diff --git a/hledger/hledger.m4.md b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
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--- a/hledger/hledger.m4.md
+++ b/hledger/hledger.m4.md
@@ -1488,29 +1488,34 @@ Related:
 [#329](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/329),
 [#1083](https://github.com/simonmichael/hledger/issues/1083).
 
-| Report type                                                | `-B`, `--value=cost`                                                                          | `-V`, `-X`                                                                                                                                                    | `--value=then`                                        | `--value=end`                                                                                                                                                 | `--value=DATE`, `--value=now`           |
-|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-| **print**                                                  |                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |                                         |
-| posting amounts                                            | cost                                                                                          | value at report end or today                                                                                                                                  | value at posting date                                 | value at report or journal end                                                                                                                                | value at DATE/today                     |
-| balance assertions / assignments                           | unchanged                                                                                     | unchanged                                                                                                                                                     | unchanged                                             | unchanged                                                                                                                                                     | unchanged                               |
-| 
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-| **register**                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |                                         |
-| starting balance (with -H)                                 | cost                                                                                          | value at day before report or journal start                                                                                                                   | not supported                                         | value at day before report or journal start                                                                                                                   | value at DATE/today                     |
-| posting amounts (no report interval)                       | cost                                                                                          | value at report end or today                                                                                                                                  | value at posting date                                 | value at report or journal end                                                                                                                                | value at DATE/today                     |
-| summary posting amounts (with report interval)             | summarised cost                                                                               | value at period ends                                                                                                                                          | sum of postings in interval, valued at interval start | value at period ends                                                                                                                                          | value at DATE/today                     |
-| running total/average                                      | sum/average of displayed values                                                               | sum/average of displayed values                                                                                                                               | sum/average of displayed values                       | sum/average of displayed values                                                                                                                               | sum/average of displayed values         |
-| 
                                                       |                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |                                         |
-| **balance (bs, bse, cf, is..)**                            |                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                               |                                                       |                                                                                                                                                               |                                         |
-| balances (no report interval)                              | sums of costs                                                                                 | value at report end or today of sums of postings                                                                                                              | not supported                                         | value at report or journal end of sums of postings                                                                                                            | value at DATE/today of sums of postings |
-| balances changes (with report interval)                    | sums of costs of postings in interval                                                         | value at period ends of sums of postings before period end minus value at period starts of sums of all postings before period start                           | not supported                                         | value at period ends of sums of postings before period end minus value at period starts of sums of all postings before period start                           | value at DATE/today of sums of postings |
-| end balances (with report interval and --cumulative or -H) | sums of costs of postings from report start (or before report start with -H) and interval end | value at period ends of sums of all postings before period end (minus value at report start of of sums of all postings before report start with --cumulative) | not supported                                         | value at period ends of sums of all postings before period end (minus value at report start of of sums of all postings before report start with --cumulative) | value at DATE/today of sums of postings |
-| starting balances (with report interval and -H)            | sums of costs of postings before report start                                                 | value at report start of sums of all postings before report start                                                                                             | not supported                                         | value at report start of sums of all postings before report start                                                                                             | sums of postings before report start    |
-| budget amounts with --budget                               | like balances                                                                                 | like balances                                                                                                                                                 | not supported                                         | like balances                                                                                                                                                 | like balances                           |
-| grand total (no report interval)                           | sum of displayed values                                                                       | sum of displayed values                                                                                                                                       | not supported                                         | sum of displayed values                                                                                                                                       | sum of displayed values                 |
-| row totals/averages (with report interval)                 | sums/averages of displayed values                                                             | sums/averages of displayed values                                                                                                                             | not supported                                         | sums/averages of displayed values                                                                                                                             | sums/averages of displayed values       |
-| column totals                                              | sums of displayed values                                                                      | sums of displayed values                                                                                                                                      | not supported                                         | sums of displayed values                                                                                                                                      | sums of displayed values                |
-| grand total/average                                        | sum/average of column totals                                                                  | sum/average of column totals                                                                                                                                  | not supported                                         | sum/average of column totals                                                                                                                                  | sum/average of column totals            |
-| 
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+| Report type                                         | `-B`, `--value=cost`                                             | `-V`, `-X`                                                        | `--value=then`                                        | `--value=end`                                                     | `--value=DATE`, `--value=now`           |
+|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| **print**                                           |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| posting amounts                                     | cost                                                             | value at report end or today                                      | value at posting date                                 | value at report or journal end                                    | value at DATE/today                     |
+| balance assertions/assignments                      | unchanged                                                        | unchanged                                                         | unchanged                                             | unchanged                                                         | unchanged                               |
+| 
                                                |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| **register**                                        |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| starting balance (-H)                               | cost                                                             | value at day before report or journal start                       | not supported                                         | value at day before report or journal start                       | value at DATE/today                     |
+| posting amounts                                     | cost                                                             | value at report end or today                                      | value at posting date                                 | value at report or journal end                                    | value at DATE/today                     |
+| summary posting amounts with report interval        | summarised cost                                                  | value at period ends                                              | sum of postings in interval, valued at interval start | value at period ends                                              | value at DATE/today                     |
+| running total/average                               | sum/average of displayed values                                  | sum/average of displayed values                                   | sum/average of displayed values                       | sum/average of displayed values                                   | sum/average of displayed values         |
+| 
                                                |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| **balance (bs, bse, cf, is)**                       |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| balance changes                                     | sums of costs                                                    | value at report end or today of sums of postings                  | not supported                                         | value at report or journal end of sums of postings                | value at DATE/today of sums of postings |
+| budget amounts (--budget)                           | like balance changes                                             | like balance changes                                              | not supported                                         | like balances                                                     | like balance changes                    |
+| grand total                                         | sum of displayed values                                          | sum of displayed values                                           | not supported                                         | sum of displayed values                                           | sum of displayed values                 |
+| 
                                                |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| **balance (bs, bse, cf, is) with report interval**  |                                                                  |                                                                   |                                                       |                                                                   |                                         |
+| starting balances (-H)                              | sums of costs of postings before report start                    | value at report start of sums of all postings before report start | not supported                                         | value at report start of sums of all postings before report start | sums of postings before report start    |
+| balance changes (bal, is, bs --change, cf --change) | sums of costs of postings in period                              | same as --value=end                                               | not supported                                         | balance change in each period, valued at period ends              | value at DATE/today of sums of postings |
+| end balances (bal -H, is --H, bs, cf)               | sums of costs of postings from before report start to period end | same as --value=end                                               | not supported                                         | period end balances, valued at period ends                        | value at DATE/today of sums of postings |
+| budget amounts (--budget)                           | like balance changes/end balances                                | like balance changes/end balances                                 | not supported                                         | like balances                                                     | like balance changes/end balances       |
+| row totals, row averages (-T, -A)                   | sums, averages of displayed values                               | sums, averages of displayed values                                | not supported                                         | sums, averages of displayed values                                | sums, averages of displayed values      |
+| column totals                                       | sums of displayed values                                         | sums of displayed values                                          | not supported                                         | sums of displayed values                                          | sums of displayed values                |
+| grand total, grand average                          | sum, average of column totals                                    | sum, average of column totals                                     | not supported                                         | sum, average of column totals                                     | sum, average of column totals           |
+| 
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+
+`--cumulative` is omitted to save space, it works like `-H` but with a zero starting balance.
 
 **Glossary:**