Thanks :) In fact, jrnl started as exactly that: some bash functions over a text file. But then I wanted encryption. And I wanted fuzzy date parsing. There we g

Thanks :) In fact, jrnl started as exactly that: some bash functions over a text file. But then I wanted encryption. And I wanted fuzzy date parsing. There we go... I agree that the * is not perfect. Turns out there aren't so many characters that are accessible on most keyboards (also non-US layouts) that are NOT already special characters on most shells. Suggestions welcome!