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;doc:options: mention that flag+value can't combine with other flags [#2059]

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@ -260,6 +260,9 @@ _generaloptions_
Usually hledger accepts any unambiguous flag prefix, Usually hledger accepts any unambiguous flag prefix,
eg you can write `--tl` instead of `--tldr` or `--dry` instead of `--dry-run`. eg you can write `--tl` instead of `--tldr` or `--dry` instead of `--dry-run`.
You can combine short flags which don't take arguments, eg you can write `-MAST` instead of `-M -A -S -T`.
Flags requiring an argument can't be combined in this way (`-If FILE` won't work).
If the same option appears more than once in a command line, usually the last (right-most) wins. If the same option appears more than once in a command line, usually the last (right-most) wins.
Similarly, if mutually exclusive flags are used together, the right-most wins. Similarly, if mutually exclusive flags are used together, the right-most wins.
(When flags are mutually exclusive, they'll usually have a group prefix in --help.) (When flags are mutually exclusive, they'll usually have a group prefix in --help.)