diff --git a/bashrc_add b/bashrc_add
index 25a8a27..2a3fc43 100755
--- a/bashrc_add
+++ b/bashrc_add
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ if [[ $- = *i* ]] ; then
     SGIT="git -C ${MYSHELLCONFIG_BASE}" 
     export MYSHELLCONFIG_BASE MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGDIR MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE SGIT MYSHELLCONFIG_VIM_PLUGINS
 
+    cat << EOF >> "${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}"
+    ------- start -------------- $(date) ---------------8<--
+
+EOF
     # define functions
     ckrepo () {
         # check if remote repo is reachable
@@ -71,3 +75,7 @@ if [[ $- = *i* ]] ; then
 
 fi
 
+    cat << EOF >> "${MYSHELLCONFIG_LOGFILE}"
+    --8<--- end ---------------- $(date) ---------------8<--
+
+EOF