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

# bean-extract(1)

extract Beancount transactions from bank statements and similar documents

## NAME

bean-extract - extract Beancount transactions from bank statements and similar documents

## DESCRIPTION

usage: bean-extract \[-h\] \[--version\] \[-e BEANCOUNT\_FILE\] \[-r\]

-

  CONFIG\_FILENAME DIR-OR-FILE \[DIR-OR-FILE ...\]

Extract transactions from downloads

### positional arguments:

- CONFIG\_FILENAME

  Importer configuration file. This is a Python file with a data structure that is specific to your accounts

- DIR-OR-FILE

  Filenames or directories to search for files to import

### options:

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

  show this help message and exit

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

  show program's version number and exit

- **-e** BEANCOUNT\_FILE, **-f** BEANCOUNT\_FILE, **--existing** BEANCOUNT\_FILE, **--previous** BEANCOUNT\_FILE

  Beancount file or existing entries for de-duplication (optional)

- **-r**, **--reverse**, **--descending**

  Write out the entries in descending order