#!/bin/bash

# journal script for keeping 
# track of what i do and think


#check if output file is given as first option
if [ -z $1 ]; then
    outputfile=journal.txt
else
    outputfile=$1
fi

if [ -z $2 ]; then
    :
else
    if [ $2 = "read" ]; then
        less $outputfile
        exit $?
    elif [ $2 = "edit" ]; then
        vim $outputfile
        exit $? 
    fi
fi

#generating timestamp
timestamp=$(date '+%d.%m.%Y %H:%M')

#read journal entry from stdin
echo "enter oneliner into journal:"; read input


#writing to outputfile
echo "**** $timestamp ****" >> $outputfile
echo $input >> $outputfile
echo "" >> $outputfile

#  ****  end of script  ****