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;doc: csv: expand help on other separator characters

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## Other separator characters
With the `--separator 'CHAR'` option (experimental), hledger will expect the
separator to be CHAR instead of a comma. Ie it will read other
"Character Separated Values" formats, such as TSV (Tab Separated Values).
Note: on the command line, use a real tab character in quotes, not \t. Eg:
You can use the `--separator 'CHAR'` command line option
(experimental) to read other kinds of character-separated data.
Eg to read SSV (Semicolon Separated Values), use:
```shell
$ hledger -f foo.tsv --separator ';' print
```
Note the semicolon is quoted because it's a
[special shell character](hledger.html#special-characters-in-arguments-and-queries).
To read TSV (Tab Separated Values), use:
```shell
$ hledger -f foo.tsv --separator ' ' print
```
Note, that's a real tab character in quotes, not `\t`.
## Reading multiple CSV files