fish script for writing 750words (approx 3 pages) a day

journal.fish

#!/usr/bin/env fish

# note: all progress saved whether you hit 750 words or not

# replace with location of journal
set journal ~/.journal.txt

# start

echo "today's 750 words..."

set totalcount 0

echo (date +"%b %d, %Y") >> $journal
echo "--------------" >> $journal

while test $totalcount -lt 750

        read entry

        set thiscount (echo $entry | wc -w)

        set totalcount (math $thiscount + $totalcount )

        echo "Total words: $totalcount"

        echo $entry >> $journal
        echo "" >> $journal
end

echo "" >> $journal
echo "Complete!"