X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=notmuch-config.c;h=e9b275096acb999103db4b5a68a74f27f0a5dcf1;hp=1f0112887d0eeebbc6f61c9ac9857f758a8e197b;hb=f531f95adcd3cc640500d8bca28b08ade5f24f62;hpb=3f88b961671122e35162911b3a3276c7163d7547

diff --git a/notmuch-config.c b/notmuch-config.c
index 1f011288..e9b27509 100644
--- a/notmuch-config.c
+++ b/notmuch-config.c
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ static const char new_config_comment[] =
     "\t	added to all messages incorporated by \"notmuch new\".\n"
     "\n"
     "\tignore	A list (separated by ';') of file and directory names\n"
-    "\t	that will not be searched for messages by \"notmuch new\".\n";
+    "\t	that will not be searched for messages by \"notmuch new\".\n"
+    "\n"
+    "\t	NOTE: *Every* file/directory that goes by one of those names will\n"
+    "\t	be ignored, independent of its depth/location in the mail store.\n";
 
 static const char user_config_comment[] =
     " User configuration\n"