The following shell script adds entries to a file named journal-file in your home directory. This script helps you keep track of phone conversations and meetings.

$ cat journal
# journal: add journal entries to the file
# $HOME/journal-file

file=$HOME/journal-file
date >> $file
echo -n "Enter name of person or group: "
read name
echo "$name" >> $file
echo >> $file
cat >> $file
echo "----------------------------------------------------" >>
$file
echo >> $file