qv is similar to the OSX application Notational Velocity/NValt but works via the CLI
gem install qv
configuration is simple. the default folder for notes is ~/notes
if your notes are somewhere else:
echo "notes_dir = /somewhere/else" > ~/.qvrc
specify a config file from the command line with -c
qv -c ~/.nvaltrc
qv has been tested on mac os x 10.8.4, and works just fine as long as your $LANG is set to en_US.UTF-8
run qv. start typing. results should update as you type.
qv will search the contents and the filenames of notes in your notes_dir for the string you input. most recently edited notes at the top.
select notes with ctrl-j/k, hit enter to edit.
qv --help is now moderately helpful
as of right now, qv does not create a note if no note exists. this is not permanent.
supply a search term from the command line to get a static list of matches
in the near future, i'm hoping to combine qv with dmenu or vim for increased flexibility/ubiquity.
good command line options:
- specify a notes_dir
- enable or disable "write-mode"
- create note if no note exists
- should be enabled by default
- render markdown->html and open with a browser