HNB(1)

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version 1.9.19 · 2 versions
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💖 HNB(1) — the hierarchical notebook situation 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the manual for hnb, aka your new obsession. this is a General Commands Manual, and yes, it's giving main character energy from the very first line. 🎀

✨ NAME ✨

hnb — Hierarchical notebook. that's it, that's the name, slay. 💅

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

hnb [file] [options] [command [command] .. ]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this page is here to give you the brief rundown of hnb, the hierarchical notebook. lowkey iconic, highkey useful. ✨

hnb is an ncurses program that lets you organize many kinds of data all in one place — no cap. think: addresses, todo lists, ideas, book reviews, or little snippets of brainstorming. you can make a structured packing list, or literally just take random notes. the range? unmatched. 💜

it can export as ascii/html/latex/postscript, it supports todo checkboxes, checkbox trees with percentages, and searching. that's a whole toolkit, bestie.

hnb stores all your notes in a simple ascii file. 📄 you can name that file right on the command line. if you don't specify one, it loads ~/.hnb — or creates it if it's missing. no file left behind. 🫶

👑 OPTIONS 👑

you can invoke hnb with these options, fr fr:

  • -h, --help — shows a summary of the options. your little cheat sheet. 📋
  • -v, --version — shows the version of the program. know your build, queen. ⭐
  • -t, --tutorial — loads the tutorial instead of a database. study mode activated. 📚
  • -rc <file> — load a different config file than the default one. switching it up. 🎀
  • -ui <curses|cli> — specify which user interface to use. pick your fighter. 💅
  • -e — run commands in noninteractive mode (it starts hnb with the cli ui, and you can type help to get more information). hands-off mode, periodt. 🔥

🎀 FILES 🎀

  • ~/.hnb — the default file for your notes. want to use another one instead? just specify its name on the command line. easy. ✨
  • ~/.hnbrc — the default configuration file. want to load a different config file than the default? use the -rc command-line option. simple as that. 🦋

💜 SEE ALSO 💜

for more info on how to actually use the program, load the tutorial, or just press F1 while you're in the program. the vibes will guide you. 🙈

hnb homepage: http://hnb.sourceforge.net

🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

hnb was written by 0yvind Kolas <pippin@users.sourceforge.net>. absolute legend, we stan. 👑

this manual page was written by Andras Bali <drewie@bigfoot.com>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others). so generous of them honestly. 🫶

okay that's the whole page bestie, go forth and organize everything 💖

and finally, the cute lil sign-off at the very bottom: this was the HNB(1) manual page, from MAY 15, 2001 — yeah it's vintage, it's an heirloom, it ate and left no crumbs. 💅✨🌸

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