perhaps i too will post code on the internet
here is a shell script i wrote for automating filenames for markdown files (blog posts):
code
#!/bin/sh
set -e
datecmd="date +%Y-%m-%d"
if [ -z "$1" ]; then
printf "Post title: " >&2
read -r title
else
title="$1"
fi
file="$($datecmd)_$title.md"
if [ -f "$file" ]; then
printf "Error: post '$file' already exists.\n" >&2
exit 1
fi
${EDITOR:-nano} "$file"
im not sure why i made it since i could just look at what date it is and write it down manually in the file name, but i felt like doing that as a quick hack