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				| @ -199,6 +199,9 @@ show general or ADDONCMD version | |||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| \f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R] | \f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R] | ||||||
| show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
|  | .TP | ||||||
|  | \f[B]\f[CB]--today=DATE\f[B]\f[R] | ||||||
|  | generate reports treating DATE as the current day (for testing purposes) | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| A \[at]FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which | A \[at]FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which | ||||||
| should contain one command line option/argument per line. | should contain one command line option/argument per line. | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -217,6 +217,10 @@ the last one takes precedence. | |||||||
| `--debug[=N]' | `--debug[=N]' | ||||||
|      show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) |      show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | `--today=DATE' | ||||||
|  |      generate reports treating DATE as the current day (for testing | ||||||
|  |      purposes) | ||||||
|  | 
 | ||||||
|    A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which |    A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which | ||||||
| should contain one command line option/argument per line. (To prevent | should contain one command line option/argument per line. (To prevent | ||||||
| this, insert a `--' argument before.) | this, insert a `--' argument before.) | ||||||
| @ -598,29 +602,29 @@ Tag Table: | |||||||
| Node: Top232 | Node: Top232 | ||||||
| Node: OPTIONS1637 | Node: OPTIONS1637 | ||||||
| Ref: #options1734 | Ref: #options1734 | ||||||
| Node: KEYS6129 | Node: KEYS6228 | ||||||
| Ref: #keys6224 | Ref: #keys6323 | ||||||
| Node: SCREENS10273 | Node: SCREENS10372 | ||||||
| Ref: #screens10371 | Ref: #screens10470 | ||||||
| Node: Accounts screen10461 | Node: Accounts screen10560 | ||||||
| Ref: #accounts-screen10589 | Ref: #accounts-screen10688 | ||||||
| Node: Register screen12793 | Node: Register screen12892 | ||||||
| Ref: #register-screen12948 | Ref: #register-screen13047 | ||||||
| Node: Transaction screen14943 | Node: Transaction screen15042 | ||||||
| Ref: #transaction-screen15101 | Ref: #transaction-screen15200 | ||||||
| Node: Error screen15968 | Node: Error screen16067 | ||||||
| Ref: #error-screen16090 | Ref: #error-screen16189 | ||||||
| Node: TIPS16332 | Node: TIPS16431 | ||||||
| Ref: #tips16431 | Ref: #tips16530 | ||||||
| Node: Watch mode16483 | Node: Watch mode16582 | ||||||
| Ref: #watch-mode16600 | Ref: #watch-mode16699 | ||||||
| Node: Watch mode limitations17344 | Node: Watch mode limitations17443 | ||||||
| Ref: #watch-mode-limitations17485 | Ref: #watch-mode-limitations17584 | ||||||
| Node: ENVIRONMENT18618 | Node: ENVIRONMENT18717 | ||||||
| Ref: #environment18729 | Ref: #environment18828 | ||||||
| Node: FILES19534 | Node: FILES19633 | ||||||
| Ref: #files19633 | Ref: #files19732 | ||||||
| Node: BUGS19846 | Node: BUGS19945 | ||||||
| Ref: #bugs19923 | Ref: #bugs20022 | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| End Tag Table | End Tag Table | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -193,87 +193,91 @@ OPTIONS | |||||||
|        --debug[=N] |        --debug[=N] | ||||||
|               show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) |               show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  |        --today=DATE | ||||||
|  |               generate  reports  treating DATE as the current day (for testing | ||||||
|  |               purposes) | ||||||
|  | 
 | ||||||
|        A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which should |        A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which should | ||||||
|        contain one command line option/argument per line.  (To  prevent  this, |        contain  one  command line option/argument per line.  (To prevent this, | ||||||
|        insert a -- argument before.) |        insert a -- argument before.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| KEYS | KEYS | ||||||
|        ?  shows a help dialog listing all keys.  (Some of these also appear in |        ? shows a help dialog listing all keys.  (Some of these also appear  in | ||||||
|        the quick help at the bottom of each screen.) Press ? again (or ESCAPE, |        the quick help at the bottom of each screen.) Press ? again (or ESCAPE, | ||||||
|        or LEFT, or q) to close it.  The following keys work on most screens: |        or LEFT, or q) to close it.  The following keys work on most screens: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        The cursor keys navigate: right (or enter) goes deeper, left returns to |        The cursor keys navigate: right (or enter) goes deeper, left returns to | ||||||
|        the previous screen, up/down/page up/page  down/home/end  move  up  and |        the  previous  screen,  up/down/page  up/page down/home/end move up and | ||||||
|        down through lists.  Emacs-style (ctrl-p/ctrl-n/ctrl-f/ctrl-b) movement |        down through lists.  Emacs-style (ctrl-p/ctrl-n/ctrl-f/ctrl-b) movement | ||||||
|        keys are also supported (but not  vi-style  keys,  since  hledger-1.19, |        keys  are  also  supported  (but not vi-style keys, since hledger-1.19, | ||||||
|        sorry!).   A  tip:  movement  speed  is limited by your keyboard repeat |        sorry!).  A tip: movement speed is  limited  by  your  keyboard  repeat | ||||||
|        rate, to move faster you may want to adjust it.  (If you're on  a  mac, |        rate,  to  move faster you may want to adjust it.  (If you're on a mac, | ||||||
|        the karabiner app is one way to do that.) |        the karabiner app is one way to do that.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        With  shift pressed, the cursor keys adjust the report period, limiting |        With shift pressed, the cursor keys adjust the report period,  limiting | ||||||
|        the transactions to be shown  (by  default,  all  are  shown).   shift- |        the  transactions  to  be  shown  (by  default, all are shown).  shift- | ||||||
|        down/up  steps downward and upward through these standard report period |        down/up steps downward and upward through these standard report  period | ||||||
|        durations: year, quarter, month,  week,  day.   Then,  shift-left/right |        durations:  year,  quarter,  month,  week, day.  Then, shift-left/right | ||||||
|        moves  to the previous/next period.  T sets the report period to today. |        moves to the previous/next period.  T sets the report period to  today. | ||||||
|        With the --watch option, when viewing a "current" period  (the  current |        With  the  --watch option, when viewing a "current" period (the current | ||||||
|        day, week, month, quarter, or year), the period will move automatically |        day, week, month, quarter, or year), the period will move automatically | ||||||
|        to track the current date.  To set a non-standard period, you can use / |        to track the current date.  To set a non-standard period, you can use / | ||||||
|        and a date: query. |        and a date: query. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        /  lets  you  set a general filter query limiting the data shown, using |        / lets you set a general filter query limiting the  data  shown,  using | ||||||
|        the same query terms as in hledger and hledger-web.  While editing  the |        the  same query terms as in hledger and hledger-web.  While editing the | ||||||
|        query,  you  can  use CTRL-a/e/d/k, BS, cursor keys; press ENTER to set |        query, you can use CTRL-a/e/d/k, BS, cursor keys; press  ENTER  to  set | ||||||
