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authorAlexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>2015-02-15 09:27:01 +0100
committerAlexis Hildebrandt <afh@surryhill.net>2015-02-18 21:50:34 +0100
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[doc] Add documentation for several options
-rw-r--r--doc/ledger.168
-rw-r--r--doc/ledger3.texi75
2 files changed, 90 insertions, 53 deletions
diff --git a/doc/ledger.1 b/doc/ledger.1
index 19b4db31..daf4822a 100644
--- a/doc/ledger.1
+++ b/doc/ledger.1
@@ -191,7 +191,8 @@ Show any gains (or losses) in commodity values over time.
Only show the top
.Ar number
postings.
-.\".It Fl \-historical Pq Fl H
+.It Fl \-historical Pq Fl H
+Value commodities at the time of their acquisition.
.It Fl \-invert
Invert the value of amounts shown.
.It Fl \-market Pq Fl V
@@ -366,7 +367,9 @@ Alias for
Ignore init files and environment variables for the
.Nm
run.
-.\".It Fl \-auto-match
+.It Fl \-auto-match
+Automatically match accounts from ledger journal for transactions
+during csv convert.
.It Fl \-aux-date
Show auxiliary dates for all calculations.
Alias for
@@ -378,7 +381,9 @@ running totals.
Specify the format to use for the
.Ic balance
report.
-.\".It Fl \-base
+.It Fl \-base
+Reduce convertible commodities down the bottom of the conversion, e.g.
+display time in seconds.
.It Fl \-basis Pq Fl B
Report the cost basis on all posting.
Alias for
@@ -460,7 +465,12 @@ Print dates using
Refer to
.Xr strftime 3
for details on the format string syntax.
-.\" .It Fl \-datetime-format Ar FMT
+.It Fl \-datetime-format Ar DATETIMEFMT
+Print datetimes using
+.Ar DATETIMEFMT .
+Refer to
+.Xr strftime 3
+for details on the format string syntax.
.It Fl \-date-width Ar INT
Specify the width, in characters, of the date column in the
.Ic register
@@ -550,7 +560,9 @@ Related to the
.Ic equity
command. Gives current account balances in the form of a register
report.
-.\".It Fl \-exact
+.It Fl \-exact
+Report beginning and ending of periods by the date of the first and last
+posting occurring in that period.
.It Fl \-exchange Ar COMMODITY Oo , Ar COMMODITY, ... Oc Pq Fl X
Display values in terms of the given
.Ar COMMODITY .
@@ -628,7 +640,10 @@ is also printed if
is run without a command.
.It Fl \-immediate
Evaluate calculations immediately rather than lazily.
-.\".It Fl \-import
+.It Fl \-import Ar FILE
+Import
+.Ar FILE
+as Python module.
.It Fl \-init-file Ar FILE Pq Fl i
Read
.Ar FILE
@@ -673,7 +688,9 @@ purchased.
.It Fl \-lots
Report the date and price at which each commodity was purchased in
a balance report.
-.\".It Fl \-lots-actual
+.It Fl \-lots-actual
+Preserve the uniqueness of commodities so they aren't merged during
+reporting without printing the lot annotations.
.It Fl \-market Pq Fl V
Use the latest market value for all commodities.
.It Fl \-master-account Ar STR
@@ -837,9 +854,23 @@ of the transaction.
Show all postings in a transaction, similar to
.Fl \-related
but show both sides of each transaction.
-.\".It Fl \-revalued
-.\".It Fl \-revalued-only
-.\".It Fl \-revalued-total Ar EXPR
+.It Fl \-revalued
+Report discrepancy in values for manual reports by inserting
+<Revalued>
+postings.
+This is implied when using
+the
+.Fl \-exchange Pq Fl X
+or
+.Fl \-market Pq Fl V
+option.
+.It Fl \-revalued-only
+Show only
+<Revalued>
+postings.
+.It Fl \-revalued-total
+Display the sum of the revalued postings as the running total, which serves
+to show unrealized capital in a gain/losses report.
