jrnl/docs/installation.md
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Co-authored-by: Jonathan Wren <jonathan@nowandwren.com>
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# Getting started
## Installation
On Mac and Linux, the easiest way to install `jrnl` is using
[Homebrew](http://brew.sh/):
``` sh
brew install jrnl
```
On other platforms, install `jrnl` using [Python](https://www.python.org/) 3.6+ and [pipx](https://pipxproject.github.io/pipx/):
``` sh
pipx install jrnl
```
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
``` sh
jrnl yesterday: Called in sick. Used the time to clean the house and spent 4h on writing my book.
```
and hit return. `yesterday:` will be interpreted as a time stamp.
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:
``` output
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](advanced.md) *jrnl* to use your external editor.