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I have been plain text journalling in vim for 18 months. I use a single file. Each day, at the bottom of the file, I put the date, then content. I use this system at work.

I do actually use the same concept of putting `TODO` `WIP` or `DONE` at the beginning of each task line, and I am usually using a task list with subheadings on any given day.

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Sounds like you might be writing markwhen (though it expects a colon after each date or date range)

https://github.com/mark-when/markwhen

Adding a layer on top would defeat the simplicity.

Let a simple package organize the folder structure and date for you:

https://github.com/Aperocky/diarycli

Or shell if you prefer that:

https://github.com/Aperocky/diaryman/blob/master/diaryman.sh

Been using this for 5 years+, and hopefully for decades more.

I will take a look -- however, since I only use a single file, it may not be needed.

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