Take notes on the command line
Invoking NOTES without commandline arguments displays the current contents of the local NOTES.TXT if it exists. If NOTES has arguments, the current date and time are appended to the local NOTES.TXT followed by a newline. Then all the arguments, joined with spaces, prepended with a tab, and appended with a trailing newline, are written to NOTES.TXT. If NOTES.TXT doesn't already exist in the current directory then a new NOTES.TXT file should be created.
You are encouraged to solve this task according to the task description, using any language you may know.
Take notes on the command line is part of Short Circuit's Console Program Basics selection.
11l
:start:
I :argv.len == 1
print(File(‘notes.txt’).read(), end' ‘’)
E
V f = File(‘notes.txt’, ‘a’)
f.write(Time().format("YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss\n"))
f.write("\t"(:argv[1..].join(‘ ’))"\n")8086 Assembly
This code assembles into a .COM file that runs under MS-DOS.
bits 16
cpu 8086
;;; MS-DOS PSP locations
cmdlen: equ 80h ; Amount of characters on cmdline
cmdtail: equ 82h ; Command line tail
;;; MS-DOS system calls
puts: equ 9h ; Print string to console
date: equ 2Ah ; Get system date
time: equ 2Ch ; Get system time
creat: equ 3Ch ; Create file
open: equ 3Dh ; Open file
close: equ 3Eh ; Close file
read: equ 3Fh ; Read from file
write: equ 40h ; Write to file
lseek: equ 42h ; Set current file position
exit: equ 4ch ; Exit
;;; File modes
O_RDONLY: equ 0
O_WRONLY: equ 1
;;; Error codes (well, we only need the one)
ENOTFOUND: equ 2
;;; File positions (again we need only the one)
FP_END: equ 2
;;; File buffer size
BUFSZ: equ 4096
section .text
org 100h
cmp byte [cmdlen],0 ; Is the command line empty?
je printnotes ; Then, go print current notes
;;; Retrieve and format current date and time
mov ah,date ; Retrieve date
int 21h
mov di,datefmt ; Fill in date string
xor ah,ah
mov al,dh ; Write month
mov bl,2 ; Two digits
call asciinum
add di,3 ; Onwards three positions
mov al,dl ; Write day
mov bl,2 ; Two digits
call asciinum
add di,3 ; Onwards three positions
mov ax,cx ; Write year
mov bl,4 ; Four digits
call asciinum
mov ah,time ; Get system time
int 21h
mov di,timefmt+6 ; Fill in time string
xor ah,ah
mov al,dh ; Write seconds
mov bl,2 ; Two digits
call asciinum
sub di,3 ; Back three positions
mov al,cl ; Write minutes
mov bl,2 ; Two digits
call asciinum
cmp ch,12 ; AM or PM?
jbe houram ; <=12, AM
sub ch,12 ; PM - subtract 12 hours,
mov byte [ampm],'P' ; And set the AM/PM to 'P'(M)
jmp wrhours
houram: and ch,ch ; Hour 0 is 12:XX:XX AM.
jnz wrhours
mov ch,12
wrhours: sub di,3 ; Back three positions
mov al,ch ; Write hours
mov bl,2 ; Two digits
call asciinum
;;; Open or create the NOTES.TXT file
mov dx,filnam
mov ax,open<<8|O_WRONLY
int 21h ; Try to open the file
jnc writenote ; If successful, go write the note
cmp al,ENOTFOUND ; File not found?
jne diefile ; Some other error = print error msg
mov ah,creat ; No notes file, try to create it
xor cx,cx ; Normal file (no attributes set)
int 21h
jc diefile ; If that fails too, print error msg
;;; Write the note to the file
writenote: mov bx,ax ; File handle in BX
mov ax,lseek<<8|FP_END ; Seek to end of file
xor cx,cx ; Offset 0
xor dx,dx
int 21h
jc diefile ; Error if it fails
mov dx,datetime ; Write the date/time string first
mov cx,dtsize
mov ah,write
int 21h
jc diefile ; Error if it fails
mov cx,bx ; Store file handle in CX
;;; Terminate note with \r\n
xor bx,bx ; BX = length of command line
mov bl,[cmdlen] ; Find 2 bytes past cmd input
add bx,cmdlen+1 ; Note: this might overwrite the first
mov word [bx],0A0Dh ; instruction, but we don't need it
sub bx,cmdtail-2 ; Get length (add 2 for the 0D0A)
xchg bx,cx ; File handle in BX, length in CX
mov dx,cmdtail ; Write what's on the command line
mov ah,write
int 21h
jc diefile ; Error if it fails.
jmp closeexit ; Close file and exit if it succeeds.
;;; Print the contents of the NOTES.TXT file
printnotes: mov dx,filnam ; Open file for reading
mov ax,open<<8|O_RDONLY
int 21h
jnc readnotes ; Carry flag set = error.
cmp al,ENOTFOUND ; File not found?
jne diefile ; Some other error = print error msg
jmp exitok ; Not found = no notes = just exit
readnotes: mov di,ax ; Keep the file handle in DI.
.loop mov bx,di ; Get file handle for file
mov cx,BUFSZ ; Read as many bytes as will fit in the
mov ah,read ; buffer
int 21h
jc diefile ; Carry flag set = error
and ax,ax ; If 0 bytes read, we're done.
jz .done
xor bx,bx ; File handle 0 = standard output
mov cx,ax ; Write as many bytes as we read
mov ah,write
int 21h
jc diefile
jmp .loop ; Go get more bytes if there are any
.done mov bx,di ; Done: close the file
closeexit: mov ah,close
int 21h
exitok: mov ax,exit<<8|0 ; Exit with errorlevel 0 (success)
int 21h
;;; Print 'File error' and exit.
diefile: mov dx,fileerror
;;; Print error message in DX and exit
die: mov ah,puts ; Print error message
int 21h
mov ax,exit<<8|2 ; Exit with errorlevel 2.
int 21h
;;; Subroutine: write AX as BL-digit ASCII number at [DI]
asciinum: push dx ; Store DX and CX
push cx
mov cx,10 ; CX = divisor
xor bh,bh ; We never need >255.
.loop: xor dx,dx ; Set high word of division to 0.
div cx ; AX /= CX; DX = AX % CX
add dl,'0' ; Make digit ASCII
dec bl ; Move forward one digit
mov [di+bx],dl ; Store digit
jnz .loop ; Are we there yet?
pop cx ; Restore DX and CX
pop dx
ret
section .data
datetime: equ $ ; Start of date/time string.
datefmt: db '**/**/**** ' ; Date placeholder,
timefmt: db '**:**:** ' ; Time placeholder,
ampm: db 'AM' ; AM/PM placeholder.
db 13,10,9 ; \r\n\t
dtsize: equ $-datetime ; Size of date/time string.
fileerror: db 'File error.$' ; Printed on error
filnam: db 'NOTES.TXT',0 ; File name to use
section .bss
filebuf: resb BUFSZ ; 4K file buffer
- Output:
A:\>dir/b notes.* NOTES.COM A:\>notes A:\>notes This is a note. A:\>notes This is another note. A:\>notes 05/11/2020 07:52:34 PM This is a note. 05/11/2020 07:52:38 PM This is another note. A:\>dir/b notes.* NOTES.COM NOTES.TXT A:\>
Ada
with Ada.Calendar.Formatting;
with Ada.Characters.Latin_1;
with Ada.Command_Line;
with Ada.IO_Exceptions;
with Ada.Text_IO;
procedure Notes is
Notes_Filename : constant String := "notes.txt";
Notes_File : Ada.Text_IO.File_Type;
Argument_Count : Natural := Ada.Command_Line.Argument_Count;
begin
if Argument_Count = 0 then
begin
Ada.Text_IO.Open
(File => Notes_File,
Mode => Ada.Text_IO.In_File,
Name => Notes_Filename);
while not Ada.Text_IO.End_Of_File (File => Notes_File) loop
Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line (Ada.Text_IO.Get_Line (File => Notes_File));
end loop;
exception
when Ada.IO_Exceptions.Name_Error =>
null;
end;
else
begin
Ada.Text_IO.Open
(File => Notes_File,
Mode => Ada.Text_IO.Append_File,
Name => Notes_Filename);
exception
when Ada.IO_Exceptions.Name_Error =>
Ada.Text_IO.Create (File => Notes_File, Name => Notes_Filename);
end;
Ada.Text_IO.Put_Line
(File => Notes_File,
Item => Ada.Calendar.Formatting.Image (Date => Ada.Calendar.Clock));
Ada.Text_IO.Put (File => Notes_File, Item => Ada.Characters.Latin_1.HT);
for I in 1 .. Argument_Count loop
Ada.Text_IO.Put
(File => Notes_File,
Item => Ada.Command_Line.Argument (I));
if I /= Argument_Count then
Ada.Text_IO.Put (File => Notes_File, Item => ' ');
end if;
end loop;
Ada.Text_IO.Flush (File => Notes_File);
end if;
if Ada.Text_IO.Is_Open (File => Notes_File) then
Ada.Text_IO.Close (File => Notes_File);
end if;
end Notes;
Aime
#! /usr/local/bin/aime -a
if (argc() == 1) {
file f;
text s;
f.affix("NOTES.TXT");
while (~f.line(s)) {
o_(s, "\n");
}
} else {
date d;
file f;
f.open("NOTES.TXT", OPEN_APPEND | OPEN_CREATE | OPEN_WRITEONLY, 0644);
d.now;
f.form("/f4/-/f2/-/f2/ /f2/:/f2/:/f2/\n", d.year, d.y_month,
d.m_day, d.d_hour, d.h_minute, d.m_second);
for (integer i, text s in 1.args) {
f.bytes(i ? ' ' : '\t', s);
}
f.byte('\n');
}APL
#!/usr/local/bin/apl -s --
∇r←ch Join ls ⍝ Join list of strings with character
r←1↓∊ch,¨ls
∇
∇d←Date ⍝ Get system date as formatted string
d←'/'Join ⍕¨1⌽3↑⎕TS
∇
∇t←Time;t24 ⍝ Get system time as formatted string
t←t24←3↑3↓⎕TS ⍝ Get system time
t[1]←t[1]-12×t24[1]≥12 ⍝ If PM (hour≥12), subtract 12 from hour
t[1]←t[1]+12×t[1]=0 ⍝ Hour 0 is hour 12 (AM)
t←¯2↑¨'0',¨⍕¨t ⍝ Convert numbers to 2-digit strings
t←(':'Join t),(1+t24[1]≥12)⊃' AM' ' PM' ⍝ Add AM/PM and ':' separator
∇
∇Read;f
→(¯2≡f←⎕FIO[49]'notes.txt')/0 ⍝ Read file, stop if not found
⎕←⊃f ⍝ Output file line by line
∇
∇Write note;f;_
note←' 'Join note ⍝ flatten input and separate with spaces
note←Date,' ',Time,(⎕UCS 10 9),note,⎕UCS 10 ⍝ note format
f←'a'⎕FIO[3]'notes.txt' ⍝ append to file
_←(⎕UCS note)⎕FIO[7]f ⍝ write note to end of file
_←⎕FIO[4]f ⍝ close the file
∇
∇Notes;note
⍎∊('Read' 'Write note')[1+0≠⍴note←4↓⎕ARG]
∇
Notes
)OFF
- Output:
$ ls notes.*
notes.apl
$ ./notes.apl
$ ./notes.apl This is a test
$ ./notes.apl This is another test
$ ./notes.apl Note that this is a test
$ ./notes.apl
5/11/2020 09:33:14 PM
This is a test
5/11/2020 09:33:18 PM
This is another test
5/11/2020 09:33:36 PM
Note that this is a test
$ ls notes.*
notes.apl notes.txt
AppleScript
Requires a modernish version of OS X (Lion or later) on which osascript works as a shebang interpreter.
