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hledger-lib/hledger_csv.txt
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@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
When reading a CSV file named FILE.csv, hledger looks for a conversion
rules file named FILE.csv.rules in the same directory. You can over-
ride this with the --rules-file option. If the rules file does not ex-
ist, hledger will auto-create one with some example rules, which you'll
need to adjust.
ride this with the --rules-file option. If the rules file does not
exist, hledger will auto-create one with some example rules, which
you'll need to adjust.
At minimum, the rules file must identify the date and amount fields.
It's often necessary to specify the date format, and the number of
@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ CSV TIPS
you might need newest-first, see above).
CSV accounts
Each journal entry will have two postings, to account1 and account2 re-
spectively. It's not yet possible to generate entries with more than
Each journal entry will have two postings, to account1 and account2
respectively. It's not yet possible to generate entries with more than
two postings. It's conventional and recommended to use account1 for
the account whose CSV we are reading.
@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ CSV TIPS
CSV balance assertions/assignments
If the CSV includes a running balance, you can assign that to one of
the pseudo fields balance (or balance1) or balance2. This will gener-
ate a balance assertion (or if the amount is left empty, a balance as-
signment), on the first or second posting, whenever the running balance
field is non-empty. (TODO: #1000)
ate a balance assertion (or if the amount is left empty, a balance
assignment), on the first or second posting, whenever the running bal-
ance field is non-empty. (TODO: #1000)
Reading multiple CSV files
You can read multiple CSV files at once using multiple -f arguments on

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hledger-lib/hledger_journal.5
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@ -1579,11 +1579,45 @@ parent account.
.SS Periodic transactions
.PP
Periodic transaction rules describe transactions that recur.
They allow you to generate future transactions for forecasting, without
having to write them out explicitly in the journal (with
\f[C]--forecast\f[R]).
Secondly, they also can be used to define budget goals (with
\f[C]--budget\f[R]).
They allow hledger to generate temporary future transactions to help
with forecasting, so you don\[aq]t have to write out each one in the
journal, and it\[aq]s easy to try out different forecasts.
Secondly, they are also used to define the budgets shown in budget
reports.
.PP
Periodic transactions can be a little tricky, so before you use them,
read this whole section - or at least these tips:
.IP "1." 3
Two spaces accidentally added or omitted will cause you trouble - read
about this below.
.IP "2." 3
For troubleshooting, show the generated transactions with
\f[C]hledger print --forecast tag:generated\f[R] or
\f[C]hledger register --forecast tag:generated\f[R].
.IP "3." 3
Forecasted transactions will begin only after the last non-forecasted
transaction\[aq]s date.
.IP "4." 3
Forecasted transactions will end 6 months from today, by default.
See below for the exact start/end rules.
.IP "5." 3
period expressions can be tricky.
Their documentation needs improvement, but is worth studying.
.IP "6." 3
Some period expressions with a repeating interval must begin on a
natural boundary of that interval.
Eg in \f[C]weekly from DATE\f[R], DATE must be a monday.
\f[C]\[ti] weekly from 2019/10/1\f[R] (a tuesday) will give an error.
.IP "7." 3
Other period expressions with an interval are automatically expanded to
cover a whole number of that interval.
(This is done to improve reports, but it also affects periodic
transactions.
Yes, it\[aq]s a bit inconsistent with the above.) Eg:
\f[C]\[ti] every 10th day of month from 2020/01\f[R], which is
equivalent to \f[C]\[ti] every 10th day of month from 2020/01/01\f[R],
will be adjusted to start on 2019/12/10.
.SS Periodic rule syntax
.PP
A periodic transaction rule looks like a normal journal entry, with the
date replaced by a tilde (\f[C]\[ti]\f[R]) followed by a period
@ -1607,7 +1641,7 @@ Partial or relative dates (M/D, D, tomorrow, last week) in the period
expression can work (useful or not).
They will be relative to today\[aq]s date, unless a Y default year
directive is in effect, in which case they will be relative to Y/1/1.
.SS Two spaces after the period expression
.SS Two spaces between period expression and description!
.PP
If the period expression is followed by a transaction description, these
must be separated by \f[B]two or more spaces\f[R].
@ -1625,6 +1659,14 @@ example:
income:acme inc
\f[R]
.fi
.PP
So,
.IP \[bu] 2
Do write two spaces between your period expression and your transaction
description, if any.
.IP \[bu] 2
Don\[aq]t accidentally write two spaces in the middle of your period
expression.
.SS Forecasting with periodic transactions
.PP
With the \f[C]--forecast\f[R] flag, each periodic transaction rule
@ -1686,8 +1728,8 @@ Eg the first example above declares a goal of spending $2000 on rent
(and also, a goal of depositing $2000 into checking) every month.
Goals and actual performance can then be compared in budget reports.
.PP
For more details, see: balance: Budget report and Cookbook: Budgeting
and Forecasting.
For more details, see: balance: Budget report and Budgeting and
Forecasting.
.PP
.SS Auto postings / transaction modifiers
.PP

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hledger-lib/hledger_journal.info
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@ -1412,12 +1412,52 @@ File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Periodic transactions, Next: Auto postings /
==========================
Periodic transaction rules describe transactions that recur. They allow
you to generate future transactions for forecasting, without having to
write them out explicitly in the journal (with '--forecast'). Secondly,
they also can be used to define budget goals (with '--budget').
hledger to generate temporary future transactions to help with
forecasting, so you don't have to write out each one in the journal, and
it's easy to try out different forecasts. Secondly, they are also used
to define the budgets shown in budget reports.
A periodic transaction rule looks like a normal journal entry, with
the date replaced by a tilde ('~') followed by a period expression
Periodic transactions can be a little tricky, so before you use them,
read this whole section - or at least these tips:
1. Two spaces accidentally added or omitted will cause you trouble -
read about this below.
2. For troubleshooting, show the generated transactions with 'hledger
print --forecast tag:generated' or 'hledger register --forecast
tag:generated'.
3. Forecasted transactions will begin only after the last
non-forecasted transaction's date.
4. Forecasted transactions will end 6 months from today, by default.
See below for the exact start/end rules.
5. period expressions can be tricky. Their documentation needs
improvement, but is worth studying.
6. Some period expressions with a repeating interval must begin on a
natural boundary of that interval. Eg in 'weekly from DATE', DATE
must be a monday. '~ weekly from 2019/10/1' (a tuesday) will give
an error.
7. Other period expressions with an interval are automatically
expanded to cover a whole number of that interval. (This is done
to improve reports, but it also affects periodic transactions.
Yes, it's a bit inconsistent with the above.) Eg: '~ every 10th
day of month from 2020/01', which is equivalent to '~ every 10th
day of month from 2020/01/01', will be adjusted to start on
2019/12/10.
* Menu:
* Periodic rule syntax::
* Two spaces between period expression and description!::
* Forecasting with periodic transactions::
* Budgeting with periodic transactions::

