diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md index 0e39229fc..0055a62f3 100644 --- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md +++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md @@ -791,6 +791,19 @@ Some of these can also be expressed as command-line options (eg `depth:2` is equ Generally you can mix options and query arguments, and the resulting query will be their intersection (perhaps excluding the `-p/--period` option). +## Querying with account aliases + +When account names are [rewritten](rewriting-accounts) with `--alias` or `alias`, +note that `acct:` will match either the old or the new account name. + +## Querying with cost or value + +When amounts are converted to other commodities in [cost](#costing) or [value](#valuation) reports, +note that `cur:` matches the new commodity symbol, and not the old one, +and `amt:` matches the new quantity, and not the old one. +Note: this changed in hledger 1.22, previously it was the reverse, +see the discussion at [#1625](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/1625). + # COSTING The `-B/--cost` flag converts amounts to their cost or sale amount at transaction time,