X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=notmuch.1;h=2912fcfda67d456ba5002d9cbfdf1ccf8150b2e6;hp=41f7c7e450826a703e8d14585d09d1a17849dbe7;hb=362ab047c264ae67ec3de041aec637979077db21;hpb=b9eac48c22f53f84ed1d9c1d8ca862a7b638c9ac diff --git a/notmuch.1 b/notmuch.1 index 41f7c7e4..2912fcfd 100644 --- a/notmuch.1 +++ b/notmuch.1 @@ -150,6 +150,53 @@ include Presents the results in either JSON or plain-text (default). .RE + +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B \-\-output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags) + +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B 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. +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B threads + +Output the thread IDs of all threads with any message matching the +search terms, either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array +(\-\-format=json). +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B messages + +Output the message IDs of all messages matching the search terms, +either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array +(\-\-format=json). +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B files + +Output the filenames of all messages matching the search terms, either +one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array (\-\-format=json). +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B tags + +Output all tags that appear on any message matching the search terms, +either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array +(\-\-format=json). +.RE +.RE + .RS 4 .TP 4 .BR \-\-sort= ( newest\-first | oldest\-first ) @@ -201,7 +248,7 @@ matched message will be displayed. .RS 4 .TP 4 -.B \-\-format=(text|json|mbox) +.B \-\-format=(text|json|mbox|raw) .RS 4 .TP 4 @@ -213,8 +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 -or close the component. - +or close the component. For a multipart MIME message, these parts will +be nested. .RE .RS 4 .TP 4 @@ -222,8 +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 -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 @@ -240,6 +288,15 @@ 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: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B raw + +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. .RE A common use of @@ -406,15 +463,13 @@ section below for details of the supported syntax for . The .B config -command can be used to get settings from the notmuch configuration -file. +command can be used to get or set settings int the notmuch +configuration file. .RS 4 .TP 4 .BR "config get "
. -Get settings from the notmuch configuration file. - The value of the specified configuration item is printed to stdout. If the item has multiple values, each value is separated by a newline character. @@ -432,6 +487,18 @@ Available configuration items include at least new.tags .RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.BR "config set "
. " [values ...]" + +The specified configuration item is set to the given value. To +specify a multiple-value item, provide each value as a separate +command-line argument. + +If no values are provided, the specified configuration item will be +removed from the configuration file. +.RE + .SH SEARCH SYNTAX Several notmuch commands accept a common syntax for search terms. @@ -461,6 +528,8 @@ terms to match against specific portions of an email, (where thread: + folder: + The .B from: prefix is used to match the name or address of the sender of an email @@ -504,6 +573,13 @@ internally by notmuch (and do not appear in email messages). These thread ID values can be seen in the first column of output from .B "notmuch search" +The +.B folder: +prefix can be used to search for email message files that are +contained within particular directories within the mail store. Only +the directory components below the top-level mail database path are +available to be searched. + In addition to individual terms, multiple terms can be combined with Boolean operators ( .BR and ", " or ", " not