tldr/pages/common/hledger-add.md

hledger add

Record new transactions with interactive prompting in the console. More information: https://hledger.org/hledger.html#add.

• Record new transactions, saving to the default journal file:

hledger add

• Add transactions to 2024.journal, but also load 2023.journal for completions:

hledger add {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/2024.journal}} {{[-f|--file]}} {{path/to/2023.journal}}

• Provide answers for the first four prompts:

hledger add {{today}} '{{best buy}}' {{expenses:supplies}} '{{$20}}'

• Show add's options and documentation with $PAGER:

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

• Show add's documentation with info or man if available:

hledger help add