https://github.com/devidw/hashnode-gh-src-new

Bash Script to automatically create new hashnode .md article files with frontmatter
https://github.com/devidw/hashnode-gh-src-new

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Bash Script to automatically create new hashnode .md article files with frontmatter

Host: GitHub
URL: https://github.com/devidw/hashnode-gh-src-new
Owner: devidw
Created: 2021-11-26T19:30:23.000Z (over 4 years ago)
Default Branch: main
Last Pushed: 2021-11-28T21:45:53.000Z (over 4 years ago)
Last Synced: 2025-02-02T11:41:44.739Z (about 1 year ago)
Topics: article, articles, bash, bash-script, bash-scripting, cli, hashnode, makdown
Language: Shell
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Size: 1.85 MB
Stars: 1
Watchers: 1
Forks: 0
Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.adoc

README

= Bash Script to automatically create new hashnode `.md` article files with frontmatter

You can use the shell script `new` to auto generate boilterplate article `.md` files, when you publish on hashnode from a GitHub source.

== Installation
. Download the `new` script
. Make it executable
[source, bash]
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chmod +x ./new
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== Configuration
Configuration is doen by changing variable values inside `new`.

=== Domain
Specify your hashnode domain (custom domain or hashnode subdomain)
[source, bash]
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domain="xn--david-9u04d.to"
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=== Cover
Specify a default cover image URL
[source, bash]
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cover="https://david.wolf.gdn/media/cover.png"
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== Usage
Simply run the script, this will gnerate a new `.md` file with frontmatter in the directory the script is located.

[source, bash]
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./new
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The file name will follow the format of `YYYY-MM-DD_.md`. For example: `2021-12-31_.md`.

NOTE: Spaces are not allowed in hashnode source files, when you are publishing from a GitHub source on Hashnode, use underscores instead.

You can optionaly pass a date to the script by passing it as argument:
[source, bash]
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./new 2021-11-28
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