added TODO list
[bash-notes.git] / notes.sh
index 04141e6..a9afd60 100755 (executable)
--- a/notes.sh
+++ b/notes.sh
@@ -14,17 +14,26 @@ if [[ $DEBUG == true ]]; then
 fi
 
 PID=$$
-VERSION="0.2"
+BASENAME=$( basename "$0" )
+NOW=$(date +%s)
+
+VERSION="0.4git"
+DBVERSION=${VERSION}_${NOW}
 
 set_defaults() {
 # Binaries to use
 JQ=${JQ:-/usr/bin/jq}
 EDITOR=${EDITOR:-/usr/bin/vim}
 TERMINAL=${TERMINAL:-/usr/bin/alacritty}
+# Git binary only used if $USEGIT is true - See below
+GIT=${GIT:-/usr/bin/git}
 # add options for your terminal. Remember to add the last option to execute
 # your editor program, otherwise the script will fail.
 # see example in the addnote function
 TERM_OPTS="--class notes --title notes -e "
+# Setting PAGER here overrides whatever is set in your default shell
+# comment this option to use your default pager if set in your shell.
+PAGER=${PAGER:-/usr/bin/more}
 
 # set this to true to have output in plain text
 # or use the -p option on the command line before every other option
@@ -36,6 +45,17 @@ DB=${BASEDIR}/db.json
 # directory containing the actual notes
 NOTESDIR=${BASEDIR}/notes
 
+### GIT SUPPORT
+
+# If you want to store your notes in a git repository set this to true
+USEGIT=true
+# Address of your remote repository. Without this GIT will refuse to work
+GITREMOTE=${GITREMOTE:-""}
+# How long should we wait (in seconds) between sync on the git remote. Default 3600 (1 hour)
+GITSYNCDELAY=${GITSYNCDELAY:-"3600"}
+# The name of this client. If left empty, defaults to the output of hostname
+GITCLIENT=${GITCLIENT:-""}
+
 } # end set_defaults, do not change this line.
 
 set_defaults
@@ -43,8 +63,6 @@ set_defaults
 # Do not edit below this point
 RCFILE=${RCFILE:-~/.config/bash-notes.rc}
 TMPDB=/tmp/db.json
-BASENAME=$( basename "$0" )
-NOW=$(date +%s)
 
 if [ ! -x "$JQ" ]; then
        echo "jq not found in your PATH"
@@ -76,12 +94,80 @@ fi
 # create PIDFILE
 echo $PID > "$PIDFILE"
 
+# Export config to file
+export_config() {
+       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+               echo "Backing up current '${RCFILE}'...."
+               mv -f ${RCFILE} ${RCFILE}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
+       fi
+       echo "Writing '${RCFILE}'...."
+       sed  -n '/^set_defaults() {/,/^} # end set_defaults, do not change this line./p' $0 \
+       | grep -v set_defaults \
+       | sed -e 's/^\([^=]*\)=\${\1:-\([^}]*\)}/\1=\2/' \
+       > ${RCFILE}
+       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+               echo "Taking no further action."
+               exit 0
+       else
+               echo "Could not write '${RCFILE}'...!"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+}
+
+# we should expand on this function to add a sample note and explain a little bit
+# how the program works.
+firstrun() {
+       [ -f $RCFILE ] && RC=$RCFILE || RC="none"
+
+       clear
+       echo "${BASENAME} configuration:
+
+base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
+notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
+notes database:                ${DB}
+rc file:               $RC
+text editor:           ${EDITOR}
+terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
+jq executable:         ${JQ}
+"
+
+       echo "Now I'll create the needed files and directories."
+       read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
+       case $ANSWER in
+               y|Y )
+                       mkdir -p $NOTESDIR
+                       cat << __EOL__ > ${DB}
+{
+       "params": {
+               "version": "${VERSION}",
+               "dbversion": "${DBVERSION}"
+       },
+       "git": {
+               "lastpull": ""
+       },
+       "notes": []
+}
+__EOL__
+                       echo; echo "All done, you can now write your first note."
+                       ;;
+               * )
+                       echo "No changes made. Exiting"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+       esac
+}
+
+# check for notes dir existance and create it in case it doesn't exists
+if [[ ! -d $NOTESDIR ]]; then
+       # we don't have a directory. FIRST RUN?
+       firstrun
+fi
 # check if input is a number, returns false or the number itself
-function check_noteID() {
+check_noteID() {
        IN=$1
        case $IN in
                ''|*[!0-9]*)
-                       return 1
+                       false
                        ;;
                *)
                        echo "$IN"
@@ -89,46 +175,228 @@ function check_noteID() {
        esac
 }
 
