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The user selects one of the three categories then makes a note on that selection. Then the note is appended and saved to the appropriate list.
It took me four hours to write this. I'm trying to learn and was wondering if this could be improved or cleaned up at all.
#!/bin/bash
#get the date
date=$(date +%d-%B-%Y)
#save locations
wsave="${HOME}/worknotes.txt"
shsave="${HOME}/shoppingnotes.txt"
scsave="${HOME}/schoolnotes.txt"
#list
while [ true ]
do
read -p "What is this note for?
Work
School
Shopping
> " topic
case $topic in
"Work" )
read -p "
Note
> " wnote
echo "$date: $wnote" >> "$wsave"
echo "Note saved to $wsave"
break
;;
"Shopping" )
read -p "
Note
> " shnote
echo "$date: $shnote" >> "$shsave"
echo "Note saved to $shsave"
break
;;
"School" )
read -p "
Note
> " scnote
echo "$date: $scnote" >> "$scsave"
echo "Note saved to $scsave"
break
;;
*) echo "Error: Selection was not on list, try again.
"
;;
esac
done
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$begingroup$
The user selects one of the three categories then makes a note on that selection. Then the note is appended and saved to the appropriate list.
It took me four hours to write this. I'm trying to learn and was wondering if this could be improved or cleaned up at all.
#!/bin/bash
#get the date
date=$(date +%d-%B-%Y)
#save locations
wsave="${HOME}/worknotes.txt"
shsave="${HOME}/shoppingnotes.txt"
scsave="${HOME}/schoolnotes.txt"
#list
while [ true ]
do
read -p "What is this note for?
Work
School
Shopping
> " topic
case $topic in
"Work" )
read -p "
Note
> " wnote
echo "$date: $wnote" >> "$wsave"
echo "Note saved to $wsave"
break
;;
"Shopping" )
read -p "
Note
> " shnote
echo "$date: $shnote" >> "$shsave"
echo "Note saved to $shsave"
break
;;
"School" )
read -p "
Note
> " scnote
echo "$date: $scnote" >> "$scsave"
echo "Note saved to $scsave"
break
;;
*) echo "Error: Selection was not on list, try again.
"
;;
esac
done
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$begingroup$
The user selects one of the three categories then makes a note on that selection. Then the note is appended and saved to the appropriate list.
It took me four hours to write this. I'm trying to learn and was wondering if this could be improved or cleaned up at all.
#!/bin/bash
#get the date
date=$(date +%d-%B-%Y)
#save locations
wsave="${HOME}/worknotes.txt"
shsave="${HOME}/shoppingnotes.txt"
scsave="${HOME}/schoolnotes.txt"
#list
while [ true ]
do
read -p "What is this note for?
Work
School
Shopping
> " topic
case $topic in
"Work" )
read -p "
Note
> " wnote
echo "$date: $wnote" >> "$wsave"
echo "Note saved to $wsave"
break
;;
"Shopping" )
read -p "
Note
> " shnote
echo "$date: $shnote" >> "$shsave"
echo "Note saved to $shsave"
break
;;
"School" )
read -p "
Note
> " scnote
echo "$date: $scnote" >> "$scsave"
echo "Note saved to $scsave"
break
;;
*) echo "Error: Selection was not on list, try again.
"
;;
esac
done
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$endgroup$
The user selects one of the three categories then makes a note on that selection. Then the note is appended and saved to the appropriate list.
It took me four hours to write this. I'm trying to learn and was wondering if this could be improved or cleaned up at all.
#!/bin/bash
#get the date
date=$(date +%d-%B-%Y)
#save locations
wsave="${HOME}/worknotes.txt"
shsave="${HOME}/shoppingnotes.txt"
scsave="${HOME}/schoolnotes.txt"
#list
while [ true ]
do
read -p "What is this note for?
Work
School
Shopping
> " topic
case $topic in
"Work" )
read -p "
Note
> " wnote
echo "$date: $wnote" >> "$wsave"
echo "Note saved to $wsave"
break
;;
"Shopping" )
read -p "
Note
> " shnote
echo "$date: $shnote" >> "$shsave"
echo "Note saved to $shsave"
break
;;
"School" )
read -p "
Note
> " scnote
echo "$date: $scnote" >> "$scsave"
echo "Note saved to $scsave"
break
;;
*) echo "Error: Selection was not on list, try again.
"
;;
esac
done
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