diff --git a/bin/README.md b/bin/README.md index e0323044c..c76d19bc6 100644 --- a/bin/README.md +++ b/bin/README.md @@ -32,10 +32,11 @@ Note, you don't need any of these extras if you are new to hledger - except possibly hledger-ui and hledger-web, which can be nice to have at the start. -## Complementary scripts +## Related scripts + +Here are some scripts which don't use hledger directly, but might be useful to hledger users. +(For more, see also: [plaintextaccounting.org > Software](https://plaintextaccounting.org#software)). -These scripts don't use hledger directly, but might be useful to hledger users. -(See also [plaintextaccounting.org](https://plaintextaccounting.org) for a longer list of PTA tools.) ### hledger-pricehist @@ -56,11 +57,7 @@ converts `paypaljson`'s output to CSV, with format similar to Paypal's manually- ## hledger command line scripts -These scripts use hledger's command line interface. -They might also consume its text or CSV or JSON output. -They can be -small shell aliases or functions (typically defined in shell startup files like ~/.bashrc) -or individual script files written in shell or another language (typically kept in ~/bin/ or elsewhere in $PATH). +These scripts use hledger's command line interface, or process one of its output formats. ### bashrc @@ -147,9 +144,9 @@ Add hledger options to customise reports. ### Justfile - is like [make](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_(software)), but easier and more suitable for running commands. -It is a nice tool for organising financial reports and scripts! -More on [hledger and just](just.md). + is a nice tool for organising financial reports and scripts, +similar to `make`, but more robust for this use case. I can recommend it. +See also [hledger and just](just.md). Here is a [Justfile](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/blob/master/bin/Justfile) reimplementing the `ft` and `tt` scripts more simply: