From 47695f64846701f7fc65947ea2b25bf445c0e2ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Simon Michael <simon@joyful.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Aug 2016 17:49:39 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] register: tweak --historical help

---
 hledger/Hledger/Cli/Register.hs | 2 +-
 hledger/doc/commands.m4.md      | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Register.hs b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Register.hs
index ad8ecc8ed..96eb8212d 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Register.hs
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Register.hs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ registermode = (defCommandMode $ ["register"] ++ aliases) {
   modeHelp = "show postings and running total" `withAliases` aliases
  ,modeGroupFlags = Group {
      groupUnnamed = [
-      flagNone ["historical","H"] (\opts -> setboolopt "historical" opts) "include prior postings in the running total"
+      flagNone ["historical","H"] (\opts -> setboolopt "historical" opts) "show historical running balance, reflecting prior postings"
      ,flagNone ["average","A"] (\opts -> setboolopt "average" opts) "show a running average instead of the running total (implies --empty)"
      ,flagNone ["related","r"] (\opts -> setboolopt "related" opts) "show postings' siblings instead"
      ,flagReq  ["width","w"] (\s opts -> Right $ setopt "width" s opts) "N"
diff --git a/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md b/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md
index 099c4cd26..068fa60c3 100644
--- a/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md
+++ b/hledger/doc/commands.m4.md
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ and
 Show postings and their running total. Alias: reg.
 
 `-H --historical`
-: include prior postings in the running total
+: show historical running balance, reflecting prior postings
 
 `-A --average`
 : show a running average instead of the running total (implies --empty)