A cli program to create and edit temporary files

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README.md	noted that -o can be used to create a file	2026-03-05 02:10:14 -08:00
skratch.py	added filename arg, removed -o	2026-03-05 14:28:22 -08:00

Skratch

A cli program to quickly create and edit temporary files

Requirements: python3 > 3.6

Installation:

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 (or creates) a file with a specific name

-v opens the VISUAL editor