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It depends on your shell, but running these commands in the terminal will work for many people;
adapt if needed:
```cli
$ echo 'export LEDGER_FILE=~/finance/my.journal' >> ~/.profile
$ echo 'export LEDGER_FILE=~/finance/main.journal' >> ~/.profile
$ source ~/.profile
```
<!--
fish:
set -Ux LEDGER_FILE ~/finance/my.journal
set -Ux LEDGER_FILE ~/finance/main.journal
-->
When correctly configured:
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```json
{
"LEDGER_FILE" : "~/finance/my.journal"
"LEDGER_FILE" : "~/finance/main.journal"
}
```
2. Run `killall Dock` in a terminal window (or restart the machine), to complete the change.
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### Set LEDGER_FILE on Windows
Using the gui is easiest:
It can be easier to create a default file at `C:\Users\USER\.hledger.journal`,
and have it [include](hledger.md#include-directive) your other files.
See [I'm on Windows, how do I keep my files in AppData\Roaming ?](faq.md#im-on-windows-how-do-i-keep-my-files-in-appdataroaming-)
Otherwise: using the gui is easiest:
1. In task bar, search for `environment variables`, and choose "Edit environment variables for your account".
2. Create or change a `LEDGER_FILE` setting in the User variables pane.
A typical value would be `C:\Users\USERNAME\finance\my.journal`.
A typical value would be `C:\Users\USER\finance\main.journal`.
3. Click OK to complete the change.
4. And open a new powershell window. (Existing windows won't see the change.)
Or at the command line, you can do it this way:
1. In a powershell window, run `[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("LEDGER_FILE", "C:\User\USERNAME\finance\my.journal", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)`
1. In a powershell window, run `[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("LEDGER_FILE", "C:\User\USER\finance\main.journal", [System.EnvironmentVariableTarget]::User)`
2. And open a new powershell window. (Existing windows won't see the change.)
Warning, doing this from the Windows command line can be tricky; other methods you may find online: