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@ -1443,17 +1443,17 @@ In hledger docs you may see them referred to as A, L, E, R, X for short.
### The two space delimiter
Note the **two or more spaces** delimiter that's sometimes required after account names, mentioned above. <!-- (Two or more tabs will also work.) -->
Note the **two or more spaces** delimiter that's sometimes required after account names. <!-- (Two or more tabs will also work.) -->
hledger's account names, inherited from Ledger, are very permissive;
they may contain pretty much any kind of text, including single spaces and semicolons.
Because of this, they must be terminated by **two or more spaces** - if anything follows them on the same line.
For example, if an amount (`$10`), a balance assignment (`= $100`), or a same-line comment (`; comment`)
Because of this, they must be terminated by **two or more spaces** if there is anything following them on the same line.
For example, if an amount (`$10`), a balance assignment (`=$1000`), or a same-line comment (`; comment`)
follows an account name, they must be preceded by two or more spaces,
else they would be parsed as a continuation of the account name.
else they would be considered part of the account name.
This two-space delimiter appears in a few places in hledger,
This two-space delimiter appears in a few places in hledger:
eg in postings, in account directives, and in period expressions.
It's easy to forget this at first, and it will catch you out at least once at the start, but it soon becomes familiar.
At the start it's easy to forget - expect it to catch you out at least once - but it soon becomes familiar.
### Account hierarchy