Re: How to disable org-persist in a given file?

[Ihor Radchenko]

Gustavo Barros <gusbrs.2016@gmail.com> writes:

> However, I do have some Org files which contain sensitive data. I'd
> like to be able to disable persistence in those files. Now, some of
> them are ".org.gpg" files, and I've seen the sources of `org-persist'
> and noticed persistence is inhibited for them. But I also do have some
> encrypted loop devices which, once opened, have a "plain" .org file
> there.

Thanks for letting us know about this scenario!

> However, taking a look at `org-persist's API, I couldn't find any
> obvious handle to disable persistence there. Everything I've seen
> presumes I have knowledge of registered "containers", which I don't.
>
> Is currently `org-element' the only part of Org using persistence by
> default? Is there some way to inhibit `org-persist' altogether in a
> given file? (As opposed to just inhibiting `org-element' use of it
> with `org-element-cache-persistent').

You can use `org-persist-before-write-hook' to disable writing
selectively.

You can refer to the comment in org-persist.el for explanation about the
core concepts about CONTAINER and ASSOCIATED terms.

Let us know if you have difficulties understanding the commentary or if
you think that things can be improved.

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