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Ledger is a powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed
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from the UNIX command-line. This may put off some users, as there is no
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- flashy UI , but for those who want unparalleled reporting access to their
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- data, there really is no alternative.
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+ flashy user-interface (UI) , but for those who want unparalleled
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+ reporting access to their data, there really is no alternative.
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- Here are some of the features of Ledger which set it apart from other
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- accounting systems:
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+ Some of the features of Ledger which set it apart from other
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+ accounting systems include :
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- - Ledger never creates or modifies your data. Your entries are kept in
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- a text file that ** you maintain** , and you can rest assured, no
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- automated tool will ever change that data.
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+ - Ledger never creates or modifies your data. Your entries are kept in
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+ a text file that ** you maintain** , and you can rest assured, no
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+ automated tool will ever change that data.
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- The amount of data required by Ledger is minimal. It figures out from
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looking at your data what you mean by it and how you want it reported
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accuracies of your entries at every run; you won’t ever run into
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problems with “unaccounted” sums in an account.
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- - Ledger is 100% currency-agnostic. You can store multiple currencies
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- in any account, convert between them, or even pay in one currency
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- and receive change in another.
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+ - Ledger is 100% currency-agnostic. You can store multiple currencies
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+ in any account, convert between them, or even pay in one currency
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+ and receive change in another.
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- - Ledger is international. UTF8 is accepted anywhere in data files,
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- Ledger uses ISO format dates, attaches no meaning to the naming of
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- accounts, and can accept data in either US or European decimal
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- formats. It will report currencies back to you following the manner
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- of your own entries.
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+ - Ledger is international. UTF8 is accepted anywhere in data files,
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+ Ledger uses ISO format dates, attaches no meaning to the naming of
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+ accounts, and can accept data in either US or European decimal
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+ formats. It will report currencies back to you following the manner
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+ of your own entries.
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- - Ledger uses a simple set of base commands which can be extended in
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- countless ways. You can create monthly reports, average reports,
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- check account balances, reconcile accounts, keep track of capital
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- gains on stocks, etc.
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+ - Ledger uses a simple set of base commands which can be extended in
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+ countless ways. You can create monthly reports, average reports,
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+ check account balances, reconcile accounts, keep track of capital
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+ gains on stocks, etc.
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Read the [ docs] ( docs.html ) to learn more.
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