A *group* is a named [configuration section](config.md) used to override [note creation rules](config-note.md) for specific directories. This allows you to use your [notebook](notebook.md) very differently depending on the type of note created. For a practical example, take a look at [maintaining a daily journal](daily-journal.md).
## Declaring a new group
To add a new group to your configuration file, declare a new `[group.<name>]` section. It takes a single optional property `paths`, which is the list of directories belonging to this group.
```toml
[group.journal]
paths = [
"journal/daily",
"journal/weekly"
]
```
You can also use [glob patterns](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glob_\(programming\)) in `paths`.
```toml
[group.journal]
paths = ["journal/*"]
```
If you omit `paths`, the directory named after the group will be inferred. Note the double quotes when using spaces or slashes for subdirectories.
```toml
# This will automatically apply to the `citations/web` directory
[group."citations/web"]
```
## Overriding note configuration and extra variables
You can override the global [note configuration](config-note.md) and [extra user variables](config-extra.md) for a given group.