X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=blobdiff_plain;f=notmuch.1;h=c1aa4e329c43f0e377539b6ed454b95c1555b2ea;hp=53fa6ffcdbe89e6dfc7398f98d5f3a1792083517;hb=ce08571428dc784e279b28527f8073a1a05d7c37;hpb=53311617494feb4ce575e9676cba938b93d5ebfb diff --git a/notmuch.1 b/notmuch.1 index 53fa6ffc..c1aa4e32 100644 --- a/notmuch.1 +++ b/notmuch.1 @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ Presents the results in either JSON or plain-text (default). .RS 4 .TP 4 -.B \-\-output=(summary|threads|messages|tags) +.B \-\-output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags) .RS 4 .TP 4 @@ -169,31 +169,31 @@ the authors of the thread and the subject. .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). +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). +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). +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). +either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array +(\-\-format=json). .RE .RE @@ -248,11 +248,11 @@ matched message will be displayed. .RS 4 .TP 4 -.B \-\-format=(text|json|mbox) +.B \-\-format=(text|json|mbox|raw) .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 @@ -285,8 +287,62 @@ a blank line separating each message. Lines in the message content 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: + +.nf +.nh http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html +.hy +.fi +. +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.BR raw " (default for a single part, see \-\-part)" + +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 + +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B \-\-verify + +Compute and report the validity of any MIME cryptographic signatures +found in the selected content (ie. "multipart/signed" parts). Status +of the signature will be reported (currently only supported with +--format=json), and the multipart/signed part will be replaced by the +signed data. +.RE + +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B \-\-decrypt + +Decrypt any MIME encrypted parts found in the selected content +(ie. "multipart/encrypted" parts). Status of the decryption will be +reported (currently only supported with --format=json) and the +multipart/encrypted part will be replaced by the decrypted +content. +.RE + A common use of .B notmuch show is to display a single thread of email messages. For this, use a @@ -299,7 +355,8 @@ See the .B "SEARCH SYNTAX" section below for details of the supported syntax for . .RE -.TP +.RS 4 +.TP 4 .BR count " ..." Count messages matching the search terms. @@ -516,6 +573,8 @@ 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 @@ -559,6 +618,13 @@ 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