From 122cd22bc6011df7ffe2ecad7a7a2fd99fae1f89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:09:28 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] ;doc:journal: balance assertions and *costs* --- hledger/hledger.m4.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md index 39c1b034c..5f6446859 100644 --- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md +++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md @@ -1510,7 +1510,7 @@ One workaround is to isolate each commodity into its own subaccount: a:euro 0 == 1€ ``` -### Assertions and prices +### Assertions and costs Balance assertions ignore [costs](#costs), and should normally be written without one: @@ -1520,10 +1520,10 @@ and should normally be written without one: (a) $1 @ €1 = $1 ``` -We do allow prices to be written there, however, and [print](#print) shows them, -even though they don't affect whether the assertion passes or fails. -This is for backward compatibility (hledger's [close](#close) command used to generate balance assertions with prices), -and because [balance *assignments*](#balance-assignments) do use them (see below). +We do allow costs to be written in balance assertion amounts, however, and [print](#print) shows them, +but they don't affect whether the assertion passes or fails. +This is for backward compatibility (hledger's [close](#close) command used to generate balance assertions with costs), +and because [balance *assignments*](#balance-assignments) do use costs (see below). ### Assertions and subaccounts