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bash/mdcat/mdcat.sh

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+# cat for Markdown in my ultralight writing database
+# wherein concatenated filed need a "\n---\n\n" between them.
+
+#############################################################################
+# cat with file headers | replace with section string | remove first instance
+
+# NOTE: only need to add one newline, because the header inserted by tail
+# implicitly adds two : \n==> foo <==\n
+tail -n +1 "$@" | sed 's/^==> .* <==$/---\n/g' | tail -n +3
+
+
+##############################
+# failed approaches
+
+# find . -type f -name "$@" -exec cat {} \; -printf "\n---\n\n"
+
+# this leaves one trailing, could cat the whole thing and then cut the tail off
+# MDCATALL=`for i in "$@";
+# do
+#     cat $i
+#     echo '\n---\n\n'
+# done`
+# echo $MDCATALL | head -n +2