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 [[!img notmuch-logo.png alt="Notmuch logo" class="left"]]
 # Notmuch -- Just an email system
 
 [[!img notmuch-logo.png alt="Notmuch logo" class="left"]]
 # Notmuch -- Just an email system
 

-## Why Notmuch?
+If you've been looking for a fast, global-search and tag-based email
+system to use within your text editor or in a terminal...
+
+If you're the kind of person that gets excited about being able to
+write shell scripts for exploring and manipulating your email...
+
+If you're a developer of an existing email program and would love a
+good library interface for fast, global search with support for
+arbitrary tags...
+
+If you want the convenience of fast, reliable search of all your
+email, but don't want to give a 3rd-party access to your email...
+
+Then notmuch may be exactly what you've been looking for.

 
 

-Because dealing with your mail can be so much better.
+## Why is it named Notmuch?

 
 * "Not much mail" is what Notmuch thinks about your email
   collection. Even if you receive 12000 messages per month or have on
 
 * "Not much mail" is what Notmuch thinks about your email
   collection. Even if you receive 12000 messages per month or have on


@@ -34,15 +47,6 @@ Because dealing with your mail can be so much better.
   interface and Xapian does all the heavy lifting, then what's left
   here? Not much.
 
   interface and Xapian does all the heavy lifting, then what's left
   here? Not much.
 

-If you've been looking for a fast, global-search and tag-based email
-reader to use within your text editor or in a terminal, then Notmuch
-may be exactly what you've been looking for.
-
-If you're a developer of an existing email program and would love a
-good library interface for fast, global search with support for
-arbitrary tags, then Notmuch also may be exactly what you've been
-looking for.
-

 ## News
 
 [[The latest news from notmuch|news]]
 ## News
 
 [[The latest news from notmuch|news]]


@@ -50,9 +54,9 @@ looking for.
 ## Documentation
 
 To get started with notmuch, just run "notmuch" at the command line.
 ## Documentation
 
 To get started with notmuch, just run "notmuch" at the command line.

-The configuration wizard will walk you through initial setup,
-including specifying the location of your mail store and how to start
-the initial indexing.  After that, come back and checkout our docs:
+This command will walk you through initial setup, including specifying
+the location of your mail store and how to start the initial indexing.
+After that, come back and checkout our documentation:

 
   * [[Notmuch manual pages|manpages]]
   * [[General how-tos|howto]]
 
   * [[Notmuch manual pages|manpages]]
   * [[General how-tos|howto]]


@@ -64,6 +68,7 @@ the initial indexing.  After that, come back and checkout our docs:
   * [[Remote usage|remoteusage]]
   * [[Performance|performance]]
   * [[References|references]]
   * [[Remote usage|remoteusage]]
   * [[Performance|performance]]
   * [[References|references]]

+  * [[Notmuch Library Language Bindings|bindings]]

 
 Apart from the wiki, help is available via email and on IRC (see
 below).  Join the mailing list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.
 
 Apart from the wiki, help is available via email and on IRC (see
 below).  Join the mailing list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.


@@ -71,7 +76,7 @@ below).  Join the mailing list.  Read the archives.  Ask questions.
 ## Email clients and front ends
 
 Notmuch ships with a powerful set of [[command-line tools|manpages]], an
 ## Email clients and front ends
 
 Notmuch ships with a powerful set of [[command-line tools|manpages]], an

-[[email client for Emacs|emacstips]], another
+[[email client for Emacs|notmuch-emacs]], another

 [client for vim](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blob/HEAD:/vim/README),
 and a [[Mutt integration script|notmuch-mutt]].
 
 [client for vim](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blob/HEAD:/vim/README),
 and a [[Mutt integration script|notmuch-mutt]].
 


@@ -87,18 +92,19 @@ Notmuch. And a few tips about integrating it with [[Mutt|mutttips]] and [[Vim|vi
 [Notmuch source releases](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/) are available as
 source tar balls.
 
 [Notmuch source releases](http://notmuchmail.org/releases/) are available as
 source tar balls.
 

-Notmuch is packaged for at least the following distributions:
+Notmuch is packaged for at least the following operating systems and
+distributions:

 
 * [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=notmuch)
 * [Debian](http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=notmuch)
 * [Fedora](https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/notmuch)
 * [Gentoo](http://packages.gentoo.org/package/net-mail/notmuch)
 
 * [Arch Linux](https://www.archlinux.org/packages/?q=notmuch)
 * [Debian](http://packages.debian.org/search?keywords=notmuch)
 * [Fedora](https://apps.fedoraproject.org/packages/notmuch)
 * [Gentoo](http://packages.gentoo.org/package/net-mail/notmuch)

+* [NetBSD](http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/mail/notmuch/README.html)

 * [openSUSE](https://build.opensuse.org/search?search_text=notmuch)
 * [openSUSE](https://build.opensuse.org/search?search_text=notmuch)

+* OS X [Homebrew](https://github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/blob/master/Library/Formula/notmuch.rb), [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=notmuch), or [pkgsrc](http://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/pkgsrc/current/pkgsrc/mail/notmuch/README.html).

 * [Slackware](http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/office/notmuch/)
 * [Ubuntu](http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=notmuch)
 
 * [Slackware](http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/office/notmuch/)
 * [Ubuntu](http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=notmuch)
 

-Notmuch can be installed on Mac OS X using [MacPorts](https://www.macports.org/ports.php?by=name&substr=notmuch).
-

 ## Development and Contributing
 
 All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free
 ## Development and Contributing
 
 All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free


@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
 
 For hints about troubleshooting and bug reporting see [[bugs]].
 
 
 For hints about troubleshooting and bug reporting see [[bugs]].
 

-For a list of known bugs see the [[nmbug status page|http://nmbug.tethera.net/status/#Bugs]]
+For a list of known bugs see the [[nmbug status page|http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Bugs]]

 
 ## Contact: Email & IRC
 
 
 ## Contact: Email & IRC
 


@@ -159,6 +165,6 @@ for non-subscribers.
 
 ## Website
 
 
 ## Website
 

-This wiki is maintained using [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Here are
-[[instructions on how to edit the wiki|wikiwriteaccess]]. The wiki contents are
-mostly [[dual licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GPLv3+|COPYING]].
+This website is a wiki, maintained using [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Here
+are [[instructions on how to edit the wiki|wikiwriteaccess]]. The wiki contents
+are mostly [[dual licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GPLv3+|COPYING]].