.\".It Fl \-rich-data
.It Fl \-seed Ar INT
Set the random seed to
@@ -852,8 +883,9 @@ Execute a
.Nm
script.
.It Fl \-sort Ar EXPR Pq Fl S
-Sort the register report based on the value expression given to sort.
-.\".It Fl \-sort-all
+Sort the register report based on the value expression
+.Ar EXPR .
+.\".It Fl \-sort-all Ar EXPR
.It Fl \-sort-xacts
Sort the posting within transactions using the given value expression.
.It Fl \-start-of-week Ar STR
@@ -879,7 +911,10 @@ entries. Only useful on a register report. Alias for
.It Fl \-time-colon
Display the value for commodities based on seconds as hours and minutes.
Thus 8100s will be displayed as 2:15h instead of 2.25h.
-.\".It Fl \-time-report
+.It Fl \-time-report
+Add two columns to the
+.Ic balance
+report to show the earliest checkin and checkout times for timelog entries.
.It Fl \-total Ar EXPR Pq Fl T
Define a value expression used to calculate the total in reports.
.It Fl \-total-data Pq Fl J
@@ -931,7 +966,8 @@ precision.
Show the values used by each tag when used in combination with the
.Ic tags
command.
-.\".It Fl \-value-expr Ar EXPR
+.It Fl \-value-expr Ar EXPR
+Set a global value expression annotation.
.It Fl \-verbose
Print detailed information on the execution of
.Nm .
@@ -941,7 +977,9 @@ slowdown. When combined with
.Fl \-debug Ar CODE
.Nm
will produce memory trace information.
-.\".It Fl \-verify-memory
+.It Fl \-verify-memory
+Verify that every constructed object is properly destructed. This is for
+debugging purposes only.
.It Fl \-version
Print version information and exit.
.It Fl \-weekly Pq Fl W
diff --git a/doc/ledger3.texi b/doc/ledger3.texi
index 651253fd..60d0ec2e 100644
--- a/doc/ledger3.texi
+++ b/doc/ledger3.texi
@@ -5468,7 +5468,7 @@ Redirect output to @file{FILE}.
Specify an options file.
@item --import @var{FILE}
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Import @var{FILE} as Python module.
@item --account @var{STR}
@itemx -a @var{STR}
@@ -5733,8 +5733,9 @@ Set expected freshness of prices in @var{INT} minutes.
@itemx -Q
Download quotes using the script named @file{getquote}.
-@item --getquote @var{FILE}
-Sets the path to a user-defined script to download commodity prices.
+@c FIXME: The option doesn't exist currently.
+@c @item --getquote @var{FILE}
+@c Sets the path to a user-defined script to download commodity prices.
@item --quantity
@itemx -O
@@ -5884,7 +5885,6 @@ days by day.
@c @end smallexample
@c @smallexample @c output:
@c @end smallexample
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
@item --decimal-comma
Direct Ledger to parse journals using the European standard comma as
@@ -5892,8 +5892,9 @@ a decimal separator, not the usual period.
@item --download
@itemx -Q
-Direct Ledger to download prices using the script defined via the option
-@option{--getquote @var{FILE}}.
+Direct Ledger to download prices.
+@c using the script defined via the option
+@c @option{--getquote @var{FILE}}.
@item --explicit
@c see test/baseline/opt-explicit.test
@@ -5903,11 +5904,12 @@ Direct Ledger to download prices using the script defined via the option
@itemx -f @var{FILE}
Specify the input @file{FILE} for this invocation.
-@item --getquote @var{FILE}
-@cindex getquote
-@cindex download prices
-Tell ledger where to find the user defined script to download prices
-information.
+@c FIXME: The option doesn't exist currently.
+@c @item --getquote @var{FILE}
+@c @cindex getquote
+@c @cindex download prices
+@c Tell ledger where to find the user defined script to download prices
+@c information.
