newnote.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Add a new note (format: markdown with Jekyll-like front matter)
# Usage: addnote.sh title category
# Author: herrkaefer (gloolar@gmail.com)

# Root directory of notes
notesdir="/Users/herrk/Dropbox/Notes"

# title is required
if [ -z "$1" ]
  then
    echo "No title specified. Usage: addnote.sh title category"
    exit 1
fi

title=$1
filename=$1.md

# If category is not specified, it is "uncategorized"
if [ -z "$2" ]
  then
    echo "No category specified. Note will be put into uncategorized directory."
    category="uncategorized"
    # Create uncategorized subfolder if it does not exist
    if [ ! -d "$notesdir/""$category" ]
      then
        mkdir "$notesdir/""$category"
    fi
else
    category=$2
fi

# New category subfolder is forced to be created manually to avoid misspelling
if [ ! -d "$notesdir/""$category" ]
  then
    echo "Specified category does not exist. If you are sure, make a category subfolder manually first."
    exit 1
fi

file="$notesdir/""$category/""$filename"

echo "title: "$title
echo "file: ""$file"
echo "category: "$category

# Open note if it exists
if [ -f "$file" ]
  then
    echo "Note exists."
    open "$file"
    exit 1
fi

# Create new note file and fill with initial front matter
touch "$file"
echo --- >> "$file"
echo layout: post >> "$file"
echo title: $title >> "$file"
echo category: $category >> "$file"
echo tags: >> "$file"
echo date: $(date +%Y-%m-%d) >> "$file"
echo last: $(date +%Y-%m-%d) >> "$file"
echo published: false >> "$file"
echo comments: true >> "$file"
echo summary: >> "$file"
echo --- >> "$file"

open "$file"