# 1. hledger -f sample.journal balance >>> $-1 assets $1 bank:saving $-2 cash $2 expenses $1 food $1 supplies $-2 income $-1 gifts $-1 salary $1 liabilities:debts -------------------- 0 >>>=0 # 2. hledger -f sample.journal balance o >>> $1 expenses:food $-2 income $-1 gifts $-1 salary -------------------- $-1 >>>=0 # 3. Period reporting works for a specific year hledger -f - balance -b 2016 -e 2017 <<< 2015/10/10 Client A | Invoice #1 assets:receivables $10,000.00 revenue:clients:A -$10,000.00 2015/11/02 Deposit | Invoice #1 assets:checking $10,000.00 assets:receivables -$10,000.00 2016/02/01 Client B | Invoice #2 assets:receivables $10.00 revenue:clients:B -$10.00 2016/02/15 ACME | Hosting Costs expense:hosting $50.00 assets:checking -$50.00 2016/03/01 Deposit | Invoice #2 assets:checking $10.00 assets:receivables -$10.00 >>> $-40.00 assets:checking $50.00 expense:hosting $-10.00 revenue:clients:B -------------------- 0 >>>2 >>>= 0 # 4. Period reporting works for two years hledger -f - balance -b 2015 -e 2017 <<< 2015/10/10 Client A | Invoice #1 assets:receivables $10,000.00 revenue:clients:A -$10,000.00 2015/11/02 Deposit | Invoice #1 assets:checking $10,000.00 assets:receivables -$10,000.00 2016/02/01 Client B | Invoice #2 assets:receivables $10.00 revenue:clients:B -$10.00 2016/02/15 ACME | Hosting Costs expense:hosting $50.00 assets:checking -$50.00 2016/03/01 Deposit | Invoice #2 assets:checking $10.00 assets:receivables -$10.00 >>> $9,960.00 assets:checking $50.00 expense:hosting $-10,010.00 revenue:clients $-10,000.00 A $-10.00 B -------------------- 0 >>>2 >>>= 0 # 5. Period reporting works for one month hledger -f - balance -b 2015/11 -e 2015/12 <<< 2015/10/10 Client A | Invoice #1 assets:receivables $10,000.00 revenue:clients:A -$10,000.00 2015/11/02 Deposit | Invoice #1 assets:checking $10,000.00 assets:receivables -$10,000.00 2016/02/01 Client B | Invoice #2 assets:receivables $10.00 revenue:clients:B -$10.00 2016/02/15 ACME | Hosting Costs expense:hosting $50.00 assets:checking -$50.00 2016/03/01 Deposit | Invoice #2 assets:checking $10.00 assets:receivables -$10.00 >>> 0 assets $10,000.00 checking $-10,000.00 receivables -------------------- 0 >>>2 >>>= 0 # 6. Period reporting works for one month in another year hledger -f - balance -b 2016/10 -e 2016/11 <<< 2015/10/10 Client A | Invoice #1 assets:receivables $10,000.00 revenue:clients:A -$10,000.00 2015/11/02 Deposit | Invoice #1 assets:checking $10,000.00 assets:receivables -$10,000.00 2016/02/01 Client B | Invoice #2 assets:receivables $10.00 revenue:clients:B -$10.00 2016/02/15 ACME | Hosting Costs expense:hosting $50.00 assets:checking -$50.00 2016/03/01 Deposit | Invoice #2 assets:checking $10.00 assets:receivables -$10.00 >>> -------------------- 0 >>>2 >>>= 0