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 Time reporting
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-hledger can parse a timelog file in timeclock.el's format, treating time
-categories as accounts. If hledger is invoked by the "hours" alias it
-looks for your timelog, and parses arguments slightly differently for
-convenient querying:
+hledger can parse a timelog file in timeclock.el's format, treating
+time categories as accounts. If hledger is invoked by the "hours"
+alias it looks for your timelog (~/.timelog, or the file specified by
+$TIMELOG or -f), and parses arguments slightly differently for
+convenient querying::
 
  hours [OPTIONS] [PERIOD [COMMAND [PATTERNS]]]
 
 PERIOD and COMMAND default to "today" and "balance --subtotal"
-respectively, and --options-anywhere is assumed.  The timelog is found in
-the same way as your ledger: ~/.timelog or the file specified by $TIMELOG
-or an -f option.  Examples:
+respectively, and --options-anywhere is assumed.  Examples::
 
  hours                                 # today's balances
  hours today                           # the same
  hours 'this week'                     # so far this week
  hours week                            # the same
  hours lastmonth                       # last month, the space is optional
+ hours 'from 1/15'                     # from jan 15
  hours 'monthly in 2008' reg --depth 1 # monthly register, top-level only
 
 Features