From 343f957cad4abb797033187fb1746a5521e6bd3f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2026 14:54:25 -1000
Subject: [PATCH] ;examples: debconf: reports

---
 examples/debconf/Makefile  | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 examples/debconf/README.md | 13 +++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/examples/debconf/Makefile b/examples/debconf/Makefile
index cc7f04bcd..c135357c0 100644
--- a/examples/debconf/Makefile
+++ b/examples/debconf/Makefile
@@ -19,10 +19,26 @@ dc%:
 	git -C $@ sparse-checkout set --no-cone budget '!budget/invoices'
 	git -C $@ apply --allow-empty ../patches/$@.patch
 
-# make check-ledger, check-hledger - check readability of all years
+# make check-ledger, check-hledger - check readability of all years (main journal)
 check-%:
 	@for d in dc*; do printf "$$d: "; $* -f $$d/budget/journal.ledger stats >/dev/null && echo ok; done
 
+# make hledger-'ARGS' - run a hledger command on all years (main journal)
+hledger-%:
+	@for d in dc*; do printf "\n$$d:\n"; hledger -f $$d/budget/journal.ledger $*; done
+
+stats:
+	@make -s hledger-stats
+
+accounts:
+	@make -s hledger-accounts
+
+is:
+	@make -s hledger-'is -2'
+
+bs:
+	@make -s hledger-'bs -2'
+
 
 # maintenance
 
diff --git a/examples/debconf/README.md b/examples/debconf/README.md
index a211d05fd..d93987303 100644
--- a/examples/debconf/README.md
+++ b/examples/debconf/README.md
@@ -10,3 +10,16 @@ Or to clone all years, starting 2017: `make all`
 Some patches for hledger readability will be applied; those might need updating from time to time.\
 To check hledger readability: `make check-hledger`\
 To check ledger  readability: `make check-ledger`
+
+To run some basic reports in all years:
+
+- `make is`
+- `make bs`
+- `make accounts`
+- `make stats | grep 'Txns  '`
+
+To run an any hledger report in all years: `make hledger-'ARGS'`\
+Eg:
+
+- `make hledger-'activity -W'`
+- `make hledger-'is -tYT --layout=bare'`