# Documentation

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**Getting started**

#### [Home](index.html)
What is hledger, and what can it do for you ?

#### [Download](download.html)
How to get it.

#### [Step by Step Tutorial](step-by-step.html)
Small, guided exercises introducing data entry, reporting, and accounting.

#### [Release Notes](release-notes.html)

#### [FAQ](faq.html)

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**Reference**

#### [hledger](hledger.html)
The command-line interface.
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#### [hledger-ui](hledger-ui.html)
The curses-style interface.
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#### [hledger-web](hledger-web.html)
The web interface.
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#### [hledger-api](hledger-api.html)
A JSON API server.
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#### [Journal](journal.html)
<!-- hledger's primary data format, representing a general journal. -->

#### [CSV](csv.html)
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#### [Timeclock](timeclock.html)
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#### [Timedot](timedot.html)
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File formats.

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#### [Combined manual](manual.html)
All on one page.

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**More**

#### [How to read CSV files](how-to-read-csv-files.html)

#### [How to use account aliases](how-to-use-account-aliases.html)

#### [How to use another account separator character](how-to-use-another-account-separator-character.html)

#### [More docs](more-docs.html)
Some useful links not yet moved to..

#### [plaintextaccounting.org](http://plaintextaccounting.org)
More tips and tools from the plain text accounting community

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