Introduction

This script is designed to add the current date to the frontmatter of each markdown file in the /add-dates directory and then move the processed files to the /dates-added directory. It uses the datetime and os modules to accomplish this.

Key Features

  • Adds the current date in ISO format to the frontmatter of each .md file in the /add-dates directory.
  • Moves the processed files to the /dates-added directory.

Requirements

  • Python 3 installed on your system.
  • .md files to process stored in the /add-dates directory.

Usage

  1. Copy the .md files you wish to process into the /add-dates directory.
  2. Run the script by executing python date-adder-now.py in the terminal.
  3. The script will add the current date in ISO format to the frontmatter of each file and then move the processed files to the /dates-added directory.

Download

To get your hands on this script, simply download the file and run it on your local machine.