From 6c563f788d60acab6947637ea6e05eeef103abd1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Danilo M." <danix@danix.xyz>
Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2025 10:39:15 +0200
Subject: added functionality to keep the program open after an operation
 finishes. This is particularly useful in transient terminal windows, so that
 the user can see the output and then close the window by hitting any key.

---
 SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh |  7 +++++++
 SOURCE/main.sh         |  8 ++++----
 notes.sh               | 15 +++++++++++----
 3 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh b/SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh
index 3f013f2..f0d15d2 100644
--- a/SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh
+++ b/SOURCE/CORE/helpers.sh
@@ -84,3 +84,10 @@ random_title() {
     echo $OUTPUT
 }
 
+# Keep the application alive until the user decides to exit.
+exitwait() {
+    echo "Press any key to exit.."
+    read -r -n 1
+    exit 0
+}
+
diff --git a/SOURCE/main.sh b/SOURCE/main.sh
index c2822d9..147d90e 100644
--- a/SOURCE/main.sh
+++ b/SOURCE/main.sh
@@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ while true; do
 			TITLE=$2
 			shift 2
 			addnote "$TITLE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 	        ;;
 		-e | --edit )
 			NOTE=$2
 			shift 2
 			editnote "$NOTE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 			;;
 		-d | --delete )
 			NOTE=$2
 			shift 2
 			rmnote "$NOTE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 			;;
 		-s | --show )
 			NOTE=$2
 			shift 2
 			shownote "$NOTE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 			;;
 		-r | --restore )
 			RDIR=$2
diff --git a/notes.sh b/notes.sh
index a9afd60..b52a965 100755
--- a/notes.sh
+++ b/notes.sh
@@ -248,6 +248,13 @@ random_title() {
     echo $OUTPUT
 }
 
+# Keep the application alive until the user decides to exit.
+exitwait() {
+    echo "Press any key to exit.."
+    read -r -n 1
+    exit 0
+}
+
 # check if GITCLIENT has been set or set it to the output of hostname
 if [ -z "$GITCLIENT" ]; then
     GITCLIENT=$( hostname )
@@ -657,25 +664,25 @@ while true; do
 			TITLE=$2
 			shift 2
 			addnote "$TITLE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 	        ;;
 		-e | --edit )
 			NOTE=$2
 			shift 2
 			editnote "$NOTE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 			;;
 		-d | --delete )
 			NOTE=$2
 			shift 2
 			rmnote "$NOTE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 			;;
 		-s | --show )
 			NOTE=$2
 			shift 2
 			shownote "$NOTE"
-			exit
+			exitwait
 			;;
 		-r | --restore )
 			RDIR=$2
-- 
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