How to Install Journal on macOS

In this tutorial, we will learn how to install Journal on macOS. Journal is an open-source command-line interface tool for recording and managing daily activities.

Prerequisites

Before proceeding with the installation of Journal, make sure you have the following prerequisites:

• macOS
• Terminal application
• Git

Step 1: Install Homebrew

Homebrew is a package manager that simplifies the installation of software on macOS. To install Homebrew, open the Terminal application and run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Step 2: Install Git

Run the following command in the Terminal application to install Git:

brew install git

Step 3: Clone the Journal repository

Clone the Journal repository from GitHub using Git. Open the Terminal application and navigate to the directory where you want to store the Journal folder.

git clone https://github.com/inoda/journal

Step 4: Install Journal

After cloning the repository, navigate to the Journal directory using the Terminal application:

cd journal

Now, install Journal by running the following command:

sh install.sh

This command will install Journal and create a symbolic link to the journal.sh file in the /usr/local/bin directory, which will allow you to run Journal from anywhere in the Terminal application.

Step 5: Verify Journal installation

To verify that Journal has been installed correctly, run the following command in the Terminal application:

journal --help

You should see the Journal command options displayed in the terminal.

Conclusion

Congratulations, you have successfully installed Journal on macOS! You can now use Journal to record and manage daily activities from the Terminal application.