File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Periodic rule syntax, Next: Two spaces between period expression and description!, Up: Periodic transactions
1.15.1 Periodic rule syntax
---------------------------
A periodic transaction rule looks like a normal journal entry, with the
date replaced by a tilde ('~') followed by a period expression
(mnemonic: '~' looks like a recurring sine wave.):
~ monthly
@ -1433,17 +1473,11 @@ expression can work (useful or not). They will be relative to today's
date, unless a Y default year directive is in effect, in which case they
will be relative to Y/1/1.
* Menu:
* Two spaces after the period expression::
* Forecasting with periodic transactions::
* Budgeting with periodic transactions::

File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Two spaces after the period expression, Next: Forecasting with periodic transactions, Up: Periodic transactions
File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Two spaces between period expression and description!, Next: Forecasting with periodic transactions, Prev: Periodic rule syntax, Up: Periodic transactions
1.15.1 Two spaces after the period expression
---------------------------------------------
1.15.2 Two spaces between period expression and description!
------------------------------------------------------------
If the period expression is followed by a transaction description, these
must be separated by *two or more spaces*. This helps hledger know
@ -1457,10 +1491,17 @@ accidentally alter their meaning, as in this example:
assets:bank:checking $1500
income:acme inc

File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Forecasting with periodic transactions, Next: Budgeting with periodic transactions, Prev: Two spaces after the period expression, Up: Periodic transactions
So,
1.15.2 Forecasting with periodic transactions
* Do write two spaces between your period expression and your
transaction description, if any.
* Don't accidentally write two spaces in the middle of your period
expression.

File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Forecasting with periodic transactions, Next: Budgeting with periodic transactions, Prev: Two spaces between period expression and description!, Up: Periodic transactions
1.15.3 Forecasting with periodic transactions
---------------------------------------------
With the '--forecast' flag, each periodic transaction rule generates
@ -1513,7 +1554,7 @@ disables forecast transactions on previous dates.)

File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Budgeting with periodic transactions, Prev: Forecasting with periodic transactions, Up: Periodic transactions
1.15.3 Budgeting with periodic transactions
1.15.4 Budgeting with periodic transactions
-------------------------------------------
With the '--budget' flag, currently supported by the balance command,
@ -1523,8 +1564,8 @@ spending $2000 on rent (and also, a goal of depositing $2000 into
checking) every month. Goals and actual performance can then be
compared in budget reports.
For more details, see: balance: Budget report and Cookbook: Budgeting
and Forecasting.
For more details, see: balance: Budget report and Budgeting and
Forecasting.

File: hledger_journal.info, Node: Auto postings / transaction modifiers, Prev: Periodic transactions, Up: FILE FORMAT
@ -1760,21 +1801,23 @@ Node: Default parent account50218
Ref: #default-parent-account50384
Node: Periodic transactions51268
Ref: #periodic-transactions51466
Node: Two spaces after the period expression52592
Ref: #two-spaces-after-the-period-expression52837
Node: Forecasting with periodic transactions53322
Ref: #forecasting-with-periodic-transactions53612
Node: Budgeting with periodic transactions55638
Ref: #budgeting-with-periodic-transactions55877
Node: Auto postings / transaction modifiers56336
Ref: #auto-postings-transaction-modifiers56547
Node: Auto postings and dates58776
Ref: #auto-postings-and-dates59033
Node: Auto postings and transaction balancing / inferred amounts / balance assertions59208
Ref: #auto-postings-and-transaction-balancing-inferred-amounts-balance-assertions59583
Node: Auto posting tags59961
Ref: #auto-posting-tags60200
Node: EDITOR SUPPORT60865
Ref: #editor-support60983
Node: Periodic rule syntax53338
Ref: #periodic-rule-syntax53544
Node: Two spaces between period expression and description!54248
Ref: #two-spaces-between-period-expression-and-description54567
Node: Forecasting with periodic transactions55251
Ref: #forecasting-with-periodic-transactions55556
Node: Budgeting with periodic transactions57582
Ref: #budgeting-with-periodic-transactions57821
Node: Auto postings / transaction modifiers58270
Ref: #auto-postings-transaction-modifiers58481
Node: Auto postings and dates60710
Ref: #auto-postings-and-dates60967
Node: Auto postings and transaction balancing / inferred amounts / balance assertions61142
Ref: #auto-postings-and-transaction-balancing-inferred-amounts-balance-assertions61517
Node: Auto posting tags61895
Ref: #auto-posting-tags62134
Node: EDITOR SUPPORT62799
Ref: #editor-support62917

