;doc: account account types tweak (#1822)

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Simon Michael 2022-02-03 16:27:19 -10:00
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@ -3106,10 +3106,6 @@ Here are some tips for working with account types.
^expenses?(:|$) | Expense ^expenses?(:|$) | Expense
``` ```
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hledger tries to identify at least one account for each account type (Asset, Liability, Equity, Revenue, Expense, Cash, Conversion..).
In each case, if no account has been declared with that type, it looks for accounts matched by the appropriate regular expression above.
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- If you declare any account types, it's a good idea to declare an account for all of them, - If you declare any account types, it's a good idea to declare an account for all of them,
because a mixture of declared and name-inferred types can disrupt certain reports. because a mixture of declared and name-inferred types can disrupt certain reports.
@ -3125,9 +3121,9 @@ In each case, if no account has been declared with that type, it looks for accou
4. An account type inferred from a parent account's name, preferring the nearest parent. 4. An account type inferred from a parent account's name, preferring the nearest parent.
5. Otherwise, it will have no type. 5. Otherwise, it will have no type.
- For troubleshooting, you can list accounts and their types with: - For troubleshooting, list accounts and their types with:
``` ```
$ hledger accounts --types [ACCTPAT] [type:TYPECODES] $ hledger accounts --types [ACCTPAT] [-DEPTH] [type:TYPECODES]
``` ```
### Account display order ### Account display order