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@ -2,7 +2,20 @@ accounts
List account names.
_FLAGS
Flags:
-u --used show only accounts used by transactions
-d --declared show only accounts declared by account directive
--unused show only accounts declared but not used
--undeclared show only accounts used but not declared
--types also show account types when known
--positions also show where accounts were declared
--directives show as account directives, for use in journals
--find find the first account matched by the first
argument (a case-insensitive infix regexp or
account name)
-l --flat show accounts as a flat list (default)
-t --tree show accounts as a tree
--drop=N flat mode: omit N leading account name parts
This command lists account names. By default it shows all known
accounts, either used in transactions or declared with account

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Show an ascii barchart of posting counts per interval.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags
The activity command displays an ascii histogram showing transaction
counts by day, week, month or other reporting interval (by day is the

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Record new transactions with interactive prompting in the console.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--no-new-accounts don't allow creating new accounts
Many hledger users edit their journals directly with a text editor, or
generate them from CSV. For more interactive data entry, there is the

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@ -5,7 +5,18 @@ aregister
Show the transactions and running balances in one account, with each
transaction on one line.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--txn-dates filter strictly by transaction date, not posting
date. Warning: this can show a wrong running
balance.
--no-elide don't show only 2 commodities per amount
-w --width=N set output width (default: terminal width or
$COLUMNS). -wN,M sets description width as well.
--align-all guarantee alignment across all lines (slower)
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, html, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
aregister shows the overall transactions affecting a particular account
(and any subaccounts). Each report line represents one transaction in

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@ -6,7 +6,62 @@ A flexible, general purpose "summing" report that shows accounts with
some kind of numeric data. This can be balance changes per period, end
balances, budget performance, unrealised capital gains, etc.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--sum show sum of posting amounts (default)
--budget[=DESCPAT] show sum of posting amounts together with budget
goals defined by periodic
transactions. With a DESCPAT argument (must be
separated by = not space),
use only periodic transactions with matching
description
(case insensitive substring match).
--valuechange show total change of value of period-end
historical balances (caused by deposits,
withdrawals, market price fluctuations)
--gain show unrealised capital gain/loss (historical
balance value minus cost basis)
--count show the count of postings
--change accumulate amounts from column start to column
end (in multicolumn reports, default)
--cumulative accumulate amounts from report start (specified
by e.g. -b/--begin) to column end
-H --historical accumulate amounts from journal start to column
end (includes postings before report start date)
-l --flat show accounts as a flat list (default). Amounts
exclude subaccount amounts, except where the
account is depth-clipped.
-t --tree show accounts as a tree. Amounts include
subaccount amounts.
--drop=N omit N leading account name parts (in flat mode)
--declared include non-parent declared accounts (best used
with -E)
-A --average show a row average column (in multicolumn
reports)
-r --related show postings' siblings instead
-T --row-total show a row total column (in multicolumn reports)
--summary-only display only row summaries (e.g. row total,
average) (in multicolumn reports)
-N --no-total omit the final total row
--no-elide don't squash boring parent accounts (in tree
mode)
--format=FORMATSTR use this custom line format (in simple reports)
-S --sort-amount sort by amount instead of account code/name (in
flat mode). With multiple columns, sorts by the row
total, or by row average if that is displayed.
-% --percent express values in percentage of each column's
total
--invert display all amounts with reversed sign
--transpose transpose rows and columns
--layout=ARG how to lay out multi-commodity amounts and the
overall table:
'wide[,WIDTH]': commodities on one line
'tall' : commodities on separate lines
'bare' : commodity symbols in one column
'tidy' : every attribute in its own column
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, html, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
balance is one of hledger's oldest and most versatile commands, for
listing account balances, balance changes, values, value changes and

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@ -5,7 +5,50 @@ balancesheet
Show the end balances in asset and liability accounts. Amounts are shown
with normal positive sign, as in conventional financial statements.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--sum show sum of posting amounts (default)
--valuechange show total change of period-end historical
balance value (caused by deposits, withdrawals,
market price fluctuations)
--gain show unrealised capital gain/loss (historical
balance value minus cost basis)
--budget show sum of posting amounts compared to budget
goals defined by periodic transactions
--change accumulate amounts from column start to column
end (in multicolumn reports)
--cumulative accumulate amounts from report start (specified
by e.g. -b/--begin) to column end
-H --historical accumulate amounts from journal start to column
end (includes postings before report start date)
(default)
-l --flat show accounts as a flat list (default). Amounts
exclude subaccount amounts, except where the
account is depth-clipped.
-t --tree show accounts as a tree. Amounts include
subaccount amounts.
--drop=N flat mode: omit N leading account name parts
--declared include non-parent declared accounts (best used
with -E)
-A --average show a row average column (in multicolumn
reports)
-T --row-total show a row total column (in multicolumn reports)
--summary-only display only row summaries (e.g. row total,
average) (in multicolumn reports)
-N --no-total omit the final total row
--no-elide don't squash boring parent accounts (in tree
mode)
--format=FORMATSTR use this custom line format (in simple reports)
-S --sort-amount sort by amount instead of account code/name
-% --percent express values in percentage of each column's
total
--layout=ARG how to show multi-commodity amounts:
'wide[,WIDTH]': all commodities on one line
'tall' : each commodity on a new line
'bare' : bare numbers, symbols in a column
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, html, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
This command displays a balance sheet, showing historical ending
balances of asset and liability accounts. (To see equity as well, use

