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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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#!/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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edited 11 mins ago

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