End Tag Table

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hledger-lib/hledger_journal.txt
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@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ NAME
Journal - hledger's default file format, representing a General Journal
DESCRIPTION
hledger's usual data source is a plain text file containing journal en-
tries in hledger journal format. This file represents a standard ac-
counting general journal. I use file names ending in .journal, but
hledger's usual data source is a plain text file containing journal
entries in hledger journal format. This file represents a standard
accounting general journal. I use file names ending in .journal, but
that's not required. 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
@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
You can use hledger without learning any more about this file; just use
the add or web commands to create and update it. Many users, though,
also edit the journal file directly with a text editor, perhaps as-
sisted by the helper modes for emacs or vim.
also edit the journal file directly with a text editor, perhaps
assisted by the helper modes for emacs or vim.
Here's an example:
@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ DESCRIPTION
FILE FORMAT
Transactions
Transactions are movements of some quantity of commodities between
named accounts. Each transaction is represented by a journal entry be-
ginning with a simple date in column 0. This can be followed by any of
the following, separated by spaces:
named accounts. Each transaction is represented by a journal entry
beginning with a simple date in column 0. This can be followed by any
of the following, separated by spaces:
o (optional) a status character (empty, !, or *)
@ -104,16 +104,16 @@ FILE FORMAT
Simple dates
Within a journal file, transaction dates use Y/M/D (or Y-M-D or Y.M.D)
Leading zeros are optional. The year may be omitted, in which case it
will be inferred from the context - the current transaction, the de-
fault year set with a default year directive, or the current date when
the command is run. Some examples: 2010/01/31, 1/31, 2010-01-31,
will be inferred from the context - the current transaction, the
default year set with a default year directive, or the current date
when the command is run. Some examples: 2010/01/31, 1/31, 2010-01-31,
2010.1.31.
Secondary dates
Real-life transactions sometimes involve more than one date - eg the
date you write a cheque, and the date it clears in your bank. When you
want to model this, eg for more accurate balances, you can specify in-
dividual posting dates, which I recommend. Or, you can use the sec-
want to model this, eg for more accurate balances, you can specify
individual posting dates, which I recommend. Or, you can use the sec-
ondary dates (aka auxiliary/effective dates) feature, supported for
compatibility with Ledger.
@ -142,15 +142,15 @@ FILE FORMAT
Secondary dates require some effort; you must use them consistently in
your journal entries and remember whether to use or not use the --date2
flag for your reports. They are included in hledger for Ledger compat-
ibility, but posting dates are a more powerful and less confusing al-
ternative.
ibility, but posting dates are a more powerful and less confusing
alternative.
Posting dates
You can give individual postings a different date from their parent
transaction, by adding a posting comment containing a tag (see below)
like date:DATE. This is probably the best way to control posting dates
precisely. Eg in this example the expense should appear in May re-
ports, and the deduction from checking should be reported on 6/1 for
precisely. Eg in this example the expense should appear in May
reports, and the deduction from checking should be reported on 6/1 for
easy bank reconciliation:
2015/5/30
@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ FILE FORMAT
Status
Transactions, or individual postings within a transaction, can have a
status mark, which is a single character before the transaction de-
scription or posting account name, separated from it by a space, indi-
cating one of three statuses:
status mark, which is a single character before the transaction
description or posting account name, separated from it by a space,
indicating one of three statuses:
mark status
------------------
@ -192,8 +192,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
status:* queries; or the U, P, C keys in hledger-ui.
Note, in Ledger and in older versions of hledger, the "unmarked" state
is called "uncleared". As of hledger 1.3 we have renamed it to un-
marked for clarity.
is called "uncleared". As of hledger 1.3 we have renamed it to
unmarked for clarity.
To replicate Ledger and old hledger's behaviour of also matching pend-
ing, combine -U and -P.
@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
rect
With this scheme, you would use -PC to see the current balance at your
bank, -U to see things which will probably hit your bank soon (like un-
cashed checks), and no flags to see the most up-to-date state of your
bank, -U to see things which will probably hit your bank soon (like
uncashed checks), and no flags to see the most up-to-date state of your
finances.
Description
@ -229,9 +229,9 @@ FILE FORMAT
Payee and note
You can optionally include a | (pipe) character in descriptions to sub-
divide the description into separate fields for payee/payer name on the
left (up to the first |) and an additional note field on the right (af-
ter the first |). This may be worthwhile if you need to do more pre-
cise querying and pivoting by payee or by note.
left (up to the first |) and an additional note field on the right
(after the first |). This may be worthwhile if you need to do more
precise querying and pivoting by payee or by note.
Account names
Account names typically have several parts separated by a full colon,
@ -580,11 +580,11 @@ FILE FORMAT
nodes to be ignored, allowing emacs users to fold and navigate their
journals with org-mode or orgstruct-mode.)
You can attach comments to a transaction by writing them after the de-
scription and/or indented on the following lines (before the postings).
Similarly, you can attach comments to an individual posting by writing
them after the amount and/or indented on the following lines. Transac-
tion and posting comments must begin with a semicolon (;).
You can attach comments to a transaction by writing them after the
description and/or indented on the following lines (before the post-
ings). Similarly, you can attach comments to an individual posting by
writing them after the amount and/or indented on the following lines.
Transaction and posting comments must begin with a semicolon (;).
Some examples:
@ -660,33 +660,33 @@ FILE FORMAT
here is a table summarising the directives and their effects, with
links to more detailed docs.
direc- end di- subdi- purpose can affect (as of
tive rective rec- 2018/06)
direc- end subdi- purpose can affect (as of
tive directive rec- 2018/06)
tives
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
account any document account names, de- all entries in all
text clare account types & dis- files, before or
account any document account names, all entries in all
text declare account types & dis- files, before or
play order after
alias end rewrite account names following in-
aliases line/included en-
tries until end of
current file or end
directive
apply end apply prepend a common parent to following in-
account account account names line/included en-
tries until end of
current file or end
directive
comment end com- ignore part of journal following in-
ment line/included en-
tries until end of
current file or end
directive
alias end rewrite account names following
aliases inline/included
entries until end
of current file or
end directive
apply end apply prepend a common parent to following
account account account names inline/included
entries until end
of current file or
end directive
comment end com- ignore part of journal following
ment inline/included
entries until end
of current file or
end directive
commod- format declare a commodity and its number notation:
ity number notation & display following entries
style in that commodity
@ -709,13 +709,13 @@ FILE FORMAT
include include entries/directives what the included
from another file directives affect
P declare a market price for a amounts of that
commodity commodity in re-
ports, when -V is
commodity commodity in
reports, when -V is
used
Y declare a year for yearless following in-
dates line/included en-
tries until end of
current file
Y declare a year for yearless following
dates inline/included
entries until end
of current file
And some definitions:
@ -731,8 +731,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
scope are affected by a directive
As you can see, directives vary in which journal entries and files they
affect, and whether they are focussed on input (parsing) or output (re-
ports). Some directives have multiple effects.
affect, and whether they are focussed on input (parsing) or output
(reports). Some directives have multiple effects.
If you have a journal made up of multiple files, or pass multiple -f
options on the command line, note that directives which affect input
@ -756,8 +756,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
file. The include file path may contain common glob patterns (e.g.
*).
The include directive can only be used in journal files. It can in-
clude journal, timeclock or timedot files, but not CSV files.
The include directive can only be used in journal files. It can
include journal, timeclock or timedot files, but not CSV files.
Default year
You can set a default year to be used for subsequent dates which don't
@ -813,8 +813,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
Normally the display format is inferred from journal entries, but this
can be unpredictable; declaring it with a commodity directive overrides
this and removes ambiguity. Towards this end, amounts in commodity di-
rectives must always be written with a decimal point (a period or
this and removes ambiguity. Towards this end, amounts in commodity
directives must always be written with a decimal point (a period or
comma, followed by 0 or more decimal digits).
Commodity directives do not affect how amounts are parsed; the parser
@ -839,8 +839,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
a decimal point.
Market prices
The P directive declares a market price, which is an exchange rate be-
tween two commodities on a certain date. (In Ledger, they are called
The P directive declares a market price, which is an exchange rate
between two commodities on a certain date. (In Ledger, they are called
"historical prices".) These are often obtained from a stock exchange,
cryptocurrency exchange, or the foreign exchange market.
@ -865,8 +865,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
commodity using these prices.
Declaring accounts
account directives can be used to pre-declare accounts. Though not re-
quired, they can provide several benefits:
account directives can be used to pre-declare accounts. Though not
required, they can provide several benefits:
o They can document your intended chart of accounts, providing a refer-
ence.
@ -925,8 +925,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
detected automatically.
Account types declared with tags
More generally, you can declare an account's type with an account di-
rective, by writing a type: tag in a comment, followed by one of the
More generally, you can declare an account's type with an account
directive, by writing a type: tag in a comment, followed by one of the
words Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue, Expense, or one of the letters
ALERX (case insensitive):
@ -1025,9 +1025,9 @@ FILE FORMAT
Or, you can use the --alias 'OLD=NEW' option on the command line. This
affects all entries. It's useful for trying out aliases interactively.
OLD and NEW are case sensitive full account names. hledger will re-
place any occurrence of the old account name with the new one. Subac-
counts are also affected. Eg:
OLD and NEW are case sensitive full account names. hledger will
replace any occurrence of the old account name with the new one. Sub-
accounts are also affected. Eg:
alias checking = assets:bank:wells fargo:checking
; rewrites "checking" to "assets:bank:wells fargo:checking", or "checking:a" to "assets:bank:wells fargo:checking:a"
@ -1092,9 +1092,9 @@ FILE FORMAT
end aliases
Default parent account
You can specify a parent account which will be prepended to all ac-
counts within a section of the journal. Use the apply account and end
apply account directives like so:
You can specify a parent account which will be prepended to all
accounts within a section of the journal. Use the apply account and
end apply account directives like so:
apply account home
@ -1128,11 +1128,44 @@ FILE FORMAT
account.
Periodic transactions
Periodic transaction rules describe transactions that recur. They al-
low you to generate future transactions for forecasting, without having
to write them out explicitly in the journal (with --forecast). Sec-
ondly, they also can be used to define budget goals (with --budget).
Periodic transaction rules describe transactions that recur. They
allow hledger to generate temporary future transactions to help with
forecasting, so you don't have to write out each one in the journal,
and it's easy to try out different forecasts. Secondly, they are also
used to define the budgets shown in budget reports.
Periodic transactions can be a little tricky, so before you use them,
read this whole section - or at least these tips:
1. Two spaces accidentally added or omitted will cause you trouble -
read about this below.
2. For troubleshooting, show the generated transactions with hledger
print --forecast tag:generated or hledger register --forecast
tag:generated.
3. Forecasted transactions will begin only after the last non-fore-
casted transaction's date.
4. Forecasted transactions will end 6 months from today, by default.
See below for the exact start/end rules.
5. period expressions can be tricky. Their documentation needs
improvement, but is worth studying.
6. Some period expressions with a repeating interval must begin on a
natural boundary of that interval. Eg in weekly from DATE, DATE
must be a monday. ~ weekly from 2019/10/1 (a tuesday) will give an
error.
7. Other period expressions with an interval are automatically expanded
to cover a whole number of that interval. (This is done to improve
reports, but it also affects periodic transactions. Yes, it's a bit
inconsistent with the above.) Eg: ~ every 10th day of month from
2020/01, which is equivalent to ~ every 10th day of month from
2020/01/01, will be adjusted to start on 2019/12/10.
Periodic rule syntax
A periodic transaction rule looks like a normal journal entry, with the
date replaced by a tilde (~) followed by a period expression (mnemonic:
~ looks like a recurring sine wave.):
@ -1150,7 +1183,7 @@ FILE FORMAT
date, unless a Y default year directive is in effect, in which case
they will be relative to Y/1/1.
Two spaces after the period expression
Two spaces between period expression and description!
If the period expression is followed by a transaction description,
these must be separated by two or more spaces. This helps hledger know
where the period expression ends, so that descriptions can not acciden-
@ -1163,9 +1196,17 @@ FILE FORMAT
assets:bank:checking $1500
income:acme inc
So,
o Do write two spaces between your period expression and your transac-
tion description, if any.
o Don't accidentally write two spaces in the middle of your period
expression.
Forecasting with periodic transactions
With the --forecast flag, each periodic transaction rule generates fu-
ture transactions recurring at the specified interval. These are not
With the --forecast flag, each periodic transaction rule generates
future transactions recurring at the specified interval. These are not
saved in the journal, but appear in all reports. They will look like
normal transactions, but with an extra tag:
@ -1220,8 +1261,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
checking) every month. Goals and actual performance can then be com-
pared in budget reports.
For more details, see: balance: Budget report and Cookbook: Budgeting
and Forecasting.
For more details, see: balance: Budget report and Budgeting and Fore-
casting.
Auto postings / transaction modifiers
Transaction modifier rules, AKA auto posting rules, describe changes to

