From f3e2ae40d6800b7cc156a114e7e2c0799ffb5959 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Sun, 19 Jan 2014 08:02:39 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: mention --empty and --no-elide in balance doc --- doc/MANUAL.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/MANUAL.md b/doc/MANUAL.md index 3c3f006cc..fa2ff3af6 100644 --- a/doc/MANUAL.md +++ b/doc/MANUAL.md @@ -745,6 +745,12 @@ Examples: $ hledger balance $ hledger balance food -p 'last month' +Accounts which have zero balance (and no non-zero subaccounts) will be +omitted by default; use `-E/--empty` to show them. "Boring parent" +accounts, which contain a single interesting subaccount and no balance +of their own, are elided into the subaccount's line for more compact output; +use `--no-elide` to prevent this. + A final total is displayed, use `--no-total` to suppress this. Also, the `--depth N` option shows accounts only to the specified depth, useful for an overview: