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@ -135,9 +135,9 @@ or [balance assertions](manual.html#assertions-and-ordering).
- hledger shows start and end dates of the intervals requested, - hledger shows start and end dates of the intervals requested,
not just the span containing data not just the span containing data
- hledger always shows timeclock balances in hours - hledger always shows time balances (from the timeclock/timedot formats) in hours, with two decimal places
- hledger splits multi-day timeclock sessions at midnight by default (Ledger does this with an option) - hledger splits multi-day time sessions at midnight by default (Ledger does this with an option)
- hledger's output follows the decimal point character, digit grouping, - hledger's output follows the decimal point character, digit grouping,
and digit group separator character used in the journal. and digit group separator character used in the journal.
@ -156,25 +156,22 @@ or [balance assertions](manual.html#assertions-and-ordering).
seen. Ledger uses D only for commodity display settings and for the seen. Ledger uses D only for commodity display settings and for the
entry command. entry command.
- hledger generates a description for timeclock sessions, instead of
taking it from the clock-out entry
- hledger's [include directive](manual.html#including-other-files) does not support - hledger's [include directive](manual.html#including-other-files) does not support
shell glob patterns (eg `include *.journal` ), which Ledger's does. shell glob patterns (eg `include *.journal` ), as Ledger's does.
- hledger's include directive works only in journal files, and currently can only include
journal files, not eg timeclock or CSV files
- when checking [balance assertions](manual.html#balance-assertions) - when checking [balance assertions](manual.html#balance-assertions)
hledger sorts the account's postings first by date and then (for hledger sorts the account's postings first by date and then (for
postings with the same date) by parse order. Ledger goes strictly by postings with the same date) by parse order. Ledger checks assertions
parse order. in parse order, ignoring dates.
- Ledger allows amounts to have a fixed lot price (the {} syntax ?) - Ledger allows amounts to have a fixed lot price (the {} syntax ?)
and a regular price in any order (and uses whichever appears and a regular price in any order (and uses whichever appears
first). hledger requires the fixed lot price to come last (and first). hledger requires the fixed lot price to come last (and
ignores it). ignores it).
- hledger uses --ignore-assertions/-I to disable balance assertions.
Ledger uses --permissive, and -I means something else (--prices).
### Future ? ### Future ?
There is a [ledger4](https://github.com/ledger/ledger4) repo on There is a [ledger4](https://github.com/ledger/ledger4) repo on