simplified documentation

README.md

@@ -15,15 +15,13 @@ set an env variable for $EDITOR and/or $VISUAL in .bashrc
     export EDITOR=vi
     export VISUAL=geany
 
-
-
 ## Usage
 `skratch` creates a random file in .skratch and opens it in the EDITOR
 
-`-c` clears/deletes all files in .skratch
+`<filename>` opens or creates a file with a specific name in ~/.skratch
 
-`-l` lists files in .skratch
+`-c` clears/deletes all files in ~/.skratch
 
-`-o <filename>` opens (or creates) a file with a specific name
+`-l` lists files in ~/.skratch
 
-`-v` opens the VISUAL editor
+`-v` uses the VISUAL editor

skratch.py

@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #!/usr/bin/python3
-
 import sys
 import os
 import argparse
@@ -20,7 +19,7 @@ def delete_all(d):
 	for file in files:
 		f = os.path.join(d,file)
 		os.remove(f)
-		print(f"removing: {f}")
+		print(f"Removing: {f}")
 	print("Done")
 	
 def list_all(d):
@@ -62,9 +61,16 @@ def main():
 	
 	parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
 		prog='skratch', 
-		description='Creates a temp file and opens it in an editor', 
+		description='Creates a temp file and opens it in an editor')
-		epilog='Text at the bottom of help')
+	
 	group = parser.add_mutually_exclusive_group()
+	
+	group.add_argument(
+		"filename",
+		nargs="?",
+		help="open file in ~/.skratch",
+		default=None)
+	
 	group.add_argument(
 		"-c", 
 		help="delete all files", 
@@ -75,12 +81,6 @@ def main():
 		help="list files", 
 		action="store_true")
 	
-	group.add_argument(
-		"-o", 
-		metavar="<file>",
-		help="open file", 
-		action="store")
-	
 	parser.add_argument(
 		"-v", 
 		help="visual editor", 
@@ -88,13 +88,9 @@ def main():
 		
 	args = parser.parse_args()
 	
-	filename = "skratch-XXXXXX"
-	
 	editor = get_editor(args.v)
-	if args.o: run(editor,sk_path,args.o)
+	if args.c: delete_all(sk_path)
-	elif args.c: delete_all(sk_path)
 	elif args.l: list_all(sk_path)
-	else: run(editor,sk_path)
+	else: run(editor,sk_path, args.filename)
 
 main()
-