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@c -S, --sort EXPR sort report according to the value expression EXPR

The postings displayed in a report are shown in the same order as they appear in the ledger file. To change the order and sort a report, use the @option{--sort} option. @option{--sort} takes a value expression to determine the value to sort against, making it possible to sort according to complex criteria. Here are some simple and useful examples:

@example ledger --sort d reg ^exp # sort by date ledger --sort t reg ^exp # sort by amount total ledger --sort -t reg ^exp # reverse sort by amount total ledger --sort Ut reg ^exp # sort by abs amount total @end example

For the balance report, you will want to use @samp{T} instead of @samp{t}:

@example ledger --sort T reg ^exp # sort by amount total ledger --sort -T reg ^exp # reverse sort by amount total ledger --sort UT reg ^exp # sort by abs amount total @end example

The @option{--sort} options sorts all postings in a report. If periods are used (such as @option{--monthly}), this can get somewhat confusing. In that case, you'll probably want to sort within periods using @option{--period-sort} instead of @option{--sort}.

@c -w, --wide for the default register report, use 132 columns

And if the register seems too cramped, and you have a lot of screen real estate, you can use @option{-w} to format the report within 132 acolumns, instead of 80. You are more likely then to see full payee and account names, as well as properly formatted totals when long-named commodities are used.

If you want only the first or last N transactions to be printed---which can be very useful for viewing the last 10 transactions in your checking account, while also showing the cumulative balance from all transactions---use the @option{--head} and/or @option{--tail} options. The two options may be used simultaneously, for example:

@example ledger --tail 20 reg checking @end example

If the output from your command is very long, Ledger can output the data to a pager utility, such as @command{more} or @command{less}:

@example ledger --pager /usr/bin/less reg checking @end example
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