ledger
plain text accounting tool
TLDR
Show balance
$ ledger -f [journal.ledger] balance
Show register$ ledger -f [journal.ledger] register
Balance for account$ ledger -f [journal.ledger] balance [Expenses]
Monthly summary$ ledger -f [journal.ledger] register --monthly
Print transactions$ ledger -f [journal.ledger] print
Budget report$ ledger -f [journal.ledger] budget
SYNOPSIS
ledger [options] command [args]
DESCRIPTION
ledger is a plain text accounting tool. It processes double-entry accounting journals.
The tool generates reports from simple text files. It supports multiple currencies and commodities.
PARAMETERS
-f FILE
Journal file.balance
Show account balances.register
Show transaction register.print
Print transactions.--monthly
Group by month.--period PERIOD
Time period filter.--help
Display help information.
CAVEATS
Text file format specific. Learning curve. Powerful query language.
HISTORY
Ledger was created by John Wiegley as a powerful plain text accounting system for command-line users.