A helper script for keeping my journal

mkentry.sh

#! /bin/sh

FILENAME=`date +'%Y%m%d'`

if test ! -e $FILENAME; then
    touch $FILENAME
fi

if test -s $FILENAME; then
    cat >> $FILENAME <<HORIZONTAL

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HORIZONTAL
fi

cat >> $FILENAME <<ENTRYTITLE
`date +'%H:%M:%S'`
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ENTRYTITLE

# start composing
${EDITOR:-vi} $FILENAME