diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Close.md b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Close.md
index e8bd1d184..dfe004c8a 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Close.md
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/Close.md
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ close, equity
 Prints a "closing balances" transaction and an "opening balances" transaction
 that bring account balances to and from zero, respectively.
 Useful for bringing asset/liability balances forward into a new journal file,
-or for closing out revenues/expenses to retained earnings at the end of a period.
+or for closing out revenues/expenses to retained earnings at the end of a
+period.
 
 _FLAGS_
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ If you're running a business, you might also use this command to
 "close the books" at the end of an accounting period, transferring
 income statement account balances to retained earnings. (You may want
 to change the equity account name to something like 
-"equity:retained earnings" for clarity.)
+"equity:retained earnings".)
 
 By default, the closing transaction is dated yesterday, the balances 
 are calculated as of end of yesterday, and the opening transaction is dated today.
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ will probably always require --auto.
 
 Examples:
 
-Carrying asset/liability balances into a new file for 2019, all from command line.
+Carrying asset/liability balances into a new file for 2019, all from command line:
 
 *Warning: we use `>>` here to append; be careful not to type a single `>` which would wipe your journal!*
 
diff --git a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/README b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/README
index 317d012e7..0605ed4fa 100644
--- a/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/README
+++ b/hledger/Hledger/Cli/Commands/README
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ It has some special features:
   markdown features.
 
 - Keep the width of short help lines to 76 characters or less, or
-  cmdargs will insert newlines.
+  cmdargs will insert newlines. (In Emacs: C-u 77 C-x f).
 
 - GHC, stack, cabal, ghcid etc. won't notice changes in this file;
   you have to also touch the .hs file.