From 947237027e092afe344935b8e1db5822cb169026 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2013 10:31:56 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify support for {=PRICE] syntax --- MANUAL.md | 11 +++++++---- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/MANUAL.md b/MANUAL.md index ca89a16b8..15f6192b2 100644 --- a/MANUAL.md +++ b/MANUAL.md @@ -312,10 +312,13 @@ examples we get: ##### Fixed Lot Prices -hledger will parse and ignore ledger-style -[fixed lot prices](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Fixing-lot-prices) -(`{=PRICE}` following an amount). -hledger's prices always work like ledger's fixed lot prices. +ledger has another syntax for +[fixed lot prices](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Fixing-lot-prices). +(`{=PRICE}`). In ledger, this is equivalent to `@ PRICE`, except you +can provide both and then ledger generates an automatic Capital Losses +posting covering the difference. + +hledger will parse this syntax, but ignore it. ##### Historical prices