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BEAN-EXAMPLE(1) User Commands BEAN-EXAMPLE(1)

NAME

bean-example - generate a randomized Beancount example file

DESCRIPTION

usage: bean-example [-h] [--version] [--date-begin DATE_BEGIN]
[--date-end DATE_END] [--date-birth DATE_BIRTH] [-s SEED]
[--no-reformat] [-o OUTPUT]

Generate a decently-sized example history, based on some rules. This script is used to generate some meaningful input to Beancount, input that looks as realistic as possible for a moderately complex mock individual. This can also be used as an input generator for a stress test for performance evaluation.

optional arguments:

-h, --help
show this help message and exit
--version, -V
show program's version number and exit
--date-begin DATE_BEGIN, --begin-date DATE_BEGIN
Beginning date
--date-end DATE_END, --end-date DATE_END
End date.
--date-birth DATE_BIRTH, --birth-date DATE_BIRTH
Date of birth of our fictional character.
-s SEED, --seed SEED
Fix the random seed for debugging.
--no-reformat
Don't format the output
-o OUTPUT, --output OUTPUT
Output filename (default stdout)
April 2019 bean-example 2.2.0