;doc: describe no-symbol commodity checking (#1772)

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Simon Michael 2022-01-16 08:24:30 -10:00
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### Commodity error checking
In [strict mode], enabled with the `-s`/`--strict` flag, hledger will report an error if a
commodity symbol is used that has not been declared by a [`commodity` directive](#declaring-commodities). This works similarly to [account error checking](#account-error-checking), see the notes there for more details.
commodity symbol is used that has not been declared by a [`commodity` directive](#declaring-commodities).
This works similarly to [account error checking](#account-error-checking), see the notes there for more details.
Note, this disallows amounts without a commodity symbol,
because currently it's not possible (?) to declare the "no-symbol" commodity with a directive.
This is one exception for convenience: zero amounts are always allowed to have no commodity symbol.
## Default commodity