|        it, or ESCAPEto cancel.  There are also keys for quickly adjusting some |        it, or ESCAPEto cancel.  There are also keys for quickly adjusting some | ||||||
|        common  filters  like account depth and transaction status (see below). |        common filters like account depth and transaction status  (see  below). | ||||||
|        BACKSPACE or DELETE removes all filters, showing all transactions. |        BACKSPACE or DELETE removes all filters, showing all transactions. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        As mentioned above, by default hledger-ui hides future  transactions  - |        As  mentioned  above, by default hledger-ui hides future transactions - | ||||||
|        both ordinary transactions recorded in the journal, and periodic trans- |        both ordinary transactions recorded in the journal, and periodic trans- | ||||||
|        actions  generated  by  rule.   F  toggles  forecast  mode,  in   which |        actions   generated  by  rule.   F  toggles  forecast  mode,  in  which | ||||||
|        future/forecasted transactions are shown. |        future/forecasted transactions are shown. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        ESCAPE  resets the UI state and jumps back to the top screen, restoring |        ESCAPE resets the UI state and jumps back to the top screen,  restoring | ||||||
|        the app's initial state at startup.  Or,  it  cancels  minibuffer  data |        the  app's  initial  state  at startup.  Or, it cancels minibuffer data | ||||||
|        entry or the help dialog. |        entry or the help dialog. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        CTRL-l redraws the screen and centers the selection if possible (selec- |        CTRL-l redraws the screen and centers the selection if possible (selec- | ||||||
|        tions near the top won't be centered, since we don't scroll  above  the |        tions  near  the top won't be centered, since we don't scroll above the | ||||||
|        top). |        top). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        g  reloads from the data file(s) and updates the current screen and any |        g reloads from the data file(s) and updates the current screen and  any | ||||||
|        previous screens.  (With large files, this  could  cause  a  noticeable |        previous  screens.   (With  large  files, this could cause a noticeable | ||||||
|        pause.) |        pause.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        I  toggles  balance  assertion  checking.  Disabling balance assertions |        I toggles balance assertion  checking.   Disabling  balance  assertions | ||||||
|        temporarily can be useful for troubleshooting. |        temporarily can be useful for troubleshooting. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        a runs command-line hledger's add  command,  and  reloads  the  updated |        a  runs  command-line  hledger's  add  command, and reloads the updated | ||||||
|        file.  This allows some basic data entry. |        file.  This allows some basic data entry. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        A  is like a, but runs the hledger-iadd tool, which provides a terminal |        A is like a, but runs the hledger-iadd tool, which provides a  terminal | ||||||
|        interface.  This key will be available if hledger-iadd is installed  in |        interface.   This key will be available if hledger-iadd is installed in | ||||||
|        $path. |        $path. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        E  runs $HLEDGER_UI_EDITOR, or $EDITOR, or a default (emacsclient -a "" |        E runs $HLEDGER_UI_EDITOR, or $EDITOR, or a default (emacsclient -a  "" | ||||||
|        -nw) on the journal file.  With some editors (emacs,  vi),  the  cursor |        -nw)  on  the  journal file.  With some editors (emacs, vi), the cursor | ||||||
|        will  be  positioned  at  the current transaction when invoked from the |        will be positioned at the current transaction  when  invoked  from  the | ||||||
|        register and transaction screens, and at the error location (if  possi- |        register  and transaction screens, and at the error location (if possi- | ||||||
|        ble) when invoked from the error screen. |        ble) when invoked from the error screen. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        B  toggles cost mode, showing amounts in their transaction price's com- |        B toggles cost mode, showing amounts in their transaction price's  com- | ||||||
|        modity (like toggling the -B/--cost flag). |        modity (like toggling the -B/--cost flag). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        V toggles value mode, showing amounts' current market  value  in  their |        V  toggles  value  mode, showing amounts' current market value in their | ||||||
|        default  valuation  commodity  (like  toggling  the  -V/--market flag). |        default valuation  commodity  (like  toggling  the  -V/--market  flag). | ||||||
|        Note, "current market value" means the value on the report end date  if |        Note,  "current market value" means the value on the report end date if | ||||||
|        specified,  otherwise today.  To see the value on another date, you can |        specified, otherwise today.  To see the value on another date, you  can | ||||||
|        temporarily set that as the report end date.  Eg: to see a  transaction |        temporarily  set that as the report end date.  Eg: to see a transaction | ||||||
|        as  it  was  valued  on july 30, go to the accounts or register screen, |        as it was valued on july 30, go to the  accounts  or  register  screen, | ||||||
|        press /, and add date:-7/30 to the query. |        press /, and add date:-7/30 to the query. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        At most one of cost or value mode can be active at once. |        At most one of cost or value mode can be active at once. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        There's not yet any visual reminder when cost or value mode is  active; |        There's  not yet any visual reminder when cost or value mode is active; | ||||||
|        for now pressing b b v should reliably reset to normal mode. |        for now pressing b b v should reliably reset to normal mode. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        q quits the application. |        q quits the application. | ||||||
| @ -282,44 +286,44 @@ KEYS | |||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| SCREENS | SCREENS | ||||||
|    Accounts screen |    Accounts screen | ||||||
|        This  is  normally  the  first screen displayed.  It lists accounts and |        This is normally the first screen displayed.   It  lists  accounts  and | ||||||
|        their balances, like hledger's balance command.  By default,  it  shows |        their  balances,  like hledger's balance command.  By default, it shows | ||||||
|        all  accounts  and their latest ending balances (including the balances |        all accounts and their latest ending balances (including  the  balances | ||||||
|        of subaccounts).  If you specify a query on the command line, it  shows |        of  subaccounts).  If you specify a query on the command line, it shows | ||||||
|        just the matched accounts and the balances from matched transactions. |        just the matched accounts and the balances from matched transactions. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Account  names  are  shown as a flat list by default; press t to toggle |        Account names are shown as a flat list by default; press  t  to  toggle | ||||||
|        tree mode.  In list mode, account  balances  are  exclusive  of  subac- |        tree  mode.   In  list  mode,  account balances are exclusive of subac- | ||||||
|        counts,  except  where  subaccounts  are  hidden  by a depth limit (see |        counts, except where subaccounts are  hidden  by  a  depth  limit  (see | ||||||
