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				| @ -937,12 +937,12 @@ Most commands accept an optional query expression, written as arguments | |||||||
| after the command name, to filter the data by date, account name or | after the command name, to filter the data by date, account name or | ||||||
| other criteria. | other criteria. | ||||||
| The syntax is similar to a web search: one or more space\-separated | The syntax is similar to a web search: one or more space\-separated | ||||||
| search terms, quotes to enclose whitespace, optional prefixes to match | search terms, quotes to enclose whitespace, prefixes to match specific | ||||||
| specific fields. | fields, a not: prefix to negate the match. | ||||||
| Multiple search terms are combined as follows: |  | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| All commands except print: show transactions/postings/accounts which | We do not yet support arbitrary boolean combinations of search terms; | ||||||
| match (or negatively match) | instead most commands show transactions/postings/accounts which match | ||||||
|  | (or negatively match): | ||||||
| .IP \[bu] 2 | .IP \[bu] 2 | ||||||
| any of the description terms AND | any of the description terms AND | ||||||
| .IP \[bu] 2 | .IP \[bu] 2 | ||||||
| @ -952,7 +952,7 @@ any of the status terms AND | |||||||
| .IP \[bu] 2 | .IP \[bu] 2 | ||||||
| all the other terms. | all the other terms. | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| The print command: show transactions which | The print command instead shows transactions which: | ||||||
| .IP \[bu] 2 | .IP \[bu] 2 | ||||||
| match any of the description terms AND | match any of the description terms AND | ||||||
| .IP \[bu] 2 | .IP \[bu] 2 | ||||||
| @ -962,10 +962,13 @@ have no postings matching any of the negative account terms AND | |||||||
| .IP \[bu] 2 | .IP \[bu] 2 | ||||||
| match all the other terms. | match all the other terms. | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| The following kinds of search terms can be used: | The following kinds of search terms can be used. | ||||||
|  | Remember these can also be prefixed with \f[B]\f[C]not:\f[]\f[], eg to | ||||||
|  | exclude a particular subaccount. | ||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| .B \f[B]\f[C]REGEX\f[]\f[] | .B \f[B]\f[C]REGEX\f[]\f[] | ||||||
| match account names by this regular expression | match account names by this regular expression. | ||||||
|  | (No prefix is equivalent to \f[C]acct:\f[]). | ||||||
| .RS | .RS | ||||||
| .RE | .RE | ||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| @ -1057,18 +1060,13 @@ Also remember that postings inherit the tags of their parent | |||||||
| transaction. | transaction. | ||||||
| .RS | .RS | ||||||
| .RE | .RE | ||||||
| .TP | .PP | ||||||
| .B \f[B]\f[C]not:\f[]\f[] | The following special search term is used only you click an account name | ||||||
| before any of the above negates the match. | in hledger\-web: | ||||||
| .RS |  | ||||||
| .RE |  | ||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| .B \f[B]\f[C]inacct:ACCTNAME\f[]\f[] | .B \f[B]\f[C]inacct:ACCTNAME\f[]\f[] | ||||||
| a special term used automatically when you click an account name in | tells hledger\-web to show the transaction register for this account. | ||||||
| hledger\-web, specifying the account register we are currently in | Can be filtered further with \f[C]acct\f[] etc. | ||||||
| (selects the transactions of that account and how to show them, can be |  | ||||||
| filtered further with \f[C]acct\f[] etc). |  | ||||||
| Not supported elsewhere in hledger. |  | ||||||
| .RS | .RS | ||||||
| .RE | .RE | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -666,29 +666,32 @@ subsets of your data.  Most commands accept an optional query | |||||||
| expression, written as arguments after the command name, to filter the | expression, written as arguments after the command name, to filter the | ||||||
| data by date, account name or other criteria.  The syntax is similar to | data by date, account name or other criteria.  The syntax is similar to | ||||||
| a web search: one or more space-separated search terms, quotes to | a web search: one or more space-separated search terms, quotes to | ||||||
| enclose whitespace, optional prefixes to match specific fields. | enclose whitespace, prefixes to match specific fields, a not: prefix to | ||||||
