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## Introduction

### What is hledger?

An enhanced, well-documented reimplementation of plain text accounting.\
**[hledger intro](http://hledger.org)**

### What is plain text accounting?

Using plain text data formats and version control for robust, transparent accounting.\
**[plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org)**

### What is accounting?

Tracking your use of valuable commodities, such as money or time, for increased awareness and effectiveness.\
**[Selected accounting links](http://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki/more-docs)**

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## Reference

**[Release notes](release-notes.html)**\
What's new in each hledger version.

**[User manual](manual.html)**\
The main hledger manuals combined on one page for easy searching.
Includes:

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[hledger](hledger.html)\
the command-line UI

[hledger-ui](hledger-ui.html)\
a curses-style UI

[hledger-web](hledger-web.html)\
a web UI

[hledger-api](hledger-api.html)\
a HTTP JSON server

[journal format](journal.html)\
hledger's native file format

[csv format](csv.html)\
hledger's CSV import system

[timeclock format](timeclock.html)\
a file format for precise time logging

[timedot format](timedot.html)\
a file format for human-friendly approximate time logging
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## Wiki / Cookbook

**[hledger wiki](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki)**\
How-tos, tutorials and notes, including the\
[hledger basics tutorial](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki/hledger-basics-tutorial) and\
[FAQ](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/wiki/faq).\

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## Help/feedback

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| IRC:              | [#hledger](http://irc.hledger.org) on Freenode <!-- [chat log](http://ircbrowse.net/browse/hledger); --> <!-- see also [#ledger](http://webchat.freenode.net?channels=ledger&randomnick=1) --> <!-- *Quick help and background chat.* --> <!-- *If you don't get an answer promptly, you can type `sm` to alert me, or leave the window open and check back later.* -->
| Twitter:          | [#hledger](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23hledger&src=typd&f=realtime), [#plaintextaccounting](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23plaintextaccounting&src=typd&f=realtime) <!-- <a href="https://twitter.com/ledgertips">@LedgerTips</a> --> <!-- *Social!* -->
| Reddit:           | [/r/plaintextaccounting](https://www.reddit.com/r/plaintextaccounting/)
| Mail list:        | [list.hledger.org](http://list.hledger.org), [hledger@googlegroups.com](mailto:hledger@googlegroups.com) <!-- *Slightly less quick, more eyeballs.* -->
| Issue tracker:    | [bugs.hledger.org](http://bugs.hledger.org)&nbsp;(bugs), [issues.hledger.org](http://issues.hledger.org)&nbsp;(all) <!-- *Always check here.* --> <!-- *Bug reports are welcome.* -->
| Sensitive issues: | [simon@joyful.com](mailto:simon@joyful.com)
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