|        below).  In tree mode, all account balances  are  inclusive  of  subac- |        below).   In  tree  mode,  all account balances are inclusive of subac- | ||||||
|        counts. |        counts. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        To  see  less detail, press a number key, 1 to 9, to set a depth limit. |        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 |        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 |        less detail, collapsing all accounts to a single total.  To remove  the | ||||||
|        depth limit, set it higher than the maximum  account  depth,  or  press |        depth  limit,  set  it  higher than the maximum account depth, or press | ||||||
|        ESCAPE. |        ESCAPE. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        H toggles between showing historical balances or period balances.  His- |        H toggles between showing historical balances or period balances.  His- | ||||||
|        torical balances (the default) are ending balances at the  end  of  the |        torical  balances  (the  default) are ending balances at the end of the | ||||||
|        report  period,  taking  into account all transactions before that date |        report period, taking into account all transactions  before  that  date | ||||||
|        (filtered by the filter query if any),  including  transactions  before |        (filtered  by  the  filter query if any), including transactions before | ||||||
|        the  start  of  the report period.  In other words, historical balances |        the start of the report period.  In other  words,  historical  balances | ||||||
|        are what you would see on a bank statement  for  that  account  (unless |        are  what  you  would  see on a bank statement for that account (unless | ||||||
|        disturbed  by  a  filter  query).   Period balances ignore transactions |        disturbed by a filter  query).   Period  balances  ignore  transactions | ||||||
|        before the report start date, so they show the change in balance during |        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. |        the report period.  They are more useful eg when viewing a time log. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        U toggles filtering by unmarked status, including or excluding unmarked |        U toggles filtering by unmarked status, including or excluding unmarked | ||||||
|        postings in the balances.  Similarly, P toggles pending postings, and C |        postings in the balances.  Similarly, P toggles pending postings, and C | ||||||
|        toggles  cleared postings.  (By default, balances include all postings; |        toggles cleared postings.  (By default, balances include all  postings; | ||||||
|        if you activate one or two status  filters,  only  those  postings  are |        if  you  activate  one  or  two status filters, only those postings are | ||||||
|        included; and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.) |        included; and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        R toggles real mode, in which virtual postings are ignored. |        R toggles real mode, in which virtual postings are ignored. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Z  toggles  nonzero  mode, in which only accounts with nonzero balances |        Z toggles nonzero mode, in which only accounts  with  nonzero  balances | ||||||
|        are shown (hledger-ui shows zero items by default, unlike  command-line |        are  shown (hledger-ui shows zero items by default, unlike command-line | ||||||
|        hledger). |        hledger). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Press right or enter to view an account's transactions register. |        Press right or enter to view an account's transactions register. | ||||||
| @ -328,124 +332,124 @@ SCREENS | |||||||
|        This screen shows the transactions affecting a particular account, like |        This screen shows the transactions affecting a particular account, like | ||||||
|        a check register.  Each line represents one transaction and shows: |        a check register.  Each line represents one transaction and shows: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o the other account(s) involved, in abbreviated form.   (If  there  are |        o the  other  account(s)  involved, in abbreviated form.  (If there are | ||||||
|          both  real  and virtual postings, it shows only the accounts affected |          both real and virtual postings, it shows only the  accounts  affected | ||||||
|          by real postings.) |          by real postings.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o the overall change to the current account's balance; positive for  an |        o the  overall change to the current account's balance; positive for an | ||||||
|          inflow to this account, negative for an outflow. |          inflow to this account, negative for an outflow. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o the running historical total or period total for the current account, |        o the running historical total or period total for the current account, | ||||||
|          after the transaction.  This can be toggled with H.  Similar  to  the |          after  the  transaction.  This can be toggled with H.  Similar to the | ||||||
|          accounts  screen,  the  historical  total is affected by transactions |          accounts screen, the historical total  is  affected  by  transactions | ||||||
|          (filtered by the filter query) before the report  start  date,  while |          (filtered  by  the  filter query) before the report start date, while | ||||||
|          the period total is not.  If the historical total is not disturbed by |          the period total is not.  If the historical total is not disturbed by | ||||||
|          a filter query, it will be the running historical balance  you  would |          a  filter  query, it will be the running historical balance you would | ||||||
|          see on a bank register for the current account. |          see on a bank register for the current account. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Transactions  affecting  this account's subaccounts will be included in |        Transactions affecting this account's subaccounts will be  included  in | ||||||
|        the register if the accounts screen is in tree mode, or if it's in list |        the register if the accounts screen is in tree mode, or if it's in list | ||||||
|        mode  but  this  account  has  subaccounts which are not shown due to a |        mode but this account has subaccounts which are  not  shown  due  to  a | ||||||
|        depth limit.  In other words, the register always  shows  the  transac- |        depth  limit.   In  other words, the register always shows the transac- | ||||||
|        tions  contributing  to the balance shown on the accounts screen.  Tree |        tions contributing to the balance shown on the accounts  screen.   Tree | ||||||
|        mode/list mode can be toggled with t here also. |        mode/list mode can be toggled with t here also. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        U toggles filtering by unmarked  status,  showing  or  hiding  unmarked |        U  toggles  filtering  by  unmarked  status, showing or hiding unmarked | ||||||
|        transactions.  Similarly, P toggles pending transactions, and C toggles |        transactions.  Similarly, P toggles pending transactions, and C toggles | ||||||
|        cleared transactions.  (By default, transactions with all statuses  are |        cleared  transactions.  (By default, transactions with all statuses are | ||||||
|        shown;  if  you activate one or two status filters, only those transac- |        shown; if you activate one or two status filters, only  those  transac- | ||||||
