# pimterry/notes

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1,323 stars · 80 forks · Shell · MIT

## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/pimterry/notes
- Homepage: https://github.com/pimterry/notes
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/pimterry-notes.md

## Topics

`markdown` `note-taking` `notes` `productivity` `shell-script` `sync` `unix` `zsh`

## Description

Notes is a terminal-based utility for managing personal knowledge bases through plain-text files. It functions as a command-line manager that organizes information directly on the local filesystem, ensuring data portability and preventing reliance on proprietary formats.

The tool integrates with standard shell workflows by leveraging Unix-style design principles, such as accepting piped data streams and delegating text editing to the user's preferred system editor. By storing content as standard files within a directory structure, it allows users to perform file management, search, and organization using native operating system tools and command-line utilities.

The software provides a comprehensive set of operations for creating, appending, and displaying notes, as well as managing the underlying directory structure. It supports full-text search and pattern matching across filenames and paths to facilitate information retrieval within the knowledge base.

## Tags

### Development Tools & Productivity

- [Note Management Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/terminal-shell-cli/terminal-cli-enhancements/shell-terminal-utilities/general-enhancements-tooling/terminal-productivity/command-line-utilities/note-management-utilities.md) — Provides a terminal-based command-line manager for creating, editing, and searching plain-text notes.
- [Data Appending](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/file-content-appenders/data-appending.md) — Appends text to existing notes or creates new ones by accepting direct input or piped data streams. ([source](https://github.com/pimterry/notes#readme))
- [Command Line Design Philosophies](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/terminal-shell-cli/cli-tooling-frameworks/cli-tooling/command-line-design-philosophies.md) — Integrates note management into shell workflows by leveraging standard piping and command-line utilities.
- [Unix-Style Productivity Utilities](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/development-tools-productivity/unix-shell-environments/unix-style-productivity-utilities.md) — Integrates with standard shell workflows by accepting piped input and leveraging existing system text editors.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Note Taking](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/productivity/note-taking.md) — Captures and organizes text-based information directly from the terminal to build a personal knowledge base.
- [Note Editors](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/productivity/notes-and-organization/note-editors.md) — Opens a text editor to draft new notes or modify existing files while handling directory organization. ([source](https://github.com/pimterry/notes#readme))

### Business & Productivity Software

- [Personal Knowledge Management](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/personal-knowledge-management.md) — Structures and maintains a collection of notes in a local directory to ensure data ownership.
- [Note Taking Search](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/note-taking-search.md) — Locates specific notes by matching search patterns against filenames, paths, and full-text content. ([source](https://github.com/pimterry/notes/blob/master/README.md))
- [Command-Line File Operations](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/business-productivity-software/terminal-file-managers/command-line-file-operations.md) — Provides command-line operations for renaming, moving, deleting, and listing notes within the knowledge base. ([source](https://github.com/pimterry/notes#readme))

### Content Management & Publishing

- [Plain-Text Persistence](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/content-management-publishing/plain-text-persistence.md) — Stores all knowledge base content as standard plain-text files to ensure long-term portability.

### Data & Databases

- [Filesystem Indexers](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/search-indexing-technologies/search-indexing/search-and-indexing/filesystem-indexers.md) — Organizes notes in a standard directory structure to enable native filesystem search and management.

### Operating Systems & Systems Programming

- [Standard Stream Piping](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/operating-systems-systems-programming/standard-stream-piping.md) — Accepts piped data streams from standard input to integrate with other command-line utilities.

### User Interface & Experience

- [External Editor Integration](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/user-interface-experience/external-editor-integration.md) — Delegates content creation and modification to the user's preferred system text editor.