:any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)` for more information about named
queries.
-ENVIRONMENT
-===========
-
-The following environment variables can be used to control the behavior
-of notmuch.
-
-**NOTMUCH\_CONFIG**
- Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file.
-
-**NOTMUCH_PROFILE**
- Selects among notmuch configurations.
-
FILES
=====
CONFIGURATION
-------------
-If ``NOTMUCH_CONFIG`` is unset, notmuch tries (in order)
+Notmuch configuration file search order:
-- ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/<profile>/config`` where ``<profile>`` is
- defined by ``$NOTMUCH_PROFILE`` or "default"
-- ``${HOME}/.notmuch-config<profile>`` where ``<profile>`` is
- ``.$NOTMUCH_PROFILE`` or ""
+1. File specified by ``--config=FILE`` global option; see
+ :any:`notmuch(1)`.
+
+2. File specified by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_CONFIG` environment variable.
+
+3. ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/<profile>/config`` where ``<profile>``
+ is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
+ set, ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/default/config`` otherwise.
+
+4. ``$HOME/.notmuch-config.<profile>`` where ``<profile>`` is defined
+ by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if set,
+ ``$HOME/.notmuch-config`` otherwise.
Hooks
-----
-If ``database.hook_dir`` is unset, notmuch tries (in order)
+Notmuch hook directory search order:
+
+1. Directory specified by ``database.hook_dir`` configuration option.
+
+2. ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/<profile>/hooks`` where ``<profile>``
+ is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
+ set, ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/default/hooks`` otherwise.
-- ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/<profile>/hooks`` where ``<profile>`` is
- defined by ``$NOTMUCH_PROFILE`` or "default"
-- ``<database.path>/.notmuch/hooks``
+3. ``<database.path>/.notmuch/hooks``
SEE ALSO
========