-static command_t commands[] = {
- { "setup", notmuch_setup_command,
- NULL,
- "Interactively setup notmuch for first use.",
- "\tThe setup command will prompt for your full name, your primary\n"
- "\temail address, any alternate email addresses you use, and the\n"
- "\tdirectory containing your email archives. Your answers will be\n"
- "\twritten to a configuration file in ${NOTMUCH_CONFIG} (if set)\n"
- "\tor ${HOME}/.notmuch-config.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tThis configuration file will be created with descriptive\n"
- "\tcomments, making it easy to edit by hand later to change the\n"
- "\tconfiguration. Or you can run \"notmuch setup\" again.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tInvoking notmuch with no command argument will run setup if\n"
- "\tthe setup command has not previously been completed." },
- { "new", notmuch_new_command,
- "[--verbose]",
- "Find and import new messages to the notmuch database.",
- "\tScans all sub-directories of the mail directory, performing\n"
- "\tfull-text indexing on new messages that are found. Each new\n"
- "\tmessage will be tagged as both \"inbox\" and \"unread\".\n"
- "\n"
- "\tYou should run \"notmuch new\" once after first running\n"
- "\t\"notmuch setup\" to create the initial database. The first\n"
- "\trun may take a long time if you have a significant amount of\n"
- "\tmail (several hundred thousand messages or more).\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSubsequently, you should run \"notmuch new\" whenever new mail\n"
- "\tis delivered and you wish to incorporate it into the database.\n"
- "\tThese subsequent runs will be much quicker than the initial run.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSupported options for new include:\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--verbose\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tVerbose operation. Shows paths of message files as\n"
- "\t\tthey are being indexed.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tInvoking notmuch with no command argument will run new if\n"
- "\tthe setup command has previously been completed, but new has\n"
- "\tnot previously been run." },
- { "search", notmuch_search_command,
- "[options...] <search-terms> [...]",
- "Search for messages matching the given search terms.",
- "\tNote that the individual mail messages will be matched\n"
- "\tagainst the search terms, but the results will be the\n"
- "\tthreads (one per line) containing the matched messages.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSupported options for search include:\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--format=(json|text)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tPresents the results in either JSON or\n"
- "\t\tplain-text (default)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tsummary (default)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tOutput a summary of each thread with any message matching the\n"
- "\t\tsearch terms. The summary includes the thread ID, date, the\n"
- "\t\tnumber of messages in the thread (both the number matched and\n"
- "\t\tthe total number), the authors of the thread and the subject.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tthreads\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tOutput the thread IDs of all threads with any message matching\n"
- "\t\tthe search terms, either one per line (--format=text) or as a\n"
- "\t\tJSON array (--format=json).\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tmessages\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tOutput the message IDs of all messages matching the search\n"
- "\t\tterms, either one per line (--format=text) or as a JSON array\n"
- "\t\t(--format=json).\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tfiles\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tOutput the filenames of all messages matching the search\n"
- "\t\tterms, either one per line (--format=text) or as a JSON array\n"
- "\t\t(--format=json).\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\ttags\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tOutput all tags that appear on any message matching the search\n"
- "\t\tterms, either one per line (--format=text) or as a JSON array\n"
- "\t\t(--format=json).\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--sort=(newest-first|oldest-first)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tPresent results in either chronological order\n"
- "\t\t(oldest-first) or reverse chronological order\n"
- "\t\t(newest-first), which is the default.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
- "\tterms syntax." },
- { "show", notmuch_show_command,
- "<search-terms> [...]",
- "Show all messages matching the search terms.",
- "\tThe messages are grouped and sorted based on the threading\n"
- "\t(all replies to a particular message appear immediately\n"