|        tions are shown; and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.) |        tions are shown; and if you activate all three, the filter is removed.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        R toggles real mode, in which virtual postings are ignored. |        R toggles real mode, in which virtual postings are ignored. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Z  toggles  nonzero  mode, in which only transactions posting a nonzero |        Z toggles nonzero mode, in which only transactions  posting  a  nonzero | ||||||
|        change are shown (hledger-ui shows zero items by default,  unlike  com- |        change  are  shown (hledger-ui shows zero items by default, unlike com- | ||||||
|        mand-line hledger). |        mand-line hledger). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Press right (or enter) to view the selected transaction in detail. |        Press right (or enter) to view the selected transaction in detail. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    Transaction screen |    Transaction screen | ||||||
|        This  screen  shows  a  single transaction, as a general journal entry, |        This screen shows a single transaction, as  a  general  journal  entry, | ||||||
|        similar to hledger's print command and  journal  format  (hledger_jour- |        similar  to  hledger's  print command and journal format (hledger_jour- | ||||||
|        nal(5)). |        nal(5)). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        The  transaction's  date(s)  and  any  cleared  flag, transaction code, |        The transaction's date(s)  and  any  cleared  flag,  transaction  code, | ||||||
|        description, comments, along with  all  of  its  account  postings  are |        description,  comments,  along  with  all  of  its account postings are | ||||||
|        shown.   Simple  transactions  have two postings, but there can be more |        shown.  Simple transactions have two postings, but there  can  be  more | ||||||
|        (or in certain cases, fewer). |        (or in certain cases, fewer). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        up and down will step through all transactions listed in  the  previous |        up  and  down will step through all transactions listed in the previous | ||||||
|        account  register screen.  In the title bar, the numbers in parentheses |        account register screen.  In the title bar, the numbers in  parentheses | ||||||
|        show your position  within  that  account  register.   They  will  vary |        show  your  position  within  that  account  register.   They will vary | ||||||
|        depending on which account register you came from (remember most trans- |        depending on which account register you came from (remember most trans- | ||||||
|        actions appear in multiple account registers).  The #N number preceding |        actions appear in multiple account registers).  The #N number preceding | ||||||
|        them is the transaction's position within the complete unfiltered jour- |        them is the transaction's position within the complete unfiltered jour- | ||||||
|        nal, which is a more stable id (at least until the next reload). |        nal, which is a more stable id (at least until the next reload). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    Error screen |    Error screen | ||||||
|        This screen will appear if there is a problem, such as a  parse  error, |        This  screen  will appear if there is a problem, such as a parse error, | ||||||
|        when  you  press g to reload.  Once you have fixed the problem, press g |        when you press g to reload.  Once you have fixed the problem,  press  g | ||||||
|        again to reload and resume normal operation.  (Or, you can press escape |        again to reload and resume normal operation.  (Or, you can press escape | ||||||
|        to cancel the reload attempt.) |        to cancel the reload attempt.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| TIPS | TIPS | ||||||
|    Watch mode |    Watch mode | ||||||
|        One  of  hledger-ui's best features is the auto-reloading --watch mode. |        One of hledger-ui's best features is the auto-reloading  --watch  mode. | ||||||
|        With this flag, it  will  update  the  display  automatically  whenever |        With  this  flag,  it  will  update  the display automatically whenever | ||||||
|        changes are saved to the data files. |        changes are saved to the data files. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        This  is very useful when reconciling.  A good workflow is to have your |        This is very useful when reconciling.  A good workflow is to have  your | ||||||
|        bank's online register open in a browser  window,  for  reference;  the |        bank's  online  register  open  in a browser window, for reference; the | ||||||
|        journal  file open in an editor window; and hledger-ui in watch mode in |        journal file open in an editor window; and hledger-ui in watch mode  in | ||||||
|        a terminal window, eg: |        a terminal window, eg: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               $ hledger-ui --watch --register checking -C |               $ hledger-ui --watch --register checking -C | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        As you mark things cleared in the editor, you can see the effect  imme- |        As  you mark things cleared in the editor, you can see the effect imme- | ||||||
|        diately  without  having  to  context  switch.  This leaves more mental |        diately without having to context  switch.   This  leaves  more  mental | ||||||
|        bandwidth for your accounting.  Of course you can still  interact  with |        bandwidth  for  your accounting.  Of course you can still interact with | ||||||
|        hledger-ui  when  needed,  eg to toggle cleared mode, or to explore the |        hledger-ui when needed, eg to toggle cleared mode, or  to  explore  the | ||||||
|        history. |        history. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|    Watch mode limitations |    Watch mode limitations | ||||||
|        There are situations in which it won't work, ie the  display  will  not |        There  are  situations  in which it won't work, ie the display will not | ||||||
|        update  when  you save a change (because the underlying inotify library |        update when you save a change (because the underlying  inotify  library | ||||||
|        does not support it).  Here are some that we know of: |        does not support it).  Here are some that we know of: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o Certain editors: saving with gedit, and perhaps  any  Gnome  applica- |        o Certain  editors:  saving  with gedit, and perhaps any Gnome applica- | ||||||
|          tion,  won't be detected (#1617).  Jetbrains IDEs, such as IDEA, also |          tion, won't be detected (#1617).  Jetbrains IDEs, such as IDEA,  also | ||||||
|          may not work (#911). |          may not work (#911). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o Certain unusual filesystems might not be supported.  (All  the  usual |        o Certain  unusual  filesystems might not be supported.  (All the usual | ||||||
|          ones on unix, mac and windows are supported.) |          ones on unix, mac and windows are supported.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        In such cases, the workaround is to switch to the hledger-ui window and |        In such cases, the workaround is to switch to the hledger-ui window and | ||||||
|        press g each time you want it to  reload.   (Actually,  see  #1617  for |        press  g  each  time  you  want it to reload.  (Actually, see #1617 for | ||||||
