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diff --git a/ledger/lib/balance b/ledger/lib/balance
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--- a/ledger/lib/balance
+++ b/ledger/lib/balance
@@ -1,7 +1,20 @@
#! /bin/awk -f
#
-# usage: [colorize=false] [scale=N] //ledger/lib/balance LEDGER_FILE...
-# see also: //cholerab/ledger-spec.markdown
+# ledger balance calculator
+#
+# usage:
+# [colorize=false] [scale=N] //ledger/lib/balance LEDGER_FILE...
+# [colorize=false] [scale=N] //ledger/lib/balance < LEDGER_FILE
+#
+# description:
+# The ledger balance calculator computes the balance of each account it
+# encounters in the provided ledger files.
+#
+# example:
+# //ledger/lib/balance < //cholerab/ledger-spec.markdown
+#
+# see also:
+# //cholerab/ledger-spec.markdown (ledger file format)
#
BEGIN {