From 5fd5d77685d79432d18c87dc9e41d870fc7832a1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Imuli Date: Thu, 28 May 2015 12:42:22 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: manual: read multiple files --- doc/manual.md | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index b8f935348..3fe348a2c 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -1060,6 +1060,12 @@ With the `--depth N` option, commands like [account](#account), [balance](#balan and [register](#register) will show only the uppermost accounts in the account tree, down to level N. Use this when you want a summary with less detail. +### Multiple files + +One may specify the `--file FILE` option multiple times. This is equivalent to +concatenating the files to standard input and passing `--file -`, except that +the add command functions normally and adds entries to the first specified file. + ## Queries One of hledger's strengths is being able to quickly report on precise subsets of your data.\