note

Script that turns selected text into a note file (nextcloud notes compatible)

features

• rofi-based UI
• add the selected text to existing notes
• editable note title
• suggests a date/time based title for taking notes without further thought

prerequesits

• bash (should be preinstalled on your box)
• rofi
• xclip (should be preinstalled on your box if using an X window environment)

installation

1. make it executable chmod +x note
2. move the script to a folder in your PATH mv note ~/.local/bin/
3. adjust the TARGET_FOLDER variable inside the script file to match your setup
4. add a keybinding to your desktop environment to run the script

i3wm integration

1. edit your i3 config file ~/.config/i3/config
2. add bindsym $mod+n exec note

nextcloud integration

1. install nextcloud client
2. adjust TARGET_FOLDER variable to some subfolder of LOCAL_NEXTCLOUD_ROOT/Notes

Zettelkasten time format

adjust the date +Iseconds part to be date +%Y%m%e%H%M%S