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hledger-lib/hledger_timedot.txt
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@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ FILE FORMAT
Quantities can be written as:
o a sequence of dots (.) representing quarter hours. Spaces may op-
tionally be used for grouping and readability. Eg: .... ..
o a sequence of dots (.) representing quarter hours. Spaces may
optionally be used for grouping and readability. Eg: .... ..
o an integral or decimal number, representing hours. Eg: 1.5

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using period expressions syntax
--date2
match the secondary date instead (see command help for other ef-
fects)
match the secondary date instead (see command help for other
effects)
-U --unmarked
include only unmarked postings/txns (can combine with -P or -C)
@ -204,8 +204,8 @@ KEYS
BACKSPACE or DELETE removes all filters, showing all transactions.
As mentioned above, hledger-ui shows auto-generated periodic transac-
tions, and hides future transactions (auto-generated or not) by de-
fault. F toggles showing and hiding these future transactions. This
tions, and hides future transactions (auto-generated or not) by
default. F toggles showing and hiding these future transactions. This
is similar to using a query like date:-tomorrow, but more convenient.
(experimental)
@ -227,8 +227,8 @@ KEYS
file. This allows some basic data entry.
A is like a, but runs the hledger-iadd tool, which provides a curses-
style interface. This key will be available if hledger-iadd is in-
stalled in $PATH.
style interface. This key will be available if hledger-iadd is
installed in $PATH.
E runs $HLEDGER_UI_EDITOR, or $EDITOR, or a default (emacsclient -a ""
-nw) on the journal file. With some editors (emacs, vi), the cursor
@ -250,14 +250,15 @@ SCREENS
Account names are shown as a flat list by default. Press T to toggle
tree mode. In flat mode, account balances are exclusive of subac-
counts, except where subaccounts are hidden by a depth limit (see be-
low). In tree mode, all account balances are inclusive of subaccounts.
counts, except where subaccounts are hidden by a depth limit (see
below). In tree mode, all account balances are inclusive of subac-
counts.
To see less detail, press a number key, 1 to 9, to set a depth limit.
Or use - to decrease and +/= to increase the depth limit. 0 shows even
less detail, collapsing all accounts to a single total. To remove the
depth limit, set it higher than the maximum account depth, or press ES-
CAPE.
depth limit, set it higher than the maximum account depth, or press
ESCAPE.
H toggles between showing historical balances or period balances. His-
torical balances (the default) are ending balances at the end of the
@ -265,15 +266,15 @@ SCREENS
(filtered by the filter query if any), including transactions before
the start of the report period. In other words, historical balances
are what you would see on a bank statement for that account (unless
disturbed by a filter query). Period balances ignore transactions be-
fore the report start date, so they show the change in balance during
disturbed by a filter query). Period balances ignore transactions
before the report start date, so they show the change in balance during
the report period. They are more useful eg when viewing a time log.
U toggles filtering by unmarked status, including or excluding unmarked
postings in the balances. Similarly, P toggles pending postings, and C
toggles cleared postings. (By default, balances include all postings;
if you activate one or two status filters, only those postings are in-
cluded; and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.)
if you activate one or two status filters, only those postings are
included; and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.)
R toggles real mode, in which virtual postings are ignored.
@ -328,16 +329,16 @@ SCREENS
similar to hledger's print command and journal format (hledger_jour-
nal(5)).
The transaction's date(s) and any cleared flag, transaction code, de-
scription, comments, along with all of its account postings are shown.
Simple transactions have two postings, but there can be more (or in
certain cases, fewer).
The transaction's date(s) and any cleared flag, transaction code,
description, comments, along with all of its account postings are
shown. Simple transactions have two postings, but there can be more
(or in certain cases, fewer).
up and down will step through all transactions listed in the previous
account register screen. In the title bar, the numbers in parentheses
show your position within that account register. They will vary de-
pending on which account register you came from (remember most transac-
tions appear in multiple account registers). The #N number preceding
show your position within that account register. They will vary
depending on which account register you came from (remember most trans-
actions appear in multiple account registers). The #N number preceding
them is the transaction's position within the complete unfiltered jour-
nal, which is a more stable id (at least until the next reload).