-function helptext() {
+helptext() {
     echo "Usage:"
-    echo "  $0 [PARAMS] ..."
+    echo "  $0 [PARAMS] [note ID]..."
+       echo ""
+    echo "${BASENAME} parameters are:"
+    echo -e "  -h | --help\t\t\t: This help text"
+    echo -e "  -p | --plain\t\t\t: Output is in plain text"
+    echo -e "\t\t\t\t  (without this option the output is formatted)"
+    echo -e "\t\t\t\t  (this option must precede all others)"
+    echo -e "  -l | --list\t\t\t: List existing notes"
+    echo -e "  -a | --add=[\"<title>\"]\t: Add new note"
+    echo -e "  -e | --edit=[<note>]\t\t: Edit note"
+    echo -e "  -d | --delete=[<note> | all]    : Delete single note or all notes at once"
+    echo -e "  -s | --show=[<note>]\t\t: Display note using your favourite PAGER"
+    echo -e "  -r | --restore=[<dir>]\t: Restore a previous backup from dir"
+    echo -e "  -v | --version\t\t: Print version"
+    echo -e "  --userconf\t\t\t: Export User config file"
+    echo -e "  --backup [<dest>]\t\t: Backup your data in your destination folder"
+    echo -e "  --showconf\t\t\t: Display running options"
+    echo -e "  --sync\t\t\t: Sync notes to git repository"
     echo ""
-       cat << __NOWCONF__ 
-${BASENAME} configuration is:
+    echo -e "if a non option is passed and is a valid note ID, the note will be displayed."
+}
 
-base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
-notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
-notes database:                ${DB}
-rc file:               $RCFILE
-debug file:            /tmp/debug_bash-note.log
+configtext() {
+    [ $USEGIT ] && GITUSE="enabled" || GITUSE="disabled"
+    if [ -n $GITCLIENT ]; then
+        CLIENTGIT="$( hostname )"
+    else
+        CLIENTGIT="$GITCLIENT"
+    fi
+    clear
+    echo -e "${BASENAME} configuration is:"
+
+    echo -e "\tbase directory:     ${BASEDIR}/"
+    echo -e "\tnotes archive:      ${NOTESDIR}/"
+    echo -e "\tnotes database:     ${DB}"
+    echo -e "\trc file:            $RCFILE"
+    echo -e "\tdebug file:         /tmp/debug_bash-note.log"
+    echo
+    echo -e "\ttext editor:        ${EDITOR}"
+    echo -e "\tterminal:           ${TERMINAL}"
+    echo -e "\tjq executable:      ${JQ}"
+    echo -e "\tPAGER:              ${PAGER}"
+    echo
+    echo -e "\tGIT:                ${GITUSE} - ${GIT}"
+    echo -e "\tGIT remote:         ${GITREMOTE}"
+    echo -e "\tGIT sync delay:     ${GITSYNCDELAY}"
+    echo -e "\tGIT client name:    ${CLIENTGIT}"
+}
 
-text editor:           ${EDITOR}
-terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
-jq executable:         ${JQ}
-__NOWCONF__
+# this function returns a random 2 words title
+random_title() {
+    # Constants 
+    X=0
+    DICT=/usr/share/dict/words
+    OUTPUT=""
+     
+    # total number of non-random words available 
+    COUNT=$(cat $DICT | wc -l)
+     
+    # while loop to generate random words  
+    while [ "$X" -lt 2 ] 
+    do 
+        RAND=$(od -N3 -An -i /dev/urandom | awk -v f=0 -v r="$COUNT" '{printf "%i\n", f + r * $1 / 16777216}')
+        OUTPUT+="$(sed `echo $RAND`"q;d" $DICT)"
+        (("X = X + 1"))
+        [[ $X -eq 1 ]] && OUTPUT+=" "
+    done
+
+    echo $OUTPUT
+}
 
