Batch fetch multiple documents using glob patterns or comma-separated lists.
Usage qmd multi-get < patter n > [options]
Either:
Glob pattern: journals/2025-*.md
Comma-separated list: readme.md, install.md, #abc123
Options Skip files larger than this (in bytes). Large files show skip message.
Output file paths only with context
Examples Glob Patterns # All markdown files in subfolder qmd multi-get 'journals/2025-*.md' # All files matching pattern qmd multi-get '**/*-notes.md' # Specific month qmd multi-get 'journals/2025-05-*.md'
Comma-Separated Lists # Multiple filenames qmd multi-get 'readme.md, install.md, guide.md' # Mix of paths and docids qmd multi-get 'notes/readme.md, #abc123, guides/install.md' # Virtual paths qmd multi-get 'qmd://docs/api.md, qmd://notes/changelog.md'
With Options # Limit lines per file qmd multi-get 'journals/*.md' -l 50 # Increase size limit qmd multi-get 'docs/*.md' --max-bytes 50000 # JSON output qmd multi-get 'readme.md, install.md' --json # Export to CSV qmd multi-get '**/*.md' --csv > export.csv
CLI (default) Separated with dividers, shows context headers:
============================================================ File: qmd://notes/readme.md ============================================================ Folder Context: Project documentation --- # Readme ... ============================================================ File: qmd://notes/install.md ============================================================ ...
JSON Array of objects:
[ { "file" : "qmd://notes/readme.md" , "title" : "Readme" , "context" : "Project documentation" , "body" : "# Readme \n ..." } ]
Skipped files (too large):
{ "file" : "qmd://notes/large.md" , "title" : "Large File" , "skipped" : true , "reason" : "File too large (150KB > 10KB). Use 'qmd get ...' to retrieve." }
CSV Columns: file,title,context,skipped,body
Markdown Formatted with headings:
--- # Readme * *context:** Project documentation # Readme content...
XML <? xml version = "1.0" encoding = "UTF-8" ?> < documents > < document > < file > qmd://notes/readme.md </ file > < title > Readme </ title > < context > Project documentation </ context > < body > ... </ body > </ document > </ documents >
Files Simple list with context:
qmd://notes/readme.md,"Project documentation" qmd://notes/install.md,"Installation guide"
Size Limits Files larger than --max-bytes (default 10KB) are skipped to prevent overwhelming output:
# Default: skip files > 10KB qmd multi-get '*.md' # Increase to 50KB qmd multi-get '*.md' --max-bytes 51200 # For large files, use get instead: qmd get large-file.md
Skipped files show a message with the reason and suggest using qmd get.
Line Truncation With -l, each file is truncated:
# Show first 100 lines per file qmd multi-get 'journals/*.md' -l 100
Truncated files show: [... truncated N more lines]
qmd get Retrieve single document
qmd search Search for documents
qmd ls List files in collection
