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@ -48,16 +48,16 @@ The default closing date is yesterday, or the journal's end date, whichever is l
Unless you are running `close` on exactly the first day of the new period, Unless you are running `close` on exactly the first day of the new period,
you'll want to override the closing date. 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 end date](#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 (end of) 2020-12-31 and open on (start of) 2021-01-01, any of these will work: So to close on (end of) 2020-12-31 and open on (start of) 2021-01-01, any of these will work:
| end date argument | explanation | end date argument | explanation
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------
| `-e 2021-01-01` | [end dates](#report-start--end-date) are exclusive, so "last day of report period" is 2020-12-31 | `-e 2021-01-01` | [end dates](#report-start--end-date) are exclusive
| `-e 2021` | equivalent, per [smart dates](#smart-dates) | `-e 2021` | equivalent, per [smart dates](#smart-dates)
| `-p 2020` | equivalent, the [period expression's](#period-expressions) begin date is ignored | `-p 2020` | equivalent, the [period's](#period-expressions) begin date is ignored
| `date:2020` | equivalent [query](#queries) | `date:2020` | equivalent [query](#queries)
### Example: close asset/liability accounts for file transition ### Example: close asset/liability accounts for file transition