path: root/bin/myhledger

#!/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- "$@"