated for this note |
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| `title` | string | Note title given to `--title` |
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| `content` | string | Any text piped through the standard input |
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| `dir` | string | Parent directory in the notebook |
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| `extra.<key>` | string | [Additional variables](config-extra.md) provided through the config file or `--extra` |
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| `now` | date | Current date and time, useful when paired with [`{{date now}}`](template.md) |
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| `env` | map | Dictionary of case-sensitive environment variables, e.g. `{{env.PATH}}`. |
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These additional variables are available only to the note content template, once the filename is generated.
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| Variable | Type | Description |
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|-----------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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| `filename` | string | Filename generated for this note, including the file extension |
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| `filename-stem` | string | Filename without the file extension |
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