-       echo ""
-    echo "${BASENAME} parameters are:"
-    echo "  -h | --help                        : This help text"
-    echo "  -p | --plain                       : Output is in plain text"
-    echo "                               (without this option the output is formatted)"
-    echo "                               (this option must precede all others)"
-    echo "  -l | --list                        : List existing notes"
-    echo "  -a | --add [\"<title>\"]   : Add new note"
-    echo "  -e | --edit [<note>]               : Edit note"
-    echo "  -d | --delete [<note> | all]       : Delete single note or all notes at once"
-    echo "  -v | --version             : Print version"
-    echo "  --userconf                 : Export User config file"
-    echo ""
+# check if GITCLIENT has been set or set it to the output of hostname
+if [ -z "$GITCLIENT" ]; then
+    GITCLIENT=$( hostname )
+fi
+# returns true if the argument provided directory is a git repository
+is_git_repo() {
+    DIR=$1
+    if [[ -d $DIR ]]; then
+        cd $DIR
+        if git rev-parse 2>/dev/null; then
+            true
+        else
+            false
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+# sync local repository to remote
+# accepts -f parameter to skip last sync check
+gitsync() {
+    FORCE=$1
+    if [[ $USEGIT && -n $GITREMOTE ]]; then
+        [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "Syncing notes with git on remote \"$GITREMOTE\""
+        NOWSYNC=$(date +%s)
+        if [[ $FORCE == "-f" ]]; then
+            $JQ --arg n "$NOWSYNC" '.git["lastpull"] = $n' "$DB" > $TMPDB
+            mv $TMPDB $DB
+            cd $BASEDIR
+            [ $PLAIN == false ] && $GIT pull || $GIT pull -q
+        else
+            # LASTSYNC is the last time we synced to the remote, or 0 if it's the first time.
+            LASTSYNC=$($JQ -r '.git["lastpull"] // 0' "$DB")
+            SYNCDIFF=$(( ${NOWSYNC} - ${LASTSYNC} ))
+            if (( $SYNCDIFF > $GITSYNCDELAY )); then
+                #more than our delay time has passed. We can sync again.
+                $JQ --arg n "$NOWSYNC" '.git["lastpull"] = $n' "$DB" > $TMPDB
+                mv $TMPDB $DB
+                cd $BASEDIR
+                [ $PLAIN == false ] && $GIT pull || $GIT pull -q
+            else
+                # Last synced less than $GITSYNCDELAY seconds ago. We shall wait
+                [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "Last synced less than $GITSYNCDELAY seconds ago. We shall wait"
+            fi
+        fi
+    else
+        # no git, so we just keep going
+        true
+    fi
 }
 
-function addnote() {
+# add note to git and push it to remote
+gitadd() {
+    if [[ $USEGIT && -n $GITREMOTE ]]; then
+        [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "Adding note to remote \"$GITREMOTE\""
+        cd $BASEDIR
+        $GIT add .
+        $GIT commit -m "$(basename $0) - adding note from ${GITCLIENT}"
+        $GIT push origin master
+    else
+        # no git, so we just keep going
+        true
+    fi
+}
+
+# edited note added to git and pushed it to remote
+gitedit() {
+    if [[ $USEGIT && -n $GITREMOTE ]]; then
+        [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "Editing note on remote \"$GITREMOTE\""
+        cd $BASEDIR
+        $GIT add .
+        $GIT commit -m "$(basename $0) - ${GITCLIENT} note edited."
+        $GIT push origin master
+    else
+        # no git, so we just keep going
+        true
+    fi
+}
+
+# add note to git and push it to remote
+gitremove() {
+    NOTE=$1
+    FILE=$2
+    if [[ $USEGIT && -n $GITREMOTE ]]; then
+        [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "Deleting notes from remote \"$GITREMOTE\""
+        if [ "all" == $NOTE ];then
+            echo "Deleting all notes"
+            cd $BASEDIR
+            $GIT rm notes/*
+            $GIT commit -m "$(basename $0) - ${GITCLIENT} removing all notes."
+            $GIT push origin master
+        else
+            local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+            if [[ "$OK" ]]; then
+                echo "Deleting note ID ${NOTE}"
+                cd $BASEDIR
+                $GIT rm notes/${FILE}
+                $GIT add .
+                $GIT commit -m "$(basename $0) - ${GITCLIENT} removing note ID ${NOTE}."
+                $GIT push origin master
+            fi
+        fi
+    else
+        # no git, so we just keep going
+        true
+    fi
+}
+
+# check for USEGIT and subsequent variables
+if [[ $USEGIT && -n $GITREMOTE ]]; then
+    # GIT is a go.
+    if ! is_git_repo $BASEDIR; then
+        # initializing git repository
+        cd $BASEDIR
+        $GIT init
+        echo "adding all files to git"
+        $GIT add .
+        $GIT commit -m "$(basename $0) - initial commit from ${GITCLIENT}"
+        $GIT remote add origin $GITREMOTE
+        $GIT push -u origin master
+    fi
+elif [[ $USEGIT && -z $GITREMOTE ]]; then
+    echo "GITREMOTE variable not set. reverting USEGIT to false"
+    USEGIT=false
+fi
+
+addnote() {
+       # attempt syncing before adding a note
+       gitsync -f
        # remove eventually existing temp DB file
        if [[ -f $TMPDB ]]; then
                rm $TMPDB
        fi
 
