--- a
+++ b/website/howtos/newdir.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+fatal()
+{
+    echo $*; exit 1
+}
+usage()
+{
+    fatal 'Usage: newdir nom'
+}
+
+test $# -gt 1 || usage
+
+dir=`echo $* | sed -e 's/ /_/g' -e 's!/!_!g'`
+
+echo dir: $dir
+
+mkdir $dir || fatal mkdir failed
+
+cp -i template.html $dir/index.html 
+
+open -a emacs $dir/index.html