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Add validation for @smallexample.
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index 8323b10c..f473e85f 100644
--- a/doc/ledger3.texi
+++ b/doc/ledger3.texi
@@ -1383,7 +1383,7 @@ $ ledger --real --no-total bal
If more asset accounts are needed as the source of a posting, just
list them as you would normally, for example:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2004/03/25 Payment for books (paid from Checking)
Expenses:Books $100.00
Assets:Checking $-50.00
@@ -1599,7 +1599,7 @@ Beneath these top level accounts you can have any level of detail you
desire. For example, if you want to keep specific track of how much
you spend on burgers and fries, you could have the following:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
Expenses:Food:Hamburgers and Fries
@end smallexample
@@ -1885,14 +1885,14 @@ your function in Python, you can return something like
that value is always used, regardless of the commodity, the date, or
the desired target commodity. For example,
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
define myfunc_seven(s, d, t) = 7 EUR
@end smallexample
In order to specify a fixed price, but still valuate that price into
the target commodity, use something like this:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
define myfunc_five(s, d, t) = market(5 EUR, d, t)
@end smallexample
@@ -1900,14 +1900,14 @@ The @code{value} directive sets the valuation used for all commodities
used in the rest of the data stream. This is the fallback, if nothing
more specific is found.
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
value myfunc_seven
@end smallexample
You can set a specific valuation function on a per-commodity basis.
Instead of defining a function, you can also pass a lambda.
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
commodity $
value s, d, t -> 6 EUR
@end smallexample
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ commodity $
Each account can also provide a default valuation function for any
commodities transferred to that account.
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
account Expenses:Food5
value myfunc_five
@end smallexample
@@ -1923,7 +1923,7 @@ account Expenses:Food5
The metadata field @samp{Value}, if found, overrides the valuation
function on a transaction-wide or per-posting basis.
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
= @@XACT and Food
; Value:: 8 EUR
(Equity) $1
@@ -2006,10 +2006,9 @@ In order to combat inconsistency you can define allowable accounts and
payees. For simplicity, create a separate text file and define accounts
and payees like
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
account Expenses
account Expenses:Utilities
-...
@end smallexample
Using the @option{--strict} option will cause Ledger to complain if any
@@ -2025,7 +2024,7 @@ Warning: "FinanceData/Master.dat", line 15: Unknown account 'Allocation:Equities
If you have a large Ledger register already created use the
@command{accounts} command to get started:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger accounts >> Accounts.dat
@end smallexample
@@ -2444,15 +2443,14 @@ payee KFC
The @code{alias} sub-directive provides a regex which, if it matches
a parsed payee, the declared payee name is substituted:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2012-02-27 KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN ; will be read as being 'KFC'
-...
@end smallexample
The @code{uuid} sub-directive specifies that a transaction with exactly
the uuid given should have the declared payee name substituted:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2014-05-13 UNHELPFUL PAYEE ; will be read as being 'KFC'
; UUID: 2a2e21d434356f886c84371eebac6e44f1337fda
@end smallexample
@@ -2580,7 +2578,7 @@ with a home currency, such as the dollar @samp{$}. It is recommended
that these pricing options be set in the price database file, which
defaults to @file{~/.pricedb}. The syntax for this command is:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
N SYMBOL
@end smallexample
@@ -3002,7 +3000,7 @@ bank. On the bank statement, there is just one amount @samp{$400}, but
you can specify from whom each check came from, as shown by example
below:
-@smallexample @c input:validate
+@smallexample @c input:9B43E57
2010-06-17 Sample
Assets:Bank $400.00
Income:Check1 $-100.00 ; Payee: Person One
@@ -3011,14 +3009,20 @@ below:
Income:Check4 $-100.00 ; Payee: Person Four
@end smallexample
-When reporting this, it appears as:
+When reporting with
-@smallexample
-10-Jun-17 Sample Assets:Bank $400.00 $400.00
- Person One Income:Check1 $-100.00 $300.00
- Person Two Income:Check2 $-100.00 $200.00
- Person Three Income:Check3 $-100.00 $100.00
- Person Four Income:Check4 $-100.00 0
+@smallexample @c command:9B43E57
+$ ledger reg
+@end smallexample
+
+it appears as:
+
+@smallexample @c output:9B43E57
+10-Jun-17 Sample Assets:Bank $400.00 $400.00
+ Person One Income:Check1 $-100.00 $300.00
+ Person Two Income:Check2 $-100.00 $200.00
+ Person Three Income:Check3 $-100.00 $100.00
+ Person Four Income:Check4 $-100.00 0
@end smallexample
This shows that they are all in the same transaction (which is why the
@@ -3572,13 +3576,13 @@ If you use the functional form, you can either specify a function
name, or a lambda expression. Here's a function that yields the price
as $10 in whatever commodity is being requested:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
define ten_dollars(s, date, t) = market($10, date, t)
@end smallexample
I can now use that in a lot value expression as follows:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2012-04-10 My Broker
Assets:Brokerage:Cash $375.00
Assets:Brokerage -5 AAPL @{$50.00@} ((ten_dollars)) @@@@ $375.00
@@ -4190,8 +4194,7 @@ you want, or interface Ledger with other programs.