| Multiple search terms are combined as follows: | negate the match. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    All commands except print: show transactions/postings/accounts which |    We do not yet support arbitrary boolean combinations of search terms; | ||||||
| match (or negatively match) | instead most commands show transactions/postings/accounts which match | ||||||
|  | (or negatively match): | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    * any of the description terms AND |    * any of the description terms AND | ||||||
|    * any of the account terms AND |    * any of the account terms AND | ||||||
|    * any of the status terms AND |    * any of the status terms AND | ||||||
|    * all the other terms. |    * all the other terms. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    The print command: show transactions which |    The print command instead shows transactions which: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    * match any of the description terms AND |    * match any of the description terms AND | ||||||
|    * have any postings matching any of the positive account terms AND |    * have any postings matching any of the positive account terms AND | ||||||
|    * have no postings matching any of the negative account terms AND |    * have no postings matching any of the negative account terms AND | ||||||
|    * match all the other terms. |    * match all the other terms. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    The following kinds of search terms can be used: |    The following kinds of search terms can be used.  Remember these can | ||||||
|  | also be prefixed with *'not:'*, eg to exclude a particular subaccount. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| *'REGEX'* | *'REGEX'* | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|      match account names by this regular expression |      match account names by this regular expression.  (No prefix is | ||||||
|  |      equivalent to 'acct:'). | ||||||
| *'acct:REGEX'* | *'acct:REGEX'* | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|      same as above |      same as above | ||||||
| @ -749,16 +752,14 @@ match (or negatively match) | |||||||
|      query is considered to match a transaction if it matches any of the |      query is considered to match a transaction if it matches any of the | ||||||
|      postings.  Also remember that postings inherit the tags of their |      postings.  Also remember that postings inherit the tags of their | ||||||
|      parent transaction. |      parent transaction. | ||||||
| *'not:'* |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|      before any of the above negates the match. |    The following special search term is used only you click an account | ||||||
|  | name in hledger-web: | ||||||
|  | 
 | ||||||
| *'inacct:ACCTNAME'* | *'inacct:ACCTNAME'* | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|      a special term used automatically when you click an account name in |      tells hledger-web to show the transaction register for this | ||||||
|      hledger-web, specifying the account register we are currently in |      account.  Can be filtered further with 'acct' etc. | ||||||
|      (selects the transactions of that account and how to show them, can |  | ||||||
|      be filtered further with 'acct' etc).  Not supported elsewhere in |  | ||||||
|      hledger. |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg |    Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg | ||||||
| 'depth:2' is equivalent to '--depth 2').  Generally you can mix options | 'depth:2' is equivalent to '--depth 2').  Generally you can mix options | ||||||
| @ -2162,95 +2163,95 @@ Node: Regular expressions19999 | |||||||
| Ref: #regular-expressions20137 | Ref: #regular-expressions20137 | ||||||
| Node: QUERIES21498 | Node: QUERIES21498 | ||||||
| Ref: #queries21602 | Ref: #queries21602 | ||||||
| Node: COMMANDS25534 | Node: COMMANDS25580 | ||||||
| Ref: #commands25648 | Ref: #commands25694 | ||||||
| Node: accounts26327 | Node: accounts26373 | ||||||
| Ref: #accounts26427 | Ref: #accounts26473 | ||||||
| Node: activity27409 | Node: activity27455 | ||||||
| Ref: #activity27521 | Ref: #activity27567 | ||||||
| Node: add27880 | Node: add27926 | ||||||
| Ref: #add27981 | Ref: #add28027 | ||||||
