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0 pointsCRConrad3y ago0 comments

   cat > note.txt <<EOF

cat >> notes.txt <<EOF

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ontouchstart3y ago

Yes. If we also add

    date >> notes.txt

it would be a great immutable ledger .

CRConradOP3y ago

Yeah, I was actually thinking of that too -- and how they should both be rolled up into an alias, for single-command dated notetaking. Dunno if that would work, though: What's the syntax for adding the "EOF" bit after what you type after invoking it?

ontouchstart3y ago

  $ alias dn='date >> notes.txt && cat >> notes.txt <<EOF'
  $ dn
  > Reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32507878
  >   alias dn='date >> notes.txt && cat >> notes.txt <<EOF'
  > EOF
  $ cat notes.txt 
  Thu 18 Aug 2022 01:41:18 PM UTC
  Reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32507878
    alias dn='date >> notes.txt && cat >> notes.txt <<EOF'

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ontouchstart3y ago

Yes. If we also add

    date >> notes.txt

it would be a great immutable ledger .

CRConradOP3y ago

ontouchstart3y ago

  $ alias dn='date >> notes.txt && cat >> notes.txt <<EOF'
  $ dn
  > Reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32507878
  >   alias dn='date >> notes.txt && cat >> notes.txt <<EOF'
  > EOF
  $ cat notes.txt 
  Thu 18 Aug 2022 01:41:18 PM UTC
  Reply to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32507878
    alias dn='date >> notes.txt && cat >> notes.txt <<EOF'

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