|        another workaround, and let us know if it works for you.) |        another workaround, and let us know if it works for you.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        If  you leave hledger-ui --watch running for days, on certain platforms |        If you leave hledger-ui --watch running for days, on certain  platforms | ||||||
|        (?), perhaps with many transactions in your journal (?),  perhaps  with |        (?),  perhaps  with many transactions in your journal (?), perhaps with | ||||||
|        large  numbers  of  other  files  present (?), you may see it gradually |        large numbers of other files present (?),  you  may  see  it  gradually | ||||||
|        using more and more memory and CPU over time, as seen in top or  Activ- |        using  more and more memory and CPU over time, as seen in top or Activ- | ||||||
|        ity Monitor or Task Manager. |        ity Monitor or Task Manager. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        A  workaround  is to quit and restart it, or to suspend it (CTRL-z) and |        A workaround is to quit and restart it, or to suspend it  (CTRL-z)  and | ||||||
|        restart it (fg) if your shell supports that. |        restart it (fg) if your shell supports that. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| ENVIRONMENT | ENVIRONMENT | ||||||
|        COLUMNS The screen width to use.  Default: the full terminal width. |        COLUMNS The screen width to use.  Default: the full terminal width. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        LEDGER_FILE The journal file path when not specified with -f.  Default: |        LEDGER_FILE The journal file path when not specified with -f.  Default: | ||||||
|        ~/.hledger.journal  (on  windows,  perhaps C:/Users/USER/.hledger.jour- |        ~/.hledger.journal (on  windows,  perhaps  C:/Users/USER/.hledger.jour- | ||||||
|        nal). |        nal). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        A typical value is ~/DIR/YYYY.journal,  where  DIR  is  a  version-con- |        A  typical  value  is  ~/DIR/YYYY.journal,  where DIR is a version-con- | ||||||
|        trolled  finance directory and YYYY is the current year.  Or ~/DIR/cur- |        trolled finance directory and YYYY is the current year.  Or  ~/DIR/cur- | ||||||
|        rent.journal, where current.journal is a symbolic link to YYYY.journal. |        rent.journal, where current.journal is a symbolic link to YYYY.journal. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        On Mac computers, you can set this and other environment variables in a |        On Mac computers, you can set this and other environment variables in a | ||||||
|        more thorough way that also affects applications started from  the  GUI |        more  thorough  way that also affects applications started from the GUI | ||||||
|        (say,   an   Emacs   dock  icon).   Eg  on  MacOS  Catalina  I  have  a |        (say,  an  Emacs  dock  icon).   Eg  on  MacOS  Catalina   I   have   a | ||||||
|        ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist file containing |        ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist file containing | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               { |               { | ||||||
| @ -455,13 +459,13 @@ ENVIRONMENT | |||||||
|        To see the effect you may need to killall Dock, or reboot. |        To see the effect you may need to killall Dock, or reboot. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| FILES | FILES | ||||||
|        Reads data from one or more files in hledger journal, timeclock,  time- |        Reads  data from one or more files in hledger journal, timeclock, time- | ||||||
|        dot,   or   CSV   format   specified   with  -f,  or  $LEDGER_FILE,  or |        dot,  or  CSV  format  specified   with   -f,   or   $LEDGER_FILE,   or | ||||||
|        $HOME/.hledger.journal          (on          windows,           perhaps |        $HOME/.hledger.journal           (on          windows,          perhaps | ||||||
|        C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal). |        C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| BUGS | BUGS | ||||||
|        The  need  to precede options with -- when invoked from hledger is awk- |        The need to precede options with -- when invoked from hledger  is  awk- | ||||||
|        ward. |        ward. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        -f- doesn't work (hledger-ui can't read from stdin). |        -f- doesn't work (hledger-ui can't read from stdin). | ||||||
| @ -469,24 +473,24 @@ BUGS | |||||||
|        -V affects only the accounts screen. |        -V affects only the accounts screen. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        When you press g, the current and all previous screens are regenerated, |        When you press g, the current and all previous screens are regenerated, | ||||||
|        which  may cause a noticeable pause with large files.  Also there is no |        which may cause a noticeable pause with large files.  Also there is  no | ||||||
|        visual indication that this is in progress. |        visual indication that this is in progress. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        --watch is not yet fully robust.  It works well for normal  usage,  but |        --watch  is  not yet fully robust.  It works well for normal usage, but | ||||||
|        many  file  changes  in  a  short time (eg saving the file thousands of |        many file changes in a short time (eg  saving  the  file  thousands  of | ||||||
|        times with an editor macro) can cause problems at least on OSX.   Symp- |        times  with an editor macro) can cause problems at least on OSX.  Symp- | ||||||
|        toms  include:  unresponsive UI, periodic resetting of the cursor posi- |        toms include: unresponsive UI, periodic resetting of the  cursor  posi- | ||||||
|        tion, momentary display of parse errors, high CPU usage eventually sub- |        tion, momentary display of parse errors, high CPU usage eventually sub- | ||||||
|        siding, and possibly a small but persistent build-up of CPU usage until |        siding, and possibly a small but persistent build-up of CPU usage until | ||||||
|        the program is restarted. |        the program is restarted. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Also, if you are viewing files mounted from  another  machine,  --watch |        Also,  if  you  are viewing files mounted from another machine, --watch | ||||||
|        requires that both machine clocks are roughly in step. |        requires that both machine clocks are roughly in step. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| REPORTING BUGS | REPORTING BUGS | ||||||
|        Report  bugs at http://bugs.hledger.org (or on the #hledger IRC channel |        Report bugs at http://bugs.hledger.org (or on the #hledger IRC  channel | ||||||
|        or hledger mail list) |        or hledger mail list) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -228,6 +228,9 @@ show general or ADDONCMD version | |||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| \f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R] | \f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R] | ||||||
| show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
|  | .TP | ||||||
|  | \f[B]\f[CB]--today=DATE\f[B]\f[R] | ||||||
|  | generate reports treating DATE as the current day (for testing purposes) | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| A \[at]FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which | A \[at]FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which | ||||||
| should contain one command line option/argument per line. | should contain one command line option/argument per line. | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -242,6 +242,10 @@ the last one takes precedence. | |||||||
| `--debug[=N]' | `--debug[=N]' | ||||||
|      show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) |      show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | `--today=DATE' | ||||||
