GNU Emacs Manual - Adding to Diary

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### Commands to Add to the Diary

While in the calendar, there are several commands to create diary entries:

`i d`
  Add a diary entry for the selected date (`insert-diary-entry`).
`i w`
  Add a diary entry for the selected day of the week (`insert-weekly-diary-entry`).
`i m`
  Add a diary entry for the selected day of the month (`insert-monthly-diary-entry`).
`i y`
  Add a diary entry for the selected day of the year (`insert-yearly-diary-entry`).

You can make a diary entry for a specific date by selecting that date in the calendar window and typing the `i d` command. This command displays the end of your diary file in another window and inserts the date; you can then type the rest of the diary entry.

If you want to make a diary entry that applies to a specific day of the week, select that day of the week (any occurrence will do) and type `i w`. This inserts the day-of-week as a generic date; you can then type the rest of the diary entry. You can make a monthly diary entry in the same fashion. Select the day of the month, use the `i m` command, and type rest of the entry. Similarly, you can insert a yearly diary entry with the `i y` command.

All of the above commands make marking diary entries by default. To make a nonmarking diary entry, give a numeric argument to the command. For example, `C-u i w` makes a nonmarking weekly diary entry.

When you modify the diary file, be sure to save the file before exiting Emacs.

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