hledger-balance
shows account balances from the journal
TLDR
Show all balances
$ hledger balance
Show assets only$ hledger balance assets
Show with hierarchy$ hledger balance --tree
Show flat list$ hledger balance --flat
Monthly breakdown$ hledger balance -M
Show percentages$ hledger balance --percent
SYNOPSIS
hledger balance [options] [patterns]
DESCRIPTION
hledger balance shows account balances from the journal. It summarizes debits and credits across all matching accounts.
The command supports filtering by account pattern, time period, and display format. It's the primary tool for checking financial status.
PARAMETERS
PATTERNS
Account name patterns.--tree
Hierarchical display.--flat
Flat account list.-M, --monthly
Monthly breakdown.-Q, --quarterly
Quarterly breakdown.-Y, --yearly
Yearly breakdown.--percent
Show percentages.--depth N
Limit account depth.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Zero balances hidden by default. Requires valid journal. Part of hledger suite.
HISTORY
Balance is a core command in hledger for displaying account summaries in plain text accounting.
SEE ALSO
hledger(1), hledger-register(1), hledger-incomestatement(1)