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todo dmenu/rofi app
#!/bin/sh
#
# Write/remove a task to do later.
#
# Select an existing entry to remove it from the file, or type a new entry to
# add it.
#
file="$HOME/.todo"
touch "$file"
height=$(wc -l "$file" | awk '{print $1}')
prompt="Add/delete a task: "
dmenu="rofi -dmenu"
#dmenu="dmenu"
cmd=$($dmenu -l "$height" -p "$prompt" "$@" < "$file")
while [ -n "$cmd" ]; do
if grep -q "^$cmd\$" "$file"; then
grep -v "^$cmd\$" "$file" > "$file.$$"
mv "$file.$$" "$file"
height=$(( height - 1 ))
else
echo "$cmd" >> "$file"
height=$(( height + 1 ))
fi
cmd=$($dmenu -l "$height" -p "$prompt" "$@" < "$file")
done
exit 0
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