From 4a55a515ba906200e7a97d3d07fe546c6aba36a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Wed, 10 May 2023 02:18:17 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] ;doc: journal: change wording wrt ledger compatibility (fix (#1306) --- hledger/hledger.m4.md | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md index fba36d118..139dbe35d 100644 --- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md +++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md @@ -904,12 +904,12 @@ The journal file contains a number of transaction entries, each describing a transfer of money (or any commodity) between two or more named accounts, in a simple format readable by both hledger and humans. -hledger's journal format is a compatible subset, mostly, of [ledger's -journal format](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format), -so hledger can work with [compatible](/ledger.html#journal-format) -ledger journal files as well. It's safe, and encouraged, to run both -hledger and ledger on the same journal file, eg to validate the results -you're getting. +hledger's journal format is compatible with most of +[Ledger's journal format](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format), but not all of it. +The differences and interoperation tips are described at [hledger and Ledger](ledger.html). +With some care, and by avoiding incompatible features, you can keep your hledger journal +readable by Ledger and vice versa. This can useful eg for comparing the behaviour of one app +against the other. You can use hledger without learning any more about this file; just use the [add](#add) or [web](#web) or [import](#import) commands to