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# Getting started
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## Installation
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On OS X, the easiest way to install *jrnl* is using
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[Homebrew](http://brew.sh/):
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``` sh
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brew install jrnl
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```
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On other platforms, install *jrnl* using [Python](https://www.python.org/) 3.6+ and [pipx](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/):
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``` sh
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pipx install jrnl
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```
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The first time you run `jrnl` you will be asked where your journal file
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should be created and whether you wish to encrypt it.
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## Quickstart
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To make a new entry, just type
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``` sh
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jrnl yesterday: Called in sick. Used the time to clean the house and spent 4h on writing my book.
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```
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and hit return. `yesterday:` will be interpreted as a time stamp.
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Everything until the first sentence mark (`.?!:`) will be interpreted as
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the title, the rest as the body. In your journal file, the result will
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look like this:
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``` output
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2012-03-29 09:00 Called in sick.
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Used the time to clean the house and spent 4h on writing my book.
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```
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If you just call `jrnl`, you will be prompted to compose your entry -
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but you can also configure *jrnl* to use your external editor.
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