|  |      generate reports treating DATE as the current day (for testing | ||||||
|  |      purposes) | ||||||
|  | 
 | ||||||
|    A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which |    A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which | ||||||
| should contain one command line option/argument per line. (To prevent | should contain one command line option/argument per line. (To prevent | ||||||
| this, insert a `--' argument before.) | this, insert a `--' argument before.) | ||||||
| @ -615,19 +619,19 @@ Tag Table: | |||||||
| Node: Top235 | Node: Top235 | ||||||
| Node: OPTIONS1878 | Node: OPTIONS1878 | ||||||
| Ref: #options1983 | Ref: #options1983 | ||||||
| Node: PERMISSIONS9396 | Node: PERMISSIONS9495 | ||||||
| Ref: #permissions9535 | Ref: #permissions9634 | ||||||
| Node: EDITING UPLOADING DOWNLOADING10747 | Node: EDITING UPLOADING DOWNLOADING10846 | ||||||
| Ref: #editing-uploading-downloading10928 | Ref: #editing-uploading-downloading11027 | ||||||
| Node: RELOADING11759 | Node: RELOADING11858 | ||||||
| Ref: #reloading11893 | Ref: #reloading11992 | ||||||
| Node: JSON API12325 | Node: JSON API12424 | ||||||
| Ref: #json-api12439 | Ref: #json-api12538 | ||||||
| Node: ENVIRONMENT17928 | Node: ENVIRONMENT18027 | ||||||
| Ref: #environment18044 | Ref: #environment18143 | ||||||
| Node: FILES18776 | Node: FILES18875 | ||||||
| Ref: #files18876 | Ref: #files18975 | ||||||
| Node: BUGS19089 | Node: BUGS19188 | ||||||
| Ref: #bugs19167 | Ref: #bugs19266 | ||||||
|  |  | ||||||
| End Tag Table | End Tag Table | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -216,55 +216,59 @@ OPTIONS | |||||||
|        --debug[=N] |        --debug[=N] | ||||||
|               show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) |               show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  |        --today=DATE | ||||||
|  |               generate  reports  treating DATE as the current day (for testing | ||||||
|  |               purposes) | ||||||
|  | 
 | ||||||
|        A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which should |        A @FILE argument will be expanded to the contents of FILE, which should | ||||||
|        contain one command line option/argument per line.  (To  prevent  this, |        contain  one  command line option/argument per line.  (To prevent this, | ||||||
|        insert a -- argument before.) |        insert a -- argument before.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        By default, hledger-web starts the web app in "transient mode" and also |        By default, hledger-web starts the web app in "transient mode" and also | ||||||
|        opens it in your default web browser if possible.  In this mode the web |        opens it in your default web browser if possible.  In this mode the web | ||||||
|        app will keep running for as long as you have it open in a browser win- |        app will keep running for as long as you have it open in a browser win- | ||||||
|        dow, and will exit after two minutes of inactivity (no requests and  no |        dow,  and will exit after two minutes of inactivity (no requests and no | ||||||
|        browser  windows  viewing  it).  With --serve, it just runs the web app |        browser windows viewing it).  With --serve, it just runs  the  web  app | ||||||
|        without exiting, and logs requests to the console.   With  --serve-api, |        without  exiting,  and logs requests to the console.  With --serve-api, | ||||||
|        only  the  JSON  web  api  (see  below)  is served, with the usual HTML |        only the JSON web api (see  below)  is  served,  with  the  usual  HTML | ||||||
|        server-side web UI disabled. |        server-side web UI disabled. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        By default the server listens on IP address 127.0.0.1, accessible  only |        By  default the server listens on IP address 127.0.0.1, accessible only | ||||||
|        to  local  requests.   You  can  use  --host  to change this, eg --host |        to local requests.  You can  use  --host  to  change  this,  eg  --host | ||||||
|        0.0.0.0 to listen on all configured addresses. |        0.0.0.0 to listen on all configured addresses. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Similarly, use --port to set a TCP port other than 5000, eg if you  are |        Similarly,  use --port to set a TCP port other than 5000, eg if you are | ||||||
|        running multiple hledger-web instances. |        running multiple hledger-web instances. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Both of these options are ignored when --socket is used.  In this case, |        Both of these options are ignored when --socket is used.  In this case, | ||||||
|        it creates an AF_UNIX socket file at the supplied path  and  uses  that |        it  creates  an  AF_UNIX socket file at the supplied path and uses that | ||||||
|        for  communication.   This  is  an  alternative way of running multiple |        for communication.  This is an  alternative  way  of  running  multiple | ||||||
|        hledger-web instances behind a reverse proxy that  handles  authentica- |        hledger-web  instances  behind a reverse proxy that handles authentica- | ||||||
|        tion  for  different  users.   The path can be derived in a predictable |        tion for different users.  The path can be  derived  in  a  predictable | ||||||
|        way, eg by using the username within the path.  As an example, nginx as |        way, eg by using the username within the path.  As an example, nginx as | ||||||
|        reverse  proxy  can use the variable $remote_user to derive a path from |        reverse proxy can use the variable $remote_user to derive a  path  from | ||||||
|        the username used  in  a  HTTP  basic  authentication.   The  following |        the  username  used  in  a  HTTP  basic  authentication.  The following | ||||||
|        proxy_pass  directive  allows  access to all hledger-web instances that |        proxy_pass directive allows access to all  hledger-web  instances  that | ||||||
|        created a socket in /tmp/hledger/: |        created a socket in /tmp/hledger/: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|                 proxy_pass http://unix:/tmp/hledger/${remote_user}.socket; |                 proxy_pass http://unix:/tmp/hledger/${remote_user}.socket; | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        You can use --base-url to change the protocol, hostname, port and  path |        You  can use --base-url to change the protocol, hostname, port and path | ||||||
|        that appear in hyperlinks, useful eg for integrating hledger-web within |        that appear in hyperlinks, useful eg for integrating hledger-web within | ||||||
|        a larger website.  The default is http://HOST:PORT/ using the  server's |        a  larger website.  The default is http://HOST:PORT/ using the server's | ||||||
|        configured host address and TCP port (or http://HOST if PORT is 80). |        configured host address and TCP port (or http://HOST if PORT is 80). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        With  --file-url  you can set a different base url for static files, eg |        With --file-url you can set a different base url for static  files,  eg | ||||||
|        for better caching or cookie-less serving on high performance websites. |        for better caching or cookie-less serving on high performance websites. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| PERMISSIONS | PERMISSIONS | ||||||
|        By  default,  hledger-web  allows  anyone  who can reach it to view the |        By default, hledger-web allows anyone who can  reach  it  to  view  the | ||||||
