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+\f0\fs28 \cf0 The balance command prints out the summarized balances of all my\
+top-level accounts, excluding sub-accounts.  In order to see the\
+balances for a specific account, just specify a regular expression\
+after the balance command:\
+\
+@example\
+ledger balance expenses:food\
+@end example\
+\
+This will show all the money that's been spent on food, since the\
+beginning of the ledger.  For food spending just this month\
+(September), use:\
+\
+@example\
+ledger -p sep balance expenses:food\
+@end example\
+\
+Or maybe you want to see all of your assets, in which case the -s\
+(show sub-accounts) option comes in handy:\
+\
+@example\
+ledger -s balance ^assets\
+@end example\
+\
+To exclude a particular account, use a regular expression with a\
+leading minus sign.  The following will show all expenses, but without\
+food spending:\
+\
+@example\
+ledger balance expenses -food\
+@end example}
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