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 ## HLEDGER-RUNNING
 
 These scripts run hledger via its CLI,
-eg to produce a particular report without remembering a complicated command line. 
+eg to help you produce a particular report without needing to remember a complicated command line. 
 They might also consume its text or CSV or JSON output.
 They can be:
 - small shell aliases or functions, typically defined in shell startup files (eg ~/.bashrc)