-       NOTETITLE="$1"
+       # RANDOM TITLE
+       RTITLE=$(random_title)
+
+       if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+               read -r -p "Title: " TITLE
+               case "$TITLE" in
+                       '' )
+                               NOTETITLE="$RTITLE"
+                               ;;
+                       * )
+                               NOTETITLE=$TITLE
+                               ;;
+               esac
+       fi
+
+       # [[ -z "$1" ]] && NOTETITLE="$RTITLE" || NOTETITLE="$1"
        echo "adding new note - \"$NOTETITLE\""
        # shellcheck disable=SC2086
        LASTID=$($JQ '.notes[-1].id // 0 | tonumber' $DB)
@@ -144,32 +412,98 @@ function addnote() {
        # alacritty --class notes --title notes -e /usr/bin/vim ...
        # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2091
        $(${TERMINAL} ${TERM_OPTS} ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW})
+       # add note to git and push to remote
+       gitadd
 }
-
-function listnotes() {
-       # [ $PLAIN == true ] && echo "output is plain text" || echo "output is colored"
-       if [[ $(ls -A "$NOTESDIR") ]]; then
-               if [ $PLAIN == false ]; then
-                       echo "listing all notes"
-                       echo ""
-               fi
-               [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[ID]       [TITLE]         [CREATED]"
-               for i in "${NOTESDIR}"/*; do
-                       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
-                       local fname=$(basename $i)
-                       DATE=$(date -d @${fname} +"%d/%m/%Y %R %z%Z")
-                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
-                       TITLE=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .title' $DB)
-                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
-                       ID=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .id' $DB)
-                       [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[${ID}]    ${TITLE}        ${DATE}" || echo "${ID} - ${TITLE} - ${DATE}"
-               done
+backup_data() {
+       BACKUPDIR="$1"
+    echo "backing up data in $BACKUPDIR"
+
+
+    if [ -d $BACKUPDIR ]; then
+       if [ $(/bin/ls -A $BACKUPDIR) ]; then
+               echo "$BACKUPDIR is not empty. Cannot continue"
+               exit
+           else
+               echo "$BACKUPDIR is ok. Continuing!"
+           fi
        else
-               echo "no notes yet. You can add your first one with: ${BASENAME} -a \"your note title\""
+               # BACKUPDIR doesn't exists
+               echo "$BACKUPDIR doesn't exists"
+               read -r -p "Do you want me to create it for you? (y/N) " ANSWER
+               case $ANSWER in
+                       y|Y )
+                               mkdir -p $BACKUPDIR
+                               ;;
+                       * )
+                               echo "No changes made. Exiting"
+                               exit
+                               ;;
+               esac
+    fi
+    # ok, we have a backup directory
+    if [ -r $RCFILE ]; then
+       BCKUP_COMM=$(rsync -avz --progress ${RCFILE}* ${BASEDIR}/ ${BACKUPDIR})
+    else
+       BCKUP_COMM=$(rsync -avz --progress ${BASEDIR}/ ${BACKUPDIR})
+    fi
+    # run the command
+    if [ "$BCKUP_COMM" ]; then 
+           echo -e "All files backed up."
+           echo -e "BACKUP directory:\t$BACKUPDIR"
+           tree $BACKUPDIR | $PAGER
+           echo; echo "BACKUP COMPLETED"
        fi
 }
 