A query such as the following shows all expenses since last
October, sorted by total:
-@c TODO: does not validate with @c command:validate, because "last oct" is split at the space
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger -b "last oct" -S T bal ^expenses
@end smallexample
@@ -5243,8 +5246,10 @@ journal. Using the @option{--count} option will tell you how many
entries use each payee. To filter the payees displayed you must use the
prefix @@:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger payees @@Nic
+@end smallexample
+@smallexample
Nicolas
Nicolas BOILABUS
Oudtshoorn Municipality
@@ -6374,8 +6379,10 @@ Set the format for the headers that separates the report sections of
a grouped report. Only has an effect with a @option{--group-by
@var{EXPR}} register report.
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger reg Expenses --group-by "payee" --group-title-format "------------------------ %-20(value) ---------------------\n"
+@end smallexample
+@smallexample
------------------------ 7-Eleven ---------------------
2011/08/13 7-Eleven Expenses:Auto:Misc $ 5.80 $ 5.80
@@ -6522,8 +6529,10 @@ example, if you have multiple cars and track each fuel purchase in
identifying which car the purchase was for @samp{; Car: Prius}, then the
command:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger bal Fuel --pivot "Car" --period "this year"
+@end smallexample
+@smallexample
$ 3491.26 Car
$ 1084.22 M3:Expenses:Auto:Fuel
$ 149.65 MG V11:Expenses:Auto:Fuel
@@ -6746,7 +6755,7 @@ settings. To specify options in the init file, use the same syntax as
on the command-line, but put each option on its own line. Here is an
example init file:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
--price-db ~/finance/.pricedb
--wide
; ~/.ledgerrc ends here
@@ -7049,8 +7058,7 @@ register report, for example, but they will not be displayed. This is
useful for seeing last month's checking postings, against a running
balance which includes all posting values:
-@c TODO: does not @c command:validate due to space in "last month"
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger -d "d>=[last month]" reg checking
@end smallexample
@@ -7058,8 +7066,7 @@ The output from this command is very different from the following,
whose running total includes only postings from the last month
onward:
-@c TODO: does not @c command:validate due to space in "last month"
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger -p "last month" reg checking
@end smallexample
@@ -7215,7 +7222,7 @@ settings can be placed in this file manually, to prevent downloading
quotes for a specific commodity, for example. This is done by adding a
line like the following:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
; Don't download quotes for the dollar, or timelog values
N $
N h
@@ -7453,7 +7460,7 @@ command-line always take precedence over environment variable settings, however.
Note that you may also permanently specify option values by placing
option settings in the file @file{~/.ledgerrc} one option per line, for example:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
--pager /bin/cat
@end smallexample
@@ -7591,7 +7598,7 @@ These two periodic transactions give the usual monthly expenses, as well
as one typical yearly expense. For help on finding out what your
average monthly expenses are for any category, use a command like:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger -p "this year" --monthly --average balance ^expenses
@end smallexample
@@ -7724,7 +7731,7 @@ constrain which transactions are printed. For example, the following
command shows only transactions from the beginning of the current month,
while still calculating the running balance based on all transactions:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger -d "d>[this month]" register checking
@end smallexample
@@ -7733,7 +7740,7 @@ running total in terms of all transactions in the register. The
following, simpler command is similar, but totals only the displayed
postings:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger -b "this month" register checking
@end smallexample
@@ -7939,7 +7946,7 @@ field. This searches only a posting's field, not the transaction's note
or comment field. For example, @code{ledger reg "expr" "comment =~
/landline/"} will match:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2014/1/29 Phone bill
Assets:Checking $50.00
Expenses:Phone $-50.00 ; landline bill
@@ -7947,7 +7954,7 @@ or comment field. For example, @code{ledger reg "expr" "comment =~
but will not match:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2014/1/29 Phone bill ; landline bill
; landline bill
Assets:Checking $50.00
@@ -7963,19 +7970,19 @@ This searches all comments in the transaction, including comments on
individual postings. Thus, @samp{ledger reg "expr" "note =~ /landline/"}
will match both all the three examples below:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2014/1/29 Phone bill
Assets:Checking $50.00
Expenses:Phone $-50.00 ; landline bill
@end smallexample
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2014/1/29 Phone bill ; landline bill
Assets:Checking $50.00
Expenses:Phone $-50.00
@end smallexample
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
2014/1/29 Phone bill
; landline bill
Assets:Checking $50.00
@@ -9751,8 +9758,10 @@ and apply it against a model transaction.
@item period @var{PERIOD_EXPRESSION}
Evaluate the given period and report how Ledger interprets it:
-@smallexample
-$ ledger period "this year"
+@smallexample @c command:51F6A2C
+$ ledger period "this year" --now 2011-01-01
+@end smallexample
+@smallexample @c result:51F6A2C
--- Period expression tokens ---
TOK_THIS: this
TOK_YEAR: year
@@ -9775,8 +9784,10 @@ END_REACHED: <EOF>
Evaluate the given arguments and report how Ledger interprets it against
the following model transaction:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c command:validate
$ ledger query "/Book/"
+@end smallexample
+@smallexample
--- Input arguments ---
("/Book/")
@@ -9904,7 +9915,7 @@ The test scripts take the remainder of the @code{test} line and use
it as command-line arguments for ledger, the text enclosed in @code{test}
and @code{end test} is expected output, for example:
-@smallexample
+@smallexample @c input:validate
; This is the journal data
year 2014
12/24 (C0d3) Santa Claus