From caa8b4871eb144a226c633b1fd4bc748874be3c4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 12:18:04 -1000 Subject: [PATCH] ;doc: bin/README: edits --- bin/README.md | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/bin/README.md b/bin/README.md index 38c4f8939..2b0e064cb 100644 --- a/bin/README.md +++ b/bin/README.md @@ -8,26 +8,26 @@ This document is the README in the hledger repo's [bin] directory, and is also published as [Scripts] on hledger.org. -[Add-on commands](hledger.html#add-on-commands) are script files or programs named `hledger-*` and installed in $PATH, -which show up in hledger's [commands list](hledger.html#commands). -Some larger or separately-maintained add-on commands are listed +[Add-on commands](hledger.html#add-on-commands) are executable script files or compiled programs +named `hledger-*` and installed in $PATH, which show up in hledger's [commands list](hledger.html#commands). + +Some larger / separately-maintained add-on commands are listed at [hledger manual > PART 4. COMMANDS > ADD-ONS](https://hledger.org/dev/hledger.html#add-ons). -The rest of this page lists the smaller scripts and add-on commands collected in [bin]. -Most of these are ready to use; some are just examples/inspiration for making your own. -Following the list is more about [installing the bin scripts](#installing-the-bin-scripts) and creating your own scripts. -Contributions welcome! +The rest of this page lists smaller scripts and add-on commands which are collected in bin/. +These are mostly ready to use, but some are just examples/inspiration for making your own. + + +Scripts vary in how closely they work with hledger; they can be classed as hledger-related, hledger-running and hledger-integrated. [bin]: https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/tree/master/bin [Scripts]: https://hledger.org/scripts.html [Scripting hledger]: https://hledger.org/scripting.html -Scripts fall into three common types: hledger-related, hledger-running and hledger-integrated: - ## HLEDGER-RELATED -These scripts don't use hledger, but are complementary and might be useful to hledger users. +These scripts don't use hledger directly, but are complementary and might be useful to hledger users. [plaintextaccounting.org](https://plaintextaccounting.org) has a longer list of non-hledger-specific PTA tools. ### paypaljson