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diff --git a/ledger.texi b/ledger.texi index bf756c1a..b8da037a 100644 --- a/ledger.texi +++ b/ledger.texi @@ -1983,6 +1983,11 @@ used can be changed at any time with the @option{-y} flag, however. Using @samp{%D} gives the user more control over the way dates are output. +@item d +This is the same as the @samp{%D} option, unless the entry has an +effective date, in which case it prints +@samp{[ACTUAL_DATE=EFFECtIVE_DATE]}. + @item X If a transaction has been cleared, this inserts @samp{*} followed by a space; otherwise nothing is inserted. @@ -2369,17 +2374,32 @@ by any number of lines, each beginning with whitespace, to denote the entry's account transactions. The format of the first line is: @example -DATE [*|!] [(CODE)] DESC +DATE[=EDATE] [*|!] [(CODE)] DESC +@end example + +If @samp{*} appears after the date (with optional effective date), it +indicates the entry is ``cleared'', which can mean whatever the user +wants it t omean. If @samp{!} appears after the date, it indicates d +the entry is ``pending''; i.e., tentatively cleared from the user's +point of view, but not yet actually cleared. If a @samp{CODE} appears +in parentheses, it may be used to indicate a check number, or the type +of the transaction. Following these is the payee, or a description of +the transaction. + +The format of each following transaction is: + +@example + ACCOUNT AMOUNT [; NOTE] @end example -If @samp{*} appears after the date, it indicates that entry is -``cleared'', meaning it has been seen a bank statement, or otherwise -verified. If @samp{!} appears after the date, it indicates that the -entry is ``pending''; i.e., tentatively cleared from the user's point -of view, but not yet cleared with your financial institution. If a -@samp{CODE} appears in parentheses, it may be used to indicate a check -number, or the type of the transaction. Following these is the payee, -or a description of the transaction. +The @samp{ACCOUNT} may be surrounded by parentheses if it is a virtual +transactions, or square brackets if it is a virtual transactions that +must balance. The @samp{AMOUNT} can be followed by a per-unit +transaction cost, by specifying @samp{@ AMOUNT}, or a complete +transaction cost with @samp{@@ AMOUNT}. Lastly, the @samp{NOTE} may +specify an actual and/or effective date for the transaction by using +the syntax @samp{[ACTUAL_DATE]} or @samp{[=EFFECTIVE_DATE]} or +@samp{[ACTUAL_DATE=EFFECtIVE_DATE]}. @item = An automated entry. A value expression must appear after the equal |