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# eton
eton is a note-taking cli tool.
## Install / Upgrade
go get -u github.com/siadat/eton
## Examples
# display the help message
eton -h
# quick add
eton new '[ ] do something'
# edit the last item
eton edit
# add text from STDIN
ps aux | eton new -
# add a file
eton addfile file.txt
# a unique alias can be set and used instead of the numeric id
eton alias 2 all-processes
# the order of id and alias does not matter
eton alias all-processes 2
# you can rename an alias
eton alias all-processes processes
# list all items
eton ls -Lall
# filter items containing words "thing" AND "some"
eton ls thing some
# you can mark specific items
eton mark processes 1
# only list marked items (short mode)
eton ls -s
# open an item in less
eton show processes
# edit items
eton edit {1..3} 4 prcs
# alias matching is fuzzy
eton cat prcs
# pass items to xargs as filenames:
eton ls something -l |xargs -i less {}
Notes are stored in ~/.etondb
echo 'SELECT * from attributes LIMIT 10;' |sqlite3 ~/.etondb
Set `$EDITOR` environment variable to your prefered editor used by the `edit` command. E.g.,
I would love to hear how you use eton. Make pull requests, report bugs, suggest ideas.