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.\" Written by Robert Merkel (rgmerk@mira.net)
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.TH GNUCASH 1 "@-DATE-@" Version "@-VERSION-@"
.SH NAME
gnucash \- personal finance manager
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B gnucash [options] [
.I accounts.gnc
.B ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B GnuCash
is a personal accounting package that allows you to record
and track income, expenses, assets, and investments. It supports
reconciliation, has substantial reporting capabilities, and is
extensible using guile. It can import QIF data from Quicken(TM) and
many other commercial accounting packages. It uses GTK+ and GNOME to
provide an attractive user interface, and has extensive online help.
.SH OPTIONS
.IP --version
Show
.B GnuCash
version
.IP --help
Show this help message
.IP --debug
Enable debugging mode: increasing logging to provide deep detail.
.IP --extra
Enable extra/development/debugging features.
.IP --log
Log level overrides, of the form "log.ger.path={debug,info,warn,crit,error}"
.IP --logto
File to log into; defaults to "/tmp/gnucash.trace"; can be "stderr" or "stdout".
.IP --nofile
Do not load the last file opened
.IP "--config-dir CONFIGDIR"
Set configuration directory
.IP "--share-dir SHAREDIR"
Set shared directory
.IP "--load-path LOADPATH"
Set the search path for .scm files
.IP "--doc-path DOCPATH"
Set the search path for documentation files
.IP "--add-price-quotes FILE"
Add price quotes to the given data file
.IP --namespace=REGEXP
Regular expression determining which namespace commodities will be retrieved.
.SH FILES
.I ~/.gnucash/config.auto
.RS
Automatically generated per-user configuration file. DO NOT EDIT
MANUALLY!
.SH ENVIRONMENT
.IP GNC_DEBUG
Enable debugging output. This allows you to turn on the debugging
earlier in the startup process than you can with
.B --debug.
.IP GUILE_LOAD_PATH
An override for the
.B GnuCash
scheme load path. You shouldn't need to alter this. For more
information see the README file.
.IP GNC_MODULE_PATH
An override for the
.B GnuCash
scheme load path for
.B Gnucash
modules. You shouldn't need to alter this. For more
information see the README file.
.SH BUGS
.B Please report any bugs using the bug reporting form on the
.B GnuCash
web site.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.B GnuCash
has extensive on-line help available from the "help" menu.
Additional information and the latest version is available
at the web site:
.B http://gnucash.org
.SH AUTHOR
Robert Merkel <rgmerk@mira.net> wrote this manpage.
.B GnuCash
was written by Robin Clark, Linas Vepstas, and a cast of thousands.