- "\tafter that message in date order).\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSupported options for show include:\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--entire-thread\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tBy default only those messages that match the\n"
- "\t\tsearch terms will be displayed. With this option,\n"
- "\t\tall messages in the same thread as any matched\n"
- "\t\tmessage will be displayed.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--format=(text|json|mbox|raw)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\ttext (default for messages)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tThe default plain-text format has all text-content MIME parts\n"
- "\t\tdecoded. Various components in the output, ('message', 'header',\n"
- "\t\t'body', 'attachment', and MIME 'part') are delimited by\n"
- "\t\teasily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a Control-L\n"
- "\t\tcharacter (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and\n"
- "\t\tthen either an opening or closing brace, '{' or '}' to\n"
- "\t\teither open or close the component. For a multipart MIME\n"
- "\t\tmessage, these parts will be nested.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tjson\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tThe output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation\n"
- "\t\t(JSON). This format is more robust than the text format\n"
- "\t\tfor automated processing. The nested structure of multipart\n"
- "\t\tMIME messages is reflected in nested JSON output. JSON\n"
- "\t\toutput always includes all messages in a matching thread;\n"
- "\t\tin effect '--format=json' implies '--entire-thread'\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tmbox\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tAll matching messages are output in the traditional, Unix\n"
- "\t\tmbox format with each message being prefixed by a line\n"
- "\t\tbeginning with 'From ' and a blank line separating each\n"
- "\t\tmessage. Lines in the message content beginning with 'From '\n"
- "\t\t(preceded by zero or more '>' characters) have an additional\n"
- "\t\t'>' character added. This reversible escaping is termed\n"
- "\t\t\"mboxrd\" format and described in detail here:\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\thttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\traw (default for a single part, see --part)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tFor a message, the original, raw content of the email\n"
- "\t\tmessage is output. Consumers of this format should\n"
- "\t\texpect to implement MIME decoding and similar functions.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tFor a single part (--part) the raw part content is output\n"
- "\t\tafter performing any necessary MIME decoding.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tThe raw format must only be used with search terms matching\n"
- "\t\tsingle message.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--part=N\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tOutput the single decoded MIME part N of a single message.\n"
- "\t\tThe search terms must match only a single message.\n"
- "\t\tMessage parts are numbered in a depth-first walk of the\n"
- "\t\tmessage MIME structure, and are identified in the 'json' or\n"
- "\t\t'text' output formats.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--verify\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tCompute and report the validity of any MIME cryptographic\n"
- "\t\tsignatures found in the selected content (ie.\n"
- "\t\t\"multipart/signed\" parts). Status of the signature will be\n"
- "\t\treported (currently only supported with --format=json) and\n"
- "\t\tthe multipart/signed part will be replaced by the signed data.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--decrypt\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tDecrypt any MIME encrypted parts found in the selected content\n"
- "\t\t(ie. \"multipart/encrypted\" parts). Status of the decryption\n"
- "\t\twill be reported (currently only supported with --format=json)\n"
- "\t\tand the multipart/encrypted part will be replaced by the\n"
- "\t\tdecrypted content.\n"
- "\n"
- "\n"
- "\tA common use of \"notmuch show\" is to display a single\n"
- "\tthread of email messages. For this, use a search term of\n"
- "\t\"thread:<thread-id>\" as can be seen in the first column\n"
- "\tof output from the \"notmuch search\" command.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
- "\tterms syntax." },
- { "count", notmuch_count_command,
- "<search-terms> [...]",
- "Count messages matching the search terms.",
- "\tThe number of matching messages is output to stdout.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tWith no search terms, a count of all messages in the database\n"
- "\twill be displayed.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
- "\tterms syntax." },
- { "reply", notmuch_reply_command,
- "[options...] <search-terms> [...]",
- "Construct a reply template for a set of messages.",
- "\tConstructs a new message as a reply to a set of existing\n"
- "\tmessages. The Reply-To: header (if any, otherwise From:) is\n"
- "\tused for the To: address. The To: and Cc: headers are copied,\n"
- "\tbut not including any of the user's configured addresses.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tA suitable subject is constructed. The In-Reply-to: and\n"
- "\tReferences: headers are set appropriately, and the content\n"
- "\tof the original messages is quoted and included in the body\n"
- "\t(unless --format=headers-only is given).\n"
- "\n"
- "\tThe resulting message template is output to stdout.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSupported options for reply include:\n"
- "\n"
- "\t--format=(default|headers-only)\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tdefault:\n"
- "\t\t\tIncludes subject and quoted message body.\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\theaders-only:\n"
- "\t\t\tOnly produces In-Reply-To, References, To\n"
- "\t\t\tCc, and Bcc headers.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
- "\tterms syntax." },
- { "tag", notmuch_tag_command,
- "+<tag>|-<tag> [...] [--] <search-terms> [...]",
- "Add/remove tags for all messages matching the search terms.",
- "\tThe search terms are handled exactly as in 'search' so one\n"
- "\tcan use that command first to see what will be modified.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tTags prefixed by '+' are added while those prefixed by\n"
- "\t'-' are removed. For each message, tag removal is performed\n"
- "\tbefore tag addition.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tThe beginning of <search-terms> is recognized by the first\n"
- "\targument that begins with neither '+' nor '-'. Support for\n"
- "\tan initial search term beginning with '+' or '-' is provided\n"
- "\tby allowing the user to specify a \"--\" argument to separate\n"
- "\tthe tags from the search terms.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
- "\tterms syntax." },
- { "dump", notmuch_dump_command,
- "[<filename>] [--] [<search-terms>]",
- "Create a plain-text dump of the tags for each message.",
- "\tOutput is to the given filename, if any, or to stdout.\n"
- "\tNote that using the filename argument is deprecated.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tThese tags are the only data in the notmuch database\n"
- "\tthat can't be recreated from the messages themselves.\n"
- "\tThe output of notmuch dump is therefore the only\n"
- "\tcritical thing to backup (and much more friendly to\n"
- "\tincremental backup than the native database files.)\n"
- "\n"
- "\tWith no search terms, a dump of all messages in the\n"
- "\tdatabase will be generated. A \"--\" argument instructs\n"
- "\tnotmuch that the remaining arguments are search terms.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for the search-term syntax.\n"
- },
- { "restore", notmuch_restore_command,
- "[--accumulate] [<filename>]",
- "Restore the tags from the given dump file (see 'dump').",
- "\tInput is read from the given filename, if any, or from stdin.\n"
- "\tNote: The dump file format is specifically chosen to be\n"
- "\tcompatible with the format of files produced by sup-dump.\n"
- "\tSo if you've previously been using sup for mail, then the\n"
- "\t\"notmuch restore\" command provides you a way to import\n"
- "\tall of your tags (or labels as sup calls them).\n"
- "\tThe --accumulate switch causes the union of the existing and new\n"
- "\ttags to be applied, instead of replacing each message's tags as\n"
- "\tthey are read in from the dump file."},
- { "config", notmuch_config_command,
- "[get|set] <section>.<item> [value ...]",
- "Get or set settings in the notmuch configuration file.",
- " config get <section>.<item>\n"
- "\n"
- "\tThe value of the specified configuration item is printed\n"
- "\tto stdout. If the item has multiple values, each value\n"
- "\tis separated by a newline character.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tAvailable configuration items include at least\n"
- "\n"
- "\t\tdatabase.path\n"
- "\t\tuser.name\n"
- "\t\tuser.primary_email\n"
- "\t\tuser.other_email\n"
- "\t\tnew.tags\n"
- "\n"
- " config set <section>.<item> [value ...]\n"
- "\n"
- "\tThe specified configuration item is set to the given value.\n"
- "\tTo specify a multiple-value item, provide each value as\n"
- "\ta separate command-line argument.\n"
- "\n"
- "\tIf no values are provided, the specified configuration item\n"
- "\twill be removed from the configuration file." },
- { "help", notmuch_help_command,
- "[<command>]",
- "This message, or more detailed help for the named command.",
- "\tExcept in this case, where there's not much more detailed\n"
- "\thelp available." }