REPORT_FILE="$HOME/quartz/history_info_overload.txt"
# notes are individual files of tasks, usually, although some are combined.
-note_depth=$(find ~/quartz/grunty_notes/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l)
+note_depth=$(find ~/quartz/grunty_notes/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
# the list files are web documents with to-do lists. individual items are marked with <li>.
-item_depth=$(find ~/quartz/grunty_notes/ -type f -iname "*.html" -exec grep "<li" "{}" ';' | wc -l)
+item_depth=$(find ~/quartz/grunty_notes/ -type f -iname "*.html" -exec grep "<li" "{}" ';' | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
# projects are slightly more productive, ongoing things that are very active.
-project_depth=$(find ~/quartz/projects/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l)
+project_depth=$(find ~/quartz/projects/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
# source examples need to be sucked into other places, other codebases. they are not
# supposed to pile up here.
-source_example_depth=$(find ~/quartz/example_source_code/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l)
+source_example_depth=$(find ~/quartz/example_source_code/ -type f -exec echo \"{}\" ';' | grep -v "\.svn" | grep -v "\.git" | wc -l | tr -d ' ')
total_overload=$(($note_depth + $item_depth + $project_depth + $source_example_depth))
report="\
-We have studied your information overload and find that there are:\n\
- $note_depth note files\n\
- $item_depth to-do list items\n\
- $project_depth project files\n\
- $source_example_depth source examples\n\
+\n\
+Current information overload consists of:\n\
+\n\
+ $note_depth\tnote files\n\
+ $item_depth\tto-do list items\n\
+ $project_depth\tproject files\n\
+ $source_example_depth\tsource examples\n\
-------\n\
- $total_overload total items\n\
+ $total_overload\ttotal items\n\
+\n\
Gathered On: $(date)\n\
\n\
-##############\n\
-"
+##############"
echo -e "$report" | tee -a "$REPORT_FILE"