Quick way to log stuff

log.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Usage: sh log.sh
#

# fire up vim and create `temporary` file
vim temporary

# if there are contents in `temporary`
if [ -s temporary ]; then

  # write the current date to a new file called `saving`
  echo $(date +"%a %d %B %y @ %H:%M") > saving

  # stick `temporary` to the bottom of `saving`
  cat temporary >> saving

  # stick a blank line to the bottom of `saving`
  echo >> saving

  # write `saving` to the top of `log.markdown`
  echo "$(cat saving log.markdown)" > log.markdown

  echo "The following was logged:"
  echo
  cat saving

  # delete `saving`
  rm saving

  # scp
  # scp log.markdown user@server:/home/user/log/log.markdown.${HOSTNAME}

else

  echo "temporary has no contents and will not be saved"

fi

# delete `temporary`
rm temporary