diff --git a/bin/ltx b/bin/ltx
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+#!/bin/bash
+# script to generate unicode from LaTeX code, and copy it into the
+# clipboard
+
+CODE=$1
+python -m unicodeit.cli $CODE | xclip -selection clipboard
diff --git a/bin/wk b/bin/wk
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+nvim -c "VimwikiIndex"