TIL
Creating a TIL from the command line
Just a bash script to Jekyll Compose a TIL and open it in VSCodium.
#!/usr/bin/env bash
SITE_DIR="$HOME/<Site Directory...>" # Replace with the path to your site
# Take the first command line argument as the title
TITLE="$1"
# Change directory to the site directory
cd "$SITE_DIR" || exit
# Compose a new TIL
NEW_FILE_PATH=$(bundle exec jekyll compose "$TITLE" --collection='til' | grep -o '_til/.*')
# Open the newly created file
code "$SITE_DIR/$NEW_FILE_PATH"
# Start server
bundle exec jekyll s --livereload
Of course, I added it to a local bin directory in my PATH, so I can run the til '<Title...>' command from any location.
Integrating Jekyll Compose with my TIL Collection
Since I have a custom layout for the TIL collection, I added default frontmatter for Jekyll Compose for the collection:
jekyll_compose:
default_front_matter:
til:
layout: "til"
This allows me to use the following command to create a TIL with the default frontmatter.
bundle exec jekyll compose "Some TIL title here" --collection "til"
Adding a Today I Learned (TIL) section to my website
In _config.yml, I added a new collection specifically for TIL posts:
collections:
til:
output: true
permalink: /til/:title/