From e33cce52bc818415ec93a1face88c363af597425 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2017 08:59:09 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] import: make --dry output valid journal format

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---
 hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.hs | 2 +-
 hledger/doc/commands.m4.md             | 6 ++++++
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.hs
index 02e6b95a7..d4b3da2e4 100755
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Import.hs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ importcmd opts@CliOpts{rawopts_=rawopts,inputopts_=iopts} j = do
           case sortBy (comparing tdate) $ jtxns newj of
             [] -> putStrLn "no new transactions"
             newts | dryrun -> do
-              printf "would import %d new transactions:\n\n" (length newts)
+              printf "; would import %d new transactions:\n\n" (length newts)
               -- TODO how to force output here ?
               -- length (jtxns newj) `seq` print' opts{rawopts_=("explicit",""):rawopts} newj
               mapM_ (putStr . showTransactionUnelided) newts
diff --git a/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md b/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md
index a0efe9630..ac7cba9b4 100644
--- a/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md
+++ b/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md
@@ -409,6 +409,12 @@ New transactions are detected in the same way as print --new:
 by assuming transactions are always added to the input files in increasing date order,
 and by saving `.latest.FILE` state files.
 
+The --dry-run output is in journal format, so you can filter it, eg 
+to see only uncategorised transactions: 
+```shell
+$ hledger import --dry ... | hledger -f- print unknown --ignore-assertions
+```
+
 ## incomestatement
 Show an income statement. Alias: is.