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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import argparse
+import os
+import sys
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from dotenv import load_dotenv
+
+DEFAULT_CONFIG = "~/.config/fabric/.env"
+PATH_KEY = "FABRIC_OUTPUT_PATH"
+FM_KEY = "FABRIC_FRONTMATTER_TAGS"
+DATE_FORMAT = "%Y-%m-%d"
+load_dotenv(os.path.expanduser(DEFAULT_CONFIG))
+
+
+def main(tag, tags, fabric):
+    out = os.getenv(PATH_KEY)
+    if out is None:
+        print(f"'{PATH_KEY}' not set in {DEFAULT_CONFIG} or in your environment.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    out = os.path.expanduser(out)
+
+    if not os.path.isdir(out):
+        print(f"'{out}' does not exist. Create it and try again.")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not out.endswith("/"):
+        out += "/"
+
+    if len(sys.argv) < 2:
+        print(f"'{sys.argv[0]}' takes a single argument to tag your summary")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    yyyymmdd = datetime.now().strftime(DATE_FORMAT)
+    target = f"{out}{yyyymmdd}-{tag}.md"
+
+    # don't clobber existing files- add an incremented number to the end instead
+    would_clobber = True
+    inc = 0
+    while would_clobber:
+        if inc > 0:
+            target = f"{out}{yyyymmdd}-{tag}-{inc}.md"
+        if os.path.exists(target):
+            inc += 1
+        else:
+            would_clobber = False
+
+    # YAML frontmatter stubs for things like Obsidian
+    # Prevent a NoneType ending up in the tags
+    frontmatter_tags = ""
+    if fabric:
+        frontmatter_tags = os.getenv(FM_KEY)
+
+    with open(target, "w") as fp:
+        if frontmatter_tags or len(tags) != 0:
+            fp.write("---\n")
+            now = datetime.now().strftime(f"{DATE_FORMAT} %H:%M")
+            fp.write(f"generation_date: {now}\n")
+            fp.write(f"tags: {frontmatter_tags} {tag} {' '.join(tags)}\n")
+            fp.write("---\n")
+
+        # function like 'tee' and split the output to a file and STDOUT
+        for line in sys.stdin:
+            print(line, end="")
+            fp.write(line)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description=(
+            'save: a "tee-like" utility to pipeline saving of content, '
+            "while keeping the output stream intact. Can optionally generate "
+            '"frontmatter" for PKM utilities like Obsidian via the '
+            '"FABRIC_FRONTMATTER" environment variable'
+        )
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "stub",
+        nargs="?",
+        help=(
+            "stub to describe your content. Use quotes if you have spaces. "
+            "Resulting format is YYYY-MM-DD-stub.md by default"
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-t,",
+        "--tag",
+        required=False,
+        action="append",
+        default=[],
+        help=(
+            "add an additional frontmatter tag. Use this argument multiple times"
+            "for  multiple tags"
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "-n",
+        "--nofabric",
+        required=False,
+        action="store_false",
+        help="don't use the fabric tags, only use tags from --tag",
+    )
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if args.stub:
+        main(args.stub, args.tag, args.nofabric)
+    else:
+        parser.print_help()