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hledger-web is hledger's web interface. It starts a simple web appli-
cation for browsing and adding transactions, and optionally opens it in
a web browser window if possible. It provides a more user-friendly UI
than the hledger CLI or hledger-ui interface, showing more at once (ac-
counts, the current account register, balance charts) and allowing his-
tory-aware data entry, interactive searching, and bookmarking.
than the hledger CLI or hledger-ui interface, showing more at once
(accounts, the current account register, balance charts) and allowing
history-aware data entry, interactive searching, and bookmarking.
hledger-web also lets you share a ledger with multiple users, or even
the public web. There is no access control, so if you need that you
@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ OPTIONS
using period expressions syntax
--date2
match the secondary date instead (see command help for other ef-
fects)
match the secondary date instead (see command help for other
effects)
-U --unmarked
include only unmarked postings/txns (can combine with -P or -C)
@ -214,8 +214,8 @@ PERMISSIONS
You can restrict who can reach it by
o setting the IP address it listens on (see --host above). By default
it listens on 127.0.0.1, accessible to all users on the local ma-
chine.
it listens on 127.0.0.1, accessible to all users on the local
machine.
o putting it behind an authenticating proxy, using eg apache or nginx
@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ PERMISSIONS
o add - allows adding new transactions to the main journal file
o manage - allows editing, uploading or downloading the main or in-
cluded files
o manage - allows editing, uploading or downloading the main or
included files
o using the --capabilities-header=HTTPHEADER flag to specify a HTTP
header from which it will read capabilities to enable. hledger-web
@ -242,8 +242,8 @@ PERMISSIONS
EDITING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING
If you enable the manage capability mentioned above, you'll see a new
"spanner" button to the right of the search form. Clicking this will
let you edit, upload, or download the journal file or any files it in-
cludes.
let you edit, upload, or download the journal file or any files it
includes.
Note, unlike any other hledger command, in this mode you (or any visi-
tor) can alter or wipe the data files.
@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ RELOADING
hledger-web detects changes made to the files by other means (eg if you
edit it directly, outside of hledger-web), and it will show the new
data when you reload the page or navigate to a new page. If a change
makes a file unparseable, hledger-web will display an error message un-
til the file has been fixed.
makes a file unparseable, hledger-web will display an error message
until the file has been fixed.
(Note: if you are viewing files mounted from another machine, make sure
that both machine clocks are roughly in step.)

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.SS Experimental add-ons
.PP
These are available in source form in the hledger repo\[aq]s bin/
directory; installing them is pretty easy.
directory.
They may be less mature and documented than built-in commands.
Reading and tweaking these is a good way to start making your own!
.SS autosync

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@ -3119,10 +3119,9 @@ File: hledger.info, Node: Experimental add-ons, Prev: Third party add-ons, Up
5.3 Experimental add-ons
========================
These are available in source form in the hledger repo's bin/ directory;
installing them is pretty easy. They may be less mature and documented
than built-in commands. Reading and tweaking these is a good way to
start making your own!
These are available in source form in the hledger repo's bin/ directory.
They may be less mature and documented than built-in commands. Reading
and tweaking these is a good way to start making your own!
* Menu:
@ -3328,11 +3327,11 @@ Node: irr108282
Ref: #irr108380
Node: Experimental add-ons108511
Ref: #experimental-add-ons108663
Node: autosync108944
Ref: #autosync109055
Node: chart109294
Ref: #chart109413
Node: check109484
Ref: #check109586
Node: autosync108911
Ref: #autosync109022
Node: chart109261
Ref: #chart109380
Node: check109451
Ref: #check109553

