Til

til snippet Here’s a snippet I use in my .bashrc file to quickly write down and review TILs (Today I learned): TIL_FILE="$HOME/my-notes-repo/til.md" til () { # checks if the function has been called without any argument if [[ -z $1 ]]; then # opens the file in my editor, setting the cursor to the last line # useful to review latest entries or to write a longer entry vim + "$TIL_FILE"; else # adds a line with today's date, a TAB and all arguments supplied ("$@") echo -e "- $( date '+%F' ):\t$@" >> "$TIL_FILE"; fi } How to use: til to open the file. I use this to review what I learned today or if I need to write a longer, multiline entry til CONTENT to append a line to the file e.g til grep --line-buffered to immediately print especially when tailing files will add this: - 2020-05-23: grep --line-buffered to immediately print especially when tailing files Explanation on the function In case you missed the comments in the function, here’s an explanation of what the various lines do: ...