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jrnl.sh

function jrnl(){
  mkdir -p "$HOME/.jrnl/"
  if [ -z "$1" ]; then
    local esc=$(printf '\033')
    local prev=$([[ `date +"%u"` == "1" ]] && echo `date -v-3d +%F` || echo `date -v-1d +%F`)
    if [ -f "$HOME/.jrnl/`date +"%F"`.txt" ]; then
      echo "${esc}[36mToday"
      /bin/cat "$HOME/.jrnl/`date +"%F"`.txt" 2>/dev/null | sed "s/\([0-9:]*\)\(\.*\)/${esc}[35m\1${esc}[39m \2/"
    fi
    if [ -f "$HOME/.jrnl/$prev.txt" ]; then
      echo "\n${esc}[36mYesterday"
      /bin/cat "$HOME/.jrnl/$prev.txt" 2>/dev/null | sed "s/\([0-9:]*\)\(\.*\)/${esc}[35m\1${esc}[39m \2/"
    fi
  else
    touch "$HOME/.jrnl/`date +"%F"`.txt"
    echo "`date +"%T"` $@" >> "$HOME/.jrnl/`date +"%F"`.txt"
  fi
}