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@ -6,7 +6,50 @@ This command displays a balance sheet, showing historical ending
balances of asset, liability and equity accounts. Amounts are shown with
normal positive sign, as in conventional financial statements.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--sum show sum of posting amounts (default)
--valuechange show total change of period-end historical
balance value (caused by deposits, withdrawals,
market price fluctuations)
--gain show unrealised capital gain/loss (historical
balance value minus cost basis)
--budget show sum of posting amounts compared to budget
goals defined by periodic transactions
--change accumulate amounts from column start to column
end (in multicolumn reports)
--cumulative accumulate amounts from report start (specified
by e.g. -b/--begin) to column end
-H --historical accumulate amounts from journal start to column
end (includes postings before report start date)
(default)
-l --flat show accounts as a flat list (default). Amounts
exclude subaccount amounts, except where the
account is depth-clipped.
-t --tree show accounts as a tree. Amounts include
subaccount amounts.
--drop=N flat mode: omit N leading account name parts
--declared include non-parent declared accounts (best used
with -E)
-A --average show a row average column (in multicolumn
reports)
-T --row-total show a row total column (in multicolumn reports)
--summary-only display only row summaries (e.g. row total,
average) (in multicolumn reports)
-N --no-total omit the final total row
--no-elide don't squash boring parent accounts (in tree
mode)
--format=FORMATSTR use this custom line format (in simple reports)
-S --sort-amount sort by amount instead of account code/name
-% --percent express values in percentage of each column's
total
--layout=ARG how to show multi-commodity amounts:
'wide[,WIDTH]': all commodities on one line
'tall' : each commodity on a new line
'bare' : bare numbers, symbols in a column
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, html, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
This report shows accounts declared with the Asset, Cash, Liability or
Equity type (see account types). Or if no such accounts are declared, it

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@ -7,7 +7,49 @@ and outflows affecting "cash" (ie, liquid, easily convertible) assets.
Amounts are shown with normal positive sign, as in conventional
financial statements.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--sum show sum of posting amounts (default)
--valuechange show total change of period-end historical
balance value (caused by deposits, withdrawals,
market price fluctuations)
--gain show unrealised capital gain/loss (historical
balance value minus cost basis)
--budget show sum of posting amounts compared to budget
goals defined by periodic transactions
--change accumulate amounts from column start to column
end (in multicolumn reports) (default)
--cumulative accumulate amounts from report start (specified
by e.g. -b/--begin) to column end
-H --historical accumulate amounts from journal start to column
end (includes postings before report start date)
-l --flat show accounts as a flat list (default). Amounts
exclude subaccount amounts, except where the
account is depth-clipped.
-t --tree show accounts as a tree. Amounts include
subaccount amounts.
--drop=N flat mode: omit N leading account name parts
--declared include non-parent declared accounts (best used
with -E)
-A --average show a row average column (in multicolumn
reports)
-T --row-total show a row total column (in multicolumn reports)
--summary-only display only row summaries (e.g. row total,
average) (in multicolumn reports)
-N --no-total omit the final total row
--no-elide don't squash boring parent accounts (in tree
mode)
--format=FORMATSTR use this custom line format (in simple reports)
-S --sort-amount sort by amount instead of account code/name
-% --percent express values in percentage of each column's
total
--layout=ARG how to show multi-commodity amounts:
'wide[,WIDTH]': all commodities on one line
'tall' : each commodity on a new line
'bare' : bare numbers, symbols in a column
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, html, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
This report shows accounts declared with the Cash type (see account
types). Or if no such accounts are declared, it shows accounts

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Check for various kinds of errors in your data.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags
hledger provides a number of built-in correctness checks to help
validate your data and prevent errors. Some are run automatically, some

