chickenhead is a simple CLI snippet tool.

In japanese, とりあたま(chicken head) means having a bad memory. And I have a bad memory.

Snippets are stored as text files under group directories. Groups can be specified with "/".

When a snippet is created, group directories are created under SNIPPET_DIRECTORY(e.g. /home/sudix/.chickenhead), and then a snippet file is created in the bottom of the group directories.

This command

$ chickenhead add -s how/to/buy/books
Go Amazon.com!

create a snippet like below.

SNIPPET_DIRECTORY
├── how                  # group directory 1
│   └── to              # group directory 2
│       └── buy         # group directory 3
│           └── books   # snippet file (that contens is "Go Amazon.com!")

chickenhead has two configuration values.

• SnippetDirectory - A directory to store snippet files. Default value is $HOME/.chickenhead.
• Editor - An editor that you want to open or edit snippet files.

You can specify these values in a config file. That config file must be $HOME/.chickenheadrc.

.chickenheadrc

SnippetDirectory = "/Users/sudix/Dropbox/chickenhead"
Editor = "CotEditor.app"

$ go get github.com/sudix/chickenhead

Add a new snippet.

Without a flag, new snippet file is created and open it with an editor.

$ chickenhead add go/http/static_server

With s flag, read contents from standard input and write it to new snippet file.

$ chickenhead add -s go/http/static_server
foo
bar
baz

Delete a specified snippet.

$ chickenhead delete go/http/static_server

When you want to delete a snippet without confirmatin, "-f" (force delete flag) is convenient.

$ chickenhead delete -f go/http/static_server

Edit a specified snippet.

$ chickenhead edit go/http/static_server
# This opens default editor with given name.

List up available snippets

$ chickenhead list
go/http_server
go/http_client
go/static_server
go/open_file
ruby/how_to_open_file
sed/git_origin
        .
        .
        .

If a query arguments is given, only snippets whose name contain the query are listed.

$ chickenhead list go
go/http/static_server
go/http/client
go/io/read_file

$ chickenhead view go/http/static_server

Search snippets whose contents includes the query. This command use the_platinum_searcher or the_silver_searcher internally, so you need to install one of them.

$ chickenhead serach http

chickenhead is too long to remember, so I recommend to use aliases. Using list command with peco or percol is very useful.

alias cha="chickenhead add"
alias chd="chickenhead delete"
alias chl="chickenhead list | peco"
alias chv="chickenhead list | peco | xargs chickenhead view"
alias che="chickenhead list | peco | xargs chickenhead edit"
alias chs="chickenhead search"