Merge pull request #402 from thdox/documentation

Documentation improvements
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Alexis Hildebrandt 2015-02-24 20:42:50 +01:00
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@ -640,11 +640,7 @@ entries. Opposite of
Alias for
.Fl \-first
.It Fl \-help
Print a summary of all the options, and what they are used for. This
can be a handy way to remember which options do what. This help screen
is also printed if
.Nm
is run without a command.
Print this man page.
.It Fl \-immediate
Evaluate calculations immediately rather than lazily.
.It Fl \-import Ar FILE

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@ -403,10 +403,11 @@ install` to install. If these intructions do not work for you can check the
@section Getting help
@findex help
Ledger has a complete online help system based on GNU Info. This
manual can be searched directly from the command-line using the
following options: @code{ledger --help} brings up this entire manual in
your TTY.
Ledger has a complete online help system based on GNU Info. This manual
can be searched directly from the command-line using @code{info ledger},
which will bring up this entire manual in your TTY. Alternatively, the
shorter man page can be accessed from the command-line either via
@code{man ledger} or @code{ledger --help}
If you need help on how to use Ledger, or run into problems, you can
join the Ledger mailing list at
@ -5521,10 +5522,9 @@ Generate transactions based on previous postings.
@item --help
@itemx -h
Print summary of all options.
Display the man page for @file{ledger}.
@item --version
@itemx -v
Print version information and exit.
@item --file @var{FILE}
@ -5798,6 +5798,7 @@ Group postings together, similar to the balance report.
Use @file{FILE} for retrieving stored commodity prices.
@item --price-exp @var{INT}
@itemx --leeway @var{INT}
@itemx -Z @var{INT}
Set expected freshness of prices in @var{INT} minutes.
@ -5864,7 +5865,7 @@ database.
@item --help
@itemx -h
Display the man page for ledger.
Display the man page for @file{ledger}.
@item --init-file @var{FILE}
Specify the location of the init file. The default is @file{~/.ledgerrc}.
@ -5924,7 +5925,7 @@ produce memory trace information.
@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
@item --version
@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
Print version information and exit.
@end ftable
@ -6035,8 +6036,8 @@ Quiet balance assertions.
Specify the location of the price entry data file.
@item --price-exp @var{INT}
@itemx -Z @var{INT}
@itemx --leeway @var{INT}
@itemx -Z @var{INT}
Set the expected freshness of price quotes, in @var{INT} minutes. That
is, if the last known quote for any commodity is older than this value,
and if @option{--download} is being used, then the Internet will be
@ -6787,8 +6788,7 @@ variables}), instead of using actual command-line options:
@item --help
@itemx -h
Print a summary of all the options, and what they are used for. This
can be a handy way to remember which options do what.
Display the man page for @file{ledger}.
@item --version
Print the current version of ledger and exits. This is useful for
@ -7297,6 +7297,7 @@ The format of the file can be changed by telling ledger to use the
@option{--pricedb-format @var{FORMAT_STRING}} you define.
@item --price-exp @var{INT}
@itemx --leeway @var{INT}
@itemx -Z @var{INT}
Set the expected freshness of price quotes, in @var{INT} minutes. That
is, if the last known quote for any commodity is older than this value,
@ -9772,6 +9773,7 @@ Enable tracing. The @var{INT} specifies the level of trace desired:
@
@item --verbose
@itemx -v
Print detailed information on the execution of Ledger.
@item --verify