gistfile1.txt

sample.ledger
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2008/01/01 income
    assets:bank:checking  $1
    income:salary

2008/06/01 gift
    assets:bank:checking  $1
    income:gifts

2008/06/02 save
    assets:bank:saving  $1
    assets:bank:checking

2008/06/03 * eat & shop
    expenses:food      $1
    expenses:supplies  $1
    assets:cash

2008/12/31 * pay off
    liabilities:debts  $1
    assets:bank:checking


register --depth output
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$ ledger -f sample.ledger  balance
                 $-1  assets
                  $1    bank:saving
                 $-2    cash
                  $2  expenses
                  $1    food
                  $1    supplies
                 $-2  income
                 $-1    gifts
                 $-1    salary
                  $1  liabilities:debts
$ ledger -f sample.ledger  register
08-Jan-01 income                       assets:bank:checking                            $1                $1
                                       income:salary                                  $-1                 0
08-Jun-01 gift                         assets:bank:checking                            $1                $1
                                       income:gifts                                   $-1                 0
08-Jun-02 save                         assets:bank:saving                              $1                $1
                                       assets:bank:checking                           $-1                 0
08-Jun-03 eat & shop                   expenses:food                                   $1                $1
                                       expenses:supplies                               $1                $2
                                       assets:cash                                    $-2                 0
08-Dec-31 pay off                      liabilities:debts                               $1                $1
                                       assets:bank:checking                           $-1                 0
$ ledger -f sample.ledger  register --depth 2
08-Jan-01 income                       income:salary                                  $-1                 0
08-Jun-01 gift                         income:gifts                                   $-1                 0
08-Jun-03 eat & shop                   expenses:food                                   $1                $1
                                       expenses:supplies                               $1                $2
                                       assets:cash                                    $-2                 0
08-Dec-31 pay off                      liabilities:debts                               $1                $1

$ ledger -f sample.ledger  register --depth 1
$ 


~/src/hledger$ hledger -f sample.ledger reg --depth 2
2008/01/01 income               income:salary                   $-1          $-1
2008/06/01 gift                 income:gifts                    $-1          $-2
2008/06/03 eat & shop           expenses:food                    $1          $-1
                                expenses:supplies                $1            0
                                assets:cash                     $-2          $-2
2008/12/31 pay off              liabilities:debts                $1          $-1
~/src/hledger$