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Ask HN: Is there a static site generator that supports [[wikilinks]]?

4 points by jarodise ↗ HN
I've been testing a new markdown editor called "Obsidian.md" recently. In Obsidian you can use [[]] to create links between notes, just like a wiki, however this is different from the standard link forming syntax in markdown. Thus, when uploading the markdown files to a static site, the [[]] will be broken if not converted. I wonder if there is a static site generator out there that has a out of box support for [[]] links. If not, anyone interested in making one? I'm pretty sure this is going to have a market with the new trend of bi-directional linking tools.

Thanks!

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husarcik
Would this use the [[]] linking or the standard markdown syntax? See example below. Edit: Also, what benefit does linking give?

[link text](/another-page)

vs

[[another-page]]

jarodise
[[]], the most obvious benefit would be, with the growing trend of the note-taking app adopting [[]] style backlinks, people can easily convert their notes into blog posts to build a static site.