From 689e3f8354a61022199261e2ebc6fbc9bb2d697d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 20:53:32 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: note --depth issues --- MANUAL.markdown | 6 +++++- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/MANUAL.markdown b/MANUAL.markdown index 0f37b3f35..cdf640955 100644 --- a/MANUAL.markdown +++ b/MANUAL.markdown @@ -276,6 +276,9 @@ Examples: $ hledger register $ hledger register --monthly -E rent +Note `--depth` doesn't work too well with `register` currently; +it hides deeper postings rather than aggregating them. + ##### balance The balance command displays accounts and their balances, indented to show the account hierarchy. @@ -294,7 +297,8 @@ With `--flat`, a non-hierarchical list of full account names is displayed instead. This mode shows just the accounts actually contributing to the balance, making the arithmetic a little more obvious to non-hledger users. In this mode you can also use `--drop N` to elide the first few account -name components. +name components. Note `--depth` doesn't work too well with `--flat` currently; +it hides deeper accounts rather than aggregating them. ##### chart