#!/usr/bin/osascript
-- format a number as a string with leading zero if needed
to format(aNumber)
set resultString to aNumber as text
if length of resultString < 2
set resultString to "0" & resultString
end if
return resultString
end format
-- join a list with a delimiter
to concatenation of aList given delimiter:aDelimiter
set tid to AppleScript's text item delimiters
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to { aDelimiter }
set resultString to aList as text
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to tid
return resultString
end join
-- apply a handler to every item in a list, returning
-- a list of the results
to mapping of aList given function:aHandler
set resultList to {}
global h
set h to aHandler
repeat with anItem in aList
set resultList to resultList & h(anItem)
end repeat
return resultList
end mapping
-- return an ISO-8601-formatted string representing the current date and time
-- in UTC
to iso8601()
set { year:y, month:m, day:d, ¬
hours:hr, minutes:min, seconds:sec } to ¬
(current date) - (time to GMT)
set ymdList to the mapping of { y, m as integer, d } given function:format
set ymd to the concatenation of ymdList given delimiter:"-"
set hmsList to the mapping of { hr, min, sec } given function:format
set hms to the concatenation of hmsList given delimiter:":"
set dateTime to the concatenation of {ymd, hms} given delimiter:"T"
return dateTime & "Z"
end iso8601
to exists(filePath)
try
filePath as alias
return true
on error
return false
end try
end exists
on run argv
set curDir to (do shell script "pwd")
set notesFile to POSIX file (curDir & "/NOTES.TXT")
if (count argv) is 0 then
if exists(notesFile) then
set text item delimiters to {linefeed}
return paragraphs of (read notesFile) as text
else
log "No notes here."
return
end if
else
try
set fd to open for access notesFile with write permission
write (iso8601() & linefeed & tab) to fd starting at eof
set AppleScript's text item delimiters to {" "}
write ((argv as text) & linefeed) to fd starting at eof
close access fd
return true
on error errMsg number errNum
try
close access fd
end try
return "unable to open " & notesFile & ": " & errMsg
end try
end if
end run
Arturo
notes: "notes.txt"
if? empty? arg [
if exists? notes -> print read notes
]
else [
output: (to :string now) ++ "\n" ++
"\t" ++ (join.with:" " to [:string] arg) ++ "\n"
write.append notes output
]
- Output:
Example notes.txt:
2021-06-03T07:17:21+02:00 this is a note 2021-06-03T07:17:26+02:00 this is another note
AutoHotkey
Notes := "Notes.txt"
If 0 = 0 ; no arguments
{
If FileExist(Notes) {
FileRead, Content, %Notes%
MsgBox, %Content%
} Else
MsgBox, %Notes% does not exist
Goto, EOF
}
; date and time, colon, newline (CRLF), tab
Date := A_DD "/" A_MM "/" A_YYYY
Time := A_Hour ":" A_Min ":" A_Sec "." A_MSec
FileAppend, %Date% %Time%:`r`n%A_Tab%, %Notes%
; command line parameters, trailing newline (CRLF)
Loop, %0%
FileAppend, % %A_Index% " ", %Notes%
FileAppend, `r`n, %Notes%
EOF:
AWK
# syntax: GAWK -f TAKE_NOTES.AWK [notes ... ]
# examples:
# GAWK -f TAKE_NOTES.AWK Hello world
# GAWK -f TAKE_NOTES.AWK A "B C" D
# GAWK -f TAKE_NOTES.AWK
BEGIN {
log_name = "NOTES.TXT"
(ARGC == 1) ? show_log() : update_log()
exit(0)
}
function show_log( rec) {
while (getline rec <log_name > 0) {
printf("%s\n",rec)
}
}
function update_log( i,q) {
print(strftime("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")) >>log_name
printf("\t") >>log_name
for (i=1; i<=ARGC-1; i++) {
q = (ARGV[i] ~ / /) ? "\"" : ""
printf("%s%s%s ",q,ARGV[i],q) >>log_name
}
printf("\n") >>log_name
}
- Output:
from the three example commands
2013-09-20 00:35:41
Hello world
2013-09-20 00:35:41
A "B C" D
BASIC
An implementation of DIR$ is all that's required
for this to work with older versions of QB.
IF LEN(COMMAND$) THEN
OPEN "notes.txt" FOR APPEND AS 1
PRINT #1, DATE$, TIME$
PRINT #1, CHR$(9); COMMAND$
CLOSE
ELSE
d$ = DIR$("notes.txt")
IF LEN(d$) THEN
OPEN d$ FOR INPUT AS 1
WHILE NOT EOF(1)
LINE INPUT #1, i$
PRINT i$
WEND
CLOSE
END IF
END IF
Batch File
@echo off
if %1@==@ (
if exist notes.txt more notes.txt
goto :eof
)
echo %date% %time%:>>notes.txt
echo %*>>notes.txtBBC BASIC
This must be compiled to an EXE and run from the command prompt.
REM!Exefile C:\NOTES.EXE, encrypt, console
REM!Embed
LF = 10
SYS "GetStdHandle", -10 TO @hfile%(1)
SYS "GetStdHandle", -11 TO @hfile%(2)
SYS "SetConsoleMode", @hfile%(1), 0
*INPUT 13
*OUTPUT 14
ON ERROR PRINT REPORT$ : QUIT ERR
notes% = OPENUP(@dir$ + "NOTES.TXT")
IF notes% = 0 notes% = OPENOUT(@dir$ + "NOTES.TXT")
IF notes% = 0 PRINT "Cannot open or create NOTES.TXT" : QUIT 1
IF @cmd$ = "" THEN
WHILE NOT EOF#notes%
INPUT #notes%, text$
IF ASC(text$) = LF text$ = MID$(text$,2)
PRINT text$
ENDWHILE
ELSE
PTR#notes% = EXT#notes%
PRINT #notes%,TIME$ : BPUT#notes%,LF
PRINT #notes%,CHR$(9) + @cmd$ : BPUT#notes%,LF
ENDIF
CLOSE #notes%
QUIT
C
#include <stdio.h>
#include <time.h>
#define note_file "NOTES.TXT"
int main(int argc, char**argv)
{
FILE *note = 0;
time_t tm;
int i;
char *p;
if (argc < 2) {
if ((note = fopen(note_file, "r")))
while ((i = fgetc(note)) != EOF)
putchar(i);
} else if ((note = fopen(note_file, "a"))) {
tm = time(0);
p = ctime(&tm);
/* skip the newline */
while (*p) fputc(*p != '\n'?*p:'\t', note), p++;
for (i = 1; i < argc; i++)
fprintf(note, "%s%c", argv[i], 1 + i - argc ? ' ' : '\n');
}
if (note) fclose(note);
return 0;
}
C#
using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Text;
namespace RosettaCode
{
internal class Program
{
private const string FileName = "NOTES.TXT";
private static void Main(string[] args)
{
if (args.Length==0)
{
string txt = File.ReadAllText(FileName);
Console.WriteLine(txt);
}
else
{
var sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.Append(DateTime.Now).Append("\n\t");
foreach (string s in args)
sb.Append(s).Append(" ");
sb.Append("\n");
if (File.Exists(FileName))
File.AppendAllText(FileName, sb.ToString());
else
File.WriteAllText(FileName, sb.ToString());
}
}
}
}
C++
#include <fstream>
#include <iostream>
#include <ctime>
using namespace std;
#define note_file "NOTES.TXT"
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
if(argc>1)
{
ofstream Notes(note_file, ios::app);
time_t timer = time(NULL);
if(Notes.is_open())
{
Notes << asctime(localtime(&timer)) << '\t';
for(int i=1;i<argc;i++)
Notes << argv[i] << ' ';
Notes << endl;
Notes.close();
}
}
else
{
ifstream Notes(note_file, ios::in);
string line;
if(Notes.is_open())
{
while(!Notes.eof())
{
getline(Notes, line);
cout << line << endl;
}
Notes.close();
}
}
}
Clojure
(ns rosettacode.notes
(:use [clojure.string :only [join]]))
(defn notes [notes]
(if (seq notes)
(spit
"NOTES.txt"
(str (java.util.Date.) "\n" "\t"
(join " " notes) "\n")
:append true)
(println (slurp "NOTES.txt"))))
(notes *command-line-args*)
- Output:
rayne@ubuntu:~/cljprojs/rosettacode$ java -cp 'lib/*' clojure.main src/rosettacode/notes.clj I tawt I taw a puddy cat! rayne@ubuntu:~/cljprojs/rosettacode$ java -cp 'lib/*' clojure.main src/rosettacode/notes.clj I did! I did! rayne@ubuntu:~/cljprojs/rosettacode$ cat NOTES.txt Wed Dec 29 14:09:24 CST 2010 I tawt I taw a puddy cat! Wed Dec 29 14:09:28 CST 2010 I did! I did! rayne@ubuntu:~/cljprojs/rosettacode$ java -cp 'lib/*' clojure.main src/rosettacode/notes.clj Wed Dec 29 14:09:24 CST 2010 I tawt I taw a puddy cat! Wed Dec 29 14:09:28 CST 2010 I did! I did!
