`folder:` search will match the folder of any of the files. The
`--output=files` option outputs all the files of all matching messages.
-## How come this query does not list all the emails on the file system? `notmuch search --output=files -- folder:inbox`
+## How come my query does not list all the emails on the file system?
-You may have emails that only have some of the excluded tags.
+You may have emails that have some of the [exclude
+tags](https://notmuchmail.org/doc/latest/man1/notmuch-search.html#cmdoption-search-exclude)
-Notmuch can be configured to exclude some tags while searching. You can list excluded tags with
+Notmuch can be configured to exclude some tags while searching. You
+can list excluded tags with
- $ notmuch config get search.exclude_tags
- deleted
+ $ notmuch config get search.exclude_tags
+ deleted
-To verify this is the reason of the discrepancy, add the excluded tags explicitly to your query.
+To verify this is the reason of the discrepancy, add the excluded tags
+explicitly to your query. If the problematic query is
- $ notmuch search --output=files -- folder:inbox tag:deleted
+ $ notmuch search --output=files -- folder:inbox
+
+Try
+
+ $ notmuch search --output=files -- folder:inbox tag:deleted
+
+You can also temporarily turn of the excluded tags feature with `--exclude`.
+
+ $ notmuch search --output=files --exclude=false -- folder:inbox
## Shouldn't notmuch support inline PGP?