diff --git a/.config/fish/fish_plugins b/.config/fish/fish_plugins
index 0da6fc9c..c5e63b12 100644
--- a/.config/fish/fish_plugins
+++ b/.config/fish/fish_plugins
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ paldepind/projectdo
 wfxr/forgit
 jorgebucaran/nvm.fish
 danhper/fish-ssh-agent
+ficcdaf/jrnl.fish
diff --git a/.config/fish/fish_variables b/.config/fish/fish_variables
index 6ef58e63..335c0d50 100644
--- a/.config/fish/fish_variables
+++ b/.config/fish/fish_variables
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ SETUVAR --export XDG_CONFIG_HOME:/home/fic/\x2econfig
 SETUVAR Z_DATA_DIR:/home/fic/\x2elocal/share/z
 SETUVAR __fish_initialized:3800
 SETUVAR _fisher_danhper_2F_fish_2D_ssh_2D_agent_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/__ssh_agent_is_started\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/__ssh_agent_start\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/fish\x2dssh\x2dagent\x2efish
+SETUVAR _fisher_ficcdaf_2F_jrnl_2E_fish_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/jrnl\x2efish
 SETUVAR _fisher_franciscolourenco_2F_done_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/done\x2efish
 SETUVAR _fisher_jorgebucaran_2F_autopair_2E_fish_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_autopair_backspace\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_autopair_insert_left\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_autopair_insert_right\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_autopair_insert_same\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_autopair_tab\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/autopair\x2efish
 SETUVAR _fisher_jorgebucaran_2F_fisher_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/fisher\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/completions/fisher\x2efish
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ SETUVAR _fisher_meaningful_2D_ooo_2F_sponge_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions
 SETUVAR _fisher_nickeb96_2F_puffer_2D_fish_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_puffer_fish_expand_bang\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_puffer_fish_expand_dots\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_puffer_fish_expand_lastarg\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/puffer_fish_key_bindings\x2efish
 SETUVAR _fisher_paldepind_2F_projectdo_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/projectdo_build\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/projectdo_run\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/projectdo_test\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/projectdo_tool\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/completions/projectdo\x2efish
 SETUVAR _fisher_patrickf1_2F_fzf_2E_fish_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_configure_bindings_help\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_extract_var_info\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_preview_changed_file\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_preview_file\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_report_diff_type\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_report_file_type\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_search_directory\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_search_git_log\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_search_git_status\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_search_history\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_search_processes\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_search_variables\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/_fzf_wrapper\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/functions/fzf_configure_bindings\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/fzf\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/completions/fzf_configure_bindings\x2efish
-SETUVAR _fisher_plugins:jorgebucaran/fisher\x1epatrickf1/fzf\x2efish\x1efranciscolourenco/done\x1ejorgebucaran/replay\x2efish\x1ejorgebucaran/spark\x2efish\x1ejoseluisq/gitnow\x402\x2e12\x2e0\x1emeaningful\x2dooo/sponge\x1ejorgebucaran/autopair\x2efish\x1enickeb96/puffer\x2dfish\x1epaldepind/projectdo\x1ewfxr/forgit\x1ejorgebucaran/nvm\x2efish\x1edanhper/fish\x2dssh\x2dagent
+SETUVAR _fisher_plugins:jorgebucaran/fisher\x1epatrickf1/fzf\x2efish\x1efranciscolourenco/done\x1ejorgebucaran/replay\x2efish\x1ejorgebucaran/spark\x2efish\x1ejoseluisq/gitnow\x402\x2e12\x2e0\x1emeaningful\x2dooo/sponge\x1ejorgebucaran/autopair\x2efish\x1enickeb96/puffer\x2dfish\x1epaldepind/projectdo\x1ewfxr/forgit\x1ejorgebucaran/nvm\x2efish\x1edanhper/fish\x2dssh\x2dagent\x1eficcdaf/jrnl\x2efish
 SETUVAR _fisher_upgraded_to_4_4:\x1d
 SETUVAR _fisher_wfxr_2F_forgit_files:\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/bin\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/forgit\x2eplugin\x2efish\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/completions/_git\x2dforgit\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/completions/git\x2dforgit\x2ebash\x1e\x7e/\x2econfig/fish/completions/git\x2dforgit\x2efish
 SETUVAR abbr_path:/home/fic/\x2econfig/fish/conf\x2ed/abbr\x2efish
diff --git a/.config/fish/functions/jrnl.fish b/.config/fish/functions/jrnl.fish
index 2f69f2ed..376b5b49 100644
--- a/.config/fish/functions/jrnl.fish
+++ b/.config/fish/functions/jrnl.fish
@@ -15,15 +15,24 @@ function jrnl --description 'Lightweight journaling tool'
         echo \t\> set -Ug jrnl_directory path/to/journal
         echo \t\> jrnl -d=path
         echo \t\> jrnl --dir=path
-        echo \tSet the template file \n\t"(relative to journal directory, 'template.md' by default)":
+        echo \tSet the template file "(relative to journal directory)":
         echo \t\> set -Ug jrnl_template template_file
         echo \t\> jrnl -t=template_file.md
         echo \t\> jrnl --template=template_file.md
         echo \tShow this help menu:
         echo \t\> jrnl -h
         echo \t\> jrnl --help
+        echo Template file:
+        echo \tThe template file is a Markdown file inside the
+        echo \tjournal directory, called \'template.md\' by default.
+        echo \tMarkdown comments are always skipped.
+        echo \tExtra newlines at the file end are trimmed.
+        echo \tThe literals '\'%{date}\'' and '\'%{date_long}\''
+        echo \tare substituted for date values.
         echo Author:
         echo \tDaniel Fichtinger '<daniel@ficd.ca>'
+        echo URL:
+        echo \thttps://git.sr.ht/~ficd/jrnl.fish
         echo License:
         echo \tMIT '(c)' Daniel Fichtinger 2025
         return 0