budget.ledger

= /^Income:salary$/
; [Accounts:checking]  $ -200.00
; [Budget:food]  $ 200.00
 
= /^Expense:food$/
 [Budget:food]  -1.0
 [Accounts:checking]  1.0
 
2014/04/13 Company Inc
 Accounts:checking  $ 1000.00
 Income:salary $-1000.00
 [Budget:food]  $ 200.00
 [Accounts:checking]  $-200.00
 
2014/04/13 Grocery
 Expense:food  $ 20.00
 Accounts:checking

gistfile1.sh

$ ledger -f example.txt bal ^Ac ^bu
            $ 800.00  Accounts:checking
            $ 180.00  Budget:food
--------------------
            $ 980.00

$ ledger -f example.txt bal --real ^Ac
            $ 980.00  Accounts:checking

$ledger -f example.txt reg --real ^Ac
14-Apr-13 Company Inc            Accounts:checking      $ 1000.00         $ 1000.00
14-Apr-13 Grocery                Accounts:checking      $ -20.00          $ 980.00