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-Ledger is an accounting program which is invoked from the command-line
-using a textual ledger file. To start using Ledger, you will need to
-create such a file containing your financial transactions. A sample
-has been provided in the file "sample.dat". See the documentation
-(ledger.pdf, or ledger.info) for full documentation on creating a
-ledger file and using Ledger to generate reports.
+Ledger is a powerful, double-entry accounting system that is accessed
+from the UNIX command-line.