Jekyll post generator snippet (with timestamps!)
I love jekyll but I hate making new posts and I can’t be bothered to figure out a real solution so I made this script.
# from jekyll project root
$ mkdir bin
$ nano bin/new-post
# paste/edit the below script
$ chmod +x bin/new-post
$ bin/new-post
> File created at ./_posts/2024-06-07-title.md
I have it open my site in sublime but you can edit it as you see fit.
#!/usr/bin/env ruby
require 'date'
def create_post_file()
# Get the current date in YYYY-MM-DD format
date = Date.today.strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
# Create the filename
filename = "./_posts/#{date}-title.md"
# Define the content of the file
content = <<~CONTENT
---
title: newpost
tags: []
date: #{DateTime.now.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %z')}
---
CONTENT
# Write the content to the file
File.write(filename, content)
puts "File created at #{filename}"
system("subl", "./", filename)
end
create_post_file()
Someday I’ll have it take a title param but not today.