From 66ec554637ff6009cb2a626b8299690df86d04cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Manuel Ebert Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 14:11:42 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Link to advanced usage --- docs/usage.rst | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/usage.rst b/docs/usage.rst index 865ede80..f9cdb60c 100644 --- a/docs/usage.rst +++ b/docs/usage.rst @@ -23,7 +23,10 @@ Composing mode is entered by either starting ``jrnl`` without any arguments -- w jrnl today at 3am: I just met Steve Buscemi in a bar! He looked funny. -Note that a shell contains a certain number of reserved characters. Unbalanced quotes, paranthesis, etc will get into the way of your editing. If you need to edit a text which is a bit longer and is likely to contain the reserved characters, you are better to just type `jrnl`and `return`. Only then enter the text of your journal entry. Or you might want to use an external editor (see below). + +.. note:: + + Most shell contains a certain number of reserved characters, such as ``#`` and ``*``. Unbalanced quotes, parenthesis, and so on will also get into the way of your editing. For writing longer entries, just enter ``jrnl`` and hit ``return``. Only then enter the text of your journal entry. Alternatively, :doc:`use an external editor `). You can also import an entry directly from a file::