nvxfce.sh

#!/bin/sh
# First argument is the search string or cmd option

# Folder containing notes
zimConfig="${HOME}/.config/zim/notebooks.list"

# Save selected notbook and rearrange args.
if test $(expr $1 : '[-].*') = 0
    then
    let notebook="$1"
    set -- "${@:2:${#@}}"
else
    notebook="D"
fi

while read -r line
do
    if test "${line::1}" = "$notebook"
    then
        # echo "$line ${line::1}"
        index=$(expr "$line" : '.*.=.')
        noteDir=${HOME}${line:$index}
        # ger last string after '/'
        noteName=${line##*/}
    fi
    # echo $line
done < $zimConfig

cd $noteDir
# ========================

_run_noteApp()  
{
    # nohup = ignore hangup signals
    nohup zim --standalone $noteName "$1" & disown
    exit
}

# USAGE: nvxfce.sh [Notebook number] [option] String to search
# -s search
# -c search content
# no argument, creates new list with argument name given ""

let i=1

# if first argument "-c" searches content and not title
if test $1 = "-c"
then
    search_str="${@:2:${#@}}"
    for filename in $(grep -Hrli "$search_str" *)
    do
        list[$i]="${filename}"
        let i++
    done

elif test $1 = "-s"
then
    # search and replace spaces for '_'
    printf -v nospace "_%s" "${@:2:${#@}}"
    nospace=${nospace:1}

    for filename in *
    do
        if test $(expr match "$filename" "$nospace") -gt 0
            then
            list[$i]="${filename}"
            let i++
        fi
    done
    # printf "%s\n" ${list[@]}
else
    _run_noteApp "$1"
fi

# reset counter
let i=0

# List all containing search string
for f in ${list[@]};
    do
    let i++
    printf "%3d %s\n" $i $f
done

# exits program if no results
if test $i = "0"
    then
    echo "No results found!"
    exit

# if only one item in list, select it
elif test $i = "1"
then
    _run_noteApp ${list[1]%.txt}
    exit
fi

# promt user for selection
printf "\n%s" "Enter your choice (1-${i}) then press [enter] :"
read selection

# If user press empty enter or emulator skips selection,
# this ensures at least one valid selection.
if test -z "$selection"
then
    selection=1
fi

_run_noteApp ${list[$selection]%.txt}