| Node: balance30639 | Node: balance30685 | ||||||
| Ref: #balance30752 | Ref: #balance30798 | ||||||
| Node: Flat mode33767 | Node: Flat mode33813 | ||||||
| Ref: #flat-mode33894 | Ref: #flat-mode33940 | ||||||
| Node: Depth limited balance reports34314 | Node: Depth limited balance reports34360 | ||||||
| Ref: #depth-limited-balance-reports34517 | Ref: #depth-limited-balance-reports34563 | ||||||
| Node: Multicolumn balance reports34937 | Node: Multicolumn balance reports34983 | ||||||
| Ref: #multicolumn-balance-reports35148 | Ref: #multicolumn-balance-reports35194 | ||||||
| Node: Custom balance output39796 | Node: Custom balance output39842 | ||||||
| Ref: #custom-balance-output39980 | Ref: #custom-balance-output40026 | ||||||
| Node: Colour support42073 | Node: Colour support42119 | ||||||
| Ref: #colour-support42234 | Ref: #colour-support42280 | ||||||
| Node: Output destination42407 | Node: Output destination42453 | ||||||
| Ref: #output-destination42565 | Ref: #output-destination42611 | ||||||
| Node: CSV output42835 | Node: CSV output42881 | ||||||
| Ref: #csv-output42954 | Ref: #csv-output43000 | ||||||
| Node: balancesheet43351 | Node: balancesheet43397 | ||||||
| Ref: #balancesheet43489 | Ref: #balancesheet43535 | ||||||
| Node: balancesheetequity45396 | Node: balancesheetequity45442 | ||||||
| Ref: #balancesheetequity45547 | Ref: #balancesheetequity45593 | ||||||
| Node: cashflow46336 | Node: cashflow46382 | ||||||
| Ref: #cashflow46459 | Ref: #cashflow46505 | ||||||
| Node: help48310 | Node: help48356 | ||||||
| Ref: #help48422 | Ref: #help48468 | ||||||
| Node: incomestatement49496 | Node: incomestatement49542 | ||||||
| Ref: #incomestatement49627 | Ref: #incomestatement49673 | ||||||
| Node: print51519 | Node: print51565 | ||||||
| Ref: #print51636 | Ref: #print51682 | ||||||
| Node: register55392 | Node: register55438 | ||||||
| Ref: #register55505 | Ref: #register55551 | ||||||
| Node: Custom register output60001 | Node: Custom register output60047 | ||||||
| Ref: #custom-register-output60132 | Ref: #custom-register-output60178 | ||||||
| Node: stats61429 | Node: stats61475 | ||||||
| Ref: #stats61535 | Ref: #stats61581 | ||||||
| Node: test62416 | Node: test62462 | ||||||
| Ref: #test62503 | Ref: #test62549 | ||||||
| Node: ADD-ON COMMANDS62871 | Node: ADD-ON COMMANDS62917 | ||||||
| Ref: #add-on-commands62983 | Ref: #add-on-commands63029 | ||||||
| Node: Official add-ons64270 | Node: Official add-ons64316 | ||||||
| Ref: #official-add-ons64412 | Ref: #official-add-ons64458 | ||||||
| Node: api64499 | Node: api64545 | ||||||
| Ref: #api64590 | Ref: #api64636 | ||||||
| Node: ui64642 | Node: ui64688 | ||||||
| Ref: #ui64743 | Ref: #ui64789 | ||||||
| Node: web64801 | Node: web64847 | ||||||
| Ref: #web64892 | Ref: #web64938 | ||||||
| Node: Third party add-ons64938 | Node: Third party add-ons64984 | ||||||
| Ref: #third-party-add-ons65115 | Ref: #third-party-add-ons65161 | ||||||
| Node: diff65250 | Node: diff65296 | ||||||
| Ref: #diff65349 | Ref: #diff65395 | ||||||
| Node: iadd65448 | Node: iadd65494 | ||||||
| Ref: #iadd65564 | Ref: #iadd65610 | ||||||
| Node: interest65647 | Node: interest65693 | ||||||
| Ref: #interest65770 | Ref: #interest65816 | ||||||
| Node: irr65865 | Node: irr65911 | ||||||
| Ref: #irr65965 | Ref: #irr66011 | ||||||
| Node: Experimental add-ons66043 | Node: Experimental add-ons66089 | ||||||
| Ref: #experimental-add-ons66197 | Ref: #experimental-add-ons66243 | ||||||
| Node: autosync66599 | Node: autosync66645 | ||||||
| Ref: #autosync66713 | Ref: #autosync66759 | ||||||
| Node: budget66952 | Node: budget66998 | ||||||
| Ref: #budget67076 | Ref: #budget67122 | ||||||
| Node: chart67142 | Node: chart67188 | ||||||
| Ref: #chart67261 | Ref: #chart67307 | ||||||
| Node: check67332 | Node: check67378 | ||||||
| Ref: #check67456 | Ref: #check67502 | ||||||
| Node: check-dates67523 | Node: check-dates67569 | ||||||
| Ref: #check-dates67665 | Ref: #check-dates67711 | ||||||
| Node: check-dupes67738 | Node: check-dupes67784 | ||||||
| Ref: #check-dupes67881 | Ref: #check-dupes67927 | ||||||
| Node: equity67958 | Node: equity68004 | ||||||
| Ref: #equity68086 | Ref: #equity68132 | ||||||
| Node: prices68205 | Node: prices68251 | ||||||
| Ref: #prices68334 | Ref: #prices68380 | ||||||
| Node: print-unique68389 | Node: print-unique68435 | ||||||
| Ref: #print-unique68538 | Ref: #print-unique68584 | ||||||
