sub-directory named ``.notmuch`` if **database.mail\_root**
is unset).
- Default: ``$MAILDIR`` variable if set, otherwise ``$HOME/mail``.
+ Default: see :ref:`database`
**database.mail_root**
The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and to
`backups`.
**database.hook_dir**
-
Directory containing hooks run by notmuch commands. See
:any:`notmuch-hooks(5)`.
+ History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.32.
+
+ Default: See HOOKS, below.
+
+**database.autocommit**
+
+ How often to commit transactions to disk. `0` means wait until
+ command completes, otherwise an integer `n` specifies to commit to
+ disk after every `n` completed transactions.
+
+ History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.33.
+
**user.name**
Your full name.
by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if set,
``$HOME/.notmuch-config`` otherwise.
-Hooks
+.. _database:
+
+DATABASE LOCATION
+-----------------
+
+Notmuch database search order:
+
+1. Directory specified by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_DATABASE` environment variable.
+
+2. Directory specified by config key ``database.path``.
+
+3. ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/<profile>`` where ``<profile>``
+ is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
+ set, ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/default`` otherwise.
+
+4. Directory specified by :envvar:`MAILDIR` environment variable.
+
+5. ``$HOME/mail``
+
+HOOKS
-----
Notmuch hook directory search order: