This is a small tool written in POSIX shell that creates text files with the current date as their filename. This is designed to quickly generate entries in a diary(-like) database stored in the filesystem. It proceeds to open the default editor with the newly created entry file.
$ dream [-f FILENAME] [-t TITLE] [-x EXTENSION] DIR
dream requires pointing to a directory $DIR where entries are being stored.
Be aware that dream will block creating a filename for a date if there's already
one. This program doesn't do any management of files apart from creating them.
Unless otherwise specified with option -f, the newly created file will be
named YYYY-MM-DD.md, defaulting to Markdown formatting. Be aware that
-f only changes the name before the file extension; to change the file
extension, use -x (without the dot; e.g., -x txt to create a .txt
file).
The title (or first-level header) in the file will also default to YYYY-MM-DD,
but you may override this by using the option -t.
The name dream is due to me originally using this to write down my dreams the morning after (when I remember them).
dream is licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file for copyright and license details.