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convert some characters from ledger manual to ascii for haddock

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@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ standard ledger file parser
Here's the ledger grammar from the ledger 2.5 manual:
The ledger file format is quite simple, but also very flexible. It supports
The ledger file format is quite simple, but also very flexible. It supports
many options, though typically the user can ignore most of them. They are
summarized below. The initial character of each line determines what the
line means, and how it should be interpreted. Allowable initial characters
@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ are:
NUMBER A line beginning with a number denotes an entry. It may be followed by any
number of lines, each beginning with whitespace, to denote the entry’s account
transactions. The format of the first line is:
transactions. The format of the first line is:
DATE[=EDATE] [*|!] [(CODE)] DESC
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ NUMBER A line beginning with a number denotes an entry. It may be followed
= An automated entry. A value expression must appear after the equal sign.
After this initial line there should be a set of one or more transactions, just as
if it were normal entry. If the amounts of the transactions have no commodity,
they will be applied as modifiers to whichever real transaction is matched by
they will be applied as modifiers to whichever real transaction is matched by
the value expression.
~ A period entry. A period expression must appear after the tilde.
@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ NUMBER A line beginning with a number denotes an entry. It may be followed
are:
‘!include’
Include the stated ledger file.
Include the stated ledger file.
‘!account’
The account name is given is taken to be the parent of all transac-
tions that follow, until ‘!end’ is seen.
@ -58,44 +58,44 @@ NUMBER A line beginning with a number denotes an entry. It may be followed
Y If a line begins with a capital Y, it denotes the year used for all subsequent
entries that give a date without a year. The year should appear immediately
after the Y, for example: ‘Y2004’. This is useful at the beginning of a file, to
specify the year for that file. If all entries specify a year, however, this command
after the Y, for example: ‘Y2004’. This is useful at the beginning of a file, to
specify the year for that file. If all entries specify a year, however, this command
has no effect.
P Specifies a historical price for a commodity. These are usually found in a pricing
history file (see the ‘-Q’ option). The syntax is:
P Specifies a historical price for a commodity. These are usually found in a pricing
history file (see the ‘-Q’ option). The syntax is:
P DATE SYMBOL PRICE
N SYMBOL Indicates that pricing information is to be ignored for a given symbol, nor will
quotes ever be downloaded for that symbol. Useful with a home currency, such
as the dollar ($). It is recommended that these pricing options be set in the price
database file, which defaults to ‘~/.pricedb’. The syntax for this command is:
database file, which defaults to ‘~/.pricedb’. The syntax for this command is:
N SYMBOL
D AMOUNT Specifies the default commodity to use, by specifying an amount in the expected
D AMOUNT Specifies the default commodity to use, by specifying an amount in the expected
format. The entry command will use this commodity as the default when none
other can be determined. This command may be used multiple times, to set
the default flags for different commodities; whichever is seen last is used as the
the default flags for different commodities; whichever is seen last is used as the
default commodity. For example, to set US dollars as the default commodity,
while also setting the thousands flag and decimal flag for that commodity, use:
while also setting the thousands flag and decimal flag for that commodity, use:
D $1,000.00
C AMOUNT1 = AMOUNT2
Specifies a commodity conversion, where the first amount is given to be equiv-
alent to the second amount. The first amount should use the decimal precision
Specifies a commodity conversion, where the first amount is given to be equiv-
alent to the second amount. The first amount should use the decimal precision
desired during reporting:
C 1.00 Kb = 1024 bytes
i, o, b, h
These four relate to timeclock support, which permits ledger to read timelog
files. See the timeclock’s documentation for more info on the syntax of its
timelog files.
files. See the timeclock’s documentation for more info on the syntax of its
timelog files.
parsec example: http://pandoc.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/RST.hs