;doc: journal: change wording wrt ledger compatibility (fix (#1306)

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Simon Michael 2023-05-10 02:18:17 -10:00
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@ -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, 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. in a simple format readable by both hledger and humans.
hledger's journal format is a compatible subset, mostly, of [ledger's hledger's journal format is compatible with most of
journal format](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format), [Ledger's journal format](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Journal-Format), but not all of it.
so hledger can work with [compatible](/ledger.html#journal-format) The differences and interoperation tips are described at [hledger and Ledger](ledger.html).
ledger journal files as well. It's safe, and encouraged, to run both With some care, and by avoiding incompatible features, you can keep your hledger journal
hledger and ledger on the same journal file, eg to validate the results readable by Ledger and vice versa. This can useful eg for comparing the behaviour of one app
you're getting. against the other.
You can use hledger without learning any more about this file; just You can use hledger without learning any more about this file; just
use the [add](#add) or [web](#web) or [import](#import) commands to use the [add](#add) or [web](#web) or [import](#import) commands to