lib: update documentation for notmuch_database_get_directory

[notmuch] / lib / notmuch.h

diff --git a/lib/notmuch.h b/lib/notmuch.h
index 68896ae75afeeaa27347a284540160833bcd59ad..3df1ade788c6063ef3aaa0bb7f199b5c067978cc 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/notmuch.h
+++ b/lib/notmuch.h
@@ -415,6 +415,10 @@ notmuch_database_end_atomic (notmuch_database_t *notmuch);
  * If this directory object does not exist in the database, this
  * returns NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS and sets *directory to NULL.
  *
+ * Otherwise the returned directory object is owned by the database
+ * and as such, will only be valid until notmuch_database_destroy is
+ * called.
+ *
  * Return value:
  *
  * NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS: Successfully retrieved directory.