new-post.sh

#! /bin/sh

usage() {
    echo "usage: $0 <title>"
}

if [ $# -eq 0 ] ; then
    usage
    exit 1
fi

TITLE="$@"
DATE=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")

OUTPUTDIR="_posts"

OUTFILE="$OUTPUTDIR/$DATE-$(echo $TITLE | sed 's/ /-/g').markdown"

cat > "$OUTFILE" << EOF
---
layout: post
title:  "$TITLE"
date:   $DATE $(date +"%T")
categories: TODO
---

# TODO #

EOF

vim "$OUTFILE"