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scripts/journal.sh

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#!/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=$1
fi
#generating timestamp
timestamp=$(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 ****