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authormyqlarson <myqlarson@gmail.com>2014-10-20 01:17:16 +1300
committermyqlarson <myqlarson@gmail.com>2014-10-20 01:17:16 +1300
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Update ledger3.texi
Fixed typos and clarified CSV import behaviour with regard to column headers (I haven't checked the code, but I noticed the programme behaves this way).
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@@ -4547,8 +4547,8 @@ Transaction Number,Date,Description,Memo,Amount Debit,Amount Credit,Balance,Chec
Unfortunately, as it stands Ledger cannot read it, but you can. Ledger
expects the first line to contain a description of the fields on each
-line of the file. The fields ledger can recognize are called
-@code{date}, @code{posted}, @code{code}, @code{payee} or @code{desc},
+line of the file. The fields ledger can recognize contain these case-insensitive strings
+@code{date}, @code{posted}, @code{code}, @code{payee} or @code{desc} or @code{description},
@code{amount}, @code{cost}, @code{total}, and @code{note}.
Delete the account description lines at the top, and replace the first
@@ -4582,7 +4582,7 @@ transid,date,payee,note,amount,,,code,
@end smallexample
Ledger will include @samp{; transid: 767718} in the first transaction
-is from the file above.
+from the file above.
@findex --invert
@findex --account @var{STR}
@@ -4613,7 +4613,7 @@ account Aufwand:Einkauf:Lebensmittel
Note that it may be necessary for the output of @samp{ledger convert}
to be passed through @code{ledger print} a second time if you want to
-match on the new payee field. During the @code{ledger convert} run
+match on the new payee field. During the @code{ledger convert} run,
only the original payee name as specified in the csv data seems to be
used.
@@ -5239,7 +5239,7 @@ report the values used by each tag.
@findex entry
@findex xact
-The @command{xact} command simplify the creation of new transactions.
+The @command{xact} command simplifies the creation of new transactions.
It works on the principle that 80% of all postings are variants of
earlier postings. Here's how it works: