Using the --strict option

[Oliver Hardy]

I have a file ~/.ledgerrc:

--file /home/ohardy/.ledger.dat

--file /home/ohardy/Accounts

The ~/Accounts file consists of entries:

account Assets:Checking

account Liabilities:Credit_Card

account Expenses:Utilities:NatGrid

account Expenses:Rent

etc

I have an alias set up in ~/.aliases:

alias ledger='ledger -i ~/.ledgerrc

Anytime I use the --strict option either as 'ledger bal --strict' or from the 'check buffer' option in the toolbar I'm told that every account is unknown and that '$' is an unknown commodity.

What am I doing wrong?

Thank you for any assistance.

[Martin Michlmayr]

* Oliver Hardy <ohar...@gmail.com> [2021-01-01 14:21]:

> I have a file ~/.ledgerrc:
> --file /home/ohardy/.ledger.dat
> --file /home/ohardy/Accounts

Files are included in the order given, so you have to specify the
file with the account definitions first.

> I have an alias set up in ~/.aliases:
> alias ledger='ledger -i ~/.ledgerrc

This is redundant since ledger looks for ~/.ledgerrc automatically.

> and that '$' is an unknown commodity.

You have to declare it with:

commodity $

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Martin Michlmayr
https://www.cyrius.com/

[Oliver Hardy]

Thank you for your help. Everything now seems to work correctly.

> On Jan 1, 2021, at 8:05 PM, Martin Michlmayr <t...@cyrius.com> wrote:
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> * Oliver Hardy <ohar...@gmail.com> [2021-01-01 14:21]:

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