| Node: register-match68631 | Node: register-match68677 | ||||||
| Ref: #register-match68787 | Ref: #register-match68833 | ||||||
| Node: rewrite68885 | Node: rewrite68931 | ||||||
| Ref: #rewrite69019 | Ref: #rewrite69065 | ||||||
| Node: tags69097 | Node: tags69143 | ||||||
| Ref: #tags69202 | Ref: #tags69248 | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| End Tag Table | End Tag Table | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -605,11 +605,12 @@ QUERIES | |||||||
|        sion, written as arguments after the command name, to filter  the  data |        sion, written as arguments after the command name, to filter  the  data | ||||||
|        by  date,  account  name or other criteria.  The syntax is similar to a |        by  date,  account  name or other criteria.  The syntax is similar to a | ||||||
|        web search: one or more space-separated search terms, quotes to enclose |        web search: one or more space-separated search terms, quotes to enclose | ||||||
|        whitespace,  optional  prefixes  to  match  specific  fields.  Multiple |        whitespace,  prefixes to match specific fields, a not: prefix to negate | ||||||
|        search terms are combined as follows: |        the match. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        All commands except print:  show  transactions/postings/accounts  which |        We do not yet support arbitrary boolean combinations of  search  terms; | ||||||
|        match (or negatively match) |        instead  most  commands show transactions/postings/accounts which match | ||||||
|  |        (or negatively match): | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o any of the description terms AND |        o any of the description terms AND | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| @ -619,7 +620,7 @@ QUERIES | |||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o all the other terms. |        o all the other terms. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        The print command: show transactions which |        The print command instead shows transactions which: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o match any of the description terms AND |        o match any of the description terms AND | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| @ -629,9 +630,11 @@ QUERIES | |||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o match all the other terms. |        o match all the other terms. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        The following kinds of search terms can be used: |        The following kinds of search terms can be used.   Remember  these  can | ||||||
|  |        also be prefixed with not:, eg to exclude a particular subaccount. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        REGEX  match account names by this regular expression |        REGEX  match  account  names by this regular expression.  (No prefix is | ||||||
|  |               equivalent to acct:). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        acct:REGEX |        acct:REGEX | ||||||
|               same as above |               same as above | ||||||
| @ -693,14 +696,12 @@ QUERIES | |||||||
|               any of the postings.  Also remember that  postings  inherit  the |               any of the postings.  Also remember that  postings  inherit  the | ||||||
|               tags of their parent transaction. |               tags of their parent transaction. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        not:   before any of the above negates the match. |        The  following  special  search  term is used only you click an account | ||||||
|  |        name in hledger-web: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        inacct:ACCTNAME |        inacct:ACCTNAME | ||||||
|               a special term used automatically when you click an account name |               tells hledger-web to show  the  transaction  register  for  this | ||||||
|               in hledger-web, specifying the account register we are currently |               account.  Can be filtered further with acct etc. | ||||||
|               in (selects the transactions of that account  and  how  to  show |  | ||||||
|               them,  can  be  filtered  further with acct etc).  Not supported |  | ||||||
