Simple script for quickly capturing notes

jot.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Usage
#
#   jot.sh        - Open today's jot file
#   jot.sh <text> - Append text (with timestamp) to end of today's jot file

jotsDir=~/jots/
todaysFile=$jotsDir$(date +%F).jot

# If jots directory doesn't exist, create it
if [ ! -d $jotsDir ]; then
  mkdir -p $jotsDir
fi

# If today's file doesn't exist, create it
if [ ! -f $todaysFile ]; then
  touch $todaysFile
fi

if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
  # Open today's file in editor
  vim $todaysFile
else
  # Append input to today's file
  echo -e "$(date +%H:%M) > $*\n" >> $todaysFile
fi