cmd-new.tesh

$ cd new

# Print help for `zk new`
$ zk new --help
>Usage: zk new [<directory>]
>
>Create a new note in the given notebook directory.
>
>Arguments:
>  [<directory>]    Directory in which to create the note.
>
>Flags:
>  -h, --help                   Show context-sensitive help.
>      --notebook-dir=PATH      Turn off notebook auto-discovery and set manually
>                               the notebook where commands are run.
>  -W, --working-dir=PATH       Run as if zk was started in <PATH> instead of the
>                               current working directory.
>      --no-input               Never prompt or ask for confirmation.
>
>  -i, --interactive            Read contents from standard input.
>  -t, --title=TITLE            Title of the new note.
>      --date=DATE              Set the current date.
>  -g, --group=NAME             Name of the config group this note belongs to.
>                               Takes precedence over the config of the
>                               directory.
>      --extra=KEY=VALUE,...    Extra variables passed to the templates.
>      --template=PATH          Custom template used to render the note.
>  -p, --print-path             Print the path of the created note instead of
>                               editing it.
>  -n, --dry-run                Don't actually create the note. Instead, prints
>                               its content on stdout and the generated path on
>                               stderr.
>      --id=ID                  Skip id generation and use provided value.

# Default note title.
$ zk new --print-path
>{{working-dir}}/untitled.md

$ cat untitled.md
># Untitled
>
>

# Provide a custom title.
$ zk new --title "Custom title" --print-path
>{{working-dir}}/custom-title.md

$ cat custom-title.md
># Custom title
>
>

# Provide a custom note id
$ zk new --group id --id 123abc --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/123abc.md

# Provide a custom title (short flag).
$ zk new -t "Another custom title" -p
>{{working-dir}}/another-custom-title.md

# Opens the editor after creating a new note.
$ EDITOR="echo 'edit'" zk new --title "Edit"
>edit {{working-dir}}/edit.md

# Prints the path of newly created note instead of editing it.
$ EDITOR="echo 'edit'" zk new --title "Print path" --print-path
>{{working-dir}}/print-path.md

# Set explicitely today's date (natural dates).
$ zk new --group date --date "January 2nd" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/02-01.md
$ zk new --group date --date "December 24th" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/24-12.md

# Set explicitely today's date (RFC 3339)
$ zk new --group date-raw --date "2022-01-23T13:55:48+01:00" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/2022-01-23 13:55:48 +0100 {{match ".+"}}.md
$ zk new --group date-raw --date "2022-02-17T17:53:12" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/2022-02-17 17:53:12 {{match ".+"}}.md
$ zk new --group date-raw --date "2022-02-17T17:53" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/2022-02-17 17:53:00 {{match ".+"}}.md
$ zk new --group date-raw --date "2022-02-17" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/2022-02-17 00:00:00 {{match ".+"}}.md
$ zk new --group date-raw --date "2022-02" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/2022-02-01 00:00:00 {{match ".+"}}.md
$ zk new --group date-raw --date "2022" --dry-run
2>{{working-dir}}/2022-01-01 00:00:00 {{match ".+"}}.md

# Dry run doesn't write the note.
$ zk new --dry-run --title "Dry run"
># Dry run
>
>
2>{{working-dir}}/dry-run.md

1$ cat dry-run.md
2>cat: dry-run.md: No such file or directory

# Dry run (short flag).
$ zk new -n --title "Dry run"
># Dry run
>
>
2>{{working-dir}}/dry-run.md

# Pipe content in a new note.
$ echo "Content of the note" | EDITOR=cat zk new --interactive --title "Piped note"
># Piped note
>
>Content of the note
>

# Redirect file to standard input when creating a new note.
$ echo "Content of the note" > input
$ EDITOR=cat zk new --interactive --title "Note from redirected input" < input
># Note from redirected input
>
>Content of the note
>

# Existing notes are not overwritten, but can be edited.
$ zk new --force-input n --title "Piped note"
>? piped-note.md already exists, do you want to edit this note instead? (y/N)

# Check that the content was not overwritten
$ cat piped-note.md
># Piped note
>
>Content of the note
>