The python CLI application for managing text notes on Linux (in fact, a convenient python wrapper over Linux commands: grep, find, nano, etc.). It provides for note efficient search, selection and creation in zsh-like command style. The notes are kept as usual files on Linux filesystem. You could open them with any other application as well (file manager, editor, etc).
The app also works with GUI editors ("gedit", "sublime", "vim", "nano", "atom", "grip", "mdless", "code") to look through / edit notes. The list of editors could be extended by amending the EDITOR_LIST variable. The app keeps the input history and provides for autocompletion.
The author uses the app to organise and quickly search through several thousands notes.
The code in this repo is subject to GPL v2 license terms.
git clone https://github.com/dsoastro/notes
cd notes
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Create folder structure for note keeping with file manager / linux commands. In note_conf.py file set the app root folder in PATH variable, the path to the app history file in HISTORY_LOCATION and your preferred editor (e.g. nano, vim) in EDITOR variables. Run the app:
python3 note.py
Enter l to list files in the current folder. The possible output:
list: l
0 dir ..
1 wireguard.txt
2 Carbonyl.txt
3 dia.txt
4 gocryptfs.txt
5 obsidian.txt
6 wireshark.txt
Enter 1 to show the content of the first file, e 1 to edit it with the default editor, e 1 editor=gedit to edit it with gedit. s text_to_search to search recursively through all files in the current folder and below, n abc.txt to create a new file in the current folder.
Install Termux (the Linux emulator). Run the app inside. Set PHONE variable in note_conf.py to True.
c 1 cat file # 1
cat 1 cat file # 1
e 1 edit file #1
e 1 editor=gedit edit file #1 using gedit
n file.txt create new file.txt
n file.txt editor=gedit create new file.txt using gedit
cd 1 change folder to #1
cd folder change folder to folder
pwd print working directory
tags show list of available tags
list change program state to main (list)
l list files
update_tag_db update tags database
s word search for word in current folder and below
s word --name search for word in current folder and below in file names only
z dirword change to directory which name contains dirword among recently used
f fileword go to file which name contains fileword among recently used
t tag1 tag2 list files with tag1 and tag2
help show this help
If a file contains a string like:
tags: abc def
then the note will be tagged with "abc" and "def" tags.
To show markdown files with formatting:
e 1 editor=grip (in browser)
e 1 editor=mdless (in command line)
e 1 editor=code (gui)
for that:
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/4140/markdown-viewer
pip install grip
sudo gem install mdless
sudo apt install code
Use any external tool (git, dropbox, etc.). The author prefers git so the app ignores .git folder when searching for notes.