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 # Then
 
-Then is a minimalist, plain text, CLI calendar inspired by [When](https://www.lightandmatter.com/when/when.html). It has simple, concise syntax but supports recurring cases more complex than most calendars.
+Then is a minimalist, text file based, CLI calendar inspired by [When](https://www.lightandmatter.com/when/when.html). It has simple, concise syntax but supports recurring cases more complex than most calendars.
 
-- Schedule events directly in your editor
+- Schedule events in a text file
 - Concise syntax for recurring cases and date ranges
-- Group, sort, comment, and columnize events to keep text files neat
+- Group, sort, comment, and columnize events to keep files neat
 - Add multiple lines of details to events
 - Archive events to remove them from your schedule (e.g. paid bill)
 - Keep events on calendar until dismissed (e.g. missed oil change)
 - Todo list with upcoming deadlines
-- One binary, no dependencies
 - Fun
 
 In terms of features and complexity, Then lies between [When](https://www.lightandmatter.com/when/when.html) and [Remind](https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/remind/) but aims to be less verbose than either.
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@ Tue,          Taco night      (Every Tuesday)
 
 # Logic and Date Ranges
 
-Mon Wed Fri,            Submit TPS Report (Every Mon, Wed, or Fri)
+Mon Wed Fri,                Submit TPS Report (Every Mon, Wed, or Fri)
 Fri !13,                    Every Friday except the 13th
 July 7-13 2024,             Shark Week
 (Jun 25 2025)-(Jul 4 2025), Japan Trip
@@ -165,27 +164,43 @@ Julian date modulus is definitely weird, but it's a concise way to express multi
 
 ### Footnote for astronomers and time nerds
 
-The actual MJD is based on UTC, so this number is technically a *rounded*, modified Julian Day because it counts days since 1858-11-17 in your local time zone. This doesn't matter in practice. It's just a number that goes up by 1 every day.
+The actual MJD is based on UTC, so Then technically uses a *rounded*, modified Julian Day because it counts days since 1858-11-17 in your local time zone. This doesn't matter in practice. It's just a number that goes up by 1 every day.
 
 Then's MJD is off by 1 from When. When starts counting from JD 1 while Then more correctly starts counting from JD 0.
 
+# Archive File
+
+You can archive events in interactive mode with `then i`. This lets you archive an event like "Pay rent" early so you know it's done.
+
+- For recurring events with no end date, only the individual instance is archived.
+- For events with one date, the event is removed from your calendar file.
+- For events with an end date, it will only be removed from your calendar file if all occurences are archived.
+
+`showPastArchivedEvents` and `showFutureArchivedEvents` determine if archived events are hidden from your agenda entirely or show up as (Archived).
+
+## Keep events on calendar until manually archived
+
+In then.config, set `alwaysShowUnarchivedEvents=true` and old events will stick on your calendar until archived (regardless of the `past` setting). This means you will have to manually acknowledge every event. 
+
+Then checks for events starting from `startDate` so you don't get recurring events showing up from the 1970s.
+
 # Why would I use this?
 
-Then was created as alternative to When with nicer syntax and todo features. It's for a small niche of people who not only want a terminal calendar, but want to edit their schedule directly in a text file rather than use a TUI. This small group almost exclusively uses [Remind](https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/remind/).
+Then was created as alternative to [When](https://www.lightandmatter.com/when/when.html) with nicer syntax and todo features. It's for a small niche of people who mainly edit their schedule directly in a text file rather than a TUI. This group almost exclusively uses [Remind](https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/remind/) or [Org Mode](https://orgmode.org).
 
 Then has a few benefits over similar text file calendars:
 
-1. Then has the most concise syntax. It minimizes special characters and simplifies ranges. Remind is arguably nicer for complex recurring cases and supports more types of conditions, but I rarely need those:
+1. Then has the most concise syntax. It minimizes special characters and simplifies ranges.
 
     **Then**: `Jul 1-7 2025, Vacation!`\
     **When**: `m=Jul & d>=1 & d<=7 & y=2025, Vacation!`\
     **Remind**: `REM Jul 1 2025 THROUGH Jul 7 2025 MSG Vacation!`
 
-2. Then *optionally* can use an archive file to manually "complete" events like todos
+2. Then can use an archive file to manually "complete" events like todos
 
 Take the event "Change air filter", scheduled every 6 months. I might see that upcoming and archive that instance a week early to remove it from my calendar. Or I might let it slide until next weekend, in which case it sticks around until it's manually archived.
 
-3. Then *optionally* shows a todo list and upcoming deadlines.
+3. Then can shows a todo list and upcoming deadlines.
 
 # Alternatives
 
@@ -194,12 +209,12 @@ If you're interested in other text file calendars, I highly recommend When or Re
 - [When](https://www.lightandmatter.com/when/when.html) - The simplest text file calendar that's flexible enough for real world use.
 - [Remind](https://dianne.skoll.ca/projects/remind/) - The most powerful, programmable calendar program ever made (CLI or otherwise) but simple cases are still concise.
     - [Better overview here.](https://blog.thechases.com/posts/remind/)
-- [Org Mode](https://orgmode.org) - An expansive productivity playground for text with agenda features, but also a time sink trap for tinkerers.
+- [Org Mode](https://orgmode.org) - Expansive text productivity system, but a time sink trap for tinkerers.
 
 ## See Also
 
 - [khal](https://github.com/pimutils/khal) - Similar CLI calendar, but stores calendars directly as .ics files.
-- [calcure](https://github.com/anufrievroman/calcure) - The premier TUI calendar
+- [calcure](https://github.com/anufrievroman/calcure) - The premier TUI calendar?
 - [Calcurse](https://calcurse.org/) - The other big TUI calendar
 - [Taskwarrior](https://taskwarrior.org/) - CLI todo thing with scheduling features
 - [calendar.vim](https://github.com/itchyny/calendar.vim) - Vim plugin
@@ -215,7 +230,8 @@ If you're interested in other text file calendars, I highly recommend When or Re
 - Calendar output
 - Color
 - Julian modulus calculator (`then -j Jun 5 2025` > Outputs J and a table of common mod offsets)
-- Android app
+- CalDAV/.ics export? - Numerous CLI programs store calendars with .ics files directly, so it doesn't make much sense to use Then if you need to sync to a "main" calendar.
+- Import?
 
 # License