I read the manual and find that both links and refs could display nodes that links to or references the current node. However, links can be used to navigate between nodes while references cannot. Then, what is the purpose of using references? Can someone show me a use case when references are prefer…

Thanks. I have read the thread before I post mine. It does not answer my question though. To clarify, I’ll emphasize my point here: Both links and refs to node A will be displayed in node A’s org-roam buffer. I can only navigate to node A using `C-c C-o’ on links to node A, but not refs to node A. …

When shall I prefer refs than links?

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nobiot March 13, 2023, 10:35am 2

Hope this helps. It is for V1 but the concept remains unchanged.

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When shall I prefer refs than links?

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