note taking from commandline

notes.sh

note() {
  # start a new heading and append from stdout
  file_name=$HOME"/Documents/notes.md"
  # get the date for datestamp
  cur_date=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d")
  # get the time for time
  cur_time=$(date +"%H:%M:%S")

  if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
#    clear
    echo "" >> $file_name
    echo "## $cur_date $cur_time $@" >> $file_name
    cat $file_name
    cat - >> $file_name
    clear
    cat $file_name

  # append to file from stdout
  else
#   clear
    cat $file_name
    cat - >> $file_name
    clear
    cat $file_name
  fi
}

notes() {
  cur_dir=$(pwd)

  if [ ! -z "$1" ]; then
# commit and push if args are exactly "push"
    if [ "$1" = "push" ]; then
    cd "$HOME/Documents"
    git add -A
    git commit -m "update notes"
    git push
    cd $cur_dir

# pull from github if args are exactly "pull"
    elif [ "$1" = "pull" ]; then
    cd "$HOME/Documents"
    git pull
    cd $cur_dir

# open vim to search of the args
    else
    escaped=$(echo "$@" | sed s/\ /\\\\\ /g)
    echo $escaped
    vim +/"$escaped" "$HOME/Documents/notes.md"
    fi

# just open the notes
  else
  vim + "$HOME/Documents/notes.md"
  fi
}