Docs

An overview of hledger user docs. You don't need to read them all; pick the ones that fit your needs. There are also some Videos.

Quick starts

Fast introductions, assuming a bit of command line know-how. (These overlap one another.)

Tutorials

Slower-paced introductions to various topics.

hledger by example

A growing "book" introducing hledger one step at a time. For now, enable the site's sidebar to see the book's outline.

Reference docs

The manuals are the authoritative hledger docs.

Cookbook: Using hledger

Tips and how-tos that didn't fit in the manual. These vary in age and quality.

Setups and workflows

Data entry

Examples

  • examples/ - examples and snippets, old and new

Preserving your data

Checking for errors

Reporting

Making charts

Customising

Other user interfaces

Scripts and add-ons

Other software

Cookbook: Accounting tasks

Learning accounting and bookkeeping

Borrowing and lending

Budgeting

Eco accounting

Forecasting

Inventory tracking

Investing and trading

Invoicing

Multiple currencies

Non-profit accounting

Taxes

Time tracking

Trip expenses

Shared expenses

Cookbook: Plain Text Accounting

The Plain Text Accounting Cookbook collects similar but more generic advice for all PTA apps.