#!/bin/bash
# log	[example script: LSGA Jul 2008]

# usage:
# log      [prompts for comment]]
# log -v   [views comments]
# log -e   [edits comments]
# log -p   [prints comments]

logfile=$HOME/logged.comments

case $1 in

  "")
    read -p "log text: < " comment
    day=$(/bin/date -R|tr -d ','|awk '{print $1,$2,$3}')
    echo "$day: $comment">>$logfile
    tail -1 $logfile
    echo "logfile is $logfile"
    ;;

  -v|v) less $logfile ;;
  
  -e|e) nano $logfile ;;
  
  -p|p) a2ps $logfile; lpq ;;
  
  *) echo "usage: log [-v|-e|-p] or prompts for comment if blank" ;;
  
esac

exit 0