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docs: dates section tweaks

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Simon Michael 2010-02-16 22:31:45 +00:00
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@ -469,21 +469,23 @@ matched against the posting's transaction's description.
To negate a pattern, prefix it with ``not:``. Note: with multiple To negate a pattern, prefix it with ``not:``. Note: with multiple
prefixes, not: should go last, eg: ``desc:not:someregexp``. prefixes, not: should go last, eg: ``desc:not:someregexp``.
Smart dates Dates
""""""""""" """""
hledger accepts "smart dates" in most places a date can be used, such as: hledger accepts "smart dates" in most places a date can be used, such as:
-b and -e options, and `period expressions <#period-expressions>`_ -b and -e options, and `period expressions <#period-expressions>`_
(but actually, not in the ledger file, which has more limited date parsing.) (but actually, not in the ledger file, which has more limited date parsing.)
Here are some examples: Here are some examples:
- 2009/1/1, 2009/01/01, 2009-1-1, 2009.1.1, 2009/1, 2009 (january 1, 2009) - ``2009/1/1``, ``2009/01/01``, ``2009-1-1``, ``2009.1.1``, ``2009/1``, ``2009`` (january 1, 2009)
- 1/1, january, jan, this year (january 1, this year) - ``1/1``, ``january``, ``jan``, ``this year`` (january 1, this year)
- next year (january 1, next year) - ``next year`` (january 1, next year)
- this month (the 1st of the current month) - ``this month`` (the 1st of the current month)
- this week (the most recent monday) - ``this week`` (the most recent monday)
- last week (the monday of the week before this one) - ``last week`` (the monday of the week before this one)
- today, yesterday, tomorrow - ``today``, ``yesterday``, ``tomorrow``
Spaces are optional, so eg: ``-p lastmonth`` is valid.
Period expressions Period expressions
"""""""""""""""""" """"""""""""""""""
@ -504,7 +506,7 @@ don't run two dates together::
-p2009/1/1to2009/4/1 -p2009/1/1to2009/4/1
-p"2009/1/1 2009/4/1" -p"2009/1/1 2009/4/1"
Dates are `smart dates <#smart-dates>`_, so if the current year is 2009, the above can also Dates are `smart dates <#dates>`_, so if the current year is 2009, the above can also
be written as:: be written as::
-p "1/1 to 4/1" -p "1/1 to 4/1"