hledger-web Command Examples

A web interface and API for hledger, a robust, friendly plain text accounting app. More information: https://hledger.org/hledger-web.html.

• Start the web app, and a browser if possible, for local viewing and adding only:

hledger-web

• As above but with a specified file, and allow editing of existing data:

hledger-web --file {{path/to/file.journal}} --allow edit

• Start just the web app, and accept incoming connections to the specified host and port:

hledger-web --serve --host {{my.host.name}} --port 8000

• Start just the web app's JSON API, and allow only read access:

hledger-web --serve-api --host {{my.host.name}} --allow view

• Show amounts converted to current market value in your base currency when known:

hledger-web --value now --infer-market-prices

• Show the manual in Info format if possible:

hledger-web --info

• Display help:

hledger-web --help