Tracking Time Worked with Bash

tracking_time_worked.bash

# use website copy and paste start and stop work in succession to get the calculated time
# at https://cdpn.io/pen/debug/xxjxyZa

function timelist() {
  cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
  echo '->deletetimelist'
  echo '->opentimelist'
}

function deletetimelist() {
  combined_date_space_=$(date +'%c')
  echo $combined_date_space_ > /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
}

function opentimelist() {
  open /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
}


function timeon() {
  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
    cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    echo 'add date? y for yes'
    read varname 
    date_now=$(date +"%I:%M %p")
    end_string_=" - START WORK"
    echo $date_now$end_string_
    echo $date_now$end_string_ |pbcopy
    combined_date_space_=$(date +'%c')
    if [[ "$varname" == "y" ]]; then
      echo 'yes'
      echo $(date +'%c') >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
      echo $date_now$end_string_ >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
      cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt

    else
      echo $date_now$end_string_ >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
      cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    fi
  else
    cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    echo 'add date? y for yes'
    read varname 
    date_now=$(date +"%I:%M %p")
    end_string_=" - START WORK "
    echo $date_now$end_string_
    echo $date_now$end_string_ |pbcopy
    combined_date_space_=$(date +'%c')
    if [[ "$varname" == "y" ]]; then
      echo 'yes'
      echo $(date +'%c') >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
      echo $date_now$end_string_$@ >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
      cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt

    else
      echo $date_now$end_string_$@ >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
      cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    fi
  fi
}

function timeoff() {
  if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then
    cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    date_now=$(date +"%I:%M %p")
    end_string_=" - STOP WORK"
    echo $date_now$end_string_
    echo $date_now$end_string_ |pbcopy
    combined_date_space_=$(date +'%c')
    echo $date_now$end_string_ >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
  else
    cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    date_now=$(date +"%I:%M %p")
    end_string_=" - STOP WORK "
    echo $date_now$end_string_
    echo $date_now$end_string_ |pbcopy
    combined_date_space_=$(date +'%c')
    echo $date_now$end_string_$@ >> /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
    cat /Users/desktop/macbook_pro_scripts/echo_files/timelist.txt
  fi
}