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@ -1452,23 +1452,24 @@ follows an account name, they must be preceded by two or more spaces,
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else they would be considered part of the account name:
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```
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bad: assets:checking $10
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good: assets:checking $10
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bad: assets:accounts receivable $10 ; <- too close!
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good: assets:accounts receivable $10
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```
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```
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bad: assets:checking =$1000
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good: assets:checking =$1000
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bad: assets:accounts receivable =$1000 ; <- too close!
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good: assets:accounts receivable =$1000
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```
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```
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bad: assets:checking ; comment
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good: assets:checking ; comment
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bad: assets:accounts receivable ; comment. <- too close!
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good: assets:accounts receivable ; comment
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```
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This two-space delimiter appears in a few places in hledger:
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eg in postings, in account directives, and in period expressions.
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When starting out it's easy to forget - expect it to catch you out at least once.
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It's annoying sometimes, but it lets us use expressive account names while keeping the syntax light.
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### Account hierarchy
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