X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=faq.mdwn;h=6e7a3812e3d51b304971f99a082407e01f3d918f;hb=fc25a51668a8bebcbeb6d86f9396b0dcf5bb314f;hp=c1125a57c298c39cd2acdf355c3f45bf6a83e86a;hpb=16d8af6c126b57e451b031ea9eb39e2e6f1a617c;p=notmuch-wiki diff --git a/faq.mdwn b/faq.mdwn index c1125a5..6e7a381 100644 --- a/faq.mdwn +++ b/faq.mdwn @@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ ## How come this query matches mails in folder:2013? `notmuch search --output=files folder:inbox` -You have duplicates of the message in both folders. +You have duplicates of a message (or messages) in both folders. Notmuch searches are message based. Multiple files may be associated with the same message (i.e. the files have identical Message-ID). A -folder: search will match the folder of any of the files. The ---output=files option outputs all the files of all matching messages. +`folder:` search will match the folder of any of the files. The +`--output=files` option outputs all the files of all matching messages.