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Format the ledger consistently. This can rewrite ledger formatting. Malformed rows refuse the rewrite; the ledger writer lock must be available.

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Example

Formats the local ledger under its writer lock and reports whether it changed. Malformed rows refuse the rewrite.

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Options

No command-specific options.

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Exit status

0 on success; 2 on usage, configuration, input or request failure.

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What happens

Refuses to rewrite a ledger with malformed lines. Uses the ledger mutation lock and prints whether formatting changed.
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