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@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ syntax. See the
 section below for more details on the supported syntax.
 
 The
-.BR search " and "show
+.BR search ", " show " and " count
 commands are used to query the email database.
 .RS 4
 .TP 4
@@ -239,6 +239,16 @@ See the
 .B "SEARCH SYNTAX"
 section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
 .RE
+.TP
+.BR count " <search-term>..."
+
+Count messages matching the search terms.
+
+The number of matching messages is output to stdout.
+
+With no search terms, a count of all messages in the database will be
+displayed.
+.RE
 .RE
 
 The
@@ -387,6 +397,9 @@ which will match all messages that contain all of the given
 terms/phrases in the body, the subject, or any of the sender or
 recipient headers.
 
+As a special case, a search string consisting of exactly a single
+asterisk ("*") will match all messages.
+
 In addition to free text, the following prefixes can be used to force
 terms to match against specific portions of an email, (where
 <brackets> indicate user-supplied values):