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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # "@Pad" | |
| # An easy commandline time-stamped log/notepad | |
| # Derived from http://blog.rubybestpractices.com/posts/jamesbritt/James_will_be_right_back_after_these_interruptions.html | |
| # | |
| # Usage: | |
| # @ something or other - log the timestamped message "something or other" | |
| # @ . - open the @ scratchpad with a new timestamp and | |
| # no message with your default editor | |
| # @ - - log a timestamped message read from stdin | |
| # @ - open the @ scratchpad in your default editor | |
| # | |
| DATA_FILE="$HOME/.at" | |
| EDIT_METHOD=prepend # or append | |
| TS=$(date) | |
| # make sure the file exists | |
| touch $DATA_FILE | |
| prepend() { | |
| echo -e "--- $TS:\n$MSG\n\n" >> "/tmp/at-$$" | |
| cat $DATA_FILE >> "/tmp/at-$$" | |
| mv "/tmp/at-$$" $DATA_FILE | |
| } | |
| append() { | |
| echo -e "--- $TS:\n$MSG\n\n" >> $DATA_FILE | |
| } | |
| if [ ! -n "$1" ] | |
| then | |
| $EDITOR $DATA_FILE | |
| elif [ "." = "$1" ] | |
| then | |
| $EDIT_METHOD | |
| $EDITOR $DATA_FILE | |
| elif [ "-" = "$1" ] | |
| then | |
| MSG=$(cat) | |
| $EDIT_METHOD | |
| else | |
| MSG="$*" | |
| $EDIT_METHOD | |
| fi |
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