-function editnote() {
+backup_restore() {
+       BACKUPDIR="$1"
+       echo "restoring backup from $BACKUPDIR"
+       echo "This will overwrite all your notes and configurations with the backup."
+       read -r -p "Do you want to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
+       case $ANSWER in
+               y|Y )
+                       # restoring rc file
+                       BACKUPRC=$(basename $RCFILE)
+                       if [ -r ${BACKUPDIR}/${BACKUPRC} ]; then
+                               if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
+                                       echo "Backing up current '${RCFILE}'...."
+                                       mv -f ${RCFILE} ${RCFILE}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
+                               fi
+                               cp --verbose ${BACKUPDIR}/${BACKUPRC} $RCFILE
+                       fi
+                       # restoring notes directory
+                       if [ -d $BACKUPDIR/notes ]; then
+                               if [ $(/bin/ls -A $NOTESDIR) ]; then
+                                       rm --verbose $NOTESDIR/*
+                               fi
+                               cp -r --verbose $BACKUPDIR/notes $BASEDIR
+                       fi
+                       # restoring database
+                       BACKUPDB=$(basename $DB)
+                       if [ -f ${BACKUPDIR}/${BACKUPDB} ]; then
+                               if [ -r ${DB} ]; then
+                                       echo "Backing up current '${DB}'...."
+                                       mv -f ${DB} ${DB}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
+                               fi
+                               cp --verbose ${BACKUPDIR}/${BACKUPDB} $DB
+                       fi
+                       # restoring git repo subdirectory
+                       if [ -d $BACKUPDIR/.git ]; then
+                               if [ /bin/ls -A ${BASEDIR}/.git ]; then
+                                       rm -rf ${BASEDIR}/.git
+                               fi
+                               cp -r --verbose ${BACKUPDIR}/.git ${BASEDIR}/
+                       fi
+                       ;;
+               * )
+                       echo "No changes made. Exiting"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+       esac
+}
+
+editnote() {
        NOTE=$1
        # shellcheck disable=SC2155
        local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
@@ -187,13 +521,37 @@ function editnote() {
                echo "editing note $TITLE"
                # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2091
                $(${TERMINAL} ${TERM_OPTS} ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE})
+               gitedit
        else
                 echo "note not found"
                 exit 1
        fi
 }
-
-function rmnote() {
+listnotes() {
+       # attempt syncing before listing all notes
+       gitsync
+       # [ $PLAIN == true ] && echo "output is plain text" || echo "output is colored"
+       if [[ $(ls -A "$NOTESDIR") ]]; then
+               if [ $PLAIN == false ]; then
+                       echo "listing all notes"
+                       echo ""
+               fi
+               [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[ID]       [TITLE]         [CREATED]"
+               for i in "${NOTESDIR}"/*; do
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+                       local fname=$(basename $i)
+                       DATE=$(date -d @${fname} +"%d/%m/%Y %R %z%Z")
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       TITLE=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .title' $DB)
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       ID=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .id' $DB)
+                       [ $PLAIN == false ] && echo "[${ID}]    ${TITLE}        ${DATE}" || echo "${ID} - ${TITLE} - ${DATE}"
+               done
+       else
+               echo "no notes yet. You can add your first one with: ${BASENAME} -a \"your note title\""
+       fi
+}
+rmnote() {
        # remove eventually existing temp DB file
        if [[ -f $TMPDB ]]; then
                rm $TMPDB
@@ -211,6 +569,7 @@ function rmnote() {
                                mv $TMPDB $DB
                                # shellcheck disable=SC2086
                                rm $NOTESDIR/*
+                               gitremove "all"
                                echo "Deleted all notes"
                                ;;
                        * )
@@ -224,6 +583,7 @@ function rmnote() {
                if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
                        echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
                        echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+                       sleep 1
                        exit 1
                fi
 
@@ -232,94 +592,48 @@ function rmnote() {
                # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
                FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
                if [ "$TITLE" ]; then
-               # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
-               $JQ -r --arg i $OK 'del(.notes[] | select(.id == $i))' $DB > $TMPDB
-               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
-               mv $TMPDB $DB
-               rm $NOTESDIR/$FILE
-               echo "Deleted note $TITLE"
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+                       $JQ -r --arg i $OK 'del(.notes[] | select(.id == $i))' $DB > $TMPDB
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                       mv $TMPDB $DB
+                       rm $NOTESDIR/$FILE
+                       gitremove $OK $FILE
+                       echo "Deleted note $TITLE"
+                       sleep 1
+                       exit
                else
                         echo "note not found"
+                        sleep 1
                         exit 1
                fi
        fi
 }
+shownote() {
+       NOTE=$1
 
