linbug / daily_logger

A simple script that opens a daily/weekly md file from the command line with the appropriate day's date

daily_logger

For those that want to keep track of their daily work goals in markdown format, this is a simple script that opens a daily/weekly markdown file from the command line, saved under the appropriate day's date.

Usage

• change the path variable to the file path where you want your log files to live
• change the text_editor variable to the command for your fave text editor
• create template.md and weektemplate.md files in this directory as daily and weekly log templates, respectively
• open your .bash_profile and make a new alias: alias log='python path/to/daily_logger.py
• now when you type the command log your logfile will open, and will save as 'day_month_year.md'
• the weekly log will open if today is Sunday. You can change the day it opens by changing weekday == 0 to some other value (0-6)

Requirements

Python 2/3