From: Jani Nikula Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:11:33 +0000 (+0300) Subject: man: clarify folder: prefix regarding duplicate files X-Git-Tag: 0.17_rc1~170 X-Git-Url: https://git.notmuchmail.org/git?p=notmuch;a=commitdiff_plain;h=01f550803c4cf7bcb4a3df43a56163767c170649;hp=f45c9f831fcd2466d8a7376efe296ffb15b4f824 man: clarify folder: prefix regarding duplicate files The results for folder: prefix are a source of recurring confusion. --- diff --git a/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7 b/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7 index 314efa89..b5eb1959 100644 --- a/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7 +++ b/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7 @@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ thread ID values can be seen in the first column of output from 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. +contained within particular directories within the mail store. If the +same email message has multiple message files associated with it, it's +sufficient for a match that at least one of the files is contained +within a matching directory. Only the directory components below the +top-level mail database path are available to be searched. The .B date: