added TODO list
[bash-notes.git] / notes.sh
old mode 100644 (file)
new mode 100755 (executable)
index 91a3867..a9afd60
--- a/notes.sh
+++ b/notes.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,43 @@
 #! /bin/bash
 
-# set -ex
+# bash-notes © 2023 by danix is licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0. 
+# To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
+
+# to debug the script run it like:
+# DEBUG=true notes.sh ...
+# and check /tmp/debug_bash-notes.log
+if [[ $DEBUG == true ]]; then
+       exec 5> /tmp/debug_bash-notes.log
+       BASH_XTRACEFD="5"
+       PS4='$LINENO: '
+       set -x
+fi
 
 PID=$$
-VERSION="0.1"
+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=${TERMINAL:-/usr/bin/alacritty}
-JQ=${JQ:-/usr/bin/jq}
-
+# 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=${PAGER:-/usr/bin/more}
+
+# set this to true to have output in plain text
+# or use the -p option on the command line before every other option
+PLAIN=false
 # base directory for program files
 BASEDIR=${BASEDIR:-~/.local/share/bash-notes}
 # notes database in json format
@@ -18,6 +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
@@ -25,10 +63,8 @@ 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 $JQ ]; then
+if [ ! -x "$JQ" ]; then
        echo "jq not found in your PATH"
        echo "install jq to continue"
        exit 1
@@ -36,11 +72,12 @@ fi
 
 # IMPORT USER DEFINED OPTIONS IF ANY
 if [[ -f $RCFILE ]]; then
-       source $RCFILE
+       # shellcheck disable=SC1090
+       source "$RCFILE"
 fi
 
 # We prevent the program from running more than one instance:
-PIDFILE=/var/tmp/$(basename $0 .sh).pid
+PIDFILE=/var/tmp/$(basename "$0" .sh).pid
 
 # Make sure the PID file is removed when we kill the process
 trap 'rm -f $PIDFILE; exit 1' TERM INT
@@ -48,94 +85,17 @@ trap 'rm -f $PIDFILE; exit 1' TERM INT
 if [[ -r $PIDFILE ]]; then
        # PIDFILE exists, so I guess there's already an instance running
        # let's kill it and run again
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2046,SC2086
        kill -s 15 $(cat $PIDFILE) > /dev/null 2>&1
        # should already be deleted by trap, but just to be sure
-       rm $PIDFILE
+       rm "$PIDFILE"
 fi
 
 # create PIDFILE
-echo $PID > $PIDFILE
-
-function helptext() {
-    echo "Usage:"
-    echo "  $0 [PARAMS] ..."
-    echo ""
-       cat << __NOWCONF__ 
-${BASENAME} configuration is:
-
-base directory:                ${BASEDIR}/
-notes archive:         ${NOTESDIR}/
-notes database:                ${DB}
-rc file:               $RCFILE
-
-text editor:           ${EDITOR}
-terminal:              ${TERMINAL}
-jq executable:         ${JQ}
-__NOWCONF__
-
-       echo ""
-    echo "The script's parameters are:"
-    echo "  -h | --help                        : This help text"
-    echo "  -p | --plain                       : Output is in plain text"
-    echo "                               (without this option the output is colored)"
-    echo "  -l | --list                        : List existing notes"
-    echo "  -a | --add <title>         : Add new note"
-    echo "  -m | --modify <note>               : Modify note"
-    echo "  -d | --date <note>                 : Modify date for note"
-    echo "  -r | --remove <note>               : Remove note"
-    echo "  -v | --version             : Print version"
-    echo "  --userconf                 : Export User config file"
-}
-
-function addnote() {
-       NOTETITLE="$1"
-       echo "adding new note - \"$NOTETITLE\""
-       LASTID=$($JQ '.notes[-1].id | tonumber' $DB)
-       [ null == $LASTID ] && LASTID=0
-       NOTEID=$(( $LASTID + 1 ))
-       touch ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW}
-       $JQ --arg i "$NOTEID" --arg t "$NOTETITLE" --arg f "$NOW" '.notes += [{"id": $i, "title": $t, "file": $f}]' "$DB" > $TMPDB
-       mv $TMPDB $DB
-       $(${TERMINAL} --class notes --title notes -e ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW})
-}
-
-function listnotes() {
-       echo "listing all notes"
-       [ $PLAIN == true ] && echo "output is plain text" || echo "output is colored"
-       echo ""
-       echo "[ID]      [TITLE]"
-       for i in ${NOTESDIR}/*; do
-               TITLE=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .title' $DB)
-               ID=$($JQ -r --arg z $(basename $i) '.notes[] | select(.file == $z) | .id' $DB)
-
-               echo "[${ID}]   ${TITLE}"
-       done
-}
-
-function editnote() {
-       TITLE=$($JQ --arg i $1 '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .title' $DB)
-       FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $1 '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
-       if [ "$TITLE" ]; then
-               echo "editing note $TITLE"
-               $(${TERMINAL} --class notes --title notes -e ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE})
-       else
-                echo "note not found"
-                exit 1
-       fi
-}
-
-function datenote() {
-       echo "edit date for note \"${1}\""
-       # FILEDATE=$(date -d @$NOW +%d/%m/%Y_%T)
-
-}
-
-function rmnote() {
-       NOTE=$1
-       echo "removing note $NOTE"
-}
+echo $PID > "$PIDFILE"
 
-function export_config() {
+# 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)
@@ -156,7 +116,7 @@ function export_config() {
 
 # we should expand on this function to add a sample note and explain a little bit
 # how the program works.
-function firstrun() {
+firstrun() {
        [ -f $RCFILE ] && RC=$RCFILE || RC="none"
 
        clear
@@ -171,6 +131,7 @@ 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 )
@@ -179,7 +140,10 @@ jq executable:             ${JQ}
 {
        "params": {
                "version": "${VERSION}",
-               "dbversion": "${NOW}"
+               "dbversion": "${DBVERSION}"
+       },
+       "git": {
+               "lastpull": ""
        },
        "notes": []
 }
@@ -198,18 +162,478 @@ 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
+check_noteID() {
+       IN=$1
+       case $IN in
+               ''|*[!0-9]*)
+                       false
+                       ;;
+               *)
+                       echo "$IN"
+                       ;;
+       esac
+}
+
+helptext() {
+    echo "Usage:"
+    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 ""
+    echo -e "if a non option is passed and is a valid note ID, the note will be displayed."
+}
+
+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:    ${CLIENTGIT}"
+}
+
+# this function returns a random 2 words title
+random_title() {
+    # Constants 
+    X=0
+    DICT=/usr/share/dict/words
+    OUTPUT=""
+     
+    # total number of non-random words available 
+    COUNT=$(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 $OUTPUT
+}
+
+# check if GITCLIENT has been set or set it to the output of hostname
+if [ -z "$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
+}
 
-# NOTE: This requires GNU getopt.  On Mac OS X and FreeBSD, you have to install this
-# separately; see below.
-GOPT=`getopt -o hvpla:m:d:r: --long help,version,list,plain,userconf,add:,modify:,date:,remove:,editor:,storage: \
-             -n 'bash-notes' -- "$@"`
+# 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
+}
 
-if [ $? != 0 ] ; then echo "Terminating..." >&2 ; exit 1 ; fi
+# 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 $TMPDB
+       fi
+
+       # RANDOM TITLE
+       RTITLE=$(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)
+       # [ "" == $LASTID ] && LASTID=0
+       NOTEID=$(( LASTID + 1 ))
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+       touch ${NOTESDIR}/${NOW}
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2016
+       $JQ --arg i "$NOTEID" --arg t "$NOTETITLE" --arg f "$NOW" '.notes += [{"id": $i, "title": $t, "file": $f}]' "$DB" > $TMPDB
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+       mv $TMPDB $DB
+       # example for alacritty:
+       # 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
+}
+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 "$BACKUPDIR is ok. Continuing!"
+           fi
+       else
+               # BACKUPDIR doesn't exists
+               echo "$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
+}
+
+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 "$NOTE")
+       if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+               echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+               echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+       TITLE=$($JQ --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .title' $DB)
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+       FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
+       if [ "$TITLE" ]; then
+               echo "editing note $TITLE"
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2086,SC2091
+               $(${TERMINAL} ${TERM_OPTS} ${EDITOR} ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE})
+               gitedit
+       else
+                echo "note not found"
+                exit 1
+       fi
+}
+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
+       fi
+
+       NOTE=$1
+       if [ "all" == "$NOTE" ]; then
+               echo "You're going to delete all notes."
+               read -r -p "Do you wish to continue? (y/N) " ANSWER
+               case $ANSWER in
+                       y|Y )
+                               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                               $JQ 'del(.notes[])' $DB > $TMPDB
+                               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                               mv $TMPDB $DB
+                               # shellcheck disable=SC2086
+                               rm $NOTESDIR/*
+                               gitremove "all"
+                               echo "Deleted all notes"
+                               ;;
+                       * )
+                               echo "Aborting, no notes were deleted."
+                               exit 1
+                               ;;
+               esac
+       else
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+               local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+               if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+                       echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+                       echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+                       sleep 1
+                       exit 1
+               fi
+
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+               TITLE=$($JQ --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .title' $DB)
+               # shellcheck disable=SC2016,SC2086
+               FILE=$($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
+                       gitremove $OK $FILE
+                       echo "Deleted note $TITLE"
+                       sleep 1
+                       exit
+               else
+                        echo "note not found"
+                        sleep 1
+                        exit 1
+               fi
+       fi
+}
+shownote() {
+       NOTE=$1
+
+       # shellcheck disable=SC2155
+       local OK=$(check_noteID "$NOTE")
+       if [ ! "$OK" ]; then
+               echo "invalid note \"$NOTE\""
+               echo "Use the note ID that you can fetch after listing your notes"
+               exit 1
+       fi
+
+       FILE=$($JQ -r --arg i $OK '.notes[] | select(.id == $i) | .file' $DB)
+
+       if [ "$FILE" ]; then
+               $PAGER ${NOTESDIR}/${FILE}
+       fi
+}
+# shellcheck disable=SC2006
+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"
-
-PLAIN=false
+unset GOPT
 
 while true; do
        case "$1" in
@@ -230,32 +654,61 @@ while true; do
                        exit
                ;;
            -a | --add )
-                       TITLE="$2"
+                       TITLE=$2
                        shift 2
                        addnote "$TITLE"
+                       exit
                ;;
-               -m | --modify )
-                       NOTE="$2"
+               -e | --edit )
+                       NOTE=$2
                        shift 2
                        editnote "$NOTE"
+                       exit
                        ;;
-               -d | --date )
-                       NOTE="$2"
+               -d | --delete )
+                       NOTE=$2
                        shift 2
-                       datenote "$NOTE"
+                       rmnote "$NOTE"
+                       exit
                        ;;
-               -r | --remove )
-                       NOTE="$2"
+               -s | --show )
+                       NOTE=$2
                        shift 2
-                       rmnote "$NOTE"
+                       shownote "$NOTE"
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               -r | --restore )
+                       RDIR=$2
+                       shift 2
+                       backup_restore $RDIR
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               --sync )
+                       # I'm forcing it because if you run it manually, chances are that you need to.
+                       gitsync -f
+                       shift
+                       exit
                        ;;
                --userconf )
                        export_config
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2317
                        echo "config exported to \"$RCFILE\""
+                       # shellcheck disable=SC2317
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               --showconf )
+                       configtext
+                       exit
+                       ;;
+               --backup )
+                       BDIR=$2
+                       shift 2
+                       backup_data $BDIR
                        exit
                        ;;
                -- )
-                       shift; break
+                       shift
+                       break
                        ;;
                * )
                        break
@@ -263,3 +716,11 @@ while true; do
        esac
 done
 
+for arg; do
+       if [ $(check_noteID $arg) ]; then
+               shownote $arg
+       else
+               helptext
+               exit
+       fi
+done