A gedit Exernal Tool that saves a note as an .md file to your obsidian vault

SaveAsFleetingNote.sh

#!/usr/bin/env python3

import shutil
import os

# Get the current file's path and name
current_file_path = os.getenv('GEDIT_CURRENT_DOCUMENT_PATH')
current_file_name = os.path.basename(current_file_path)

# Set the destination directory and file extension
dst_dir = "<path to your obisdian vault>/Fleeting Notes"
file_ext = ".md"

# Move the file to the destination directory
try:
    shutil.move(current_file_path, dst_dir)
    print("File moved to: " + dst_dir)
except shutil.Error as e:
    print("Error occurred while moving the file:", e)


# Rename the file to have the .md extension
old_path = os.path.join(dst_dir, current_file_name)

# Check if the file does not have the .md extension
if not current_file_name.endswith('.md'):
    # Append .md to the file name
    new_path = os.path.join(dst_dir, current_file_name + '.md')
else:
    # Use the current file name as is
    new_path = os.path.join(dst_dir, current_file_name)

# Check if the file already exists
if os.path.exists(new_path):
    raise FileExistsError("File already exists: " + new_path)

try:
    os.rename(old_path, new_path)
except OSError as e:
    print("Error occurred while renaming the file:", e)