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113 lines
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# eton
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eton is a note-taking cli tool.
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* sqlite database storage
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* fast search
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* quick and direct access to a note using a unique alias
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* mark important notes
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## Install or upgrade
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go get -u github.com/siadat/eton
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## Usage examples
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```shell
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# display the help message
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eton -h
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```
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### new
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```shell
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# quick add
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eton new 'eton is simple'
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eton new 'https://...'
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eton new '[ ] try eton'
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# create a new note using $EDITOR
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eton new
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# add from STDIN
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ps aux |eton new -
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# add files
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eton addfile file1.txt file2.txt
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find -type f |eton addfile -
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```
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### edit
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```shell
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# edit last item
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eton edit
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# edit items
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eton edit processes 1
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```
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### alias
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```shell
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# set a unique alias
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eton alias 3 procs
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# use the alias, so you don't need to remember its id
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eton cat procs
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eton edit procs
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eton show procs
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# rename an alias
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eton alias procs processes
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# remove an alias
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eton unalias processes
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```
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### mark
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```shell
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# mark an item
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eton mark processes
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# unmark an item
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eton unmark processes
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```
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### ls
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```shell
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# list recent items
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eton ls
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# filter items containing words "eton" AND "simple"
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eton ls eton simple
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# list all items
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eton ls -a
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# only list marked items (short mode)
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eton ls -s
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# pass items to xargs as filenames:
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eton ls '[ ]' -l |xargs -i less {}
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```
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### more
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```shell
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# alias matching is fuzzy for these commands: cat, show, edit, mark, unmark
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eton cat prs
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# view items 1, 2, and 3 using less
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eton show 1 2 3
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# Notes are stored in `~/.etondb`
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echo 'SELECT * FROM attributes LIMIT 10;' |sqlite3 ~/.etondb
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```
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Set `$EDITOR` environment variable to edit notes in your prefered editor, e.g., `export EDITOR=vim`.
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I would love to hear how you use eton. Make pull requests, report bugs, suggest ideas.
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