capture_timestamp.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Script to capture file timestamp before editing (Linux version)
# Usage: ./capture_timestamp.sh <file>
# This creates a .timestamp file that can be used later to restore the mtime

set -e  # Exit on any error

# ANSI color codes for cross-platform compatibility
CYAN='\033[0;36m'
YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
GRAY='\033[0;90m'
NC='\033[0m' # No Color

# Function to show banner
show_banner() {
    echo ""
    echo -e "${CYAN}   ██████╗ ██╗  ██╗ ██████╗ ███████╗████████╗██╗    ██╗██████╗ ██╗████████╗███████╗${NC}"
    echo -e "${CYAN}  ██╔════╝ ██║  ██║██╔═══██╗██╔════╝╚══██╔══╝██║    ██║██╔══██╗██║╚══██╔══╝██╔════╝${NC}"
    echo -e "${CYAN}  ██║  ███╗███████║██║   ██║███████╗   ██║   ██║ █╗ ██║██████╔╝██║   ██║   █████╗  ${NC}"
    echo -e "${CYAN}  ██║   ██║██╔══██║██║   ██║╚════██║   ██║   ██║███╗██║██╔══██╗██║   ██║   ██╔══╝  ${NC}"
    echo -e "${CYAN}  ╚██████╔╝██║  ██║╚██████╔╝███████║   ██║   ╚███╔███╔╝██║  ██║██║   ██║   ███████╗${NC}"
    echo -e "${CYAN}   ╚═════╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝ ╚═════╝ ╚══════╝   ╚═╝    ╚══╝╚══╝ ╚═╝  ╚═╝╚═╝   ╚═╝   ╚══════╝${NC}"
    echo ""
    echo -e "${YELLOW}    👻  Edit files without leaving timestamp traces  👻${NC}"
    echo -e "${GRAY}    https://logisek.com | info@logisek.com${NC}"
    echo -e "${GRAY}    https://github.com/Logisek/GhostWrite${NC}"
    echo ""
}

# Function to show usage
usage() {
    echo "Usage: $0 <file>"
    echo "Example: $0 document.docx"
    echo ""
    echo "This script captures the current file modification time to a .timestamp file"
    echo "for later restoration after editing."
    exit 1
}

# Check if file argument is provided
if [ $# -ne 1 ]; then
    usage
fi

TARGET_FILE="$1"
TIMESTAMP_FILE="${TARGET_FILE}.timestamp"

# Show banner
show_banner

# Check if file exists
if [ ! -f "$TARGET_FILE" ]; then
    echo "Error: File '$TARGET_FILE' does not exist"
    exit 1
fi

# Get current modification time (Linux format)
CURRENT_MTIME=$(stat -c %Y "$TARGET_FILE")
CURRENT_DATE=$(date -d @$CURRENT_MTIME)

# Save timestamp to file
echo "$CURRENT_MTIME" > "$TIMESTAMP_FILE"

echo "✓ Captured timestamp for: $TARGET_FILE"
echo "  Modification time: $CURRENT_DATE"
echo "  Saved to: $TIMESTAMP_FILE"
echo ""
echo "Now you can edit $TARGET_FILE in any application."
echo "After saving, run: ./restore_timestamp.sh '$TARGET_FILE'"