TO

Create (touch) and open a file

Usage

to [-c] [-e extension] [filename]

• -c: Create the file at current directory. Default directory is ~/Desktop
• -e: Specify the file extenson. Default extention is txt
• filename: Specify the filename. Default filename is untitled. If duplicated, the default filename is untitled-{numbers}.
  If filename contains file extension, the -e flag will be ignored.

Installation

1. Clone the repo

   git clone https://github.com/dingyiyi0226/to.git ~/.to
   

2. Modify .bashrc

   echo "source ~/.to/to" >> ~/.bashrc
   

3. Restart the shell

   exec $SHELL
   

4. Change the default extension by modify DEFAULT_EXTENSION in to file

Examples

to                 # create and open ~/Desktop/untitled.txt
to note            # create and open ~/Desktop/note.txt
to -e md           # create and open ~/Desktop/untitled.md
to note.md         # create and open ~/Desktop/note.md
to -c test.cpp     # create and open <current directory>/test.cpp