mknote.sh

#! /usr/bin/env bash
#
# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
#
# Usage:
#    ./mknote.sh output_dir
#
# - Creates a new Sidenote document in output_dir.
# - To compile the document, execute: output_dir/sidenote.sh
# - To view the document, open: output_dir/index.html
# - To edit the document, create / edit files under: output_dir/doc/
#

# $DIR is the absolute path for the directory containing this bash script
DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"

OUTPUT_DIR=`python -c "import os; print os.path.abspath(\"$1\")"`

if [ -z $OUTPUT_DIR ]
  then
    echo "Error: You must specify a directory name"
    exit 1
fi

if [ -a $OUTPUT_DIR ]
  then
    echo "Error: $OUTPUT_DIR already exists."
    exit 1
fi

mkdir $OUTPUT_DIR
mkdir $OUTPUT_DIR/doc
mkdir $OUTPUT_DIR/img
touch $OUTPUT_DIR/doc/header.md
touch $OUTPUT_DIR/doc/main.md
cp -r $DIR/css $OUTPUT_DIR
cp -r $DIR/js $OUTPUT_DIR
cp $DIR/img/*_arrow.png $OUTPUT_DIR/img
cp $DIR/.gitignore $OUTPUT_DIR

# 
echo "# Header goes here" > $OUTPUT_DIR/doc/header.md
echo "Main column goes here" > $OUTPUT_DIR/doc/main.md

# Create a sidenote.sh for $OUTPUT_DIR
SIDENOTE=$DIR/sidenote.py
MAKEFILE=$OUTPUT_DIR/sidenote.sh
echo "#! /usr/bin/env bash" > $MAKEFILE
echo "$SIDENOTE $OUTPUT_DIR/doc > $OUTPUT_DIR/index.html" >> $MAKEFILE
chmod +x $MAKEFILE
$MAKEFILE

echo "Created a new Sidenote document directory: $OUTPUT_DIR"
find $OUTPUT_DIR