Pickup Lines

Generate witty romantic lines for any occasion. Use when drafting confessions, writing humorous openers, composing anniversary notes, crafting farewells.

Love Lines

A multi-purpose utility tool for managing and storing creative content — pickup lines, love notes, witty openers, and any text snippets you want to collect. Pickup Lines provides 10 commands for adding, listing, searching, removing, and exporting entries, all backed by a simple date-stamped log file.

Commands

Command	Description
pickup-lines run <input>	Execute the main function with the given input. General-purpose entry point for quick operations.
pickup-lines config	Show the current configuration file path ($DATA_DIR/config.json).
pickup-lines status	Display the current tool status (ready/not ready).
pickup-lines init	Initialize the data directory. Creates $DATA_DIR if it doesn't exist. Safe to run multiple times.
pickup-lines list	List all saved entries from the data log. Shows full contents of the data file.
pickup-lines add <text>	Add a new entry to the data log with today's date stamp. E.g. add "Are you a magician?"
pickup-lines remove <item>	Remove a specific entry from the collection.
pickup-lines search <term>	Search saved entries for a keyword (case-insensitive). Returns matching lines from the data log.
pickup-lines export	Export all saved data to stdout. Pipe to a file for backup or sharing.
pickup-lines info	Show version and data directory information.
pickup-lines help	Display the full help message with all available commands.
pickup-lines version	Print the current version (v2.0.0).

Data Storage

All data is stored as plain-text files in ~/.local/share/pickup-lines/ (or override with PICKUP_LINES_DIR env var):

• data.log — Main data file. Each entry is one line: YYYY-MM-DD <text>
• history.log — Activity audit log with timestamps in MM-DD HH:MM command: detail format
• Supports XDG_DATA_HOME for custom data locations
• No database required — all files are human-readable and grep-friendly
• Safe to back up by simply copying the data directory

Requirements

• Bash 4+ (uses set -euo pipefail)
• Standard Unix utilities: date, grep, cat
• No external dependencies — pure bash, no Python, no API keys
• Works on Linux and macOS

When to Use

1. Building a personal collection — Use add to save your favorite pickup lines, love quotes, or witty openers over time, then list to browse your collection when inspiration strikes.
2. Preparing for a date or special occasion — search for lines matching a theme (e.g. "coffee", "stars", "nerdy") to find the perfect opener or anniversary message.
3. Writing creative content — Export your collection as raw material for social media posts, greeting cards, or creative writing projects.
4. Sharing with friends — Run export to dump your curated list and share it, or search for specific categories to send targeted suggestions.
5. Daily inspiration — Keep a growing collection and use list to randomly browse entries for a smile or a creative spark each morning.

Examples

# Initialize the data directory
pickup-lines init

# Add a classic pickup line
pickup-lines add "Are you a parking ticket? Because you've got 'fine' written all over you."

# Add a sweet confession
pickup-lines add "I didn't believe in love at first sight until I met you."

# Search for lines about stars
pickup-lines search "stars"

# List your entire collection
pickup-lines list

# Export everything for backup
pickup-lines export > ~/my-lines-backup.txt

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