CLU
% This program uses the "get_argv" function that is supplied iwth
% PCLU in "useful.lib".
NOTEFILE = "notes.txt"
% Format the date and time as MM/DD/YYYY HH:MM:SS [AM|PM]
format_date = proc (d: date) returns (string)
ds: stream := stream$create_output()
stream$putzero(ds, int$unparse(d.month), 2)
stream$putc(ds, '/')
stream$putzero(ds, int$unparse(d.day), 2)
stream$putc(ds, '/')
stream$putzero(ds, int$unparse(d.year), 4)
stream$putc(ds, ' ')
hour: int := d.hour // 12
if hour=0 then hour:=12 end
ampm: string := "AM"
if d.hour>=12 then ampm := "PM" end
stream$putzero(ds, int$unparse(hour), 2)
stream$putc(ds, ':')
stream$putzero(ds, int$unparse(d.minute), 2)
stream$putc(ds, ':')
stream$putzero(ds, int$unparse(d.second), 2)
stream$putc(ds, ' ')
stream$puts(ds, ampm)
return(stream$get_contents(ds))
end format_date
% Add a note to the file
add_note = proc (note: sequence[string])
fn: file_name := file_name$parse(NOTEFILE)
out: stream := stream$open(fn, "append")
stream$putl(out, format_date(now()))
c: char := '\t'
for part: string in sequence[string]$elements(note) do
stream$putc(out, c)
stream$puts(out, part)
c := ' '
end
stream$putc(out, '\n')
stream$close(out)
end add_note
% Show the notes file, if it exists
show_notes = proc ()
po: stream := stream$primary_output()
fn: file_name := file_name$parse(NOTEFILE)
begin
inp: stream := stream$open(fn, "read")
while true do
stream$putl(po, stream$getl(inp))
except when end_of_file: break end
end
stream$close(inp)
end except when not_possible(s: string): end
end show_notes
% Add a note if one is given, show the notes otherwise
start_up = proc ()
note: sequence[string] := get_argv()
if sequence[string]$empty(note)
then show_notes()
else add_note(note)
end
end start_up- Output:
$ ls
notes
$ ./notes
$ ./notes This is a test
$ ./notes This is another test
$ ./notes Note that this is a test
$ ./notes
12/15/2021 11:18:50 AM
This is a test
12/15/2021 11:18:52 AM
This is another test
12/15/2021 11:19:00 AM
Note that this is a test
$ ls
notes notes.txt
COBOL
IDENTIFICATION DIVISION.
PROGRAM-ID. NOTES.
ENVIRONMENT DIVISION.
INPUT-OUTPUT SECTION.
FILE-CONTROL.
SELECT OPTIONAL notes ASSIGN TO "NOTES.TXT"
ORGANIZATION LINE SEQUENTIAL
FILE STATUS note-status.
DATA DIVISION.
FILE SECTION.
FD notes.
01 note-record PIC X(256).
LOCAL-STORAGE SECTION.
01 note-status PIC 99.
88 notes-ok VALUE 0 THRU 9.
01 date-now.
03 current-year PIC 9(4).
03 current-month PIC 99.
03 current-day PIC 99.
01 time-now.
03 current-hour PIC 99.
03 current-min PIC 99.
03 current-sec PIC 99.
01 args PIC X(256).
PROCEDURE DIVISION.
DECLARATIVES.
note-error SECTION.
USE AFTER STANDARD ERROR PROCEDURE ON notes.
DISPLAY "Error using NOTES.TXT. Error code: " note-status
.
END DECLARATIVES.
main.
ACCEPT args FROM COMMAND-LINE
* *> If there are no args, display contents of NOTES.TXT.
IF args = SPACES
OPEN INPUT notes
PERFORM FOREVER
* *> READ has no syntax highlighting, but END-READ does.
* *> Go figure.
READ notes
AT END
EXIT PERFORM
NOT AT END
DISPLAY FUNCTION TRIM(note-record)
END-READ
END-PERFORM
ELSE
OPEN EXTEND notes
* *> Write date and time to file.
ACCEPT date-now FROM DATE YYYYMMDD
ACCEPT time-now FROM TIME
STRING current-year "-" current-month "-" current-day
" " current-hour ":" current-min ":" current-sec
INTO note-record
WRITE note-record
* *> Write arguments to file as they were passed.
STRING X"09", args INTO note-record
WRITE note-record
END-IF
CLOSE notes
GOBACK
.
Common Lisp
(defparameter *notes* "NOTES.TXT")
(defun format-date-time (stream)
(multiple-value-bind (second minute hour date month year) (get-decoded-time)
(format stream "~D-~2,'0D-~2,'0D ~2,'0D:~2,'0D:~2,'0D"
year month date hour minute second)))
(defun notes (args)
(if args
(with-open-file (s *notes* :direction :output
:if-exists :append
:if-does-not-exist :create)
(format-date-time s)
(format s "~&~A~{~A~^ ~}~%" #\Tab args))
(with-open-file (s *notes* :if-does-not-exist nil)
(when s
(loop for line = (read-line s nil)
while line
do (write-line line))))))
(defun main ()
(notes (uiop:command-line-arguments)))
D
void main(in string[] args) {
import std.stdio, std.file, std.datetime, std.range;
immutable filename = "NOTES.TXT";
if (args.length == 1) {
if (filename.exists && filename.isFile)
writefln("%-(%s\n%)", filename.File.byLine);
} else {
auto f = File(filename, "a+");
f.writefln("%s", cast(DateTime)Clock.currTime);
f.writefln("\t%-(%s %)", args.dropOne);
}
}
- Output:
C:\>notes Permission to speak, sir!
C:\>notes They don't like it up 'em, sir, they don't like it up 'em!
C:\>notes Don't panic! DON'T PANIC!
C:\>notes
2013-Mar-01 17:50:38
Permission to speak, sir!
2013-Mar-01 17:51:00
They don't like it up 'em, sir, they don't like it up 'em!
2013-Mar-01 17:52:18
Don't panic! DON'T PANIC!
Delphi
program notes;
{$APPTYPE CONSOLE}
uses
Classes,
SysUtils,
IOUtils;
const
FILENAME = 'NOTES.TXT';
TAB = #9;
var
sw: TStreamWriter;
i : integer;
begin
if ParamCount = 0 then
begin
if TFile.Exists(FILENAME) then
write(TFile.ReadAllText(FILENAME));
end
else
begin
if TFile.Exists(FILENAME) then
sw := TFile.AppendText(FILENAME)
else
sw := TFile.CreateText(FILENAME);
sw.Write(FormatDateTime('yyyy-mm-dd hh:nn',Now));
sw.Write(TAB);
for i := 1 to ParamCount do
begin
sw.Write(ParamStr(i));
if i < ParamCount then
sw.Write(' ');
end;
sw.WriteLine;
sw.Free;
end;
end.
