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Hledger / Show Liquid Assets

Show Liquid Assets

Displays balances of liquid assets only, filtering out illiquid accounts.

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Terminal
hledger [bs|balancesheet] type:C

When To Use

During financial assessments to evaluate liquidity position and short-term financial health.

Pro Tip

Ensure account types are appropriately defined to leverage this filter accurately and consistently.

Anatomy of Output

Understanding the result

Account: Checking, Balance: $2,400.00 Liquid Asset Account

Only includes accounts defined as liquid.

Account: Savings, Balance: $8,050.25 Liquid Asset Account

Summarizes liquid assets for financial overview.

Total Liquid Assets: $10,450.25 Summary

Total value of all liquid assets available.

Power User Variants

Optimized versions

hledger bs type:C --include-zero

Includes zero balances for liquid assets as well.

hledger bs type:C --monthly

Shows liquid asset trends on a monthly basis.

Troubleshooting

Common pitfalls

Error: No liquid accounts configured

Solution: Check configuration settings for account types, ensuring liquid assets are marked.

Error: Invalid account type specified

Solution: Verify the account type against defined types in the system.

Error: Access denied when retrieving asset data

Solution: Ensure user permissions allow access to asset accounts.

Command Breakdown

What each part is doing

hledger
Base Command
The executable that performs this operation. Here it runs Hledger before the shell applies any redirect operators.

Alternative Approaches

Comparable commands in other tools

Alternative data processing tools for the same job.