|        journal and to add new transactions, but not to change existing data. |        journal and to add new transactions, but not to change existing data. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        You can restrict who can reach it by |        You can restrict who can reach it by | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o setting the IP address it listens on (see --host above).  By  default |        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 |          it listens on  127.0.0.1,  accessible  to  all  users  on  the  local | ||||||
|          machine. |          machine. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o putting it behind an authenticating proxy, using eg apache or nginx |        o putting it behind an authenticating proxy, using eg apache or nginx | ||||||
| @ -274,53 +278,53 @@ PERMISSIONS | |||||||
|        You can restrict what the users who reach it can do, by |        You can restrict what the users who reach it can do, by | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o using the --capabilities=CAP[,CAP..] flag when you start it, enabling |        o using the --capabilities=CAP[,CAP..] flag when you start it, enabling | ||||||
|          one  or  more  of  the  following capabilities.  The default value is |          one or more of the following  capabilities.   The  default  value  is | ||||||
|          view,add: |          view,add: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|          o view - allows viewing the journal file and all included files |          o view - allows viewing the journal file and all included files | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|          o add - allows adding new transactions to the main journal file |          o add - allows adding new transactions to the main journal file | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|          o manage - allows editing,  uploading  or  downloading  the  main  or |          o manage  -  allows  editing,  uploading  or  downloading the main or | ||||||
|            included files |            included files | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        o using  the  --capabilities-header=HTTPHEADER  flag  to specify a HTTP |        o using the --capabilities-header=HTTPHEADER flag  to  specify  a  HTTP | ||||||
|          header from which it will read capabilities to  enable.   hledger-web |          header  from  which it will read capabilities to enable.  hledger-web | ||||||
|          on  Sandstorm  uses  the  X-Sandstorm-Permissions header to integrate |          on Sandstorm uses the  X-Sandstorm-Permissions  header  to  integrate | ||||||
|          with Sandstorm's permissions.  This is disabled by default. |          with Sandstorm's permissions.  This is disabled by default. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| EDITING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING | EDITING, UPLOADING, DOWNLOADING | ||||||
|        If you enable the manage capability mentioned above, you'll see  a  new |        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 |        "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 |        let  you  edit,  upload,  or  download the journal file or any files it | ||||||
|        includes. |        includes. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Note,  unlike any other hledger command, in this mode you (or any visi- |        Note, unlike any other hledger command, in this mode you (or any  visi- | ||||||
|        tor) can alter or wipe the data files. |        tor) can alter or wipe the data files. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Normally whenever a file is changed in this way,  hledger-web  saves  a |        Normally  whenever  a  file is changed in this way, hledger-web saves a | ||||||
|        numbered  backup  (assuming  file permissions allow it, the disk is not |        numbered backup (assuming file permissions allow it, the  disk  is  not | ||||||
|        full, etc.) hledger-web is not aware of version control  systems,  cur- |        full,  etc.)  hledger-web is not aware of version control systems, cur- | ||||||
|        rently;  if  you  use one, you'll have to arrange to commit the changes |        rently; if you use one, you'll have to arrange to  commit  the  changes | ||||||
|        yourself (eg with a cron job or a file watcher like entr). |        yourself (eg with a cron job or a file watcher like entr). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Changes which would leave the journal file(s) unparseable or  non-valid |        Changes  which would leave the journal file(s) unparseable or non-valid | ||||||
|        (eg  with  failing balance assertions) are prevented.  (Probably.  This |        (eg with failing balance assertions) are prevented.   (Probably.   This | ||||||
|        needs re-testing.) |        needs re-testing.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| RELOADING | RELOADING | ||||||
|        hledger-web detects changes made to the files by other means (eg if you |        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 |        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 |        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 |        makes a file unparseable, hledger-web will  display  an  error  message | ||||||
|        until the file has been fixed. |        until the file has been fixed. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        (Note: if you are viewing files mounted from another machine, make sure |        (Note: if you are viewing files mounted from another machine, make sure | ||||||
|        that both machine clocks are roughly in step.) |        that both machine clocks are roughly in step.) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| JSON API | JSON API | ||||||
|        In  addition to the web UI, hledger-web also serves a JSON API that can |        In addition to the web UI, hledger-web also serves a JSON API that  can | ||||||
|        be used to get data or add new transactions.  If you want the JSON  API |        be  used to get data or add new transactions.  If you want the JSON API | ||||||
|        only, you can use the --serve-api flag.  Eg: |        only, you can use the --serve-api flag.  Eg: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               $ hledger-web -f examples/sample.journal --serve-api |               $ hledger-web -f examples/sample.journal --serve-api | ||||||
| @ -337,7 +341,7 @@ JSON API | |||||||
|               /accounttransactions/ACCOUNTNAME |               /accounttransactions/ACCOUNTNAME | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Eg, all account names in the journal (similar to the accounts command). |        Eg, all account names in the journal (similar to the accounts command). | ||||||
|        (hledger-web's JSON does not include newlines, here we  use  python  to |        (hledger-web's  JSON  does  not include newlines, here we use python to | ||||||
|        prettify it): |        prettify it): | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               $ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:5000/accountnames | python -m json.tool |               $ curl -s http://127.0.0.1:5000/accountnames | python -m json.tool | ||||||
| @ -378,25 +382,25 @@ JSON API | |||||||
|                                       "aprice": null, |                                       "aprice": null, | ||||||
|               ... |               ... | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        Most  of  the  JSON corresponds to hledger's data types; for details of |        Most of the JSON corresponds to hledger's data types;  for  details  of | ||||||
|        what the fields mean, see the Hledger.Data.Json haddock docs and  click |        what  the fields mean, see the Hledger.Data.Json haddock docs and click | ||||||
|        on  the  various  data  types,  eg Transaction.  And for a higher level |        on the various data types, eg Transaction.   And  for  a  higher  level | ||||||