E
#!/usr/bin/env rune
def f := <file:notes.txt>
def date := makeCommand("date")
switch (interp.getArgs()) {
match [] {
if (f.exists()) {
for line in f { print(line) }
}
}
match noteArgs {
def w := f.textWriter(true)
w.print(date()[0], "\t", " ".rjoin(noteArgs), "\n")
w.close()
}
}Elixir
defmodule Take_notes do
@filename "NOTES.TXT"
def main( [] ), do: display_notes
def main( arguments ), do: save_notes( arguments )
def display_notes, do: IO.puts File.read!(@filename)
def save_notes( arguments ) do
notes = "#{inspect :calendar.local_time}\n\t" <> Enum.join(arguments, " ")
File.open!(@filename, [:append], fn(file) -> IO.puts(file, notes) end)
end
end
Take_notes.main(System.argv)
Erlang
#! /usr/bin/env escript
main( Arguments ) ->
display_notes( Arguments ),
save_notes( Arguments ).
display_notes( [] ) -> io:fwrite( "~s", [erlang:binary_to_list(file_contents())] );
display_notes( _Arguments ) -> ok.
file() -> "NOTES.TXT".
file_contents() -> file_contents( file:read_file(file()) ).
file_contents( {ok, Binary} ) -> Binary;
file_contents( {error, _Error} ) -> <<>>.
save_notes( [] ) -> ok;
save_notes( Arguments ) ->
Date = io_lib:format( "~p~n", [calendar:local_time()] ),
Notes = [Date ++ "\t" | [io_lib:format( "~s ", [X]) || X <- Arguments]],
Existing_contents = file_contents(),
file:write_file( file(), [Existing_contents, Notes, "\n"] ).
Euphoria
constant cmd = command_line()
constant filename = "notes.txt"
integer fn
object line
sequence date_time
if length(cmd) < 3 then
fn = open(filename,"r")
if fn != -1 then
while 1 do
line = gets(fn)
if atom(line) then
exit
end if
puts(1,line)
end while
close(fn)
end if
else
fn = open(filename,"a") -- if such file doesn't exist it will be created
date_time = date()
date_time = date_time[1..6]
date_time[1] += 1900
printf(fn,"%d-%02d-%02d %d:%02d:%02d\n",date_time)
line = "\t"
for n = 3 to length(cmd) do
line &= cmd[n] & ' '
end for
line[$] = '\n'
puts(fn,line)
close(fn)
end ifF#
open System;;
open System.IO;;
let file_path = "notes.txt";;
let show_notes () =
try
printfn "%s" <| File.ReadAllText(file_path)
with
_ -> printfn "Take some notes first!";;
let take_note (note : string) =
let now = DateTime.Now.ToString() in
let note = sprintf "%s\n\t%s" now note in
use file_stream = File.AppendText file_path in (* 'use' closes file_stream automatically when control leaves the scope *)
file_stream.WriteLine note;;
[<EntryPoint>]
let main args =
match Array.length args with
| 0 -> show_notes()
| _ -> take_note <| String.concat " " args;
0;;
Usage:
> .\TakeNotes.exe
Take some notes first!
> .\TakeNotes.exe some note with multiple words
> .\TakeNotes.exe another note, with coma in it
> .\TakeNotes.exe
2011-10-15 20:36:52
some note with multiple words
2011-10-15 20:37:22
another note with coma in it
Factor
#! /usr/bin/env factor
USING: kernel calendar calendar.format io io.encodings.utf8 io.files
sequences command-line namespaces ;
command-line get [
"notes.txt" utf8 file-contents print
] [
" " join "\t" prepend
"notes.txt" utf8 [
now timestamp>ymdhms print
print flush
] with-file-appender
] if-empty
Fantom
class Notes
{
public static Void main (Str[] args)
{
notesFile := File(`notes.txt`) // the backticks make a URI
if (args.isEmpty)
{
if (notesFile.exists)
{
notesFile.eachLine |line| { echo (line) }
}
}
else
{
// notice the following uses a block so the 'printLine/close'
// operations are all applied to the same output stream for notesFile
notesFile.out(true) // 'true' to append to file
{
printLine ( DateTime.now.toLocale("DD-MM-YY hh:mm:ss").toStr )
printLine ( "\t" + args.join(" ") )
close
}
}
}
}Sample:
$ fan notes.fan started notes file $ fan notes.fan added second set of notes $ fan notes.fan and a third $ fan notes.fan 30-01-11 12:30:05 started notes file 30-01-11 12:30:17 added second set of notes 30-01-11 12:30:30 and a third
Forth
The following is SwiftForth-specific, and runs in the Forth environment rather than as a standalone terminal application. Win32Forth only needs simple replacements of DATE and TIME . A Unix Forth would come closer to the 'commandline' requirement, as Windows Forths for whatever reason very eagerly discard the Windows console. Because this runs in the Forth environment, the otherwise acceptable application words are stuffed in a wordlist. Standard Forth doesn't have the notion of create-it-if-it-doesn't-exist, so OPEN just tries again with CREATE-FILE if OPEN-FILE fails.
vocabulary note-words
get-current also note-words definitions
\ -- notes.txt
variable file
: open s" notes.txt" r/w open-file if
s" notes.txt" r/w create-file throw then file ! ;
: appending file @ file-size throw file @ reposition-file throw ;
: write file @ write-file throw ;
: close file @ close-file throw ;
\ -- SwiftForth console workaround
9 constant TAB
: type ( c-addr u -- )
bounds ?do
i c@ dup TAB = if drop 8 spaces else emit then
loop ;
\ -- dump notes.txt
create buf 4096 allot
: dump ( -- )
cr begin buf 4096 file @ read-file throw dup while
buf swap type
repeat drop ;
\ -- time and date
: time @time (time) ;
: date @date (date) ;
\ -- add note
: cr s\" \n" write ;
: tab s\" \t" write ;
: space s" " write ;
: add-note ( c-addr u -- ) appending
date write space time write cr
tab ( note ) write cr ;
set-current
\ -- note
: note ( "note" -- )
open 0 parse dup if add-note
else 2drop dump then close ;
previous
The following is exactly the same program, but written in 4tH. 4tH has an I/O system which is different from ANS-Forth. The notes file is specified on the commandline.
\ -- notes.txt
include lib/argopen.4th
include lib/ansfacil.4th
\ -- dump notes.txt
4096 buffer: buf
: dump ( -- )
input 1 arg-open
begin buf dup 4096 accept dup while type repeat
drop drop close ;
\ -- time and date
: :00 <# # # [char] : hold #> type ;
: -00 <# # # [char] - hold #> type ;
: .time 0 .r :00 :00 ;
: .date 0 .r -00 -00 ;
\ -- add note
: add-note ( c-addr u -- )
output append [+] 1 arg-open -rot
time&date .date space .time cr
9 emit type cr close ;
\ -- note
: note ( "note" -- )
argn 2 < abort" Usage: notes filename"
refill drop 0 parse dup if add-note else 2drop dump then ;
note
Fortran
program notes
implicit none
integer :: i, length, iargs, lun, ios
integer,dimension(8) :: values
character(len=:),allocatable :: arg
character(len=256) :: line
character(len=1),parameter :: tab=char(9)
iargs = command_argument_count()
open(file='notes.txt',newunit=lun,action='readwrite',position='append',status='unknown')
if(iargs.eq.0)then
rewind(lun)
do
read(lun,'(a)',iostat=ios)line
if(ios.ne.0)exit
write(*,'(a)')trim(line)
enddo
else
call date_and_time(VALUES=values)
write(lun,'(*(g0))')values(1),"-",values(2),"-",values(3),"T",values(5),":",values(6),":",values(7)
write(lun,'(a)',advance='no')tab
do i=1,iargs
call get_command_argument(number=i,length=length)
arg=repeat(' ',length)
call get_command_argument(i, arg)
write(lun,'(a,1x)',advance='no')arg
enddo
write(lun,*)
endif
end program notes
- Output:
2022-2-20T18:40:13
this is an initial note2022-2-20T18:40:38
the note of the day
FreeBASIC
If Len(Command) Then
Open "notes.txt" For Append As #1
Print #1, Date, Time
Print #1, Chr(9); Command
Close
Else
If Open("notes.txt" For Input As #1) = 0 Then
Dim As String lin
Print "Contenido del archivo:"
Do While Not Eof(1)
Line Input #1, lin
Print lin
Loop
Else
Open "notes.txt" For Output As #1
Print "Archivo 'NOTES.TXT' creado"
End If
End If
Close #1
Sleep
Gambas
'Note that the 1st item in 'Args' is the file name as on the command line './CLIOnly.gambas'
Public Sub Main()
Dim sContents As String 'To store the file contents
Dim sArgs As String[] = Args.All 'To store all the Command line Arguments
If Not Exist(User.home &/ "NOTES.TXT") Then 'If NOTES.TXT doesn't already exist in the current directory then..
File.Save(User.home &/ "NOTES.TXT", "") 'a new NOTES.TXT file should be created.