-function export_config() {
-       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
-               echo "Backing up current '${RCFILE}'...."
-               mv -f ${RCFILE} ${RCFILE}.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M)
-       fi
-       echo "Writing '${RCFILE}'...."
-       sed  -n '/^set_defaults() {/,/^} # end set_defaults, do not change this line./p' $0 \
-       | grep -v set_defaults \
-       | sed -e 's/^\([^=]*\)=\${\1:-\([^}]*\)}/\1=\2/' \
-       > ${RCFILE}
-       if [ -r ${RCFILE} ]; then
-               echo "Taking no further action."
-               exit 0
-       else
-               echo "Could not write '${RCFILE}'...!"
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+       local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+       if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+               echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+               echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
                exit 1
        fi
-}
-
-# we should expand on this function to add a sample note and explain a little bit
-# how the program works.
-function firstrun() {
-       [ -f $RCFILE ] && RC=$RCFILE || RC="none"
-
-       clear
-       echo "${BASENAME} configuration:
 
-base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
-notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
-notes database:                ${DB}
-rc file:               $RC
-text editor:           ${EDITOR}
-terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
-jq executable:         ${JQ}
-"
+       FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
 
-       read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
-       case $ANSWER in
-               y|Y )
-                       mkdir -p $NOTESDIR
-                       cat << __EOL__ > ${DB}
-{
-       "params": {
-               "version": "${VERSION}",
-               "dbversion": "${NOW}"
-       },
-       "notes": []
-}
-__EOL__
-                       echo; echo "All done, you can now write your first note."
-                       ;;
-               * )
-                       echo "No changes made. Exiting"
-                       exit
-                       ;;
-       esac
+       if [ "$FILE" ]; then
+               $PAGER ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE}
+       fi
 }
-
-# check for notes dir existance and create it in case it doesn't exists
-if [[ ! -d $NOTESDIR ]]; then
-       # we don't have a directory. FIRST RUN?
-       firstrun
-fi
-
-# NOTE: This requires GNU getopt.  On Mac OS X and FreeBSD, you have to install this
-# separately; see below.
 # shellcheck disable=SC2006
-GOPT=`getopt -o hvpla:e:d: --long help,version,list,plain,userconf,add:,edit:,delete:,editor:,storage: \
-             -n 'bash-notes' -- "$@"`
+GOPT=$(getopt -o hvplr:a::e:d:s: --long help,version,list,plain,userconf,showconf,sync,restore:,backup:,add::,edit:,delete:,show: -n 'bash-notes' -- "$@")
 
 # shellcheck disable=SC2181
 if [ $? != 0 ] ; then helptext >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
 
 # Note the quotes around `$GOPT': they are essential!
 eval set -- "$GOPT"
+unset GOPT
 
 while true; do
        case "$1" in
@@ -340,19 +654,40 @@ while true; do
                        exit
                ;;
            -a | --add )
-                       TITLE="$2"
+                       TITLE=$2
                        shift 2
                        addnote "$TITLE"
+                       exit
                ;;
                -e | --edit )
-                       NOTE="$2"
+                       NOTE=$2
                        shift 2
                        editnote "$NOTE"
+                       exit
                        ;;
                -d | --delete )
-                       NOTE="$2"
+                       NOTE=$2
                        shift 2
                        rmnote "$NOTE"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               -s | --show )
+                       NOTE=$2
+                       shift 2
+                       shownote "$NOTE"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               -r | --restore )
+                       RDIR=$2
+                       shift 2
+                       backup_restore $RDIR
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               --sync )
+                       # I'm forcing it because if you run it manually, chances are that you need to.
+                       gitsync -f
+                       shift
+                       exit
                        ;;
                --userconf )
                        export_config
@@ -361,6 +696,16 @@ while true; do
                        # shellcheck disable=SC2317
                        exit
                        ;;
+               --showconf )
+                       configtext
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               --backup )
+                       BDIR=$2
+                       shift 2
+                       backup_data $BDIR
+                       exit
+                       ;;
                -- )
                        shift
                        break
@@ -371,3 +716,11 @@ while true; do
        esac
 done
 
+for arg; do
+       if [ $(check_noteID $arg) ]; then
+               shownote $arg
+       else
+               helptext
+               exit
+       fi
+done