tldr/pages/common/hledger-ui.md

hledger-ui

A terminal interface (TUI) for hledger, a robust, friendly plain text accounting app. More information: https://hledger.org/hledger-ui.html.

• Start in the main menu screen, reading from the default journal file:

hledger-ui

• Start with a different color theme:

hledger-ui --theme {{terminal|greenterm|dark}}

• Start in the balance sheet accounts screen, showing hierarchy down to level 3:

hledger-ui --bs {{[-t|--tree]}} --depth 3

• Start in this account's screen, showing cleared transactions, and reload on change:

hledger-ui --register {{assets:bank:checking}} {{[-C|--cleared]}} {{[-w|--watch]}}

• Read two journal files, and show amounts as current value when known:

hledger-ui {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/2024.journal}} {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/2024-prices.journal}} --value now

• Show the manual in Info format, if possible:

hledger-ui --info

• Display help:

hledger-ui {{[-h|--help]}}