Print "New file 'NOTES.TXT' created." 'A meassge
Endif
sContents = File.Load(User.home &/ "NOTES.TXT") 'Get the contents of the file
If Args.count < 2 Then 'If NOTES has arguments (other than the file name)
Print sContents 'Print the file contents
Else
sContents &= Format(Now, "dddd dd mmmm, yyyy, hh:nn:ss") & gb.NewLine & 'The current date and time are appended to the local NOTES.TXT followed by a newline and..
gb.Tab & sArgs.Join(" ") & gb.NewLine 'Then all the arguments, joined with spaces, prepended with a tab, and appended with a trailing newline
Print sContents 'Displays the current contents of the local NOTES.TXT
File.Save(User.home &/ "NOTES.TXT", sContents) 'Write contents to NOTES.TXT
Endif
EndOutput:
Wednesday 24 May, 2017, 17:55:56 ./CLIOnly.gambas Hello to Wednesday 24 May, 2017, 17:55:58 ./CLIOnly.gambas Hello to you all
Go
package main
import (
"fmt"
"io"
"os"
"strings"
"time"
)
func addNote(fn string, note string) error {
f, err := os.OpenFile(fn, os.O_RDWR|os.O_APPEND|os.O_CREATE, 0666)
if err != nil {
return err
}
_, err = fmt.Fprint(f, time.Now().Format(time.RFC1123), "\n\t", note, "\n")
// To be extra careful with errors from Close():
if cErr := f.Close(); err == nil {
err = cErr
}
return err
}
func showNotes(w io.Writer, fn string) error {
f, err := os.Open(fn)
if err != nil {
if os.IsNotExist(err) {
return nil // don't report "no such file"
}
return err
}
_, err = io.Copy(w, f)
f.Close()
return err
}
func main() {
const fn = "NOTES.TXT"
var err error
if len(os.Args) > 1 {
err = addNote(fn, strings.Join(os.Args[1:], " "))
} else {
err = showNotes(os.Stdout, fn)
}
if err != nil {
fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
os.Exit(1)
}
}
Groovy
def notes = new File('./notes.txt')
if (args) {
notes << "${new Date().format('YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:ss')}\t${args.join(' ')}\n"
} else {
println notes.text
}
Haskell
import System.Environment (getArgs)
import System.Time (getClockTime)
main :: IO ()
main = do
args <- getArgs
if null args
then catch (readFile "notes.txt" >>= putStr)
(\_ -> return ())
else
do ct <- getClockTime
appendFile "notes.txt" $ show ct ++ "\n\t" ++ unwords args ++ "\n"
- Output:
after a few runs
Thu Apr 22 19:01:41 PDT 2010 Test line 1. Thu Apr 22 19:01:45 PDT 2010 Test line 2.
HicEst
SYSTEM(RUN) ! start this script in RUN-mode
CHARACTER notes="Notes.txt", txt*1000
! Remove file name from the global variable $CMD_LINE:
EDIT(Text=$CMD_LINE, Mark1, Right=".hic ", Right=4, Mark2, Delete)
IF($CMD_LINE == ' ') THEN
READ(FIle=notes, LENgth=Lnotes)
IF( Lnotes ) THEN
WINDOW(WINdowhandle=hdl, TItle=notes)
WRITE(Messagebox="?Y") "Finished ?"
ENDIF
ELSE
WRITE(Text=txt, Format="UWWW CCYY-MM-DD HH:mm:SS, A") 0, $CRLF//$TAB//TRIM($CMD_LINE)//$CRLF
OPEN(FIle=notes, APPend)
WRITE(FIle=notes, CLoSe=1) txt
ENDIF
ALARM(999) ! quit HicEst immediatelyThu 2010-09-16 18:42:15 This is line 1 Thu 2010-09-16 18:42:23 This is line 2
Icon and Unicon
- Output:
$ ./take-notes no notes file yet $ ./take-notes finished notes program $ ./take-notes Thu Jun 2 23:39:49 2011 finished notes program $ ./take-notes for Unicon $ ./take-notes Thu Jun 2 23:39:49 2011 finished notes program Thu Jun 2 23:40:13 2011 for Unicon
J
Solution:
require 'files strings'
notes=: monad define
if. #y do.
now=. LF ,~ 6!:0 'hh:mm:ss DD/MM/YYYY'
'notes.txt' fappend~ now, LF ,~ TAB, ' ' joinstring y
elseif. -. _1 -: txt=. fread 'notes.txt' do.
smoutput txt
end.
)
notes 2}.ARGV
exit 0
Create a Shortcut called Notes that calls the script above using the Target:
"c:\program files\j602\bin\jconsole.exe" path\to\script\notes.ijs
and Start in: .\
Example Use:
In a Windows CMD session...
C:\Folder>Notes.lnk "Test line 1"
C:\Folder>Notes.lnk "Test" "line" "2"
C:\Folder>Notes.lnk Test line 3
C:\Folder>Notes.lnk
2010 5 21 11 31 30.389
Test line 1
2010 5 21 11 31 50.669
Test line 2
2010 5 21 11 32 14.895
Test line 3
Java
import java.io.*;
import java.nio.channels.*;
import java.util.Date;
public class TakeNotes {
public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException {
if (args.length > 0) {
PrintStream ps = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream("notes.txt", true));
ps.println(new Date());
ps.print("\t" + args[0]);
for (int i = 1; i < args.length; i++)
ps.print(" " + args[i]);
ps.println();
ps.close();
} else {
FileChannel fc = new FileInputStream("notes.txt").getChannel();
fc.transferTo(0, fc.size(), Channels.newChannel(System.out));
fc.close();
}
}
}
JavaScript
var notes = 'NOTES.TXT';
var args = WScript.Arguments;
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
var ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 8;
if (args.length == 0) {
if (fso.FileExists(notes)) {
var f = fso.OpenTextFile(notes, ForReading);
WScript.Echo(f.ReadAll());
f.Close();
}
}
else {
var f = fso.OpenTextFile(notes, ForAppending, true);
var d = new Date();
f.WriteLine(d.toLocaleString());
f.Write("\t");
// note that WScript.Arguments is not an array, it is a "collection"
// it does not have a join() method.
for (var i = 0; i < args.length; i++) {
f.Write(args(i) + " ");
}
f.WriteLine();
f.Close();
}
> del NOTES.TXT
> cscript /nologo notes.js
> cscript /nologo notes.js this is the first note
> cscript /nologo notes.js
April 1, 2010 5:18:38 PM
this is the first note
Julia
using Dates
const filename = "NOTES.TXT"
if length(ARGS) == 0
fp = open(filename, "r")
println(read(fp, String))
else
fp = open(filename, "a+")
write(fp, string(DateTime(now()), "\n\t", join(ARGS, " "), "\n"))
end
close(fp)
Kotlin
// version 1.2.10
import java.io.File
import java.util.Date
import java.text.SimpleDateFormat
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
val f = File("NOTES.TXT")
// create file if it doesn't exist already
f.createNewFile()
if (args.size == 0) {
println(f.readText())
}
else {
val df = SimpleDateFormat("yyyy/MM/dd HH:mm:ss")
val dt = df.format(Date())
val notes = "$dt\n\t${args.joinToString(" ")}\n"
f.appendText(notes)
}
}
Sample output:
$ java -jar NOTES.jar This is the first note. $ java -jar NOTES.jar 2018/01/27 18:19:06 This is the first note.
Lasso
#!/usr/bin/lasso9
local(
arguments = $argv -> asarray,
notesfile = file('notes.txt')
)
#arguments -> removefirst
if(#arguments -> size) => {
#notesfile -> openappend
#notesfile -> dowithclose => {
#notesfile -> writestring(date -> format(`YYYY-MM-dd HH:mm:SS`) + '\n')
#notesfile -> writestring('\t' + #arguments -> join(', ') + '\n')
}
else
#notesfile -> exists ? stdout(#notesfile -> readstring)
}
Called with:
./notes "Rosetta was here" Räksmörgås
./notes First Second Last
./notes
2013-11-15 11:43:08 Rosetta was here, Räksmörgås 2013-11-15 11:43:67 First, Second, Last
Lua
filename = "NOTES.TXT"
if #arg == 0 then
fp = io.open( filename, "r" )
if fp ~= nil then
print( fp:read( "*all*" ) )
fp:close()
end
else
fp = io.open( filename, "a+" )
fp:write( os.date( "%x %X\n" ) )
fp:write( "\t" )
for i = 1, #arg do
fp:write( arg[i], " " )
end
fp:write( "\n" )
fp:close()
end
M2000 Interpreter
M2000 Interpreter run M2000 environment, which is a Windows program (written in VB6). So for using console we have to use Kernel32 AttachConsole. When we start M2000.exe with a gsb file, the console of M2000 not opened until we execute a Show command or we use an input statement. So we can run this code without opening M2000 console. There is a tiny lag (observable) when start the environment (can open many times at the same time), there is a stack capacity check, and the M2000.exe make about 30MByte stack (from 1Mbyte the default for VB6).
How to run this example:
Write the code on a UTF-8 text file as notes.gsb
Assign gsb files to open with M2000.exe (the M2000 environment)
Open the folder where exist notes.gsb in a cmd window and execute it writing notes.gsb to get the notes.bat. Now you can write notes your note here.
