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Ledger

ledger

A powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed from the UNIX command-line.

Runs as ledger|macOS, Linux|www.ledger-cli.org

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 14 fields

Run a balance, register, print or accounts report over a journal file, with a date range, period and common filters. REPL mode, price lookups and format options are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui ledger

Run a ledger reportExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Journal file*

file

Report*

Balanceenum

Report query

string

Start date

string

End date

string

Advanced

Account depth

integer

Flat account list

--flat

Hide total line

--no-total

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Account balances

filereportquerybeginenddepthflatno_total

Monthly register

filereportqueryperiodmonthly

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Journal file

path

--file-f

Report

enum · positional 0

balanceregisterprintaccounts

Report query

Account names, payees or tags to match; several terms are allowed.
string · positional 1 · repeatable

Start date

string

--begin-b

End date

Transactions on or after this date are not considered.
string

--end-e

Period expression

string

--period-pthis monthlast monththis year

Group by month

boolean

--monthly-M

Market value

boolean

--market-V

Cleared postings only

boolean

--cleared-C

Include empty accounts

boolean

--empty-E

Account depth

integer

--depth

Flat account list

boolean

--flat

Hide total line

boolean

--no-total

Sort expression

string

--sort-S

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

ledger [options] [command] [arguments] accounts [report-query] balance [report-query] print [report-query] register [report-query] --begin DATE (-b) --end DATE (-e) --file FILE (-f) --period PERIOD (-p) --monthly (-M) --market (-V) --cleared (-C) --pending --real (-R) --empty (-E) --depth INT --flat --no-total --invert --sort EXPR (-S) --limit EXPR (-l) --su…

manual2026-10

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed ledger against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.