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Michael Norrish 2010-04-08 11:06:44 +10:00 • committed by John Wiegley
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@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ file whose formatting has gotten out of hand.
The @command{output} command is very similar to the @command{print}
command, except that it attempts to replicate the specified ledger
file epostly. The format of the command is:
file exactly. The format of the command is:
@example
ledger -f FILENAME output FILENAME
@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ Say you currently have this posting in your ledger file:
@end smallexample
Now it's @samp{2004/4/9}, and you've just eating at @samp{Viva
Italiano} again. The epost amounts are different, but the overall
Italiano} again. The exact amounts are different, but the overall
form is the same. With the @command{xact} command you can type:
@example
@ -709,13 +709,13 @@ deviation from the average. It is only meaningful in the
@command{xml} report.
@option{--amount-data} (@option{-j}) changes the @command{register}
report so that it output nothing but the date and the value column,
report so that it outputs nothing but the date and the value column,
and the latter without commodities. This is only meaningful if the
report uses a single commodity. This data can then be fed to other
programs, which could plot the date, analyze it, etc.
@option{--total-data} (@option{-J}) changes the @command{register}
report so that it output nothing but the date and totals column,
report so that it outputs nothing but the date and totals column,
without commodities.
@option{--display EXPR} (@option{-d EXPR}) limits which postings
@ -986,7 +986,7 @@ stripped from the total.
@item [DATEFMT]
Inserts the result of formatting a posting's date with a date
format string, epostly like those supported by @code{strftime}. For
format string, exactly like those supported by @code{strftime}. For
example: @samp{%[%Y/%m/%d %H:%M:%S]}.
@item S
@ -1521,7 +1521,7 @@ Now the report is:
@end smallexample
Since the liability was a virtual posting, it has dropped from the
report and we see that final total is balanced.
report and we see that the final total is balanced.
But we only know that it balances because @file{sample.dat} is quite
simple, and we happen to know that the 50 shares of Apple stock cost
@ -1571,7 +1571,7 @@ This reports:
@end smallexample
This shows that the @samp{Assets} total is made up from two child
account, but that the total for each of the other accounts comes from
accounts, but that the total for each of the other accounts comes from
one child account.
Sometimes you may have a lot of children, nested very deeply, but only
@ -1762,7 +1762,7 @@ Although the easiest way to use the register is to report all the
postings affecting a set of accounts, it can often result in more
information than you want. To cope with an ever-growing amount of
data, there are several options which can help you pinpoint your
report to epostly the postings that interest you most. This is
report to include just the postings that interest you most. This is
called the ``calculation'' phase of Ledger. All of its related
options are documented under @option{--help-calc}.
@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ Reports:
2004/05/14 Pay day Income:Salary $-500.00 0
@end smallexample
The final total is zero, indicating that the budget matched epostly
The final total is zero, indicating that the budget matched exactly
for the reported period. Budgeting is most often helpful with period
reporting; for example, to show monthly budget results use
@option{--budget -p monthly}.
@ -2010,7 +2010,7 @@ Reports:
@end smallexample
The date this report was made was November 5, 2004; the reason the
first forecast transaction is in december is that forecast transactions are only
first forecast transaction is in December is that forecast transactions are only
added for the future, and they only stop after the value expression
has matched at least once, which is why the January transaction appears. A
forecast report can be very useful for determining when money will run
@ -2581,7 +2581,7 @@ Based on that explanation, here's another way to look at your balance
report: every negative figure means that that account or person or
place has less money now than when you started your ledger; and every
positive figure means that that account or person or place has more
money now that when you started your ledger. Make sense?
money now than when you started your ledger. Make sense?
@node Assets and Liabilities, Typical queries, Stating where money goes, Ledger in Practice
@section Assets and Liabilities
@ -3507,7 +3507,7 @@ To view balances without any virtual balances factored in, using the
As a Bahá'í, I need to compute Huqúqu'lláh whenever I acquire assets.
It is similar to tithing for Jews and Christians, or to Zakát for
Muslims. The epost details of computing Huqúqu'lláh are somewhat
Muslims. The exact details of computing Huqúqu'lláh are somewhat
complex, but if you have further interest, please consult the Web.
Ledger makes this otherwise difficult law very easy. Just set up an
@ -3762,7 +3762,7 @@ And now the time spent has been turned into hard cash in the checking
account.
The advantage to using timeclock and invoicing to bill time is that
you will always know, by looking at the balance report, epostly how
you will always know, by looking at the balance report, exactly how
much unbilled and unpaid time you've spent working for any particular
client.