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+#!/bin/bash
+# Create a letter
+
+# Configuration
+template=~/documents/letter_template.tex
+dir=~/documents/`date +%Y`
+texdir=$dir/tex
+editor=/usr/bin/vim
+reader=/usr/bin/mupdf
+
+function mkpdf () {
+  pdflatex -shell-escape $1.tex
+  EXT=(aux log)
+  for i in ${EXT[*]}
+  do
+rm -v $1.$i
+  done
+}
+
+# Preparation
+mkdir -p $dir
+mkdir -p $texdir
+
+named=0
+while [ $named -eq 0 ]
+do
+read -p "Enter document name: " REPLY
+  docname=`echo $REPLY | sed 's/\ /_/g'`
+  docdate="`date +%Y-%m-%d`"
+  doc=$dir/${docdate}_${docname}
+  tex=$dir/${docdate}_${docname}.tex
+  pdf=$dir/${docdate}_${docname}.pdf
+  if [ -e $pdf ]
+  then
+read -p "Document already exists. Overwrite? (y/N) " REPLY
+    [ "$REPLY" == "y" ] || continue
+fi
+
+read -p "Create document \"$pdf\"? (Y/n) " REPLY
+  [ "$REPLY" == "y" -o x"$REPLY" == x ] && named=1
+done
+
+cd $dir
+cp $template $tex
+
+$editor $tex
+mkpdf $doc
+$reader $pdf
+
+finished=0
+while [ $finished -eq 0 ]
+do
+read -p "Finished editing? (Y/n) " REPLY
+  if [ "$REPLY" == "y" -o x"$REPLY" == x ]
+  then
+finished=1
+  else
+    $editor $tex
+    mkpdf $doc
+    $reader $pdf
+  fi
+done
+
+read -p "Keep a copy of the .tex file? (Y/n) " REPLY
+if [ "$REPLY" == "y" -o x"$REPLY" == x ]
+then
+mv $tex $texdir
+else
+rm $tex
+fi
+