From 976e34cd7cb961f828f24b1459da45f7acef1156 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2015 13:52:03 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] doc: mention postingless transactions --- doc/manual.md | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index 3f9d4c2df..b6ae88c3c 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -179,11 +179,13 @@ column 0, followed by three optional fields with spaces between them: - a transaction code (eg a check number), - and/or a description -then two or more postings (of some amount to some account), each on -their own line. +then some number of postings, of some amount to some account, each on +its own line. Usually there are at least two postings, though one or +even none is possible. -The posting amounts within a transaction must always balance, ie add up to -0. You can leave one amount blank and it will be inferred. +The ([real](#virtual-postings)) posting amounts within a transaction +must always balance, ie add up to 0. Optionally one amount can be +left blank, in which case it will be inferred. #### Dates