scripts/blog/blogthis

#!/bin/sh

# create text, assemble html file, add to articles
#requires package html-xml-utils for hxselext

ROOT=/home/philip/src/web/wittamore.com

cd $ROOT/.tmp
TOP="top.html"
BOTTOM="bottom.html"
EDITFILE="middle.html"
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)

read -p "Enter title: " TITLE
read -e -i "$DATE" -p "Enter date: " input

ARTICLEDATE="${input:-$DATE}"
YEAR=$(echo $ARTICLEDATE | cut -c 1-4)
DEST="$ROOT/articles/$YEAR"

echo "<h2>$TITLE</h2>" > $EDITFILE
echo "<h5>$ARTICLEDATE</h5>" >> $EDITFILE

micro $EDITFILE

TITLE=${TITLE// /-}
ARTICLE="$TITLE.html"
 
cat $TOP $EDITFILE $BOTTOM > $ARTICLE
mv $ARTICLE $DEST
echo "saved as $DEST/$ARTICLE"