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@ -1466,13 +1466,11 @@ bad: assets:accounts receivable ; comment. <- too close!
good: assets:accounts receivable ; comment
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This two-space delimiter appears in a few places in hledger:
eg in [postings](#postings),
in [account directives](#account-directive),
and in [periodic transaction rules](#periodic-transactions).
When you are starting out, expect it to catch you out at least once.
It's annoying sometimes, but it lets us use expressive account names
while still keeping the syntax light.
This two-space delimiter appears in a few places in hledger,
such as after account names in [postings](#postings) or [account directives](#account-directive);
also after the period expression in [periodic transaction rules](#periodic-transactions).
When you are starting out, expect it to catch you out at least once. It's annoying sometimes,
but it lets us use expressive account names while still keeping the syntax light.
### Account hierarchy