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@@ -305,8 +305,7 @@ you can alter the report mode with `--change`/`--cumulative`/`--historical`.
 Show any of the hledger manuals.
 
 The `help` command displays any of the main [hledger manuals](/docs.html), in one of several ways.
-Run it with no argument to list the manuals (their names are shortened for easier typing),
-and run `hledger help MANUAL` to select one.
+Run it with no argument to list the manuals, or provide a full or partial manual name to select one.
 
 hledger manuals are available in several formats.
 hledger help will use the first of these display methods that it finds: