From a38caeb37a1cc72f9d1c21f2ff30b1132e47bb50 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Simon Michael Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2014 12:58:51 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] doc: manual: clean up flat/tree docs slightly --- doc/manual.md | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/manual.md b/doc/manual.md index 4cce3711b..572835ed2 100644 --- a/doc/manual.md +++ b/doc/manual.md @@ -959,8 +959,8 @@ which hledger's main purpose. (The original commands inherited from Ledger were, #### accounts -This command lists matched account names, in a flat list by default, or in hierarchy -with the `--tree` flag. With no query arguments, all account names are listed. +This command lists matched account names, as a flat list by default, or (with the `--tree` flag) as a hierarchy. +With no query arguments, all account names are listed. #### activity @@ -1001,10 +1001,11 @@ A final total is displayed by default; use `--no-total` to suppress it. ##### Flat mode -To see a flat list of full account names instead of the hierarchy, use `--flat`. -In this mode, each account's balance is the "exclusive" balance - it excludes subaccount balances -(except when aggregating deeper accounts at the depth limit, see below). -Also, you can use `--drop N` to omit the first few account name components. +To see a flat list of full account names instead of the default hierarchical display, use `--flat`. +In this mode, each account's balance is the "exclusive" balance - it excludes subaccount balances - +except for any depth-limited accounts (see below), which do include the balance from any hidden subaccounts. + +In this mode, you can also use `--drop N` to omit the first few account name components. ##### Depth limiting