hledger-balance

shows account balances from the journal

TLDR

Show all balances

$ hledger balance

Show assets only

$ hledger balance assets

Show with hierarchy

$ hledger balance --tree

Show flat list

$ hledger balance --flat

Monthly breakdown

$ hledger balance -M

Show percentages

$ hledger balance --percent

SYNOPSIS

hledger balance [options] [patterns]

hledger balance shows account balances from the journal. It summarizes debits and credits across all matching accounts.The command supports filtering by account pattern, time period, and display format. It's the primary tool for checking financial status.

PARAMETERS

PATTERNS

Account name patterns.

--tree

Hierarchical display.

--flat

Flat account list.

-M, --monthly

Monthly breakdown.

-Q, --quarterly

Quarterly breakdown.

-Y, --yearly

Yearly breakdown.

--percent

Show percentages.

--depth N

Limit account depth.

--help

Display help information.

INSTALL

sudo apt install hledger

sudo dnf install hledger

sudo pacman -S hledger

sudo apk add hledger

sudo zypper install hledger

brew install hledger

nix profile install nixpkgs#hledger

CAVEATS

Zero balances hidden by default. Requires valid journal. Part of hledger suite.

HISTORY

Balance is a core command in hledger for displaying account summaries in plain text accounting.