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An alternative to changing the file is using the [f]unc sorting type in org-sort and writing a function to sort based on the existing structure.

nanny
– nanny

2015-01-19 16:25:13 +00:00
Commented Jan 19, 2015 at 16:25
That solved my problem quite nicely, after a quick pass of query-replace-regexp to edit the few headings that didn't strictly follow the right format. Much easier than converting all of my data to properties.

jch
– jch

2015-01-20 03:10:36 +00:00
Commented Jan 20, 2015 at 3:10
...or you could move it to a tag, i.e. "* Toto :A:" then sort C-c ^ r TAGS

jtgd
– jtgd

2015-01-23 07:15:12 +00:00
Commented Jan 23, 2015 at 7:15
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Just to let you know that I have this problem exactly once a year, and I've used your solution again yesterday.

jch
– jch

2016-12-22 15:16:13 +00:00
Commented Dec 22, 2016 at 15:16

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create code fences with backticks ` or tildes ~
```
like so
```
add language identifier to highlight code
```python
def function(foo):
print(foo)
```
put returns between paragraphs
for linebreak add 2 spaces at end
_italic_ or **bold**
indent code by 4 spaces
backtick escapes `like _so_`
quote by placing > at start of line
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[example](https://example.com)

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