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I have a main text file I refer to and make edits in throughout the day ... as a developer I keep any programming specific nuggets here ... each topic has its a
by AtomicOrbital 6y ago
I have a main text file I refer to and make edits in throughout the day ... as a developer I keep any programming specific nuggets here ... each topic has its area as in
ubuntu tricks ___________
keeping one file makes it easier to search or browse ... separately I have other text files for broad categories like nyc, shop, bb ( catch all )
from a terminal ( Ubuntu ) I enter this to search
svl 'some string here'
where svl is an alias to a bash script containing
stringPattern=$1
cat ~/MEGA/notes.txt | grep --color=auto -B 10 -A 15 -i "$stringPattern"
I use mega nz for cloud storage so all this is mirrored on any box I use ... been using similar my entire career so this file today has over 90,000 lines of text notes ... I find such a process essential to be productive across a vast array of problem domains