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@ -176,8 +176,8 @@ OPTIONS
using period expressions syntax
--date2
match the secondary date instead (see command help for other ef-
fects)
match the secondary date instead (see command help for other
effects)
-U --unmarked
include only unmarked postings/txns (can combine with -P or -C)
@ -218,14 +218,14 @@ OPTIONS
Some reporting options can also be written as query arguments.
Command options
To see options for a particular command, including command-specific op-
tions, run: hledger COMMAND -h.
To see options for a particular command, including command-specific
options, run: hledger COMMAND -h.
Command-specific options must be written after the command name, eg:
hledger print -x.
Additionally, if the command is an addon, you may need to put its op-
tions after a double-hyphen, eg: hledger ui -- --watch. Or, you can
Additionally, if the command is an addon, you may need to put its
options after a double-hyphen, eg: hledger ui -- --watch. Or, you can
run the addon executable directly: hledger-ui --watch.
Command arguments
@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ OPTIONS
This requires a well-configured environment. Here are some tips:
o A system locale must be configured, and it must be one that can de-
code the characters being used. In bash, you can set a locale like
o A system locale must be configured, and it must be one that can
decode the characters being used. In bash, you can set a locale like
this: export LANG=en_US.UTF-8. There are some more details in Trou-
bleshooting. This step is essential - without it, hledger will quit
on encountering a non-ascii character (as with all GHC-compiled pro-
@ -421,8 +421,8 @@ OPTIONS
201812 6 digit YYYYMM with valid
year and month
Counterexamples - malformed digit sequences might give surprising re-
sults:
Counterexamples - malformed digit sequences might give surprising
results:
201813 6 digits with an invalid
month is parsed as start
@ -472,9 +472,9 @@ OPTIONS
ber 1st of the current
year (11/30 will be the
last date included)
-b thismonth all transactions on or af-
ter the 1st of the current
month
-b thismonth all transactions on or
after the 1st of the cur-
rent month
-p thismonth all transactions in the
current month
date:2016/3/17- the above written as
@ -488,8 +488,8 @@ OPTIONS
ance and activity will divide their reports into multiple subperiods.
The basic intervals can be selected with one of -D/--daily,
-W/--weekly, -M/--monthly, -Q/--quarterly, or -Y/--yearly. More com-
plex intervals may be specified with a period expression. Report in-
tervals can not be specified with a query.
plex intervals may be specified with a period expression. Report
intervals can not be specified with a query.
Period expressions
The -p/--period option accepts period expressions, a shorthand way of
@ -539,11 +539,11 @@ OPTIONS
-p "2009/1/1" just that day; equivalent
to "2009/1/1 to 2009/1/2"
The argument of -p can also begin with, or be, a report interval ex-
pression. The basic report intervals are daily, weekly, monthly, quar-
terly, or yearly, which have the same effect as the -D,-W,-M,-Q, or -Y
flags. Between report interval and start/end dates (if any), the word
in is optional. Examples:
The argument of -p can also begin with, or be, a report interval
expression. The basic report intervals are daily, weekly, monthly,
quarterly, or yearly, which have the same effect as the -D,-W,-M,-Q, or
-Y flags. Between report interval and start/end dates (if any), the
word in is optional. Examples:
-p "weekly from 2009/1/1 to 2009/4/1"
-p "monthly in 2008"
@ -551,8 +551,8 @@ OPTIONS
Note that weekly, monthly, quarterly and yearly intervals will always
start on the first day on week, month, quarter or year accordingly, and
will end on the last day of same period, even if associated period ex-
pression specifies different explicit start and end date.
will end on the last day of same period, even if associated period
expression specifies different explicit start and end date.
For example:
@ -568,8 +568,8 @@ OPTIONS
-p "yearly from 2009-12-29" - starts on
2009/01/01, first day of 2009
The following more complex report intervals are also supported: bi-
weekly, bimonthly, every day|week|month|quarter|year, every N
The following more complex report intervals are also supported:
biweekly, bimonthly, every day|week|month|quarter|year, every N
days|weeks|months|quarters|years.
All of these will start on the first day of the requested period and
@ -582,8 +582,8 @@ OPTIONS
2008/03/01, ...
-p "every 2 weeks" -- starts on closest
preceeding Monday
-p "every 5 month from 2009/03" -- pe-
riods will have boundaries on
-p "every 5 month from 2009/03" --
periods will have boundaries on
2009/03/01, 2009/08/01, ...
If you want intervals that start on arbitrary day of your choosing and
@ -622,9 +622,9 @@ OPTIONS
Depth limiting
With the --depth N option (short form: -N), commands like account, bal-
ance and register will show only the uppermost accounts in the account
tree, down to level N. Use this when you want a summary with less de-
tail. This flag has the same effect as a depth: query argument (so -2,
--depth=2 or depth:2 are basically equivalent).
tree, down to level N. Use this when you want a summary with less
detail. This flag has the same effect as a depth: query argument (so
-2, --depth=2 or depth:2 are basically equivalent).
Pivoting
Normally hledger sums amounts, and organizes them in a hierarchy, based
@ -662,8 +662,8 @@ OPTIONS
--------------------
0
One way to show only amounts with a member: value (using a query, de-
scribed below):
One way to show only amounts with a member: value (using a query,
described below):
$ hledger balance --pivot member tag:member=.
-2 EUR John Doe
@ -691,8 +691,8 @@ OPTIONS
is today (equivalent to --value=now); for multiperiod reports, it is
the last day of each subperiod (equivalent to --value=end).
The default valuation commodity is the one referenced in the latest ap-
plicable market price dated on or before the valuation date. If most
The default valuation commodity is the one referenced in the latest
applicable market price dated on or before the valuation date. If most
of your P declarations lead to a single home currency, this will usu-
ally be what you want. (To specify the commodity, see -X below.)
@ -782,8 +782,8 @@ OPTIONS
o reverse prices (declared prices from valuation to source commodity,
inverted)
o indirect prices (prices calculated from the shortest chain of de-
clared or reverse prices from source to valuation commodity)
o indirect prices (prices calculated from the shortest chain of
declared or reverse prices from source to valuation commodity)
in that order.
@ -862,8 +862,8 @@ OPTIONS
2000/03/01
(a) 1 B
You may need to explicitly set a commodity's display style, when re-
verse prices are used. Eg this output might be surprising:
You may need to explicitly set a commodity's display style, when
reverse prices are used. Eg this output might be surprising:
P 2000-01-01 A 2B
@ -897,8 +897,8 @@ OPTIONS
Effect of --value on reports
Here is a reference for how --value currently affects each part of
hledger's reports. It's work in progress, but may be useful for trou-
bleshooting or reporting bugs. See also the definitions and notes be-
low. If you find problems, please report them, ideally with a repro-
bleshooting or reporting bugs. See also the definitions and notes
below. If you find problems, please report them, ideally with a repro-
ducible example. Related: #329, #1083.
Report type -B, -V, -X --value=end --value=DATE,
@ -908,8 +908,8 @@ OPTIONS
posting cost value at report value at report value at
amounts end or today or journal end DATE/today
balance asser- unchanged unchanged unchanged unchanged
tions / as-
signments
tions /
assignments
register
starting bal- cost value at day value at day value at
@ -924,8 +924,8 @@ OPTIONS
ing amounts cost ends ends DATE/today
(with report
interval)
running to- sum/average of sum/average of sum/average of sum/average
tal/average displayed val- displayed val- displayed val- of displayed
running sum/average of sum/average of sum/average of sum/average
total/average displayed val- displayed val- displayed val- of displayed
ues ues ues values
balance (bs,
@ -939,24 +939,25 @@ OPTIONS
val) postings postings sums of post-
ings
starting bal- sums of costs sums of post- sums of post- sums of post-
ances (with of postings ings before re- ings before re- ings before
report inter- before report port start port start report start
ances (with of postings ings before ings before ings before
report inter- before report report start report start report start
val and -H) start
budget amounts like balances like balances like balances like balances
with --budget
grand total sum of dis- sum of dis- sum of dis- sum of dis-
(no report in- played values played values played values played values
terval)