MODULE GLOBAL interpret {
global filename$="notes.txt"
declare FreeConsole lib "Kernel32.FreeConsole"
declare GetStdHandle lib "Kernel32.GetStdHandle" {long a}
declare AttachConsole lib "Kernel32.AttachConsole" {long a}
declare CloseHandle lib "Kernel32.CloseHandle" {long a}
declare global WriteCons Lib "Kernel32.WriteConsoleW" {long cons, a$, long n, Long p, long u}
long STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE=-11
global retvalue
buffer clear retvalue as long
ret=AttachConsole(-1)
if ret=0 then beep: exit
global m=GetStdHandle(STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE)
if not islet then
try {
open "notes.bat" for output as #f
print #f, {@}+appdir$+{m2000.exe data {%*}: dir %cd%:load notes
}
close #f
}
PrintConsoleLn("")
dos "notes.bat"
else
read cmd$
cmd$=trim$(cmd$)
if cmd$="" then
if exist(filename$) then
open filename$ for wide input exclusive as #f
while not eof(#f)
line input #f, line$
PrintConsoleLn(line$)
end while
close#
end if
else
if exist(filename$) then
try ok {
open filename$ for wide append exclusive as #f
}
else
try ok {
open filename$ for wide output exclusive as #f
}
end if
if ok then
print #f, str$(now+today,"YYYY-MM-DD hh:mm:ss")
print #f, chr$(9);@RemoveSpaces$(cmd$)
close#f
end if
end if
end if
call void closehandle(m)
call void freeconsole()
Sub PrintConsole(a$)
Call Void WriteCons(m, a$, Len(a$), retvalue(0), 0)
End Sub
Sub PrintConsoleLn(a$)
a$+={
}
Call Void WriteCons(m, a$, Len(a$), retvalue(0), 0)
End Sub
Function RemoveSpaces$(a$)
local b$,c$,i, sk
for i=1 to len(a$)
b$=mid$(a$,i,1)
if sk then
c$+=b$
if b$=""""then
sk=false
b$=mid$(a$,i+1,1)
if b$<>"" and b$<>" " then c$+=" "
end if
else.if mid$(a$,i,2)<>" "then
c$+=b$:if b$=""""then sk=true
end if
next
=c$
End Function
}
module interpret1 {
try {interpret}
}
interpret1: end- Output:
>notes this is "a b" a note.
>notes this is another note.
>notes
2022-11-29 19:32:26
this is "a b" a note
2022-11-29 19:32:45
this is another note.
Mathematica/Wolfram Language
If[Length[$CommandLine < 11], str = OpenRead["NOTES.TXT"];
Print[ReadString[str, EndOfFile]]; Close[str],
str = OpenAppend["NOTES.TXT"]; WriteLine[str, DateString[]];
WriteLine[str, "\t" <> StringRiffle[$CommandLine[[11 ;;]]]];
Close[str]]
MATLAB / Octave
function notes(varargin)
% NOTES can be used for taking notes
% usage:
% notes displays the content of the file NOTES.TXT
% notes arg1 arg2 ...
% add the current date, time and arg# to NOTES.TXT
%
filename = 'NOTES.TXT';
if nargin==0
fid = fopen(filename,'rt');
if fid<0, return; end;
while ~feof(fid)
fprintf('%s\n',fgetl(fid));
end;
fclose(fid);
else
fid = fopen(filename,'a+');
if fid<0, error('cannot open %s\n',filename); end;
fprintf(fid, '%s\n\t%s', datestr(now),varargin{1});
for k=2:length(varargin)
fprintf(fid, ', %s', varargin{k});
end;
fprintf(fid,'\n');
fclose(fid);
end;
Mercury
:- module notes.
:- interface.
:- import_module io.
:- pred main(io::di, io::uo) is det.
:- implementation.
:- import_module list, time.
main(!IO) :-
io.command_line_arguments(Args, !IO),
( if Args = [] then print_notes(!IO) else add_note(Args, !IO) ).
:- pred print_notes(io::di, io::uo) is det.
print_notes(!IO) :-
io.open_input(notes_filename, InputRes, !IO),
(
InputRes = ok(Input),
io.input_stream_foldl_io(Input, io.write_char, WriteRes, !IO),
(
WriteRes = ok
;
WriteRes = error(WriteError),
print_io_error(WriteError, !IO)
),
io.close_input(Input, !IO)
;
InputRes = error(_InputError)
).
:- pred add_note(list(string)::in, io::di, io::uo) is det.
add_note(Words, !IO) :-
io.open_append(notes_filename, OutputRes, !IO),
(
OutputRes = ok(Output),
time(Time, !IO),
io.write_string(Output, ctime(Time), !IO),
io.write_char(Output, '\t', !IO),
io.write_list(Output, Words, " ", io.write_string, !IO),
io.nl(Output, !IO),
io.close_output(Output, !IO)
;
OutputRes = error(OutputError),
print_io_error(OutputError, !IO)
).
:- pred print_io_error(io.error::in, io::di, io::uo) is det.
print_io_error(Error, !IO) :-
io.stderr_stream(Stderr, !IO),
io.write_string(Stderr, io.error_message(Error), !IO),
io.set_exit_status(1, !IO).
:- func notes_filename = string.
notes_filename = "NOTES.TXT".
:- end_module notes.Nim
import os, times, strutils
if paramCount() == 0:
try: stdout.write readFile("notes.txt")
except IOError: discard
else:
var f = open("notes.txt", fmAppend)
f.writeLine getTime()
f.writeLine "\t", commandLineParams().join(" ")
f.close()
Sample format.txt:
2021-04-21T15:49:00+02:00 Hello World 2021-04-21T15:51:17+02:00 Hello World again
OCaml
#! /usr/bin/env ocaml
#load "unix.cma"
let notes_file = "notes.txt"
let take_notes() =
let gmt = Unix.gmtime (Unix.time()) in
let date =
Printf.sprintf "%d-%02d-%02d %02d:%02d:%02d"
(1900 + gmt.Unix.tm_year) (1 + gmt.Unix.tm_mon) gmt.Unix.tm_mday
gmt.Unix.tm_hour gmt.Unix.tm_min gmt.Unix.tm_sec
in
let oc = open_out_gen [Open_append; Open_creat; Open_text] 0o644 notes_file in
output_string oc (date ^ "\t");
output_string oc (String.concat " " (List.tl(Array.to_list Sys.argv)));
output_string oc "\n";
;;
let dump_notes() =
if not(Sys.file_exists notes_file)
then (prerr_endline "no local notes found"; exit 1);
let ic = open_in notes_file in
try while true do
print_endline (input_line ic)
done with End_of_file ->
close_in ic
let () =
if Array.length Sys.argv = 1
then dump_notes()
else take_notes()
Oz
functor
import
Application
Open
OS
System
define
fun {TimeStamp}
N = {OS.localTime}
in
(1900+N.year)#"-"#(1+N.mon)#"-"#N.mDay#", "#N.hour#":"#N.min#":"#N.sec
end
fun {Join X|Xr Sep}
{FoldL Xr fun {$ Z X} Z#Sep#X end X}
end
case {Application.getArgs plain}
of nil then
try
F = {New Open.file init(name:"notes.txt")}
in
{System.printInfo {F read(list:$ size:all)}}
{F close}
catch _ then skip end
[] Args then
F = {New Open.file init(name:"notes.txt" flags:[write text create append])}
in
{F write(vs:{TimeStamp}#"\n")}
{F write(vs:"\t"#{Join Args " "}#"\n")}
{F close}
end
{Application.exit 0}
endPascal
Free Pascal in Delphi mode or Delphi in console mode.
{$mode delphi}
PROGRAM notes;
// Notes: a time-stamped command line notebook
// usage: >notes "note"< or >notes< to display contents
USES Classes, SysUtils;
VAR
Note : TStringList;
Fname : STRING = 'Notes.txt';
Dtime : STRING;
Ntext : STRING;
c : Cardinal;
BEGIN
DTime := FormatDateTime('YYYY-MM-DD-hhnn',Now);
Note := TStringList.Create;
WITH Note DO BEGIN
TRY
LoadFromFile(Fname);
EXCEPT
Add(DTime);
NText := 'Notes.txt created.';
END;
// command line args present:
// add note with date & time
IF ParamStr(1) <> '' THEN BEGIN
NText := ParamStr(1);
Add(DTime);
Add(NText);
SaveToFile(Fname);
// command line args absent:
// display contents of notebook
END ELSE
FOR c := 0 TO Count-1 DO
Writeln(Note[c]);
Free;
END;
END.
- Program usage and output:
>notes "Done: coded notes.pas for RC. It was quick." >notes 2013-09-18-2243 Notes.txt created. 2013-09-18-2252 To do: code notes.pas for RC. 2013-09-18-2253 Done: coded notes.pas for RC. It was quick.
Perl
my $file = 'notes.txt';
if ( @ARGV ) {
open NOTES, '>>', $file or die "Can't append to file $file: $!";
print NOTES scalar localtime, "\n\t@ARGV\n";
} else {
open NOTES, '<', $file or die "Can't read file $file: $!";
print <NOTES>;
}
close NOTES;
- Output:
after a few runs
Thu Apr 22 19:01:41 2010 Test line 1. Thu Apr 22 19:01:45 2010 Test line 2.
Phix
without js -- (file i/o) constant cmd = command_line(), filename = "notes.txt" if length(cmd)<3 then object text = get_text(filename) printf(1,"%s\n",iff(string(text)?text:"<empty>")) else integer fn = open(filename,"a") printf(fn,"%d-%02d-%02d %d:%02d:%02d\n",date()) printf(fn,"\t%s\n",join(cmd[3..$])) close(fn) end if
PHP
#!/usr/bin/php
<?php
if ($argc > 1)
file_put_contents(
'notes.txt',
date('r')."\n\t".implode(' ', array_slice($argv, 1))."\n",
FILE_APPEND
);
else
@readfile('notes.txt');
Note that the error suppression operator (@) is considered bad coding practice.
