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NeoVim Zettelkasten Command
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| -- Command to create a new zettelkasten style note in 0-inbox of your second brain | |
| vim.api.nvim_create_user_command("Zet", function() | |
| local directory = os.getenv("SECOND_BRAIN") .. "/0-inbox" or os.getenv("HOME") .. "secondbrain/0-inbox/" | |
| -- Get the file name from the user | |
| local status, result = pcall(function() | |
| Fname = vim.fn.input("File name: ", "", "file") | |
| end) | |
| -- Handle error (e.g. keyboard interrupt) | |
| if not status then | |
| print("Aborted:", result) | |
| return | |
| end | |
| local fpath = directory .. "/" .. Fname .. ".md" | |
| local current_date = os.date("%Y-%m-%d") | |
| local title = Fname:gsub("%-", " "):gsub("(%w)(%w*)", function(first, rest) | |
| return first:upper() .. rest:lower() | |
| end) | |
| local template = [[ | |
| --- | |
| id: %s | |
| aliases: | |
| tags: | |
| - change-me | |
| date: "%s" | |
| --- | |
| # %s | |
| ]] | |
| local file_content = string.format(template, Fname, current_date, title) | |
| -- Write the content to the file | |
| local file = io.open(fpath, "w") | |
| if file then | |
| file:write(file_content) | |
| file:close() | |
| print("File created: " .. fpath) | |
| -- Open the file for writing | |
| vim.api.nvim_command("edit " .. fpath) | |
| vim.api.nvim_command("normal G") | |
| vim.api.nvim_command("startinsert") | |
| else | |
| error("Error creating file: " .. fpath) | |
| end | |
| end, { desc = "Create a new zettelkasten style note" }) | |
| -- Add a keymap to run the Zet command for easy access | |
| vim.api.nvim_set_keymap("n", "<leader>Z", ":Zet<CR>", { desc = "New zettelkasten note" }) |
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