Add is:<tag> as a synonym for tag:<tag> in search terms.

I like the readability of this, it provides compatibility with people
trained in this syntax by sup, and it even saves one character.

diff --git a/lib/database.cc b/lib/database.cc
index 88c85ed49494c1f23eb7737c0f2daef0e109cc17..c91e97c125940b384a3bd24963df6cbeedd88acb 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/database.cc
+++ b/lib/database.cc
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ prefix_t BOOLEAN_PREFIX_INTERNAL[] = {
 prefix_t BOOLEAN_PREFIX_EXTERNAL[] = {
     { "thread",                        "G" },
     { "tag",                   "K" },
 prefix_t BOOLEAN_PREFIX_EXTERNAL[] = {
     { "thread",                        "G" },
     { "tag",                   "K" },

+    { "is",                    "K" },

     { "id",                    "Q" }
 };
 
     { "id",                    "Q" }
 };
 

diff --git a/notmuch.1 b/notmuch.1
index 2df320d8657c2cedb22c0fb6502c5a95451a696c..e573749cd5988391c8d537ff3b8e5d90c6bbfde6 100644 (file)
--- a/notmuch.1
+++ b/notmuch.1
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ terms to match against specific portions of an email, (where
 
        attachment:<word>
 
 
        attachment:<word>
 

-       tag:<tag>
+       tag:<tag> (or is:<tag>)

 
        id:<message-id>
 
 
        id:<message-id>
 


@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ prefix can be used to search for specific filenames (or extensions) of
 attachments to email messages.
 
 For
 attachments to email messages.
 
 For

-.BR tag: ,
+.BR tag: " and " is:

 valid tag values include
 .BR inbox " and " unread
 by default for new messages added by
 valid tag values include
 .BR inbox " and " unread
 by default for new messages added by

diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index dca8d3829f6afe8f9057dbba41d366c942b808ce..95f057eae21b2289df61cc373b354fe0885a07a6 100644 (file)
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ static const char search_terms_help[] =
     "\t\t\tto:<name-or-address>\n"
     "\t\t\tsubject:<word-or-quoted-phrase>\n"
     "\t\t\tattachment:<word>\n"
     "\t\t\tto:<name-or-address>\n"
     "\t\t\tsubject:<word-or-quoted-phrase>\n"
     "\t\t\tattachment:<word>\n"

-    "\t\t\ttag:<tag>\n"
+    "\t\t\ttag:<tag> (or is:<tag>)\n"

     "\t\t\tid:<message-id>\n"
     "\t\t\tthread:<thread-id>\n"
     "\n"
     "\t\t\tid:<message-id>\n"
     "\t\t\tthread:<thread-id>\n"
     "\n"


@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ static const char search_terms_help[] =
     "\t\tthe subject of an email. Quoted phrases are supported when\n"
     "\t\tsearching with: subject:\"this is a phrase\".\n"
     "\n"
     "\t\tthe subject of an email. Quoted phrases are supported when\n"
     "\t\tsearching with: subject:\"this is a phrase\".\n"
     "\n"

-    "\t\tFor tag:, valid tag values include \"inbox\" and \"unread\"\n"
+    "\t\tFor tag: and is:, valid tag values include \"inbox\" and \"unread\"\n"

     "\t\tby default for new messages added by \"notmuch new\" as well\n"
     "\t\tas any other tag values added manually with \"notmuch tag\".\n"
     "\n"
     "\t\tby default for new messages added by \"notmuch new\" as well\n"
     "\t\tas any other tag values added manually with \"notmuch tag\".\n"
     "\n"