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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Owner: claw0ry <claw0ry@proton.me>
+# Description: Take notes using vim. Theres a lot of assumptions here, so it might not fit your setup.
+# Assumptions:
+#     - Your notes directory is in your $HOME
+#     - Your home directory is '/home/<user>/'
+#     - Your notes should be in markdown
+
+_list_files() {
+    find "$1" -mindepth 1 -type f | while read file; do
+        echo "$file" | cut -d'/' -f5-
+    done
+}
+
+_remove_file() {
+    if [[ -f "$1" ]]; then
+        rm -v "$1"
+    else
+        echo "ERR: file not found"
+        return 1
+    fi
+}
+
+_open_file() {
+    # inject template if files does not already exist
+    if [[ ! -f "$1" ]]; then
+        local now=$(date -R)
+        local templ="# TITLE\n\nDate: $now\n\n"
+
+        # opens a new vim buffer with $templ and sets the filename to $1 without writing to it
+        echo -e $templ | $EDITOR - -c ':set ft=markdown' +"file ${1}"
+    else
+        $EDITOR "$1"
+    fi
+}
+
+_print_usage() {
+    echo "usage: note [COMMAND] [<filename>]"
+    echo "Commands:"
+    echo "  list"
+    echo "    List all notes"
+    echo "  rm"
+    echo "    Delete all notes"
+    echo "  help"
+    echo "    Prints usage"
+}
+
+note() {
+    if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
+        _print_usage
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    case "$1" in
+        "list")
+            _list_files "$HOME/notes";;
+        "rm")
+            _remove_file "$HOME/notes/$2";;
+        "help")
+            _print_usage;;
+        *)
+            _open_file "$HOME/notes/$1";;
+    esac
+}
+
+note "$@"