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@ -9,7 +9,35 @@ balances, or viewing lots. Like print, it prints valid journal entries.
You can append or copy these to your journal file(s) when you are happy
with how they look.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--migrate[=NEW] show closing and opening transactions, for Asset
and Liability accounts by default, tagged for easy
matching. The tag's default value can be overridden
by providing NEW.
--close[=NEW] (default) show a closing transaction
--open[=NEW] show an opening transaction
--assign[=NEW] show opening balance assignments
--assert[=NEW] show closing balance assertions
--retain[=NEW] show a retain earnings transaction, for Revenue
and Expense accounts by default
-x --explicit show all amounts explicitly
--show-costs show amounts with different costs separately
--interleaved show source and destination postings together
--assertion-type=TYPE =, ==, =* or ==*
--close-desc=DESC set closing transaction's description
--close-acct=ACCT set closing transaction's destination account
--open-desc=DESC set opening transaction's description
--open-acct=ACCT set opening transaction's source account
--round=TYPE how much rounding or padding should be done when
displaying amounts ?
none - show original decimal digits,
as in journal
soft - just add or remove decimal zeros
to match precision (default)
hard - round posting amounts to precision
(can unbalance transactions)
all - also round cost amounts to precision
(can unbalance transactions)
close currently has six modes, selected by a single mode flag:

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List the codes seen in transactions, in the order parsed.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags
This command prints the value of each transaction's code field, in the
order transactions were parsed. The transaction code is an optional

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List all commodity/currency symbols used or declared in the journal.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags

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Play demos of hledger usage in the terminal, if asciinema is installed.
_FLAGS
Flags:
-s --speed=SPEED playback speed (1 is original speed, .5 is half, 2 is
double, etc (default: 2))
Run this command with no argument to list the demos. To play a demo,
write its number or a prefix or substring of its title. Tips:

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@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ descriptions
List the unique descriptions that appear in transactions.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags
This command lists the unique descriptions that appear in transactions,
in alphabetic order. You can add a query to select a subset of

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@ -4,18 +4,22 @@ Compares a particular account's transactions in two input files. It
shows any transactions to this account which are in one file but not in
the other.
More precisely, for each posting affecting this account in either file,
it looks for a corresponding posting in the other file which posts the
same amount to the same account (ignoring date, description, etc.) Since
postings not transactions are compared, this also works when multiple
bank transactions have been combined into a single journal entry.
Flags:
no command-specific flags
This is useful eg if you have downloaded an account's transactions from
your bank (eg as CSV data). When hledger and your bank disagree about
the account balance, you can compare the bank data with your journal to
find out the cause.
More precisely: for each posting affecting this account in either file,
this command looks for a corresponding posting in the other file which
posts the same amount to the same account (ignoring date, description,
etc).
_FLAGS
Since it compares postings, not transactions, this also works when
multiple bank transactions have been combined into a single journal
entry.
This command is useful eg if you have downloaded an account's
transactions from your bank (eg as CSV data): when hledger and your bank
disagree about the account balance, you can compare the bank data with
your journal to find out the cause.
Examples:

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@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ files
List all files included in the journal. With a REGEX argument, only file
names matching the regular expression (case sensitive) are shown.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags

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Show the hledger user manual with info, man, or a pager. With a (case
insensitive) TOPIC argument, try to open it at that section heading.
_FLAGS
Flags:
-i show the manual with info
-m show the manual with man
-p show the manual with $PAGER or less
(less is always used if TOPIC is specified)
This command shows the hledger manual built in to your hledger
executable. It can be useful when offline, or when you prefer the

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Import new transactions from one or more data files to the main journal.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--catchup just mark all transactions as already imported
--dry-run just show the transactions to be imported
This command detects new transactions in each FILE argument since it was
last run, and appends them to the main journal.

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@ -6,7 +6,49 @@ Show revenue inflows and expense outflows during the report period.
Amounts are shown with normal positive sign, as in conventional
financial statements.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--sum show sum of posting amounts (default)
--valuechange show total change of period-end historical
balance value (caused by deposits, withdrawals,
market price fluctuations)
--gain show unrealised capital gain/loss (historical
balance value minus cost basis)
--budget show sum of posting amounts compared to budget
goals defined by periodic transactions
--change accumulate amounts from column start to column
end (in multicolumn reports) (default)
--cumulative accumulate amounts from report start (specified
by e.g. -b/--begin) to column end
-H --historical accumulate amounts from journal start to column
end (includes postings before report start date)
-l --flat show accounts as a flat list (default). Amounts
exclude subaccount amounts, except where the
account is depth-clipped.
-t --tree show accounts as a tree. Amounts include
subaccount amounts.
--drop=N flat mode: omit N leading account name parts
--declared include non-parent declared accounts (best used
with -E)
-A --average show a row average column (in multicolumn
reports)
-T --row-total show a row total column (in multicolumn reports)
--summary-only display only row summaries (e.g. row total,
average) (in multicolumn reports)
-N --no-total omit the final total row
--no-elide don't squash boring parent accounts (in tree
mode)
--format=FORMATSTR use this custom line format (in simple reports)
-S --sort-amount sort by amount instead of account code/name
-% --percent express values in percentage of each column's
total
--layout=ARG how to show multi-commodity amounts:
'wide[,WIDTH]': all commodities on one line
'tall' : each commodity on a new line
'bare' : bare numbers, symbols in a column
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, html, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
This command displays an income statement, showing revenues and expenses
during one or more periods.

