---
name: "rednotebook"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "rednotebook"
version: "2.39+ds-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rednotebook"
---

# rednotebook(1)

daily journal with calendar, templates and keyword searching

## NAME

rednotebook - daily journal with calendar, templates and keyword searching

## SYNOPSIS

**rednotebook \[*options*\] \[*journal-path*\]**

## DESCRIPTION

**RedNotebook** is a desktop diary that makes it very easy for you to keep track of the stuff you do and the thoughts you have. This journal software helps you to write whole passages or just facts and does so in style.

## OPTIONS

- **--date=***DATE*

  Open RedNotebook on the specified date (format YYYY-MM-DD)

- **-h, --help**

  Show help text and exit

- **--version**

  **Show version number and exit**

**journal-path** can be one of the following:\
  \- An absolute path (e.g. /home/username/myjournal)\
  \- A relative patch (e.g. ../dir/myjournal)\
  \- The name of a directory under $HOME/.rednotebook/ (e.g. myjournal)

If the **journal-path** is omitted the last session's journal will be used. At the first program start this defaults to *$HOME/.rednotebook/data*.

Configuration is stored in the file *~/.rednotebook/configuration.cfg*.

## FILES

*/usr/bin/rednotebook* - **RedNotebook** executable\
 *~/.rednotebook* - per-user configuration and notebooks

## AUTHOR

rednotebook was written by Jendrik Seipp \<jendrikseipp@gmail.com\>.

This manual page was written by Jonathan Wiltshire \<debian@jwiltshire.org.uk\>, for the Debian project (and may be used by others).