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+#!/bin/rc
+# z/ins - make a new zettelkasten note, 
+basepath=$oshome/vimwiki/zettel/ # needs a trailing /
+id=`{date -f 'YYYYMMDDhhmmss'}
+echo -n [[^$id^'.md'^]]
+z/new 
diff --git a/z/new b/z/new
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+#!/bin/rc
+# z/new - create a new zettelkasten note
+
+basepath=$oshome/vimwiki/zettel/
+id=`{date -f 'YYYYMMDDhhmmss'}
+notepath=$basepath^'/'^$id^'.md'
+echo '#' $id - > $notepath
+plumb $notepath