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;doc: close: clarify close dates

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@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ you'll want to override the closing date.
This is done by specifying a [report period](#report-start--end-date), This is done by specifying a [report period](#report-start--end-date),
where "last day of the report period" will be the closing date. where "last day of the report period" will be the closing date.
The opening date is always the following day. The opening date is always the following day.
So to close on 2020-12-31 and open on 2021-01-01, any of these work So to close on (end of) 2020-12-31 and open on (start of) 2021-01-01, any of these will work:
- `-p 2020` | end date argument | explanation
- `date:2020` |-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- `-e 2021-01-01` (remember `-e` specifies an exclusive end date) | `-e 2021-01-01` | [end dates](#report-start--end-date) are exclusive, so "last day of report period" is 2020-12-31
- `-e 2021` | `-e 2021` | equivalent, per [smart dates](#smart-dates)
| `-p 2020` | equivalent, the [period expression's](#period-expressions) begin date is ignored
| `date:2020` | equivalent [query](#queries)
### Example: close asset/liability accounts for file transition ### Example: close asset/liability accounts for file transition