# simple add with no existing journal, no commodity entered
 rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j; bin/hledger -f add-default-commodity-$$.j add; rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j
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a
1000.0
b

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>>> /^date \[.*\]: description \[\]: account 1: amount  1: account 2: amount  2 \[-1000\]: account 3: date \[.*\]: $/
#
# default commodity with greater precision
 printf 'D $1000.00\n' >add-default-commodity-$$.j; hledger -fadd-default-commodity-$$.j add >/dev/null; cat add-default-commodity-$$.j; rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j
<<<


a
$1000.0
b

.
>>> /a  +\$1000\.0/
#
# default commodity with less precision
 printf 'D $1000.0\n' >add-default-commodity-$$.j; hledger -fadd-default-commodity-$$.j add >/dev/null; cat add-default-commodity-$$.j; rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j
<<<


a
$1000.00
b

.
>>> /a  +\$1000\.00/
#
# existing commodity with greater precision
 printf '2010/1/1\n a  $1000.00\n b\n' >add-default-commodity-$$.j; hledger -fadd-default-commodity-$$.j add >/dev/null; cat add-default-commodity-$$.j; rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j
<<<


a
$1000.0
b

.
>>> /a  +\$1000\.0/
#
# existing commodity with less precision
 printf '2010/1/1\n a  $1000.0\n b\n' >add-default-commodity-$$.j; hledger -fadd-default-commodity-$$.j add >/dev/null; cat add-default-commodity-$$.j; rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j
<<<


a
$1000.00
b

.
>>> /a  +\$1000\.00/
#
# no commodity entered, the (most recent) default commodity should be applied
 printf 'D $1000.0\nD £1,000.00\n' >add-default-commodity-$$.j; hledger -fadd-default-commodity-$$.j add; cat add-default-commodity-$$.j; rm -f add-default-commodity-$$.j
<<<
2010/1/1

a
1000
b

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>>> /a  +£1,000.00/