dmnotes

A minimalist CLI note-taking utility written in C. Designed for speed, privacy, and adherence to the Linux XDG Base Directory Specification.

Installation

gcc -Wall dmnotes.c -o dmnotes
sudo mv dmnotes /usr/local/bin/
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/dmnotes

Usage

• Add Note: dmnotes "Your thought" (or run dmnotes for interactive input).
• Read: dmnotes -r [n] — View the last n notes (default: 10).
• Search: dmnotes -s "keyword" — Search notes using grep.
• Delete: dmnotes -d "keyword" — Remove all lines containing the keyword.
• Reset: dmnotes --reset — Permanently clear all notes.

Storage

• File Path: ~/.local/share/dmnotes/notes.txt