This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing Jotgit on Elementary OS Latest. Jotgit is a command line tool for taking quick notes and storing them as GitHub Gists.
Before proceeding, you should have the following:
Follow these steps to install Jotgit:
Open a terminal window by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T.
At the prompt, use the following command to install Git on your computer:
sudo apt-get install git
Use the cd command to navigate to the directory where you want to install Jotgit:
cd /path/to/directory
Clone the Jotgit repository from GitHub:
git clone https://github.com/jdleesmiller/jotgit.git
Use the cd command to enter the Jotgit directory:
cd jotgit
Use the following command to install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get install python3-pip
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
Check that Jotgit was installed correctly by entering the following command:
jotgit --version
If Jotgit was installed correctly, you should see a message that displays the version number.
To use Jotgit, open a terminal window and navigate to the directory where Jotgit is installed. Then, enter the following command to create a new note:
jotgit -n "Note Title" "Note Text"
Replace "Note Title" and "Note Text" with the title and text of your note. Jotgit will create a new Gist on your GitHub account and save your note as a text file.
You can also use the -e option to edit an existing note, or the -o option to open a note in your default web browser:
jotgit -e GistID
jotgit -o GistID
Replace "GistID" with the ID of the Gist that you want to edit or open.
In this tutorial, you learned how to install Jotgit on Elementary OS Latest and how to use it to create, edit, and open notes. With Jotgit, you can quickly and easily keep track of your thoughts and ideas on GitHub.
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