/write-that-down

Simple note taking bash script

MIT LicenseMIT

Write That Down

Simple note taking bash script.

Motivation

So, picture this: I'm knee-deep in my daily tasks, happily jotting down notes in markdown because, well, who doesn't love turning chaos into snazzy reports? But here's the kicker – my boss decides it's meeting time, and suddenly, I'm on a wild goose chase through my notes organized by dates using mkdir mkdir $HOME/.notes/$(date +'%Y-%m-%d') && nvim $HOME/.notes/$(date +'%Y-%m-%d'). It's like playing hide-and-seek with my own work, and let's be real, it's not the highlight of my day. Fed up with the hassle, I whipped up a nifty tool in just 20 minutes to save myself from this madness. Life's too short for note-hunting marathons, right?

What's left

  • Create a nicer way to delete files
  • Create a nicer way to open existing files

How to use it

  1. Create new file

It's as simple as:

wtd name_of_the_file

This will create a new file in $HOME/.notes/$(date +'%Y-%m-%d')

  1. List file
wtd --list
  1. Open file

If the file you want was created on the same day, the command to open it is the same as to create it.

If not, then do this:

$EDITOR ~/.notes/DATE/FILE # Change DATE and FILE to match your specific case
  1. Delete file
rm ~/.notes/DATE/FILE # Change DATE and FILE to match your specific case