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@ -382,31 +382,23 @@ explained in the next section.
### Tags ### Tags
You can attach arbitrary extra data tags to transactions and postings, and You can attach named tags, optionally with values, to transactions and
then filter reports by tag (this is the same as Ledger's postings, and then filter reports by tag (this is the same as Ledger's
[metadata](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Metadata) feature, [metadata](http://ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Metadata) feature,
except our tag values are simple strings.) Here's how it works: each tag except our tag values are just strings.)
is a key-value pair within its own transaction or posting comment. The
format is
; NAME: VALUE Tags names are unspaced words followed by a colon, anywhere within a
transaction or posting comment. Tag values are the (whitespace-trimmed)
text after a tag name, up to the next newline or comma (allowing multiple
tags on one line). For example:
where NAME is a word with no spaces in it and VALUE is the rest of the 1/1 a transaction ; TAG1: , TAG2: tag2's value
line, with leading and trailing whitespace trimmed (or it can be empty). ; TAG3: a third transaction tag
Here's an example: a $1 ; TAG4: a posting tag
; this transaction has a "purpose" tag with value "research", Querying by tag is work in progress; for now you can test for existence of
; and its expenses:cinema posting has "fun" and "outing" tags a tag with `tag:NAME`.
1/1 movie ticket <!-- tag:NAME=EXACTVALUE` -->
; purpose: research
expenses:cinema $10
; fun:
; outing:
assets:checking
Filtering reports by tag is work in progress. For the moment, you can
match transactions' or postings' tag values by adding `tag
NAME=EXACTVALUE` on the command line.
### Posting dates ### Posting dates
@ -416,9 +408,9 @@ DATE is a [simple date](#simple-dates). The effective date can be set
with `date2:DATE`. If present, these dates will take precedence in with `date2:DATE`. If present, these dates will take precedence in
reports. reports.
Ledger's posting date syntax is also supported (`[ACTUALDATE]`, Ledger's bracketed posting date syntax (`[ACTUALDATE]`,
`[ACTUALDATE=EFFECTIVEDATE]` or `[=EFFECTIVEDATE]` in a posting comment) `[ACTUALDATE=EFFECTIVEDATE]` or `[=EFFECTIVEDATE]` in a posting comment)
and treated as an alternate spelling of the date tags. is also supported, as an alternate spelling of the date tags.
### Including other files ### Including other files