Sample notes.txt file
zls@zls:~$ ./notes hello rosetta code zls@zls:~$ ./notes todo notes program zls@zls:~$ ./notes Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:27:35 +0200 hello rosetta code Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:27:45 +0200 todo notes program
PicoLisp
#!/usr/bin/picolisp /usr/lib/picolisp/lib.l
(load "@lib/misc.l")
(if (argv)
(out "+notes.txt" (prinl (stamp) "^J^I" (glue " " @)))
(and (info "notes.txt") (in "notes.txt" (echo))) )
(bye)PL/I
NOTES: procedure (text) options (main); /* 8 April 2014 */
declare text character (100) varying;
declare note_file file;
on undefinedfile(note_file) go to file_does_not_exist;
open file (note_file) title ('/NOTES.TXT,recsize(100),type(text)');
revert error;
if text = '' then
do;
on endfile (note_file) stop;
do forever;
get file (note_file) edit (text) (L);
put skip list (text);
end;
end;
close file (note_file);
open file (note_file) output title ('/NOTES.TXT,recsize(100),type(text),append(y)');
put file (note_file) skip list (DATETIME('DDMmmYYYY'), TIME());
put file (note_file) skip list (text);
put file (note_file) skip;
put skip list ('Appended ' || text || ' to file');
return;
file_does_not_exist:
revert undefinedfile (note_file);
close file (note_file);
open file (note_file) output title ('/NOTES.TXT,recsize(100),type(text)');
put file (note_file) skip list (DATETIME('DDMmmYYYY'), TIME());
put file (note_file) skip list (text);
put file (note_file) skip;
put skip list ('The file, NOTES.TXT, has been created');
end NOTES;PowerShell
$notes = "notes.txt"
if (($args).length -eq 0) {
if(Test-Path $notes) {
Get-Content $notes
}
} else {
Get-Date | Add-Content $notes
"`t" + $args -join " " | Add-Content $notes
}
PureBasic
#FileName="notes.txt"
Define argc=CountProgramParameters()
If OpenConsole()
If argc=0
If ReadFile(0,#FileName)
While Eof(0)=0
PrintN(ReadString(0)) ; No new notes, so present the old
Wend
CloseFile(0)
EndIf
Else ; e.g. we have some arguments
Define d$=FormatDate("%yyyy-%mm-%dd %hh:%ii:%ss",date())
If OpenFile(0,#FileName)
Define args$=""
While argc
args$+" "+ProgramParameter() ; Read all arguments
argc-1
Wend
FileSeek(0,Lof(0)) ; Go to the end of this file
WriteStringN(0,d$+#CRLF$+#TAB$+args$) ; Append date & note
CloseFile(0)
EndIf
EndIf
EndIfPython
import sys, datetime, shutil
if len(sys.argv) == 1:
try:
with open('notes.txt', 'r') as f:
shutil.copyfileobj(f, sys.stdout)
except IOError:
pass
else:
with open('notes.txt', 'a') as f:
f.write(datetime.datetime.now().isoformat() + '\n')
f.write("\t%s\n" % ' '.join(sys.argv[1:]))
Sample notes.txt file
After assorted runs:
2010-04-01T17:06:20.312000 go for it 2010-04-01T17:08:20.718000 go for it
R
#!/usr/bin/env Rscript --default-packages=methods
args <- commandArgs(trailingOnly=TRUE)
if (length(args) == 0) {
conn <- file("notes.txt", 'r')
cat(readLines(conn), sep="\n")
} else {
conn <- file("notes.txt", 'a')
cat(file=conn, date(), "\n\t", paste(args, collapse=" "), "\n", sep="")
}
close(conn)
Racket
#!/usr/bin/env racket
#lang racket
(define file "NOTES.TXT")
(require racket/date)
(command-line #:args notes
(if (null? notes)
(if (file-exists? file)
(call-with-input-file* file
(λ(i) (copy-port i (current-output-port))))
(raise-user-error 'notes "missing ~a file" file))
(call-with-output-file* file #:exists 'append
(λ(o) (fprintf o "~a\n\t~a\n"
(date->string (current-date) #t)
(string-join notes))))))
Raku
(formerly Perl 6)
my $file = 'notes.txt';
multi MAIN() {
print slurp($file);
}
multi MAIN(*@note) {
my $fh = open($file, :a);
$fh.say: DateTime.now, "\n\t", @note;
$fh.close;
}
REBOL
REBOL [
Title: "Notes"
URL: http://rosettacode.org/wiki/Take_notes_on_the_command_line
]
notes: %notes.txt
either any [none? args: system/script/args empty? args] [
if exists? notes [print read notes]
] [
write/binary/append notes rejoin [now lf tab args lf]
]
- Sample session:
> rebol -w notes.r > rebol -w notes.r "Test line 1" > rebol -w notes.r "Test" "line" "2" > rebol -w notes.r Test line 3 > rebol -w notes.r 4-Oct-2010/21:45:16-5:00 Test line 1 4-Oct-2010/21:45:27-5:00 Test line 2 4-Oct-2010/21:45:36-5:00 Test line 3
REXX
/*REXX program implements the "NOTES" command (append text to a file from the C.L.).*/
timestamp=right(date(),11,0) time() date('W') /*create a (current) date & time stamp.*/
nFID = 'NOTES.TXT' /*the fileID of the "notes" file. */
if 'f2'x==2 then tab="05"x /*this is an EBCDIC system. */
else tab="09"x /* " " " ASCII " */
if arg()==0 then do while lines(nFID) /*No arguments? Then display the file.*/
say linein(Nfid) /*display a line of file ──► screen. */
end /*while*/
else do
call lineout nFID,timestamp /*append the timestamp to "notes" file.*/
call lineout nFID,tab||arg(1) /* " " text " " " */
end
/*stick a fork in it, we're all done. */
Ruby
notes = 'NOTES.TXT'
if ARGV.empty?
File.copy_stream(notes, $stdout) rescue nil
else
File.open(notes, 'a') {|file| file.puts "%s\n\t%s" % [Time.now, ARGV.join(' ')]}
end
Rust
This uses version 0.4 of the chrono crate
extern crate chrono;
use std::fs::OpenOptions;
use std::io::{self, BufReader, BufWriter};
use std::io::prelude::*;
use std::env;
const FILENAME: &str = "NOTES.TXT";
fn show_notes() -> Result<(), io::Error> {
let file = OpenOptions::new()
.read(true)
.create(true) // create the file if not found
.write(true) // necessary to create the file
.open(FILENAME)?;
let mut buf_reader = BufReader::new(file);
let mut contents = String::new();
buf_reader.read_to_string(&mut contents)?;
println!("{}", contents);
Ok(())
}
fn add_to_notes(note: &str) -> Result<(), io::Error> {
let file = OpenOptions::new()
.append(true) // disables overwriting, writes to the end of the file
.create(true)
.open(FILENAME)?;
let mut buf_writer = BufWriter::new(file);
let date_and_time = chrono::Local::now();
writeln!(buf_writer, "{}", date_and_time)?;
writeln!(buf_writer, "\t{}", note)
}
fn main() {
let note = env::args().skip(1).collect::<Vec<_>>();
if note.is_empty() {
show_notes().expect("failed to print NOTES.TXT");
} else {
add_to_notes(¬e.join(" ")).expect("failed to write to NOTES.TXT");
}
}
Scala
import java.io.{ FileNotFoundException, FileOutputStream, PrintStream }
import java.time.LocalDateTime
object TakeNotes extends App {
val notesFileName = "notes.txt"
if (args.length > 0) {
val ps = new PrintStream(new FileOutputStream(notesFileName, true))
ps.println(LocalDateTime.now() + args.mkString("\n\t", " ", "."))
ps.close()
} else try {
io.Source.fromFile(notesFileName).getLines().foreach(println)
} catch {
case e: FileNotFoundException => println(e.getLocalizedMessage())
case e: Throwable => {
println("Some other exception type:")
e.printStackTrace()
}
}
}
Scheme
(moved from Racket)
#lang racket
(require racket/date)
(define *notes* "NOTES.TXT")
(let ([a (vector->list (current-command-line-arguments))])
(cond
[(empty? a)
(with-handlers ([exn:fail? void])
(call-with-input-file *notes*
(lambda (fi)
(copy-port fi (current-output-port)))))
]
[else
(call-with-output-file *notes*
(lambda (fo)
(let ([ln (apply string-append (add-between a " "))]
[dt (date->string (current-date))])
(fprintf fo "~a~n\t~a~n" dt ln)))
#:mode 'text #:exists 'append)
]))
Seed7
$ include "seed7_05.s7i";
$ include "getf.s7i";
$ include "time.s7i";
const string: noteFileName is "NOTES.TXT";
const proc: main is func
local
var file: note is STD_NULL;
begin
if length(argv(PROGRAM)) = 0 then
# write NOTES.TXT
write(getf(noteFileName));
else
# Write date & time to NOTES.TXT, and then arguments
note := open(noteFileName, "a");
if note <> STD_NULL then
writeln(note, truncToSecond(time(NOW)));
writeln(note, "\t" <& join(argv(PROGRAM), " "));
close(note);
end if;
end if;
end func;Sidef
var file = %f'notes.txt'
if (ARGV.len > 0) {
var fh = file.open_a
fh.say(Time.local.ctime + "\n\t" + ARGV.join(" "))
fh.close
} else {
var fh = file.open_r
fh && fh.each { .say }
}
- Output:
$ sidef notes.sf Test 1 $ sidef notes.sf Test 2 $ sidef notes.sf Sat Sep 12 00:19:36 2015 Test 1 Sat Sep 12 00:19:37 2015 Test 2
SNOBOL4
#! /usr/local/bin/snobol4 -b
a = 2 ;* skip '-b' parameter
notefile = "notes.txt"
while args = args host(2,a = a + 1) " " :s(while)
ident(args) :f(append)
noparms input(.notes,io_findunit(),,notefile) :s(display)f(end)
display output = notes :s(display)
endfile(notes) :(end)
append output(.notes,io_findunit(),"A",notefile) :f(end)
notes = date()
notes = char(9) args
end
Swift
import Foundation
let args = Process.arguments
let manager = NSFileManager()
let currentPath = manager.currentDirectoryPath
var err:NSError?
