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+# dev-env
+
+## requirements
+
+`$TODOTXTPATH` needs to be set to your todo.txt path
+: `export TODOTXTPATH=~/todo.txt`
+
+`$VIMWIKIPATH` needs to be set to your vim wiki path
+: `export VIMWIKIPATH=~/wiki`
+
+## usage
+
+- ./dev-env.sh xn -> extract notes 
+- ./dev-env.sh sn -> store notes
diff --git a/dev-env.sh b/dev-env.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+
+_help()
+{
+	echo "Usage: $0 [mode]"
+	echo "\txn: Extract notes to $TODOTXTPATH and $VIMWIKIPATH."
+	echo "\tsn: Store notes from $TODOTXTPATH and $VIMWIKIPATH."
+	exit 1
+}
+
+
+_extract_notes()
+{
+	if [ ! -e "./archive.tar.gz" ];
+	then
+		echo "archive.tar.gz does not exist."
+		exit 1
+	fi
+	mkdir tmp
+	tar xzf archive.tar.gz -C .
+	mv ./wiki $(dirname $VIMWIKIPATH)
+	mv ./todo.txt $TODOTXTPATH
+	rm -r ./tmp
+	echo "Notes successfully extracted from archive."
+	exit 0
+}
+
+_storage_notes()
+{
+	mkdir tmp
+	cp $TODOTXTPATH ./tmp/
+	cp -r $VIMWIKIPATH ./tmp/
+	tar czf archive.tar.gz ./tmp/
+	rm -r tmp
+	echo "Notes successfully stored!"
+	exit 0
+}
+
+
+if [ -z "$VIMWIKIPATH" ];
+then 
+	echo "VIMWIKIPATH not set."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ -z "$TODOTXTPATH" ];
+then 
+	echo "TODOTXTPATH not set."
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+
+case "$1" in
+	sn ) _storage_notes ;;
+	xn ) _extract_notes ;;
+	* ) _help ;;
+esac
+