(no report played values played values played values played values
interval)
row totals/av- sums/averages sums/averages sums/averages sums/averages
erages (with of displayed of displayed of displayed of displayed
report inter- values values values values
row sums/averages sums/averages sums/averages sums/averages
totals/aver- of displayed of displayed of displayed of displayed
ages (with values values values values
report inter-
val)
column totals sums of dis- sums of dis- sums of dis- sums of dis-
played values played values played values played values
grand to- sum/average of sum/average of sum/average of sum/average
tal/average column totals column totals column totals of column to-
tals
grand sum/average of sum/average of sum/average of sum/average
total/average column totals column totals column totals of column
totals
Additional notes
@ -1032,8 +1033,8 @@ OPTIONS
o also support GNU word boundaries (\<, \>, \b, \B)
o and parenthesised capturing groups and numeric backreferences in re-
placement strings
o and parenthesised capturing groups and numeric backreferences in
replacement strings
o do not support mode modifiers like (?s)
@ -1150,8 +1151,8 @@ QUERIES
only:
inacct:ACCTNAME
tells hledger-web to show the transaction register for this ac-
count. Can be filtered further with acct etc.
tells hledger-web to show the transaction register for this
account. Can be filtered further with acct etc.
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
@ -1166,14 +1167,14 @@ COMMANDS
scripts named hledger-NAME in your PATH, these will also be listed as
subcommands.
Run a subcommand by writing its name as first argument (eg hledger in-
comestatement). You can also write one of the standard short aliases
Run a subcommand by writing its name as first argument (eg hledger
incomestatement). You can also write one of the standard short aliases
displayed in parentheses in the command list (hledger b), or any any
unambiguous prefix of a command name (hledger inc).
Here are all the builtin commands in alphabetical order. See also
hledger for a more organised command list, and hledger CMD -h for de-
tailed command help.
hledger for a more organised command list, and hledger CMD -h for
detailed command help.
accounts
accounts, a
@ -1234,8 +1235,8 @@ COMMANDS
Features:
o add tries to provide useful defaults, using the most similar (by de-
scription) recent transaction (filtered by the query, if any) as a
o add tries to provide useful defaults, using the most similar (by
description) recent transaction (filtered by the query, if any) as a
template.
o You can also set the initial defaults with command line arguments.
@ -1334,8 +1335,8 @@ COMMANDS
--------------------
0
By default, accounts are displayed hierarchically, with subaccounts in-
dented below their parent. At each level of the tree, accounts are
By default, accounts are displayed hierarchically, with subaccounts
indented below their parent. At each level of the tree, accounts are
sorted by account code if any, then by account name. Or with
-S/--sort-amount, by their balance amount.
@ -1404,9 +1405,9 @@ COMMANDS
o %, - render on one line, comma-separated
There are some quirks. Eg in one-line mode, %(depth_spacer) has no ef-
fect, instead %(account) has indentation built in. Experimentation may
be needed to get pleasing results.
There are some quirks. Eg in one-line mode, %(depth_spacer) has no
effect, instead %(account) has indentation built in. Experimentation
may be needed to get pleasing results.
Some example formats:
@ -1458,8 +1459,8 @@ COMMANDS
Multicolumn or tabular balance reports are a very useful hledger fea-
ture, and usually the preferred style. They share many of the above
features, but they show the report as a table, with columns represent-
ing time periods. This mode is activated by providing a reporting in-
terval.
ing time periods. This mode is activated by providing a reporting
interval.
There are three types of multicolumn balance report, showing different
information:
@ -1480,8 +1481,8 @@ COMMANDS
-------------------++---------------------------------
|| $-1 $1 0 0
2. With --cumulative: each column shows the ending balance for that pe-
riod, accumulating the changes across periods, starting from 0 at
2. With --cumulative: each column shows the ending balance for that
period, accumulating the changes across periods, starting from 0 at
the report start date:
$ hledger balance --quarterly income expenses -E --cumulative
@ -1526,12 +1527,12 @@ COMMANDS
ods will be "full" and comparable to the others.
The -E/--empty flag does two things in multicolumn balance reports:
first, the report will show all columns within the specified report pe-
riod (without -E, leading and trailing columns with all zeroes are not
shown). Second, all accounts which existed at the report start date
will be considered, not just the ones with activity during the report
period (use -E to include low-activity accounts which would otherwise
would be omitted).
first, the report will show all columns within the specified report
period (without -E, leading and trailing columns with all zeroes are
not shown). Second, all accounts which existed at the report start
date will be considered, not just the ones with activity during the
report period (use -E to include low-activity accounts which would oth-
erwise would be omitted).
The -T/--row-total flag adds an additional column showing the total for
each row.
@ -1569,12 +1570,12 @@ COMMANDS
Budget report
With --budget, extra columns are displayed showing budget goals for
each account and period, if any. Budget goals are defined by periodic
transactions. This is very useful for comparing planned and actual in-
come, expenses, time usage, etc. --budget is most often combined with
a report interval.
transactions. This is very useful for comparing planned and actual
income, expenses, time usage, etc. --budget is most often combined
with a report interval.
For example, you can take average monthly expenses in the common ex-
pense categories to construct a minimal monthly budget:
For example, you can take average monthly expenses in the common
expense categories to construct a minimal monthly budget:
;; Budget
~ monthly
@ -1699,10 +1700,10 @@ COMMANDS
budget for personal expenses is an additional $1000, which implicity
means that budget for both expenses:personal and expenses is $1100.
Transactions in expenses:personal:electronics will be counted both to-
wards its $100 budget and $1100 of expenses:personal , and transactions
in any other subaccount of expenses:personal would be counted towards
only towards the budget of expenses:personal.
Transactions in expenses:personal:electronics will be counted both
towards its $100 budget and $1100 of expenses:personal , and transac-
tions in any other subaccount of expenses:personal would be counted
towards only towards the budget of expenses:personal.
For example, let's consider these transactions:
@ -1763,8 +1764,8 @@ COMMANDS
|| 0 [ 0]
Output format
The balance command supports output destination and output format se-
lection.
The balance command supports output destination and output format
selection.
balancesheet
balancesheet, bs
@ -1924,12 +1925,12 @@ COMMANDS
INGDATE. Eg, to close/open on the 2018/2019 boundary, use -e 2019.
You can also use -p or date:PERIOD (any starting date is ignored).
Both transactions will include balance assertions for the closed/re-
opened accounts. You probably shouldn't use status or realness filters
(like -C or -R or status:) with this command, or the generated balance
assertions will depend on these flags. Likewise, if you run this com-
mand with --auto, the balance assertions will probably always require
--auto.
Both transactions will include balance assertions for the
closed/reopened accounts. You probably shouldn't use status or real-
ness filters (like -C or -R or status:) with this command, or the gen-
erated balance assertions will depend on these flags. Likewise, if you
run this command with --auto, the balance assertions will probably
always require --auto.
When account balances have cost information (transaction prices), the
closing/opening transactions will preserve it, so that eg balance -B
@ -2095,8 +2096,8 @@ COMMANDS
expenses during a period. It assumes that these accounts are under a
top-level revenue or income or expense account (case insensitive, plu-
ral forms also allowed). Note this report shows all account balances
with normal positive sign (like conventional financial statements, un-
like balance/print/register) (experimental).
with normal positive sign (like conventional financial statements,
unlike balance/print/register) (experimental).
This command displays a simple income statement. It currently assumes
that you have top-level accounts named income (or revenue) and expense
@ -2157,9 +2158,10 @@ COMMANDS
prices
prices
Print market price directives from the journal. With --costs, also