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List the unique notes that appear in transactions.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags
This command lists the unique notes that appear in transactions, in
alphabetic order. You can add a query to select a subset of

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@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ payees
List the unique payee/payer names that appear in transactions.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--declared show payees declared with payee directives
--used show payees referenced by transactions
This command lists unique payee/payer names which have been declared
with payee directives (--declared), used in transaction descriptions

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@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ Print the market prices declared with P directives. With
costs. With --show-reverse, also show additional prices inferred by
reversing known prices.
Flags:
--show-reverse also show the prices inferred by reversing known
prices
Price amounts are always displayed with their full precision, except for
reverse prices which are limited to 8 decimal digits.
@ -14,5 +18,3 @@ Generally if you run this command with --infer-market-prices
--show-reverse, it will show the same prices used internally to
calculate value reports. But if in doubt, you can inspect those directly
by running the value report with --debug=2.
_FLAGS

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Show full journal entries, representing transactions.
_FLAGS
Flags:
-x --explicit show all amounts explicitly
--show-costs show transaction prices even with conversion
postings
--round=TYPE how much rounding or padding should be done when
displaying amounts ?
none - show original decimal digits,
as in journal
soft - just add or remove decimal zeros
to match precision (default)
hard - round posting amounts to precision
(can unbalance transactions)
all - also round cost amounts to precision
(can unbalance transactions)
--new show only newer-dated transactions added in each
file since last run
-m --match=DESC fuzzy search for one recent transaction with
description closest to DESC
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, beancount, csv, tsv, json, sql.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
The print command displays full journal entries (transactions) from the
journal file, sorted by date (or with --date2, by secondary date).

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Show postings and their running total.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--cumulative show running total from report start date
(default)
-H --historical show historical running total/balance (includes
postings before report start date)
-A --average show running average of posting amounts instead
of total (implies --empty)
-m --match=DESC fuzzy search for one recent posting with
description closest to DESC
-r --related show postings' siblings instead
--invert display all amounts with reversed sign
-w --width=N set output width (default: terminal width or
$COLUMNS). -wN,M sets description width as well.
--align-all guarantee alignment across all lines (slower)
-O --output-format=FMT select the output format. Supported formats:
txt, csv, tsv, json.
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE. A file extension matching
one of the above formats selects that format.
The register command displays matched postings, across all accounts, in
date order, with their running total or running historical balance. (See

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@ -4,7 +4,15 @@ Print all transactions, rewriting the postings of matched transactions.
For now the only rewrite available is adding new postings, like print
--auto.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--add-posting='ACCT AMTEXPR' add a posting to ACCT, which may be
parenthesised. AMTEXPR is either a literal
amount, or *N which means the transaction's
first matched amount multiplied by N (a
decimal number). Two spaces separate ACCT
and AMTEXPR.
--diff generate diff suitable as an input for
patch tool
This is a start at a generic rewriter of transaction entries. It reads
the default journal and prints the transactions, like print, but adds

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@ -3,7 +3,12 @@ roi
Shows the time-weighted (TWR) and money-weighted (IRR) rate of return on
your investments.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--cashflow show all amounts that were used to compute
returns
--investment=QUERY query to select your investment transactions
--profit-loss=QUERY --pnl query to select profit-and-loss or
appreciation/valuation transactions
At a minimum, you need to supply a query (which could be just an account
name) to select your investment(s) with --inv, and another query to

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@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ stats
Show journal and performance statistics.
_FLAGS
Flags:
-v --verbose show more detailed output
-o --output-file=FILE write output to FILE.
The stats command shows summary information for the whole journal, or a
matched part of it. With a reporting interval, it shows a report for

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List the tags used in the journal, or their values.
_FLAGS
Flags:
--values list tag values instead of tag names
--parsed show tags/values in the order they were parsed,
including duplicates
This command lists the tag names used in the journal, whether on
transactions, postings, or account declarations.

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@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ test
Run built-in unit tests.
_FLAGS
Flags:
no command-specific flags
This command runs the unit tests built in to hledger and hledger-lib,
printing the results on stdout. If any test fails, the exit code will be