dengen

Generate files with Denote naming convention (YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS--title__tags.ext).

Quick Start

npm install -g @zzzhizhia/dengen
dengen

Or run directly:

npx @zzzhizhia/dengen

Usage

# Interactive mode — prompts for title, tags, extension
dengen

# Non-interactive mode
dengen new "Meeting notes" --tags work,project --ext org

# Configure open command
dengen config open code     # open with VS Code
dengen config open auto     # use OS default
dengen config open none     # disable auto-open

Options (dengen new)

| Flag | Default | Description | |------|---------|-------------| | --tags, -t | (none) | Comma-separated tags | | --ext, -e | org | File extension | | --dir, -d | current dir | Output directory | | --no-open | false | Skip opening file after creation |

Config

dengen config                  # show current config
dengen config open <command>   # set open command

Config is stored at $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/dengen/config.json (defaults to ~/.config/dengen/config.json).

Filename Format

YYYYMMDDTHHMMSS--title__tag1_tag2.ext

Title is kebab-cased, tags are underscore-separated. Example:

20260514T153045--meeting-notes__work_project.org

Requirements

• Node >= 20

License

MIT