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1.32: hledger import of multiple files corrupts .latest files #2125
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[-]hledger-1.32 import with multiple input files corrupts the .latest files, forgetting import state[/-][+]hledger-1.32 import with multiple input files corrupts the .latest files[/+]on Dec 7, 2023 - changed the title
[-]hledger-1.32 import with multiple input files corrupts the .latest files[/-][+]hledger-1.32 import corrupts .latest files[/+]on Dec 7, 2023 Fixed by 1.32.1.
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[-]hledger-1.32 import corrupts .latest files[/-][+]1.32: hledger-1.32 corrupts `.latest` files[/+]on Dec 16, 2023 - changed the title
[-]1.32: hledger-1.32 corrupts `.latest` files[/-][+]1.32: hledger import corrupts `.latest` files[/+]on Dec 16, 2023 - changed the title
[-]1.32: hledger import corrupts `.latest` files[/-][+]1.32: hledger import of multiple files at once corrupts `.latest` files[/+]on Aug 25, 2025 - changed the title
[-]1.32: hledger import of multiple files at once corrupts `.latest` files[/-][+]1.32: hledger import of multiple files corrupts `.latest` files[/+]on Aug 25, 2025 - added a commit that references this issue
on Aug 25, 2025
In 1.32,
hledger import FILE1 FILE2 ...seems to write all files' new transaction dates to all of the.latest*files. These are whatimportuses to remember which transactions it has already processed, so corrupting them will likely disrupt subsequent imports.I consider this is a fairly serious regression, because it could be tedious to recover from if you do a lot of importing. Please avoid importing from multiple files at once with hledger-1.32; this will be fixed by 1.32.1.
Importing from one file at a time is safe (but it won't interleave transactions by date). Eg:
bad: hledger import a.csv b.csv
good: hledger import a.csv; hledger import b.csv