# a default commodity defined with the D directive will be used for any
# commodity-less amounts in subsequent transactions.

# 1. no default commodity
hledgerdev -f- print
<<<
2010/1/1
  a  1000
  b
>>>
2010/01/01
    a          1000
    b         -1000

>>>=0

# 2. pound, two decimal places, no digit group separator
hledgerdev -f- print
<<<
D £1000.00
2010/1/1
  a  1000
  b
>>>
2010/01/01
    a      £1000.00
    b     £-1000.00

>>>=0

# 3. dollar, comma decimal point, three decimal places, no digit group separator
hledgerdev -f- print
<<<
D $1,000
2010/1/1
  a  1000
  b
>>>
2010/01/01
    a     $1000,000
    b    $-1000,000

>>>=0

# 4. dollar, three digit group separator, one decimal place
hledgerdev -f- print
<<<
D $1,000.0
2010/1/1
  (a)  1000000
>>>
2010/01/01
    (a)  $1,000,000.0

>>>=0

# 5. as above, sets the commodity of the commodityless amount, but an
# earlier explicit dollar amount sets the display settings for dollar
hledgerdev -f- print
<<<
D $1,000.0
2010/1/1
  (a)  $1000000.00
  (b)   1000000
>>>
2010/01/01
    (a)   $1000000.00
    (b)   $1000000.00

>>>=0

# 6. as above, but the commodityless amount is earliest, so it sets the
# display settings for dollar. The greatest precision is preserved though.
hledgerdev -f- print
<<<
D $1,000.0
2010/1/1
  (a)   1000000
  (b)  $1000000.00
>>>
2010/01/01
    (a)  $1,000,000.00
    (b)  $1,000,000.00

>>>=0