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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, 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. 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. The syntax in an argument file is quite restrictive:
Each line should contain just one option or argument. - 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. - An option's flag and value should be joined by `=`.
If you use quotes, they must enclose the whole line. - An option value or an argument may contain spaces.
For the special characters mentioned above, use one less level of quoting than you would at the command line. - But don't use single or double quotes.
- And generally use one less level of quoting/escaping than at the command line.
## Config files ## Config files