// Create file if it doesn't exist
if !manager.fileExistsAtPath(currentPath + "/notes.txt") {
println("notes.txt doesn't exist")
manager.createFileAtPath(currentPath + "/notes.txt", contents: nil, attributes: nil)
}
// handler is what is used to write to the file
let handler = NSFileHandle(forUpdatingAtPath: currentPath + "/notes.txt")
// Print the file if there are no args
if args.count == 1 {
let str = NSString(contentsOfFile: currentPath + "/notes.txt", encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding, error: &err)
println(str!)
exit(0)
}
let time = NSDate()
let format = NSDateFormatter()
let timeData = (format.stringFromDate(time) + "\n").dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: false)
format.dateFormat = "yyyy.MM.dd 'at' HH:mm:ss zzz"
// We're writing to the end of the file
handler?.seekToEndOfFile()
handler?.writeData(timeData!)
var str = "\t"
for i in 1..<args.count {
str += args[i] + " "
}
str += "\n"
let strData = str.dataUsingEncoding(NSUTF8StringEncoding, allowLossyConversion: false)
handler?.writeData(strData!)
- Output:
Example output
2015.01.22 at 14:19:18 EST this is a note 2015.01.22 at 14:19:36 EST this is something important
Tcl
# Make it easier to change the name of the notes file
set notefile notes.txt
if {$argc} {
# Write a message to the file
set msg [clock format [clock seconds]]\n\t[join $argv " "]
set f [open $notefile a]
puts $f $msg
close $f
} else {
# Print the contents of the file
catch {
set f [open $notefile]
fcopy $f stdout
close $f
}
}
- Output:
after a few runs
Thu Apr 01 19:28:07 BST 2010 test 1 two three Thu Apr 01 19:28:49 BST 2010 TODO: Submit notes.tcl to Rosetta Code
uBasic/4tH
The lack of built-in high level time and date functions makes it more difficult than necessary, since they have to be implemented by user defined functions.
If Cmd (0) > 1 Then ' if there are commandline arguments
If Set (a, Open ("notes.txt", "a")) < 0 Then
Print "Cannot write \qnotes.txt\q" ' open the file in "append" mode
End ' on error, issue message and exit
EndIf
' write the date and time
Write a, Show (FUNC(_DateStr (Time ())));" ";Show (FUNC(_TimeStr (Time ())))
Write a, "\t"; ' prepend with a tab
For i = 2 To Cmd (0) - 1 ' now write all commandline arguments
Write a, Show (Cmd (i)); " "; ' with the exception of the last one
Next
Write a, Show (Cmd (Cmd (0))) ' write the last argument
Else ' if no commandline arguments are given
If Set (a, Open ("notes.txt", "r")) < 0 Then
Print "Cannot read \qnotes.txt\q" ' open the file in "read" mode
End ' on error, issue message and exit
EndIf
Do While Read (a) ' read until EOF
Print Show (Tok (0)) ' show the entire line
Loop ' and repeat..
EndIf
Close a ' finally, close the file
End
_DateStr ' convert epoch to date string
Param (1)
Local (6)
a@ = a@ / 86400 ' just get the number of days since epoch
b@ = 1970+(a@/365) ' ball parking year, will not be accurate!
d@ = 0
For c@ = 1972 To b@ - 1 Step 4
If (((c@%4) = 0) * ((c@%100) # 0)) + ((c@%400) = 0) Then d@ = d@+1
Next
b@ = 1970+((a@ - d@)/365) ' calculating accurate current year by (x - extra leap days)
e@ = ((a@ - d@)%365)+1 ' if current year is leap, set indicator to 1
f@ = (((b@%4) = 0) * ((b@%100) # 0)) + ((b@%400) = 0)
g@ = 0 ' calculating current month
For c@ = 0 To 11 Until e@ < (g@+1)
g@ = g@ + FUNC(_Monthdays (c@, f@))
Next
' calculating current date
g@ = g@ - FUNC(_Monthdays (c@-1, f@))
' Print a@, d@, e@, f@
Return (Join (Str(b@), FUNC(_Format (c@, Dup("-"))), FUNC(_Format (e@ - g@, Dup("-")))))
_TimeStr ' convert epoch to time string
Param (1)
Return (Join(Str((a@%86400)/3600), FUNC(_Format ((a@%3600)/60, Dup(":"))), FUNC(_Format (a@%60, Dup(":")))))
_Format Param (2) : Return (Join (Iif (a@<10, Join(b@, "0"), b@), Str (a@)))
_Monthdays Param (2) : Return (((a@ + (a@<7)) % 2) + 30 - ((2 - b@) * (a@=1)))
- Output:
2022-04-02 14:58:57 This is my first entry. 2022-04-02 14:59:10 It might be useful one day. 2022-04-02 14:59:27 Anyways, it seems this task is DONE!
UNIX Shell
Bash version
#
NOTES=$HOME/notes.txt
if [[ $# -eq 0 ]] ; then
[[ -r $NOTES ]] && more $NOTES
else
date >> $NOTES
echo " $*" >> $NOTES
fi
"Spoiled Bash kid" version
N=~/notes.txt;[[ $# -gt 0 ]] && { date ; echo " $*"; exit 0; } >> $N || [[ -r $N ]] && cat $N
Portable version
NOTES=$HOME/notes.txt
if test "x$*" = "x"
then
if test -r $NOTES
then
more $NOTES
fi
else
date >> $NOTES
echo " $*" >> $NOTES
fi
Visual Basic .NET
Imports System.IO
Module Notes
Function Main(ByVal cmdArgs() As String) As Integer
Try
If cmdArgs.Length = 0 Then
Using sr As New StreamReader("NOTES.TXT")
Console.WriteLine(sr.ReadToEnd)
End Using
Else
Using sw As New StreamWriter("NOTES.TXT", True)
sw.WriteLine(Date.Now.ToString())
sw.WriteLine("{0}{1}", ControlChars.Tab, String.Join(" ", cmdArgs))
End Using
End If
Catch
End Try
End Function
End Module
Wren
An awkward task for Wren-cli which currently has no way of determining the current date and time. We therefore have to ask the user to input it plus the note(s).
import "os" for Process
import "/ioutil" for File, FileUtil
import "/date" for Date
var dateFormatIn = "yyyy|-|mm|-|dd|+|hh|:|MM"
var dateFormatOut = "yyyy|-|mm|-|dd| |hh|:|MM"
var args = Process.arguments
if (args.count == 0) {
if (File.exists("NOTES.TXT")) System.print(File.read("NOTES.TXT"))
} else if (args.count == 1) {
System.print("Enter the current date/time (MM/DD+HH:mm) plus at least one other argument.")
} else {
var dateTime = Date.parse(args[0], dateFormatIn)
var note = "\t" + args[1..-1].join(" ") + "\n"
FileUtil.append("NOTES.TXT", dateTime.format(dateFormatOut) + "\n" + note)
}- Output:
Sample session:
$ wren NOTES.wren 2021:09:29+16:50 my first note $ wren NOTES.wren 2021:09:29+16:51 my second note $ wren NOTES.wren 2021-09-29 16:50 my first note 2021-09-29 16:51 my second note
XPL0
Checks for unlikely array overflows have been omitted for simplicity.
include xpllib; \Date and Time routines
int I, NotesSize, Ch, CmdArgSize;
char Notes(1_000_000), CmdArg(1000);
[\Read in notes.txt, if it exists
Trap(false); \disable abort on errors
FSet(FOpen("notes.txt", 0), ^i);
OpenI(3);
if GetErr = 0 then \file exists
[I:= 0;
while GetErr = 0 do \GetErr detects end-of-file
[Notes(I):= ChIn(3);
I:= I+1;
];
NotesSize:= I-2; \remove 2 EOFs
];
\Get command-line argument, if any, from command line
I:= 0;
loop [Ch:= ChIn(8);
if Ch = CR then quit;
CmdArg(I):= Ch;
I:= I+1;
];
CmdArg(I):= 0; \terminate string
if I = 0 then \no args, just display notes.txt
for I:= 0 to NotesSize-1 do ChOut(0, Notes(I))
else \open notes.txt for output and append CmdArg
[FSet(FOpen("notes.txt", 1), ^o);
OpenO(3);
for I:= 0 to NotesSize-1 do ChOut(3, Notes(I));
DateOut(3, GetDosDate); ChOut(3, ^ );
TimeOut(3, GetDosTime); CrLf(3);
ChOut(3, Tab); Text(3, CmdArg); CrLf(3);
Close(3);
];
]- Output:
18-Apr-2022 1:27:14p
first line
18-Apr-2022 1:27:30p
another line
18-Apr-2022 1:42:02p
final test
zkl
File notes.zkl:
const notesName="NOTES.TXT";
args:=vm.arglist;
if (not args)
{ try{ File(notesName).read(*).text.print(); } catch{println("no file")} }
else{
f:=File(notesName,"a+");
f.writeln(Time.Date.ctime(),"\n\t",args.concat(" "));
f.close();
}- Output:
$ zkl notes no file $ zkl notes this is a test $ zkl notes Tue Apr 8 20:51:16 2014 this is a test