Show HN: notesbash – A notes management TUI written in bash

notesbash is a personal note-taking and knowledge management tool designed for use in the Linux shell. It allows users to create, reorder, move, delete, and search notes through a terminal-based user interface (TUI). The tool is entirely written in bash and integrates with users' preferred text editors for content editing, enabling features like syntax highlighting and auto-completion. notesbash supports various file formats and offers configurable templates to streamline note creation.

The installation process involves cloning the repository and running a provided script, which can install the tool either system-wide or for a single user. Configuration is done through a dedicated configuration file, where users can set important variables such as the notes root directory, the main BibTeX file, and the preferred text editor. The tool also allows customization of file extensions to filter which notes are displayed in the TUI.

The first stable release of notesbash, version 1.0.0, was announced on August 2, 2024. The project is open-source, with its code distributed under the GNU GPL 3+ license, and it is based on a fork of the bash file manager fff. Users can access documentation, community support, and additional resources through the project's wiki and other links provided in the repository.