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-This is hledger’s command-line interface (there are also curses and web
-interfaces). Its basic function is to read a plain text file describing
-financial transactions (in accounting terms, a general journal) and
-print useful reports on standard output, or export them as CSV. hledger
-can also read CSV files, converting them semi-automatically to journal
-format. Additionally, hledger lists other hledger-\* executables found
-in the user’s \$PATH and can invoke them as subcommands.
-
-The journal file is `~/.hledger.journal` by default, or another file path
-specified by `$LEDGER_FILE`.
-(This should be a real environment variable, not a shell variable.)
-You can also specify a file with `-f FILE`,
-or standard input with `-f-`.
-
-Transactions are dated movements of money between two (or more) named
-accounts, and are recorded with journal entries like this:
-
-_journal_({{
-2015/10/16 bought food
- expenses:food          $10
- assets:cash
-}})
-
-For more about the format, see hledger_journal(5).
-
-Most users use a text editor to edit the journal, usually with an editor
-mode such as ledger-mode for added convenience. hledger’s interactive
-add command is another way to record new transactions. hledger never
-changes existing transactions.
-
-To get started, you can either save some entries like the above in
-`~/.hledger.journal`, or run `hledger add` and follow the prompts. Then
-try some commands like `hledger print` or `hledger balance`.
-See COMMANDS and EXAMPLES below.
-
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 tool for daily use.
 
 }})
-_include_(description.m4.md)
+
+This is hledger’s command-line interface (there are also curses and web
+interfaces). Its basic function is to read a plain text file describing
+financial transactions (in accounting terms, a general journal) and
+print useful reports on standard output, or export them as CSV. hledger
+can also read CSV files, converting them semi-automatically to journal
+format. Additionally, hledger lists other hledger-\* executables found
+in the user’s \$PATH and can invoke them as subcommands.
+
+The journal file is `~/.hledger.journal` by default, or another file path
+specified by `$LEDGER_FILE`.
+(This should be a real environment variable, not a shell variable.)
+You can also specify a file with `-f FILE`,
+or standard input with `-f-`.
+
+Transactions are dated movements of money between two (or more) named
+accounts, and are recorded with journal entries like this:
+
+_journal_({{
+2015/10/16 bought food
+ expenses:food          $10
+ assets:cash
+}})
+
+For more about the format, see hledger_journal(5).
+
+Most users use a text editor to edit the journal, usually with an editor
+mode such as ledger-mode for added convenience. hledger’s interactive
+add command is another way to record new transactions. hledger never
+changes existing transactions.
+
+To get started, you can either save some entries like the above in
+`~/.hledger.journal`, or run `hledger add` and follow the prompts. Then
+try some commands like `hledger print` or `hledger balance`. See
+COMMANDS and EXAMPLES below.
+
 _include_(examples.m4.md)
 _include_(options.m4.md)
 _include_(queries.m4.md)