Add hledger convenience wrapper.

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+#!/bin/sh
+
+# use hledger with piles of journal chunks
+#
+# Example usage:
+#
+# myhledger balance -p "from 2012 to 2012-07-01" --effective
+# myhledger balance -p "from 2012-07-01 to 2013"
+
+set -e
+
+defaultbasedir="$HOME/Doc/Jones/ledger"
+
+if [ -n "$basedir" ]; then
+	:
+elif [ -d invoices ] && [ -d receipts ]; then
+	basedir=.
+elif [ -d ../invoices ] && [ -d ../receipts ]; then
+	basedir=..
+else
+	basedir="$defaultbasedir"
+fi
+
+journal() {
+	cat $basedir/bank/*.ledger 2> /dev/null || true
+	cat $basedir/invoices/*.ledger 2> /dev/null || true
+	cat $basedir/receipts/*.ledger 2> /dev/null || true
+	cat $basedir/taxes/*.ledger 2> /dev/null || true
+}
+
+journal | hledger -f- "$@"