zk/docs/external-call.md

Call zk from other programs

Calling zk from other programs can be useful in a number of situations, such as:

• creating notes from your text editor using a custom shortcut
• creating a reference note from the text selected in your web browser
• automating periodical maintenance tasks on your notebook
• displaying the backlinks of a note in a GUI wrapper around zk

The following options can be useful to make sure zk behaves properly in a background context:

• --no-input disables all user prompts and ignores --interactive
• --quiet reduces unnecessary output