https://github.com/siadat/eton

eton is a note-taking cli tool
https://github.com/siadat/eton

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eton is a note-taking cli tool

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/siadat/eton
• Owner: siadat
• Created: 2015-05-06T19:54:48.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2021-02-24T14:51:02.000Z (over 3 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-12T12:43:28.470Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: go, sqlite
• Language: Go
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• Size: 38.1 KB
• Stars: 52
• Watchers: 5
• Forks: 5
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# eton

eton is a note-taking cli tool.

  * sqlite database storage

  * fast search

  * quick and direct access to a note using a unique alias

  * mark important notes

## Install or upgrade

    go get -u github.com/siadat/eton

## Usage examples

```shell

# display the help message

eton -h

```

### new

```shell

# quick add

eton new 'eton is simple'

eton new 'https://...'

eton new '[ ] try eton'

# create a new note using $EDITOR

eton new

# add from STDIN

ps aux |eton new -

# add files

eton addfile file1.txt file2.txt

find -type f |eton addfile -

```

### edit

```shell

# edit last item

eton edit

# edit items

eton edit processes 1

```

### alias

```shell

# set a unique alias

eton alias 3 procs

# use the alias, so you don't need to remember its id

eton cat procs

eton edit procs

eton show procs

# rename an alias

eton alias procs processes

# remove an alias

eton unalias processes

```

### mark

```shell

# mark an item

eton mark processes

# unmark an item

eton unmark processes

```

### ls

```shell

# list recent items

eton ls

# filter items containing words "eton" AND "simple"

eton ls eton simple

# list all items

eton ls -a

# only list marked items (short mode)

eton ls -s

# pass items to xargs as filenames:

eton ls '[ ]' -l |xargs -i less {}

```

### more

```shell

# alias matching is fuzzy for these commands: cat, show, edit, mark, unmark

eton cat prs

# view items 1, 2, and 3 using less

eton show 1 2 3

# Notes are stored in `~/.etondb`

echo 'SELECT * FROM attributes LIMIT 10;' |sqlite3 ~/.etondb

```

Set `$EDITOR` environment variable to edit notes in your prefered editor, e.g., `export EDITOR=vim`.

I would love to hear how you use eton. Make pull requests, report bugs, suggest ideas.