I use a similar function in my bashrc. I keep notes on a daily basis with : function note { if [[ -z $1 ]]; then vim ~/my_notes/$(date '+%F').m

I use a similar function in my bashrc. I keep notes on a daily basis with : function note { if [[ -z $1 ]]; then vim ~/my_notes/$(date '+%F').md; else echo -e $@ >> ~/my_notes/$(date '+%F').md; fi }