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-# hledger conversion rules v2 (draft)
-
-When hledger reads CSV files, it looks for conversion rules that help
-it transform the CSV records into meaningful journal entries. These
-usually come from a file, named like the csv file with a `.rules`
-suffix added.
-
-The version 2 rules format aims to be more powerful and more
-understandable than version 1. This design document describes the
-proposed rules and syntax for discussion and refinement.
-
-## Rules syntax
-
-Several kinds of rule may be used. In order of increasing complexity:
-
-1. A **FIELD LIST** is an easy way to name CSV fields, and also to
-   assign them to entry fields. It is a comma-separated list of names
-   on one line, as is often found at the start of a CSV file.  When
-   standard journal entry field names are used (`date`, `date2`,
-   `status`, `code`, `description`, `account`, `account2`, `amount`,
-   `comment`, `tag`), the csv values in that position are used for
-   those entry fields. Eg:
-
-        date, desc, amount, notes, some other field
-
-2. **FIELD ASSIGNMENTS** are a slightly more flexible way to define
-   entry fields. They consist of an entry field name, then a colon
-   (optional), then a string containing 0 or more CSV field
-   references. Eg, here the entry description is built from three CSV
-   fields:
-
-        description: %desc (%notes) %"some other field"
-
-3. **ENTRY TEMPLATES** give most flexibility, defining the entire
-   journal entry at once. They look like a standard journal entry, but
-   with CSV field references instead of values, beginning with `%date`
-   on the first line. Eg, this builds an entry with an extra virtual
-   posting:
-
-        %date %description
-          %account                   %amount
-          %default-account
-          (some special account)     %amount
-
-4. **CONDITIONAL BLOCKS** enable field assignments or an entry
-   template, when a CSV field matches a certain pattern. They consist
-   of the word `if` (optional), then a CSV field name, then either `~`
-   (for case-insensitive infix regular expression matching) or `=`
-   (for case-insensitive exact matching), then the regular expression
-   or value to match, then one or more field assignments or one entry
-   template, and finally a blank line. Eg, here if description
-   contains "groc" then the entry's account and comment are set as
-   shown:
-
-        description ~ groc
-        account: expenses:groceries
-        comment: household 
-
-5. **DIRECTIVES** influence the overall conversion process. They are:
-
-        skip-lines       1                 # skips this number of CSV header lines
-        date-format      %d/%m/%y          # parses the CSV date field in this way
-        default-currency $                 # adds this currency symbol to amounts without one
-        default-account  assets:checking   # uses this value as the default for account2
-
-## Other rules syntax features:
-
-- **COMMENTS** beginning with `#` or `;` are ignored, as are (except
-  as noted above) blank lines.
-
-- **FIELD NAMES** are either a word containing no whitespace and no
-  comment character (`;` or `#`), or a phrase enclosed by double quotes.
-
-- **FIELD REFERENCES** look like `%name` or `%1`. They are replaced by
-  the content of the CSV field with that name or position. A reference
-  to a field containing an amount may be written `%-name`, in which
-  case the amount's sign will be reversed.
-