diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.md b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Balance.md
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@@ -387,15 +387,10 @@ $ hledger bal -% cur:€
 
 ### Hyperlinks
 
-The HTML and FODS output formats support hyperlinks to `hledger-web`'s
-Register pages for every account and period.
-E.g. if your `hledger-web` server is reachable
-under the URL `http://localhost:5000/`
-then you might run the `balance` command
-with the extra option `--base-url=http://localhost:5000/`.
-The export function will add a missing trailing slash
-if the base URL is non-empty.
-However, `--base-url=""` can be used to produce relative URLs.
+The HTML and FODS output formats can generate hyperlinks to a `hledger-web` register view for each account and period.
+E.g. if your `hledger-web` server is reachable at `http://localhost:5000`
+then you might run the `balance` command with the extra option `--base-url=http://localhost:5000`.
+You can also produce relative links, like `--base-url="some/path"` or `--base-url=""`.)
 
 ### Multi-period balance report