tallguyjenks · August 22, 2023 19:55 · tallguyjenks · Aug 12, 2021 · dd1512 · Dec 27, 2021
diff --git a/code.sh b/code.sh
 # To permanently cache the credentials
 git config --global credential.helper store

 # To ignore files that could cause issues across different workspaces
 touch .gitignore

 echo ".obsidian/cache
 .trash/
 .DS_Store" > .gitignore

 # Making out local ZettelKasten into a local Git Repository
 git init
 git add .
 git commit -m "init"

 # Pushing our local repository into our remote repository on GitHub
 git remote add origin https://github.com/USER/REPONAME.git
 git push -u origin master

 # Making a new script to automate our repo management
 touch zk_sync
 chmod +x zk_sync

 # -e: edit your crontab file i.e. your list of cronjobs
 crontab -e

 # My Cron Job:
 # */30 * * * * /Users/bryanjenks/.local/bin/zk_sync >/dev/null 2>&1
diff --git a/zk_sync.sh b/zk_sync.sh
 #!/usr/bin/env sh
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This says find the first instance of a sh (shell)
 # binary and use that shell to execute these commands.
 # There is little to no complexity here and no bashisms so it
 # should work just fine on most systems and instances of shells
 # (bash, zsh, sh, etc.)

 ZK_PATH="PATH TO YOUR VAULT"
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We are assigning the variable `ZK_PATH`
 # with the (maybe) long string to our vault's location (mine is super
 # long so this makes the final command look cleaner,
 # it's unnecessary if you care)

 cd "$ZK_PATH"
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^ cd: Change Directory to your vault's location

 git pull
 # ^^^^^^ So if any changes occurred remotely or on another machine
 # your local machine knows to pull those changes down instead of
 # having to wait for a local change to run the script

 CHANGES_EXIST="$(git status --porcelain | wc -l)"
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ we are assigning
 # a value to the variable `CHANGES_EXIST`, the value is the output
 # of `git add --porcelain` which outputs a simple list of just the
 # changed files and then the output is piped into the `wc` utility
 # which is "word count" but with the `-l` flag it will count lines.
 # basically, it says how many total files have been modified.
 # if there are no changes the output is 0

 if [ "$CHANGES_EXIST" -eq 0 ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The whole if block is saying
 # in plain english: if there are no changes (CHANGES_EXIST = 0)
 # then exit with no error code `exit 0` if there are changes,
 # then continue on with the script

 git pull
 # ^^^^^^ git pull: this will look at your repo and say "any changes?"
 # if there are they will be brought down and applied to your local machine
 # In the context of a team environment, a more robust approach is needed
 # as this workflow doesnt factor in branches, merge conflicts, etc
 # but if you leave your home machine, do work on the work machine,
 # push to the remote repo before you return to the home machine, then
 # you can just get the latest changes applied to the home machine and
 # continue on like normal
 git add .
 # ^^^^^^^ git add. = add all current changes in the repo no
 # matter the level of nested folders/files
 git commit -q -m "Last Sync: $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
 # ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 # git commit -q -m: this says we are committing changes to
 # our repo, -q says BE QUIET no output prints to terminal
 # if ran manually, -m defines a message for the commit log
 # the -m message is "Last Sync: $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")" this
 # runs the command date with the formatting arguments for a
 # date in YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS format as your commit message
 git push -q
 # ^^^^^^^^^ git push -q: push the changes to github and
 # BE QUIET about it The semicolons between commands are
 # just saying run each command and then run the subsequent
 # command, they're just separators
	# To permanently cache the credentials
	git config --global credential.helper store

	# To ignore files that could cause issues across different workspaces
	touch .gitignore

	echo ".obsidian/cache
	.trash/
	.DS_Store" > .gitignore

	# Making out local ZettelKasten into a local Git Repository
	git init
	git add .
	git commit -m "init"

	# Pushing our local repository into our remote repository on GitHub
	git remote add origin https://github.com/USER/REPONAME.git
	git push -u origin master

	# Making a new script to automate our repo management
	touch zk_sync
	chmod +x zk_sync

	# -e: edit your crontab file i.e. your list of cronjobs
	crontab -e

	# My Cron Job:
	# /30 * * * /Users/bryanjenks/.local/bin/zk_sync >/dev/null 2>&1
	#!/usr/bin/env sh
	# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ This says find the first instance of a sh (shell)
	# binary and use that shell to execute these commands.
	# There is little to no complexity here and no bashisms so it
	# should work just fine on most systems and instances of shells
	# (bash, zsh, sh, etc.)

	ZK_PATH="PATH TO YOUR VAULT"
	# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ We are assigning the variable `ZK_PATH`
	# with the (maybe) long string to our vault's location (mine is super
	# long so this makes the final command look cleaner,
	# it's unnecessary if you care)

	cd "$ZK_PATH"
	# ^^^^^^^^^^^ cd: Change Directory to your vault's location

	git pull
	# ^^^^^^ So if any changes occurred remotely or on another machine
	# your local machine knows to pull those changes down instead of
	# having to wait for a local change to run the script

	CHANGES_EXIST="$(git status --porcelain \| wc -l)"
	# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ we are assigning
	# a value to the variable `CHANGES_EXIST`, the value is the output
	# of `git add --porcelain` which outputs a simple list of just the
	# changed files and then the output is piped into the `wc` utility
	# which is "word count" but with the `-l` flag it will count lines.
	# basically, it says how many total files have been modified.
	# if there are no changes the output is 0

	if [ "$CHANGES_EXIST" -eq 0 ]; then
	exit 0
	fi
	# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ The whole if block is saying
	# in plain english: if there are no changes (CHANGES_EXIST = 0)
	# then exit with no error code `exit 0` if there are changes,
	# then continue on with the script

	git pull
	# ^^^^^^ git pull: this will look at your repo and say "any changes?"
	# if there are they will be brought down and applied to your local machine
	# In the context of a team environment, a more robust approach is needed
	# as this workflow doesnt factor in branches, merge conflicts, etc
	# but if you leave your home machine, do work on the work machine,
	# push to the remote repo before you return to the home machine, then
	# you can just get the latest changes applied to the home machine and
	# continue on like normal
	git add .
	# ^^^^^^^ git add. = add all current changes in the repo no
	# matter the level of nested folders/files
	git commit -q -m "Last Sync: $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
	# ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
	# git commit -q -m: this says we are committing changes to
	# our repo, -q says BE QUIET no output prints to terminal
	# if ran manually, -m defines a message for the commit log
	# the -m message is "Last Sync: $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")" this
	# runs the command date with the formatting arguments for a
	# date in YYYY-MM-DD HH-MM-SS format as your commit message
	git push -q
	# ^^^^^^^^^ git push -q: push the changes to github and
	# BE QUIET about it The semicolons between commands are
	# just saying run each command and then run the subsequent
	# command, they're just separators