print synthetic market prices based on transaction prices. With --in-
verted-costs, also print inverse prices based on transaction prices.
Prices (and postings providing prices) can be filtered by a query.
print synthetic market prices based on transaction prices. With
--inverted-costs, also print inverse prices based on transaction
prices. Prices (and postings providing prices) can be filtered by a
query.
print
print, txns, p
@ -2170,8 +2172,8 @@ COMMANDS
tions are sorted by secondary date instead.
print's output is always a valid hledger journal.
It preserves all transaction information, but it does not preserve di-
rectives or inter-transaction comments
It preserves all transaction information, but it does not preserve
directives or inter-transaction comments
$ hledger print
2008/01/01 income
@ -2217,16 +2219,16 @@ COMMANDS
cial state file (.latest.FILE in the same directory), containing the
latest transaction date(s) that were seen last time FILE was read.
When this file is found, only transactions with newer dates (and new
transactions on the latest date) are printed. This is useful for ig-
noring already-seen entries in import data, such as downloaded CSV
transactions on the latest date) are printed. This is useful for
ignoring already-seen entries in import data, such as downloaded CSV
files. Eg:
$ hledger -f bank1.csv print --new
# shows transactions added since last print --new on this file
This assumes that transactions added to FILE always have same or in-
creasing dates, and that transactions on the same day do not get re-
ordered. See also the import command.
This assumes that transactions added to FILE always have same or
increasing dates, and that transactions on the same day do not get
reordered. See also the import command.
This command also supports output destination and output format selec-
tion. Here's an example of print's CSV output:
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The --average/-A flag shows the running average posting amount instead
of the running total (so, the final number displayed is the average for
the whole report period). This flag implies --empty (see below). It
is affected by --historical. It works best when showing just one ac-
count and one commodity.
is affected by --historical. It works best when showing just one
account and one commodity.
The --related/-r flag shows the other postings in the transactions of
the postings which would normally be shown.
The --invert flag negates all amounts. For example, it can be used on
an income account where amounts are normally displayed as negative num-
bers. It's also useful to show postings on the checking account to-
gether with the related account:
bers. It's also useful to show postings on the checking account
together with the related account:
$ hledger register --related --invert assets:checking
With a reporting interval, register shows summary postings, one per in-
terval, aggregating the postings to each account:
With a reporting interval, register shows summary postings, one per
interval, aggregating the postings to each account:
$ hledger register --monthly income
2008/01 income:salary $-1 $-1
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2008/11 0 $-2
2008/12 0 $-2
Often, you'll want to see just one line per interval. The --depth op-
tion helps with this, causing subaccounts to be aggregated:
Often, you'll want to see just one line per interval. The --depth
option helps with this, causing subaccounts to be aggregated:
$ hledger register --monthly assets --depth 1h
2008/01 assets $1 $1
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2008/12 assets $-1 $-1
Note when using report intervals, if you specify start/end dates these
will be adjusted outward if necessary to contain a whole number of in-
tervals. This ensures that the first and last intervals are full
will be adjusted outward if necessary to contain a whole number of
intervals. This ensures that the first and last intervals are full
length and comparable to the others in the report.
Custom register output
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a bash shell variable) or by using the --width/-w option.
The description and account columns normally share the space equally
(about half of (width - 40) each). You can adjust this by adding a de-
scription width as part of --width's argument, comma-separated: --width
W,D . Here's a diagram (won't display correctly in --help):
(about half of (width - 40) each). You can adjust this by adding a
description width as part of --width's argument, comma-separated:
--width W,D . Here's a diagram (won't display correctly in --help):
<--------------------------------- width (W) ---------------------------------->
date (10) description (D) account (W-41-D) amount (12) balance (12)
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Print the one posting whose transaction description is closest to DESC,
in the style of the register command. If there are multiple equally
good matches, it shows the most recent. Query options (options, not
arguments) can be used to restrict the search space. Helps ledger-au-
tosync detect already-seen transactions when importing.
arguments) can be used to restrict the search space. Helps ledger-
autosync detect already-seen transactions when importing.
rewrite
rewrite
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Argument for --add-posting option is a usual posting of transaction
with an exception for amount specification. More precisely, you can
use '*' (star symbol) before the amount to indicate that that this is a
factor for an amount of original matched posting. If the amount in-
cludes a commodity name, the new posting amount will be in the new com-
modity; otherwise, it will be in the matched posting amount's commod-
ity.
factor for an amount of original matched posting. If the amount
includes a commodity name, the new posting amount will be in the new
commodity; otherwise, it will be in the matched posting amount's com-
modity.
Re-write rules in a file
During the run this tool will execute so called "Automated Transac-
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originating from unrealized profit and loss account(s) are assumed to
be your investments or withdrawals.
At a minimum, you need to supply a query (which could be just an ac-
count name) to select your investments with --inv, and another query to
identify your profit and loss transactions with --pnl.
At a minimum, you need to supply a query (which could be just an
account name) to select your investments with --inv, and another query
to identify your profit and loss transactions with --pnl.
It will compute and display the internalized rate of return (IRR) and
time-weighted rate of return (TWR) for your investments for the time
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List all the tag names used in the journal. With a TAGREGEX argument,
only tag names matching the regular expression (case insensitive) are
shown. With QUERY arguments, only transactions matching the query are
considered. With --values flag, the tags' unique values are listed in-
stead.
considered. With --values flag, the tags' unique values are listed
instead.
test
test
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none of them).
This is mainly used by developers, but it's nice to be able to sanity-
check your installed hledger executable at any time. All tests are ex-
pected to pass - if you ever see otherwise, something has gone wrong,
check your installed hledger executable at any time. All tests are
expected to pass - if you ever see otherwise, something has gone wrong,
please report a bug!
ADD-ON COMMANDS
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ing to various schemes.
irr
hledger-irr calculates the internal rate of return of an investment ac-
count, but it's superseded now by the built-in roi command.
hledger-irr calculates the internal rate of return of an investment
account, but it's superseded now by the built-in roi command.
Experimental add-ons
These are available in source form in the hledger repo's bin/ direc-
tory; installing them is pretty easy. They may be less mature and doc-
umented than built-in commands. Reading and tweaking these is a good
way to start making your own!
tory. They may be less mature and documented than built-in commands.
Reading and tweaking these is a good way to start making your own!
autosync
hledger-autosync is a symbolic link for easily running ledger-autosync,
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Ledger.
TROUBLESHOOTING
Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger (and re-
member you can also seek help from the IRC channel, mail list or bug
Here are some issues you might encounter when you run hledger (and
remember you can also seek help from the IRC channel, mail list or bug
tracker):
Successfully installed, but "No command 'hledger' found"