|               elsewhere in hledger. |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg depth:2 |        Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg depth:2 | ||||||
|        is equivalent to --depth 2).  Generally you can mix options  and  query |        is equivalent to --depth 2).  Generally you can mix options  and  query | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -6,29 +6,29 @@ to filter the data by date, account name or other criteria. | |||||||
| The syntax is similar to a web search: | The syntax is similar to a web search: | ||||||
| one or more space-separated search terms, | one or more space-separated search terms, | ||||||
| quotes to enclose whitespace, | quotes to enclose whitespace, | ||||||
| optional prefixes to match specific fields. | prefixes to match specific fields, | ||||||
| Multiple search terms are combined as follows: | a not: prefix to negate the match. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| All commands except print: | We do not yet support arbitrary boolean combinations of search terms; | ||||||
| show transactions/postings/accounts which match (or negatively match) | instead most commands show transactions/postings/accounts which match (or negatively match): | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| - any of the description terms AND | - any of the description terms AND | ||||||
| - any of the account terms AND | - any of the account terms AND | ||||||
| - any of the status terms AND | - any of the status terms AND | ||||||
| - all the other terms. | - all the other terms. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| The print command: | The [print](/manual.html#print) command instead shows transactions which: | ||||||
| show transactions which |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| - match any of the description terms AND | - match any of the description terms AND | ||||||
| - have any postings matching any of the positive account terms AND | - have any postings matching any of the positive account terms AND | ||||||
| - have no postings matching any of the negative account terms AND | - have no postings matching any of the negative account terms AND | ||||||
| - match all the other terms. | - match all the other terms. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| The following kinds of search terms can be used: | The following kinds of search terms can be used.  | ||||||
|  | Remember these can also be prefixed with **`not:`**, eg to exclude a particular subaccount. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| **`REGEX`** | **`REGEX`** | ||||||
| : match account names by this regular expression | : match account names by this regular expression. (No prefix is equivalent to `acct:`). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| **`acct:REGEX`** | **`acct:REGEX`** | ||||||
| : same as above | : same as above | ||||||
| @ -88,14 +88,11 @@ tag: query is considered to match a transaction if it matches any of | |||||||
| the postings.  Also remember that postings inherit the tags of their | the postings.  Also remember that postings inherit the tags of their | ||||||
| parent transaction. | parent transaction. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| **`not:`** | The following special search term is used only you click an account name in hledger-web: | ||||||
| : before any of the above negates the match. |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| **`inacct:ACCTNAME`** | **`inacct:ACCTNAME`** | ||||||
| : a special term used automatically when you click an account name in hledger-web,  | : tells hledger-web to show the transaction register for this account. | ||||||
| specifying the account register we are currently in | Can be filtered further with `acct` etc. | ||||||
| (selects the transactions of that account and how to show them, can be filtered further with `acct` etc). |  | ||||||
| Not supported elsewhere in hledger. |  | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg `depth:2` is equivalent to `--depth 2`). | Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg `depth:2` is equivalent to `--depth 2`). | ||||||
| Generally you can mix options and query arguments, and the resulting query will be their intersection | Generally you can mix options and query arguments, and the resulting query will be their intersection | ||||||
|  | |||||||
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