bin: move: improve help

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Simon Michael 2022-11-10 19:01:41 -10:00
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@ -48,39 +48,38 @@ cmdmode = hledgerCommandMode
-- help text must be above _FLAGS, blank lines will not be displayed. -- help text must be above _FLAGS, blank lines will not be displayed.
[s| hledger-move [s| hledger-move
Print an entry to move funds between accounts, preserving costs and subaccounts Print an entry to move funds between accounts, preserving costs and subaccounts
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Usage: hledger-move AMT FROMACCT TOACCT Usage: hledger-move AMT FROMACCT TOACCT
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AMT is a positive hledger amount, as in journal format.
FROMACCT is an account name or regular expression, as in an acct: query.
The alphabetically first account name it matches is the source account.
TOACCT is an account name or regexp selecting the destination account.
This command prints a journal entry which you can add to your journal, This command prints a journal entry which you can add to your journal,
representing a transfer of the requested amount from the source account representing a transfer of some amount from a source account (and/or
to the destination account. its subaccounts) to a destination account.
It is mainly intended for moving assets, especially investment assets
The commodity to be moved is determined by AMT's commodity symbol. with subaccounts representing lots.
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This command can also move amounts from subaccounts (one level, at least). AMT is a positive hledger amount, including a commodity symbol.
It will move amounts first out of the main source account if possible, .
then as needed out of each subaccount in alphanumerical order of names, FROMACCT is the source account (an account name, or a regular expression
whose alphanumerically first match is the source account).
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TOACCT is the destination account (or account-matching regexp).
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This command can also transfer from, and to, child accounts.
It will move amounts first out of FROMACCT if possible,
then as needed out of its subaccounts in alphanumerical order,
until the total requested amount is moved. until the total requested amount is moved.
(This is useful when withdrawing from an account with subaccounts Ie, if subaccounts are named by acquisition date (eg ":YYYYMMDD"),
representing investment lots; if these are named by acquisition date they will be withdrawn in FIFO order.
(eg ":YYYYMMDD"), they will be moved in FIFO order.) .
Any subaccounts withdrawn from will be recreated under TOACCT,
This command is mainly intended for moving assets. unless the --consolidate flag is used. With --consolidate,
If there are not sufficient positive balances in the source account(s) all amounts are transferred to TOACCT, discarding lot information.
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If there is not a sufficient positive balance in FROMACCT and its subaccounts
to supply the requested amount, the command will fail. to supply the requested amount, the command will fail.
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Any source subaccounts used will be recreated under the destination account.
Or, to consolidate amounts in the main destination account
(discarding lot information), use the --consolidate flag.
Examples: Examples:
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$ hledger-move $50 assets:checking assets:cash # withdraw cash from bank $ hledger-move $50 assets:checking assets:cash # withdraw cash from bank
$ hledger-move ADA1000 ada:wallet1 ada:wallet2 # move 1000 ADA, keeping lots $ hledger-move ADA1000 ada:wallet1 ada:wallet2 # move 1000 ADA, keeping lots
@ -108,6 +107,8 @@ You can disable this validation by adding the --force flag.
balance assertions balance assertions
respecting end date, for calculating balances and generated txn date
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