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.Op Fl abcnps |
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.Op Fl L Cm de |
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.Sh DESCRIPTION |
.Sh DESCRIPTION |
The Plain Text Accounting program reads bookkeeping journals |
The Plain Text Accounting program reads bookkeeping journals that |
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users are expected to create and maintain with arbitrary text editors |
and writes account lists, balances, and cost center assessments |
and writes account lists, balances, and cost center assessments |
to standard output. |
to standard output. |
All input files are |
All input files are |
.Xr ascii 7 |
.Xr ascii 7 |
text files, using strings of one or more space characters |
text files, using strings of one or more space characters |
as field separators. |
as field separators. |
Lines starting with hash characters |
Blank lines and lines starting with hash characters |
.Pq Sq # |
.Pq Sq # |
are ignored and can be used for comments. |
are ignored and can be used for comments. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
Line 148 There are often lines listing surcharges and fees rela |
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Line 149 There are often lines listing surcharges and fees rela |
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and sells, though. |
and sells, though. |
.Pp |
.Pp |
In lines listing revenues like interest or dividends and costs like |
In lines listing revenues like interest or dividends and costs like |
surchanges and fees, the text string is the original text string |
surcharges and fees, the text string is the original text string |
from the respective |
from the respective |
.Em journal entry . |
.Em journal entry . |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The profit table ends with line summing up |
The profit table ends with a line summing up |
the total profit or loss during the current accounting period. |
the total profit or loss during the current accounting period. |
Lines that do not contribute to this sum because they are related |
Lines that do not contribute to this sum because they are related |
to previous accounting period rather than to the current one |
to previous accounting period rather than to the current one |