I recently got interested and started using ledger from the below primer for ledger with Emacs - Though the video has some information specific to Emacs editor, it has very good introduction to ledger's double entry system for bookkeeping https://www.reddit.com/r/emacs/comments/46hs9q/conquering_your_finances_with_emacs_and_ledger/
On Fri, 17 Jul 2020 at 13:05, Kent R. Spillner <[email protected]> wrote: > I couldn't wrap my head around it either until I set aside some time and > sat down to read the fine docs from start to finish: > https://www.ledger-cli.org/3.0/doc/ledger3.html#Introduction-to-Ledger > > You should have a basic understanding by the end of section 1.1, but at > the very least I think you should read all the way through the end of > section 5. > > I know that's probably not the answer you're looking for, but honestly all > of that information is there in the first 5 sections. There just isn't one > single, self-contained "5 minute getting started guide" in the docs. > > Disclaimer: *everything* I know about accounting I learned from section 3 > of the docs, and by asking questions on this list. ;) > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "Oliver Hardy" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, July 17, 2020 14:37 > To: "Ledger" <[email protected]> > Subject: Need help just getting started > > The fact that other people have actually figured out how to use this > program makes me hang my head in shame. > > If someone can point me to where in the man pages it describes how to > create a journal I would be grateful. Also how does one create accounts, > add entries > etc. > > Thank you > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ledger" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/8d5e81a1-1874-44a7-bac1-765f525cfc13o%40googlegroups.com > . > > > -- > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ledger" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/1595016319.21528752%40apps.rackspace.com > . > -- --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ledger" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ledger-cli/CABieCET2V6daWryBj2%2BjJ5%3DhL3LhFc%2BKDD%2BN9Fk3teioAntVqA%40mail.gmail.com.
