new_post.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

while getopts s:f:c:t:?h option
do
  case "${option}" in
    s) SHORT=${OPTARG};;
    f) FULL=${OPTARG};;
    c) CAT=${OPTARG};;
    t) TAG=${OPTARG};;
    h|?) HELP=true
  esac
done

if [ "$HELP" = true ]; then
  echo ""
  echo "NAME"
  echo "     new_post -- creates a markdown file for a new post"
  echo ""
  echo "SYNOPSIS"
  echo "     new_post.sh [-h]-s \"title_for_file\" -f \"full_post_title\" [-c \"category1, category2, categoryN\"] [-t \"tag1, tag2, tagN\"]"
  echo ""
  echo "DESCRIPTION"
  echo "     The new_post script will create a new md (markdown) file in the _posts directory using the supplied short and full post titles."
  echo ""
  echo "     By defaut, a file is created using the current date and time, and generates the appropriate front matter. Categories and tags "
  echo "     may also be given at script run so they may be added to the front matter as well. Some Lorem Ipsum text is also added to the "
  echo "     post body of the file."
  echo ""
  echo "     The following options are available:"
  echo ""
  echo "     -h      Display this infomation and exit"
  echo ""
  echo "     -s      The shortened title of the post to be used in the file extention"
  echo ""
  echo "     -f      The complete text of the post"
  echo ""
  echo "     -c      Add the following categories to the post"
  echo ""
  echo "     -t      Add the following tags to the post"
  echo ""
  exit 0
fi

# Getting some logging (echoing some stuff) going so I can debug if something goes wrong
echo "Found a short title of: ${SHORT}"
echo "Found a full title of:  ${FULL}"
echo "Categories found:       ${CAT}"
echo "Tags found:             ${TAG}"


cwd=$(pwd)
post_dir="${cwd}/_posts/"
post_date=`date +"%Y-%m-%d"`
short_fix="$( echo "${SHORT}" | sed 's/[[:space:]]/-/g')"
post="${post_dir}${post_date}-${short_fix}.md"

echo "Checking existing post titles..."
if [ -f $post ]; then
  echo "A post already exists with that name."
  exit 0
else
  echo "Creating new post file..."
  touch $post
fi

echo "---" >> $post
echo "layout: post" >> $post
echo "title: \"${FULL}\"" >> $post
echo "author: Andrew Muhs" >> $post
echo "date: ${post_date} 00:00:00 -6000" >> $post

if [ ! -z "$CAT" ]; then
  echo "categories: [${CAT}]" >> $post
fi

if [ ! -z "$TAG" ]; then
  echo "tags: [${TAG}]" >> $post
fi
echo "---" >> $post
echo "" >> $post

cat <<LOREM  >> $post
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LOREM

echo "[end]"