X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=doc%2Fman1%2Fnotmuch-search.rst;h=67c1ce904c0152d22a53b9b46ace5c6df67df84f;hp=b6607c922cc083c35b9add629c771d6d3927da1b;hb=c5356b9ed56e42d36ca18206155b62c94cfbd79d;hpb=3cc8ed5978157e26cf302ca5b1c9669efeb9ee44 diff --git a/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst b/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst index b6607c92..67c1ce90 100644 --- a/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst +++ b/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst @@ -35,14 +35,16 @@ Supported options for **search** include intended for programs that invoke **notmuch(1)** internally. If omitted, the latest supported version will be used. - ``--output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags|sender|recipients)`` + ``--output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags)`` **summary** Output a summary of each thread with any message matching the search terms. The summary includes the thread ID, date, the number of messages in the thread (both the number matched and the total number), the authors of the thread and - the subject. + the subject. In the case where a thread contains multiple files for + some messages, the total number of files is printed in parentheses + (see below for an example). **threads** Output the thread IDs of all threads with any message @@ -78,26 +80,6 @@ Supported options for **search** include by null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--format=json), or as an S-Expression list (--format=sexp). - **sender** - Output all addresses from the *From* header that appear on - any message matching the search terms, either one per line - (--format=text), separated by null characters - (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--format=json), or as - an S-Expression list (--format=sexp). - - Note: Searching for **sender** should be much faster than - searching for **recipients**, because sender addresses are - cached directly in the database whereas other addresses - need to be fetched from message files. - - **recipients** - Like **sender** but for addresses from *To*, *Cc* and - *Bcc* headers. - - This option can be given multiple times to combine different - outputs. Currently, this is only supported for **sender** and - **recipients** outputs. - ``--sort=``\ (**newest-first**\ \|\ **oldest-first**) This option can be used to present results in either chronological order (**oldest-first**) or reverse chronological @@ -142,15 +124,32 @@ Supported options for **search** include rather than the number of matching messages. ``--duplicate=N`` - Effective with ``--output=files``, output the Nth filename - associated with each message matching the query (N is 1-based). - If N is greater than the number of files associated with the - message, don't print anything. + For ``--output=files``, output the Nth filename associated + with each message matching the query (N is 1-based). If N is + greater than the number of files associated with the message, + don't print anything. + + For ``--output=messages``, only output message IDs of messages + matching the search terms that have at least N filenames + associated with them. Note that this option is orthogonal with the **folder:** search prefix. The prefix matches messages based on filenames. This option filters filenames of the matching messages. +EXAMPLE +======= + +The following shows an example of the summary output format, with one +message having multiple filenames. + +:: + + % notmuch search date:today.. and tag:bad-news + thread:0000000000063c10 Today [1/1] Some Persun; To the bone (inbox unread) + thread:0000000000063c25 Today [1/1(2)] Ann Other; Bears (inbox unread) + thread:0000000000063c00 Today [1/1] A Thurd; Bites, stings, sad feelings (inbox unread) + EXIT STATUS =========== @@ -165,7 +164,16 @@ This command supports the following special exit status codes SEE ALSO ======== -**notmuch(1)**, **notmuch-config(1)**, **notmuch-count(1)**, -**notmuch-dump(1)**, **notmuch-hooks(5)**, **notmuch-insert(1)**, -**notmuch-new(1)**, **notmuch-reply(1)**, **notmuch-restore(1)**, -**notmuch-search-terms(7)**, **notmuch-show(1)**, **notmuch-tag(1)** +**notmuch(1)**, +**notmuch-config(1)**, +**notmuch-count(1)**, +**notmuch-dump(1)**, +**notmuch-hooks(5)**, +**notmuch-insert(1)**, +**notmuch-new(1)**, +**notmuch-reply(1)**, +**notmuch-restore(1)**, +**notmuch-search-terms(7)**, +**notmuch-show(1)**, +**notmuch-tag(1)** +**notmuch-address(1)**