diff --git a/journal.sh b/journal.sh
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+++ b/journal.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env zsh
+
+set_dates() {
+  nowtime=$(gdate "+%H:%M") || exit
+  day=$(gdate "+%A" -d "$*") || exit
+  daynum=$(gdate "+%e" -d "$*") || exit
+  month=$(gdate "+%m" -d "$*") || exit
+  year=$(gdate "+%Y" -d "$*") || exit
+  date=$(gdate "+%Y-%m-%d" -d "$*") || exit
+
+  date_path=$(gdate "+%Y/%m" -d "$*") || exit
+  journal_prefix=~/code/txt/cal
+  file="$journal_prefix/$date_path/$date.txt"
+}
+
+change_status="Edited"
+
+for arg in $@
+case "$arg" in
+  show)
+    shift
+    set_dates $*
+    if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+      printf "journal entry for $date not found.\n"
+      exit 1;
+    fi
+    
+    if [[ $(wc -l < $file) -le $["$LINES" - 20] ]]; then
+      cat "$file"
+    else
+      $PAGER "$file"
+    fi
+
+
+    exit 0
+esac
+
+set_dates $*
+cd "$journal_prefix"
+
+#setup header
+if [ ! -f "$file" ]; then
+  mkdir -p $(dirname "$file") 2> /dev/null
+
+  printf "%0.s=" {1..13} >> $file
+  printf "\n" >> $file
+  cal -h "$month" "$year" | gsed "0,/$daynum/{s//XX/}" >> $file
+  truncate -s -1 $file
+  
+  printf "\n$day\n" >> $file
+  printf "%0.s=" {1..13} >> $file
+  printf "\n" >> $file
+
+  change_status="Created" 
+fi
+
+if ! grep -xq "$nowtime" "$file"; then
+  printf "\n* At $nowtime\n" >> $file
+fi
+
+$EDITOR $file
+
+stty sane
+printf "Save in git? [Y|n]: "
+read yn
+case $yn in
+  Y|y| )
+   git add "$file"
+   git commit -S -m "$change_status entry for $date at $nowtime" -m "$(randomart.py --ascii "$file")" 
+esac