@item --input-date-format @var{DATE_FORMAT}
Specify the input date format for journal entries. For example,
@@ -5990,8 +5992,9 @@ based commodity as real hours and minutes.
For example 8100 seconds by default will be displayed as 2.25 whereas
with the @option{--time-colon} option they will be displayed as 2:15.
-@item --value-expr @var{FIXME}
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+@item --value-expr @var{VEXPR}
+Set a global value expression annotation.
+@c needs example
@end ftable
@@ -6051,9 +6054,8 @@ Set the width in characters of the amount column in the
Anonymize registry output, mostly for sending in bug reports.
@item --auto-match
-@c Automatically match accounts from ledger journal when using convert command
-@c see test/baseline/opt-auto-match.dat
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Automatically match accounts from ledger journal for transactions
+during csv convert.
@item --aux-date
@itemx --effective
@@ -6077,10 +6079,8 @@ Strings}). The default is:
@end smallexample
@item --base
-@c Report commodity in the base commodity s instead of h
-@c Does this apply to other commodities too?
-@c see test/baseline/opt-base.test/
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Reduce convertible commodities down the bottom of the conversion, e.g.
+display time in seconds. This also applies to custom commodity conversions.
@item --basis
@itemx -B
@@ -6200,10 +6200,7 @@ Specify the width, in characters, of the date column in the
@command{register} report.
@item --datetime-format @var{DATETIME_FORMAT}
-@c Specify the format ledger should use to print datetimes in
-@c @command{balance} @option{--timelog-report} reports.
-@c see test/baseline/opt-datetime-format.test
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Specify the format ledger should use to print datetimes.
@item --dc
Display register or balance in debit/credit format If you use
@@ -6311,7 +6308,8 @@ command}). Gives current account balances in the form of a register
report.
@item --exact
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Report beginning and ending of periods by the date of the first and last
+posting occurring in that period.
@item --exchange @var{COMMODITY}
@itemx -X @var{COMMODITY}
@@ -6389,10 +6387,10 @@ Print the first @var{INT} entries. Opposite of @option{--tail
@item --historical
@itemx -H
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Value commodities at the time of their acquisition.
@item --immediate
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Evaluate calculations immediately rather than lazily.
@item --inject
Use @code{Expected} amounts in calculations. In case you know
@@ -6433,8 +6431,8 @@ Report the date and price at which each commodity was purchased in
a balance report.
@item --lots-actual
-@c see test/baseline/opt-lots-actual.test
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Preserve the uniqueness of commodities so they aren't merged during
+reporting without printing the lot annotations.
@item --market
@itemx -V
@@ -6589,15 +6587,16 @@ Show all postings in a transaction, similar to @option{--related} but
show both @emph{sides} of each transaction.
@item --revalued
-@c see test/baeline/opt-revalued.test
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Report discrepancy in values for manual reports by inserting @code{<Revalued>}
+postings. This is implied when using the @option{--exchange} or
+@option{--market} option.
@item --revalued-only
-@c see test/baeline/opt-revalued-only.test
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Show only @code{<Revalued>} postings.
@item --revalued-total @var{FIXME}
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Display the sum of the revalued postings as the running total, which serves
+to show unrealized capital in a gain/losses report.
@item --rich-data
@itemx --detail
@@ -6637,9 +6636,8 @@ Report only the last @var{INT} entries. Only useful in
a @command{register} report.
@item --time-report
-@c Display begin and end time for each timelog entry in balance reports
-@c see test/baseline/opt-time-report.test
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Add two columns to the balance report to show the earliest checkin and
+checkout times for timelog entries.
@item --total @var{VEXPR}
@itemx -T @var{VEXPR}
@@ -9708,7 +9706,8 @@ slowdown. When combined with @option{--debug @var{CODE}} ledger will
produce memory trace information.
@item --verify-memory
-@value{FIXME:UNDOCUMENTED}
+Verify that every constructed object is properly destructed. This is for
+debugging purposes only.
@item --version
Print version information and exit.