---
name: "bean-check"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "beancount"
version: "2.3.5-2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bean-check"
---

# bean-check(1)

parse and check a Beancount ledger

## NAME

bean-check - parse and check a Beancount ledger

## DESCRIPTION

usage: bean-check \[-h\] \[--version\] \[-v\] \[-C\] \[--cache-filename CACHE\_FILENAME\]

-

  filename

Parse, check and realize a beancount input file. This also measures the time it takes to run all these steps.

### positional arguments:

- filename

  Beancount input filename.

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

- **--version**, **-V**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Print timings.

- **-C**, **--no-cache**

  Disable the cache from the command-line.

- **--cache-filename** CACHE\_FILENAME

  Override the name of the cache