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+\f0\fs28 \cf0 By default, all regular postings are included in each report.  To\
+limit the report to certain kinds of postings, use one or more of\
+the following options:\
+\
+@table @option\
+@item -C, --cleared\
+Consider only cleared postings.\
+@item -U, --uncleared\
+Consider only uncleared and pending postings.\
+@item -R, --real\
+Consider only real (non-virtual) postings.\
+@item -L, --actual\
+Consider only actual (non-automated) postings.\
+@end table\
+\
+Cleared postings are indicated by an asterix placed just before\
+the payee name in a posting.  The meaning of this flag is up to\
+the user, but typically it means that a transaction has been seen on a\
+financial statement.  Pending postings use an exclamation mark in\
+the same position, but are mainly used only by reconciling software.\
+Uncleared postings are for things like uncashed checks, credit\
+charges that haven't appeared on a statement yet, etc.\
+\
+Real postings are all non-virtual postings, where the account\
+name is not surrounded by parentheses or square brackets.  Virtual\
+postings are useful for showing a transfer of money that never\
+really happened, like money set aside for savings without actually\
+transferring it from the parent account.\
+\
+Actual postings are those not generated, either as part of an\
+automated transaction, or a budget or forecast report.  A useful of when you\
+might like to filter out generated postings is with a budget:\
+\
+@example\
+ledger --budget --actual reg ^expenses\
+@end example\
+\
+This command outputs all postings affecting a budgeted account,\
+but without subtracting the budget amount (because the generated\
+postings are suppressed with @option\{--actual\}).  The report shows\
+how much you actually spent on budgeted items.}
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