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Automate HUGO labnotes

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How-To

Use a Shell function (recommended — zero dependencies)
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Add this to ~/.zshrc:

labnote() {
  local slug="${1:-}"
  if [[ -z "$slug" ]]; then
    read "slug?Lab note slug: "
  fi
  slug="${slug// /_}"   # spaces → underscores
  (cd ~/code/thetasigma-site && hugo new "lab-notes/${slug}.md" && code "content/lab-notes/${slug}.md")
}

Then labnote thetasigma_labs_setup or just labnote and it prompts you. Opens it in VSCode immediately. This is almost certainly what you want — it’s a 30-second setup and you never leave the terminal.

Setup to create lab notes
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The code command isn’t installed by default on macOS — VSCode ships it but you have to enable it. Two ways:

Option 1: From inside VSCode (easiest)
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  1. Open VSCode
  2. ⌘⇧P to open the command palette
  3. Type: Shell Command: Install ‘code’ command in PATH
  4. Hit enter — it adds a symlink to /usr/local/bin/code
  5. Then source ~/.zshrc (or open a new terminal) and code will work.

Option 2: Add it to PATH manually
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If option 1 doesn’t appear or fails, add this to ~/.zshrc:

export PATH="/Applications/Visual Studio Code.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin:$PATH"
Reload with source ~/.zshrc.
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