diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md index a552f3c66..ec72defbc 100644 --- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md +++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md @@ -3838,7 +3838,7 @@ When you are reading CSV data, eg with a command like `hledger -f foo.csv print` hledger will infer each commodity's decimal precision (and other [commodity display styles](#commodity-display-styles)) from the amounts - much as when reading a journal file without `commodity` directives (see the link). -But note these commodity styles are not inferred from the numbers in the original CSV data; +Note, the commodity styles are not inferred from the numbers in the original CSV data; rather, they are inferred from the amounts generated by the CSV rules. When you are importing CSV data with the `import` command, eg `hledger import foo.csv`, there's another step: @@ -3849,7 +3849,7 @@ So for each commodity - let's say it's EUR - `import` will choose: 2. otherwise, the style inferred from EUR amounts in the journal 3. otherwise, the style inferred from EUR amounts generated by the CSV rules. -TLDR: if `import` is not generating the precisions or styles you want, add a `commodity` directive specifying them. +TLDR: if `import` is not generating the precisions or styles you want, add a `commodity` directive to specify them. ### Referencing other fields