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@ -521,13 +521,14 @@ See [Special characters](#special-characters).
You can save a set of command line options and arguments in a file,
and then reuse them by writing `@FILENAME` as a command line argument.
Eg: `hledger bal @foo.args`.
Eg: `hledger bal @cash.args`.
An argument file's format is more restrictive than the command line.
Each line should contain just one option or argument.
Don't use spaces except inside quotes; write `=` or nothing between a flag and its argument.
If you use quotes, they must enclose the whole line.
For the special characters mentioned above, use one less level of quoting than you would at the command line.
The syntax in an argument file is quite restrictive:
- Each line should contain just one option or argument.
- An option's flag and value should be joined by `=`.
- An option value or an argument may contain spaces.
- But don't use single or double quotes.
- And generally use one less level of quoting/escaping than at the command line.
## Config files