---
title: Madomeda Usage Examples
created: '2025-10-23T18:33:48+02:00'
status: draft
priority: 5
published: false
tags: []
reviewers: []
---
# Madomeda Usage Examples

## Basic Usage

Process the current directory:
```bash
python madomeda.py
```

## Dry Run Mode

Preview changes without modifying files:
```bash
python madomeda.py --whatif
```

## Specify Directory

Process a specific repository:
```bash
python madomeda.py --dir /path/to/repo
```

## Force Update

Re-process all files regardless of conformance:
```bash
python madomeda.py --force
```

## Skip Confirmation

Automatically accept metadata discards:
```bash
python madomeda.py --no-confirm
```

## Ignore Paths

Exclude specific paths from processing:
```bash
python madomeda.py --ignore-paths docs/archive vendor/external
```

## Custom Template

Use a specific template:
```bash
python madomeda.py --template my-template
```

## Example: Tag Normalization

**Before:**
```yaml
---
Title: My Document
Tag: Python, Machine-Learning, Data Science
Summary: A comprehensive guide
---
```

**After (regular mode):**
```yaml
---
title: My Document
created: '2025-10-23T17:27:16+02:00'
changed: '2025-10-23T17:27:16+02:00'
authors:
- John Doe
version: 34d2d05
tags:
- python
- machine_learning
- data_science
---
```

**After (--add-only mode):**
```yaml
---
title: My Document
description: A comprehensive guide
created: '2025-10-23T17:27:16+02:00'
changed: '2025-10-23T17:27:16+02:00'
authors:
- John Doe
version: 34d2d05
tags:
- python
- machine_learning
- data_science
---
```
Note: In add-only mode, "Summary" becomes "description" (normalized), and all template fields are added.

## Database Inspection

The SQLite database (`madomeda.db`) contains:
- File tracking
- Frontmatter versions
- Git commit information
- Unique tags repository

Query example:
```python
import sqlite3
conn = sqlite3.connect('madomeda.db')
cursor = conn.cursor()
cursor.execute('SELECT tag FROM tags ORDER BY tag')
tags = [row[0] for row in cursor.fetchall()]
print(tags)
```

## Changelog

All changes are logged to `madomeda_changelog.txt`:
```
2025-10-23 17:40:36 (commit: 34d2d054afff9f679468f2d662bf9b8eb9754b82)
  sample.md - frontmatter updated
  test.md - frontmatter updated
```