|        understanding, see the journal manual. |        understanding, see the journal manual. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        In some cases there is outer JSON corresponding to a "Report" type.  To |        In some cases there is outer JSON corresponding to a "Report" type.  To | ||||||
|        understand  that,  go to the Hledger.Web.Handler.MiscR haddock and look |        understand that, go to the Hledger.Web.Handler.MiscR haddock  and  look | ||||||
|        at the source for the appropriate handler to see what it  returns.   Eg |        at  the  source for the appropriate handler to see what it returns.  Eg | ||||||
|        for  /accounttransactions  it's  getAccounttransactionsR,  returning  a |        for  /accounttransactions  it's  getAccounttransactionsR,  returning  a | ||||||
|        "accountTransactionsReport ...".  Looking up the haddock  for  that  we |        "accountTransactionsReport  ...".   Looking  up the haddock for that we | ||||||
|        can see that /accounttransactions returns an AccountTransactionsReport, |        can see that /accounttransactions returns an AccountTransactionsReport, | ||||||
|        which consists of a report title and a list  of  AccountTransactionsRe- |        which  consists  of a report title and a list of AccountTransactionsRe- | ||||||
|        portItem (etc). |        portItem (etc). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        You  can  add  a  new  transaction to the journal with a PUT request to |        You can add a new transaction to the journal  with  a  PUT  request  to | ||||||
|        /add, if hledger-web was started with the add  capability  (enabled  by |        /add,  if  hledger-web  was started with the add capability (enabled by | ||||||
|        default).  The payload must be the full, exact JSON representation of a |        default).  The payload must be the full, exact JSON representation of a | ||||||
|        hledger transaction (partial data won't do).  You can get  sample  JSON |        hledger  transaction  (partial data won't do).  You can get sample JSON | ||||||
|        from  hledger-web's  /transactions  or /accounttransactions, or you can |        from hledger-web's /transactions or /accounttransactions,  or  you  can | ||||||
|        export it with hledger-lib, eg like so: |        export it with hledger-lib, eg like so: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               .../hledger$ stack ghci hledger-lib |               .../hledger$ stack ghci hledger-lib | ||||||
| @ -492,23 +496,23 @@ JSON API | |||||||
|                   "tstatus": "Unmarked" |                   "tstatus": "Unmarked" | ||||||
|               } |               } | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        And  here's  how  to  test  adding it with curl.  This should add a new |        And here's how to test adding it with curl.   This  should  add  a  new | ||||||
|        entry to your journal: |        entry to your journal: | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               $ curl http://127.0.0.1:5000/add -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-binary @txn.json |               $ curl http://127.0.0.1:5000/add -X PUT -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data-binary @txn.json | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| ENVIRONMENT | ENVIRONMENT | ||||||
|        LEDGER_FILE The journal file path when not specified with -f.  Default: |        LEDGER_FILE The journal file path when not specified with -f.  Default: | ||||||
|        ~/.hledger.journal  (on  windows,  perhaps C:/Users/USER/.hledger.jour- |        ~/.hledger.journal (on  windows,  perhaps  C:/Users/USER/.hledger.jour- | ||||||
|        nal). |        nal). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        A typical value is ~/DIR/YYYY.journal,  where  DIR  is  a  version-con- |        A  typical  value  is  ~/DIR/YYYY.journal,  where DIR is a version-con- | ||||||
|        trolled  finance directory and YYYY is the current year.  Or ~/DIR/cur- |        trolled finance directory and YYYY is the current year.  Or  ~/DIR/cur- | ||||||
|        rent.journal, where current.journal is a symbolic link to YYYY.journal. |        rent.journal, where current.journal is a symbolic link to YYYY.journal. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        On Mac computers, you can set this and other environment variables in a |        On Mac computers, you can set this and other environment variables in a | ||||||
|        more thorough way that also affects applications started from  the  GUI |        more  thorough  way that also affects applications started from the GUI | ||||||
|        (say,   an   Emacs   dock  icon).   Eg  on  MacOS  Catalina  I  have  a |        (say,  an  Emacs  dock  icon).   Eg  on  MacOS  Catalina   I   have   a | ||||||
|        ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist file containing |        ~/.MacOSX/environment.plist file containing | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|               { |               { | ||||||
| @ -518,13 +522,13 @@ ENVIRONMENT | |||||||
|        To see the effect you may need to killall Dock, or reboot. |        To see the effect you may need to killall Dock, or reboot. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| FILES | FILES | ||||||
|        Reads data from one or more files in hledger journal, timeclock,  time- |        Reads  data from one or more files in hledger journal, timeclock, time- | ||||||
|        dot,   or   CSV   format   specified   with  -f,  or  $LEDGER_FILE,  or |        dot,  or  CSV  format  specified   with   -f,   or   $LEDGER_FILE,   or | ||||||
|        $HOME/.hledger.journal          (on          windows,           perhaps |        $HOME/.hledger.journal           (on          windows,          perhaps | ||||||
|        C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal). |        C:/Users/USER/.hledger.journal). | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| BUGS | BUGS | ||||||
|        The  need  to precede options with -- when invoked from hledger is awk- |        The need to precede options with -- when invoked from hledger  is  awk- | ||||||
|        ward. |        ward. | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|        -f- doesn't work (hledger-web can't read from stdin). |        -f- doesn't work (hledger-web can't read from stdin). | ||||||
| @ -538,7 +542,7 @@ BUGS | |||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| REPORTING BUGS | REPORTING BUGS | ||||||
|        Report bugs at http://bugs.hledger.org (or on the #hledger IRC  channel |        Report  bugs at http://bugs.hledger.org (or on the #hledger IRC channel | ||||||
|        or hledger mail list) |        or hledger mail list) | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
| 
 | 
 | ||||||
|  | |||||||
| @ -86,6 +86,9 @@ show general or ADDONCMD version | |||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| \f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R] | \f[B]\f[CB]--debug[=N]\f[B]\f[R] | ||||||
| show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | show debug output (levels 1-9, default: 1) | ||||||
|  | .TP | ||||||
|  | \f[B]\f[CB]--today=DATE\f[B]\f[R] | ||||||
|  | generate reports treating DATE as the current day (for testing purposes) | ||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| General input options: | General input options: | ||||||
| .TP | .TP | ||||||
| @ -8797,7 +8800,7 @@ Here are the balance assertion types for quick reference: | |||||||
| .PP | .PP | ||||||
| It\[aq]s a good idea to get rapid feedback while | It\[aq]s a good idea to get rapid feedback while | ||||||
| creating/troubleshooting CSV rules. | creating/troubleshooting CSV rules. | ||||||
| Here\[aq]s a good way, using entr from http://eradman.com/entrproject : | Here\[aq]s a good way, using entr from eradman.com/entrproject: | ||||||
| .IP | .IP | ||||||
| .nf | .nf | ||||||
| \f[C] | \f[C] | ||||||
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