Journal

Simple CLI journal

Each record creates it's own file in the hierarchical directory structure based on the year, month, days. File names are based on unixtime.

Quick start

1. Just put jl file into your PATH, or create alias in your shell.
2. Edit section "Settings" in jl according to your file store and date format.

Arguments

• 2-5 -- range of records from last
• -4 -- last 4 records
• +MyTag It is a title of record. It is a body of record. And this is a body.
• -c -- Create and edit new file instantly without name.

Keystroke commands

• 5 -- view record 5
• e 4 -- edit record 4
• d 2 -- delete record 2

Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.

% jl +test +journal Test record 1. This is a test record 1.
"Test record 1" is just created.
% jl                

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.
1
_______________________________________
Test record 1

This is a test record 1.

+test +journal
% jl +test +journal Test record 2. This is a test record 2.
"Test record 2" is just created.
% jl

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 2
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.
2
_______________________________________
Test record 1

This is a test record 1.

+test +journal
% jl +mytag Test record 3. This is a test record 3.
"Test record 3" is just created.
% jl                

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 2
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:19 Test record 3
[3] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.

% jl +mytag2 Test record 4. This is a test record 4.
"Test record 4" is just created.
% jl                

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:20 Test record 4
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 2
[3] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:19 Test record 3
[4] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.
e 3

EDITOR HERE

Record 3 is edited.

% jl -2

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:19 Test record 3
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.
2
_______________________________________
Test record 1

This is a test record 1.

+test +journal

% jl +mytag3 Test record 5. This is a test record 5.
"Test record 5" is just created.
% jl

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:22 Test record 5
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:20 Test record 4
[3] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 2
[4] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:19 Test record 3
[5] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.

% jl 2-4

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:20 Test record 4
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 2
[3] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:19 Test record 3
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.
d 3
Record number 3 is deleted.
% jl

[1] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:22 Test record 5
[2] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:20 Test record 4
[3] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 2
[4] Sat 13 Jan 2018 22:18 Test record 1
Enter number of record to view or 0 to exit.
e - edit, d - delete.