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diff --git a/doc/Ledger.scriv/136.rtfd/TXT.rtf b/doc/Ledger.scriv/136.rtfd/TXT.rtf new file mode 100644 index 00000000..339e90d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/Ledger.scriv/136.rtfd/TXT.rtf @@ -0,0 +1,57 @@ +{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\cocoartf949\cocoasubrtf460 +{\fonttbl\f0\fmodern\fcharset0 Courier;} +{\colortbl;\red255\green255\blue255;} +\pard\tx560\tx1120\tx1680\tx2240\tx2800\tx3360\tx3920\tx4480\tx5040\tx5600\tx6160\tx6720\sl264\slmult1\ql\qnatural\pardirnatural + +\f0\fs28 \cf0 The @command\{xact\} commands 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:\ +\ +Say you currently have this posting in your ledger file:\ +\ +@smallexample\ +2004/03/15 * Viva Italiano\ + Expenses:Food $12.45\ + Expenses:Tips $2.55\ + Liabilities:MasterCard $-15.00\ +@end smallexample\ +\ +Now it's @samp\{2004/4/9\}, and you've just eating at @samp\{Viva\ +Italiano\} again. The epost amounts are different, but the overall\ +form is the same. With the @command\{xact\} command you can type:\ +\ +@example\ +ledger xact 2004/4/9 viva food 11 tips 2.50\ +@end example\ +\ +This produces the following output:\ +\ +@smallexample\ +2004/04/09 Viva Italiano\ + Expenses:Food $11.00\ + Expenses:Tips $2.50\ + Liabilities:MasterCard $-13.50\ +@end smallexample\ +\ +It works by finding a past posting matching the regular expression\ +@samp\{viva\}, and assuming that any accounts or amounts specified will\ +be similar to that earlier posting. If Ledger does not succeed in\ +generating a new transaction, an error is printed and the exit code is set\ +to @samp\{1\}.\ +\ +There is a shell script in the distribution's @file\{scripts\} directory\ +called @file\{xact\}, which simplifies the task of adding a new transaction\ +to your ledger. It launches @command\{vi\} to confirm that the transaction\ +looks appropriate.\ +\ +Here are a few more examples of the @command\{xact\} command, assuming\ +the above journal transaction:\ +\ +@example\ +ledger xact 4/9 viva 11.50\ +ledger xact 4/9 viva 11.50 checking # (from `checking')\ +ledger xact 4/9 viva food 11.50 tips 8\ +ledger xact 4/9 viva food 11.50 tips 8 cash\ +ledger xact 4/9 viva food $11.50 tips $8 cash\ +ledger xact 4/9 viva dining "DM 11.50"\ +@end example}
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