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+# daily.sh
+
+This is a simple bash script for quickly taking notes from the terminal.
+
+## Requirements
+ - Bash shell
+ - vim
+
+## Installation
+
+1. Copy `daily.sh` to a directory that is in your `$PATH`.
+   ````
+   $ cp daily.sh "$HOME/bin"
+   ````
+
+2. Change the permissions on the script, so that it is executable.
+   ````
+   $ chmod +x "$HOME/bin/daily.sh"
+   ````
+
+## Usage
+
+Just type `daily.sh`, and it will open up today's note for editing.
+
+Notes are stored in `$HOME/.local/daily`.
+
+A new note file is created for each day.

daily.sh

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+#!/bin/env bash
+
+# This is a simple bash script for quickly taking notes from the terminal.
+# Just type `daily` and it will open up today's note for editing.
+
+# Grab the current date
+CUR_DAY=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
+
+# Get the current time
+CUR_TIME=$(date '+%H:%M %Z')
+
+# Get the directory where notes are going to be stored
+NOTE_DIR=$(echo "$HOME/.local/daily")
+
+# Ensure the note directory is created
+mkdir -p "$NOTE_DIR"
+
+# Get the note file name
+NOTE_FILE="$NOTE_DIR/$CUR_DAY.md"
+
+# Ensure that the note file for today is created
+touch "$NOTE_FILE"
+
+# Check to see if the note is empty,
+# and if it is add a heading for today's date
+[ -s "$NOTE_FILE" ] || echo -e "# $CUR_DAY\n" >> "$NOTE_FILE"
+
+# Add a new entry for the current time
+echo -e "\n## $CUR_TIME\n\n" >> "$NOTE_FILE"
+
+# Open today's file for editing.
+# You do use vim for editing...right?
+vim "+normal G$" +startinsert "$NOTE_FILE"