I have added the @ requirement to the docs. I agree that this is not a bug.
On Sat, Oct 22, 2011 at 14:29, John Wiegley <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>>> Craig Earls <[email protected]> > writes: > > > I figured out that ledger requires the @ even when used with the payees > > command. So, > > > ledger payees Som.*dy > > > returns all payees > > > the required syntax is ledger payees @Som.*dy returns > > > Somebody > > Ah, hmm... There is something here I'd forgotten about: The arguments to > the > payees and accounts commands take a regular report query. They then > determine > which postings which participate in such a report, and then report the > payees/accounts relating to those postings. > > Make sure to quote arguments containing '*' too, just so that your shell > isn't > turning the glob pattern into a null string... > > John > -- Craig, Corona De Tucson, AZ enderw88.wordpress.com
