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Smaller doc fixes, fixes #486

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@ -15,9 +15,8 @@ And will get something like `@melo: 9`, meaning there are 9 entries
where both `@alberto` and `@melo` are tagged. How does this work? First,
`jrnl @alberto` will filter the journal to only entries containing the
tag `@alberto`, and then the `--tags` option will print out how often
each tag occurred in this <span class="title-ref">filtered</span>
journal. Finally, we pipe this to `grep` which will only display the
line containing `@melo`.
each tag occurred in this filtered journal. Finally, we pipe this to
`grep` which will only display the line containing `@melo`.
### Combining filters
@ -66,17 +65,19 @@ If you do that often, consider creating a function in your `.bashrc` or
``` sh
jrnlimport () {
echo `stat -f %Sm -t '%d %b %Y at %H:%M: ' $1` `cat $1` | jrnl
echo `stat -f %Sm -t '%d %b %Y at %H:%M: ' $1` `cat $1` | jrnl
}
```
### Using templates
Say you always want to use the same template for creating new entries.
If you have an `external editor <advanced>` set up, you can use this :
If you have an [external editor](../advanced) set up, you can use this:
jrnl < my_template.txt
$ jrnl -1 --edit
```sh
jrnl < my_template.txt
jrnl -1 --edit
```
Another nice solution that allows you to define individual prompts comes
from [Jacobo de
@ -105,8 +106,10 @@ close the file to save the changes to jrnl.
To use Sublime Text, install the command line tools for Sublime Text and
configure your `.jrnl_config` like this:
``` javascript
"editor": "subl -w"
``` json
{
"editor": "subl -w"
}
```
Note the `-w` flag to make sure jrnl waits for Sublime Text to close the
@ -118,8 +121,10 @@ Similar to Sublime Text, MacVim must be started with a flag that tells
the the process to wait until the file is closed before passing control
back to journal. In the case of MacVim, this is `-f`:
``` javascript
"editor": "mvim -f"
``` json
{
"editor": "mvim -f"
}
```
### iA Writer
@ -128,8 +133,10 @@ On OS X, you can use the fabulous [iA
Writer](http://www.iawriter.com/mac) to write entries. Configure your
`.jrnl_config` like this:
``` javascript
"editor": "open -b pro.writer.mac -Wn"
``` json
{
"editor": "open -b pro.writer.mac -Wn"
}
```
What does this do? `open -b ...` opens a file using the application
@ -142,9 +149,7 @@ you can find the right string to use by inspecting iA Writer's
`Info.plist` file in your shell:
``` sh
$ grep -A 1 CFBundleIdentifier /Applications/iA\ Writer.app/Contents/Info.plist
<key>CFBundleIdentifier</key>
<string>pro.writer.mac</string>
grep -A 1 CFBundleIdentifier /Applications/iA\ Writer.app/Contents/Info.plist
```
### Notepad++ on Windows
@ -152,8 +157,10 @@ $ grep -A 1 CFBundleIdentifier /Applications/iA\ Writer.app/Contents/Info.plist
To set [Notepad++](http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) as your editor, edit
the jrnl config file (`.jrnl_config`) like this:
``` javascript
"editor": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe -multiInst -nosession",
``` json
{
"editor": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Notepad++\\notepad++.exe -multiInst -nosession",
}
```
The double backslashes are needed so jrnl can read the file path
@ -164,9 +171,9 @@ its own Notepad++ window.
To set [Visual Studo Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) as your editor on Linux, edit `.jrnl_config` like this:
```javascript
```json
{
"editor": "/usr/bin/code --wait",
"editor": "/usr/bin/code --wait",
}
```
@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ Then you can add:
```javascript
{
"editor": "code --wait",
"editor": "code --wait",
}
```