Reporting
hledger bal {query}
hledger reg {query}
Query
Queries are used on all commands (bal, reg, etc). (docs)
Assets # An account (regex)
acct:Assets # same
^Assets # Starting with Assets (eg, not 'Expenses:Assets')
acctonly:A # no subaccounts
amt:2000 # amount (in absolute value)
amt:<200 # amount comparison (in absolute value)
amt:<+200 # amount comparison
# also: <=, >, >=
desc:REGEX # description
code:REGEX # transaction code (check number?)
tag:REGEX
cur:'\$'
real: # real posts
real:0 # virtual posts
depth:N # --depth 2
not:... # eg, not:status:!
Filter by status/type
real:1 # -R, --real, no virtuals
status:! # --pending
status:* # -C, --cleared
status: # --uncleared
Periods
For dates and intervals (see above).
date:2015/01/01
date:2015/01/01- # -b, --begin
date:-2015/01/01 # -e, --end
date2:PERIODEXPR
-p, --period=...
-p "2009/01/01"
-p "2009/01/01 to 2009/12/31"
-p "2009/01/01to2009/12/31" # spaces optional
-p "1/1 to 12/31"
-p "to 2009"
-p "weekly" # -W, --weekly
-p "weekly 2009/01/01 to 2009/12/31"
Intervals
Used on all commands (bal, reg, etc). Displays in multi-column mode. In ledger-cli, only reg is supported. Can also specified via -p (period).
-D, --daily
-W, --weekly
-M, --monthly
-Q, --quarterly
-Y, --yearly
Smart dates
Used for --period, --begin and --end (-p -b -e).
-p 2015/01/01
-p 2015/01
-p 2015
-p january
-p jan
-p 05/25
-b today
-b yesterday
-e tomorrow
-p this week
-p last month
-p this year
Display formats
--tree # only in bal
--flat
--depth 2 # collapse those under this depth
--drop 1 # drop top-level accounts
-B, --cost # convert to default currency
-E, --empty # don't strip out $0 accounts
--date2 # use date2 when available
Multi-column mode
When used with intervals (like --weekly):
-T, --row-total
-N, --no-total
Also: (only in bal)
--cumulative # show ending balance per period
-I, --historical # like --cumulative but only for --begin
-A, --average
Accounts
hledger accounts [--tree]
Other commands
hledger balancesheet # bs
hledger incomestatement # is
hledger cashflow # cf
hledger print
hledger activity
hledger stats
Examples
# Current balance
hledger bal Assets
hledger balancesheet
hledger balancesheet Assets [--cleared --cost --empty -e tomorrow]
# ...discard future stuff; convert foreign currencies
# Monthly changes in assets
hledger bal Assets Liabilities --monthly --tree --historical [--cleared --cost --empty -e tomorrow]
# Weekly expenses
hledger bal Expenses --weekly --average --tree -b 'last month' [--cleared --cost --empty -e tomorrow]