A cli program to create and edit temporary files

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skratch

Skratch

A cli program to quickly create and edit temporary files

Requirements: python3 > 3.6

mv skratch.py /usr/local/bin/skratch
chmod +x /usr/local/bin/skratch

set an env variable for $EDITOR and/or $VISUAL in .bashrc

export EDITOR=vi
export VISUAL=geany

skratch creates a random file in .skratch and opens it in the EDITOR

-c clears/deletes all files in .skratch

-l lists files in .skratch

-o <filename> opens a specific file

-v opens the VISUAL editor