notes.sh

# add this function to your bash profile, in my case ~/.zshrc
# FROM: https://dev.to/ricardomol/note-taking-from-the-command-line-156
# Examples:
# 
# notes <<NOTE
# This is a very long note
# because sometimes I like
# to write explanations of
# my commands and such.
# NOTE
# 
# Example 2:
# notes my_command -which -I -want -to remember

notes() {
  if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
    # Using the "$@" here will take all parameters passed into
    # this function so we can place everything into our file.
    echo "$@" >> "$HOME/notes.md"
  else
    # If no arguments were passed we will take stdin and place
    # it into our notes instead.
    cat - >> "$HOME/notes.md"
  fi
}