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@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ matched message will be displayed.
 
 .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,
@@ -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
-or close the component.
+or close the component. For a multipart MIME message, these parts will
+be nested.
 .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
-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
@@ -289,14 +291,31 @@ http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html
 .RE
 .RS 4
 .TP 4
-.B raw
+.BR raw " (default for a single part, see \-\-part)"
 
-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.
+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
+
+.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
+
 A common use of
 .B notmuch show
 is to display a single thread of email messages. For this, use a
@@ -309,7 +328,8 @@ See the
 .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.