new: Defer updating directory mtimes until the end.

[notmuch] / notmuch.1

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@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ matched message will be displayed.
 
 .RS 4
 .TP 4
 
 .RS 4
 .TP 4

-.B text
+.BR text " (default for messages)"

 
 The default plain-text format has all text-content MIME parts
 decoded. Various components in the output,
 
 The default plain-text format has all text-content MIME parts
 decoded. Various components in the output,


@@ -260,7 +260,8 @@ decoded. Various components in the output,
 will be delimited by easily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a
 Control-L character (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and
 then either an opening or closing brace, ('{' or '}'), to either open
 will be delimited by easily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a
 Control-L character (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and
 then either an opening or closing brace, ('{' or '}'), to either open

-or close the component.
+or close the component. For a multipart MIME message, these parts will
+be nested.

 .RE
 .RS 4
 .TP 4
 .RE
 .RS 4
 .TP 4


@@ -268,8 +269,9 @@ or close the component.
 
 The output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation (JSON). This
 format is more robust than the text format for automated
 
 The output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation (JSON). This
 format is more robust than the text format for automated

-processing. JSON output always includes all messages in a matching
-thread; in effect
+processing. The nested structure of multipart MIME messages is
+reflected in nested JSON output. JSON output always includes all
+messages in a matching thread; in effect

 .B \-\-format=json
 implies
 .B \-\-entire\-thread
 .B \-\-format=json
 implies
 .B \-\-entire\-thread


@@ -285,18 +287,62 @@ a blank line separating each message. Lines in the message content
 beginning with "From " (preceded by zero or more '>' characters) have
 an additional '>' character added. This reversible escaping
 is termed "mboxrd" format and described in detail here:
 beginning with "From " (preceded by zero or more '>' characters) have
 an additional '>' character added. This reversible escaping
 is termed "mboxrd" format and described in detail here:

+
+.nf
+.nh

 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html
 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html

+.hy
+.fi
+.

 .RE
 .RS 4
 .TP 4
 .RE
 .RS 4
 .TP 4

-.B raw
+.BR raw " (default for a single part, see \-\-part)"
+
+For a message, the original, raw content of the email message is
+output. Consumers of this format should expect to implement MIME
+decoding and similar functions.
+
+For a single part (\-\-part) the raw part content is output after
+performing any necessary MIME decoding.
+
+The raw format must only be used with search terms matching single
+message.
+.RE
+.RE

 
 

-The original, raw content of the email message is displayed.
-Consumers of this format should expect to implement MIME decoding and
-similar functions. This format must only be used with search terms
-matching a single message.
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B \-\-part=N

 
 

+Output the single decoded MIME part N of a single message.  The search
+terms must match only a single message.  Message parts are numbered in
+a depth-first walk of the message MIME structure, and are identified
+in the 'json' or 'text' output formats.

 .RE
 .RE

+
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B \-\-verify
+
+Compute and report the validity of any MIME cryptographic signatures
+found in the selected content (ie. "multipart/signed" parts). Status
+of the signature will be reported (currently only supported with
+--format=json), and the multipart/signed part will be replaced by the
+signed data.
+.RE
+
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B \-\-decrypt
+
+Decrypt any MIME encrypted parts found in the selected content
+(ie. "multipart/encrypted" parts). Status of the decryption will be
+reported (currently only supported with --format=json) and the
+multipart/encrypted part will be replaced by the decrypted
+content.
+.RE
+

 A common use of
 .B notmuch show
 is to display a single thread of email messages. For this, use a
 A common use of
 .B notmuch show
 is to display a single thread of email messages. For this, use a


@@ -309,7 +355,8 @@ See the
 .B "SEARCH SYNTAX"
 section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
 .RE
 .B "SEARCH SYNTAX"
 section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
 .RE

-.TP
+.RS 4
+.TP 4

 .BR count " <search-term>..."
 
 Count messages matching the search terms.
 .BR count " <search-term>..."
 
 Count messages matching the search terms.


@@ -437,7 +484,7 @@ sup calls them).
 
 The
 .B part
 
 The
 .B part

-command can used to output a single part of a multi-part MIME message.
+command can used to output a single part of a multipart MIME message.

 
 .RS 4
 .TP 4
 
 .RS 4
 .TP 4


@@ -594,13 +641,13 @@ expression).
 Finally, results can be restricted to only messages within a
 particular time range, (based on the Date: header) with a syntax of:
 
 Finally, results can be restricted to only messages within a
 particular time range, (based on the Date: header) with a syntax of:
 

-       <intial-timestamp>..<final-timestamp>
+       <initial-timestamp>..<final-timestamp>

 
 Each timestamp is a number representing the number of seconds since
 1970\-01\-01 00:00:00 UTC. This is not the most convenient means of
 expressing date ranges, but until notmuch is fixed to accept a more
 convenient form, one can use the date program to construct
 
 Each timestamp is a number representing the number of seconds since
 1970\-01\-01 00:00:00 UTC. This is not the most convenient means of
 expressing date ranges, but until notmuch is fixed to accept a more
 convenient form, one can use the date program to construct

-timestamps. For example, with the bash shell the folowing syntax would
+timestamps. For example, with the bash shell the following syntax would

 specify a date range to return messages from 2009\-10\-01 until the
 current time:
 
 specify a date range to return messages from 2009\-10\-01 until the
 current time: