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| author | Gwyneth Morgan <gwymor@tilde.club> | 2022-06-28 04:22:56 +0000 |
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| committer | Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> | 2022-06-29 09:47:20 +0800 |
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Document --exchange can accept multiple commodities
The --exchange option can accept multiple comma-separated commodities,
but this is only mentioned in one place where --exchange is documented,
and notably not in the Texinfo manual.
Examples made with the following ledger file:
```
P 2022-06-28 USD 54.81 PHP
P 2022-06-28 EUR 58.01 PHP
2022-06-28 * Opening Balances
Equity:Opening Balances
Assets:USD Bank 100 USD
Assets:EUR Bank 100 EUR
Assets:PHP Bank 100 PHP
```
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diff --git a/doc/ledger.1 b/doc/ledger.1 index 74a9e84d..cc6df5d6 100644 --- a/doc/ledger.1 +++ b/doc/ledger.1 @@ -172,11 +172,14 @@ with this command are: Show the running average, rather than a running total. .It Fl \-current Pq Fl c Don't show postings beyond the present day. -.It Fl \-exchange Ar commodity Pq Fl X +.It Fl \-exchange Qo Ar COMMODITY Oo , Ar COMMODITY, ... Oc Qc Pq Fl X Render all values in the given .Ar commodity , -if a price conversion rate can be determined. Rates are always displayed -relative to the date of the posting they are calculated for. This means a +if a price conversion rate can be determined. If multiple commodities are +given, values in a listed commodity will remain as-is, and others will be +displayed in the first listed commodity they can be converted to. Rates are +always displayed relative to the date of the posting they are calculated for. +This means a .Ic register report is a historical value report. For current values, it may be preferable to use the @@ -574,10 +577,12 @@ report. .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 +.It Fl \-exchange Qo Ar COMMODITY Oo , Ar COMMODITY, ... Oc Qc Pq Fl X Display values in terms of the given .Ar COMMODITY . -The latest available price is used. +If multiple commodities are given, values in a listed commodity will remain +as-is, and others will be displayed in the first listed commodity they can be +converted to. .It Fl \-file Ar FILE Pq Fl f Read journal data from .Ar FILE . |