From 64bd88dd80da8d06c3e2a5a8c008094754a891ae Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Tue, 31 Jul 2018 10:51:48 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] doc: journal: rename topic to Transaction Modifiers --- hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md index a600ddbc0..5cb10458e 100644 --- a/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md +++ b/hledger-lib/hledger_journal.m4.md @@ -1059,12 +1059,15 @@ For more details, see: and [Cookbook: Budgeting and Forecasting](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki/Budgeting-and-forecasting). -## Automated postings -Automated posting rules describe extra postings that should be added to certain transactions at report time, -when the `--auto` flag is used. + +## Transaction Modifiers -An automated posting rule looks like a normal journal entry, +Transaction modifier rules describe changes that should be applied automatically to certain transactions. +Currently, this means adding extra postings (also known as "automated postings"). +Transaction modifiers are enabled by the `--auto` flag. + +A transaction modifier rule looks a bit like a normal journal entry, except the first line is an equal sign (`=`) followed by a [query](manual.html#queries) (mnemonic: `=` looks like posting lines): ```journal