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;doc: import: note a pitfall with multifile import

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@ -76,6 +76,12 @@ or (live updating):
$ ls bank.csv* | entr bash -c 'echo ====; hledger import --dry bank.csv | hledger -f- -I print unknown' $ ls bank.csv* | entr bash -c 'echo ====; hledger import --dry bank.csv | hledger -f- -I print unknown'
``` ```
Note: when importing from multiple files at once, it's currently possible for
some .latest files to be updated successfully, while the actual import fails
because of a problem in one of the files, leaving them out of sync (and causing
some transactions to be missed, requiring the .latest files to be manually reset).
To prevent this, do a --dry-run first and fix any problems before the real import.
### Importing balance assignments ### Importing balance assignments
Entries added by import will have their posting amounts made explicit (like `hledger print -x`). Entries added by import will have their posting amounts made explicit (like `hledger print -x`).