.. _download: Getting started =============== Installation ------------ Install *jrnl_* using pip :: pip install jrnl Or, if you want the option to encrypt your journal, :: pip install jrnl[encrypted] To install the dependencies for encrypting journals as well .. note:: Installing the encryption library, `pycrypto`, requires a `gcc` compiler. You can also `install PyCyrypto manually `_ first. The first time you run ``jrnl`` you will be asked where your journal file should be created and whether you wish to encrypt it. Quickstart ---------- to make a new entry, just type:: jrnl yesterday: Called in sick. Used the time to clean the house anspent 4h on writing my book. and hit return. `yesterday:` will be interpreted as a timestamp. Everything until the first sentence mark (`.?!`) will be interpreted as the title, the rest as the body. In your journal file, the result will look like this::: 2012-03-29 09:00 Called in sick. Used the time to clean the house and spent 4h on writing my book. If you just call ``jrnl``, you will be prompted to compose your entry - but you can also configure *jrnl* to use your external editor.