Then notmuch may be exactly what you've been looking for.
+[[!toc levels=2]]
+
## Why is it named Notmuch?
* "Not much mail" is what Notmuch thinks about your email
Sup is a very good email program written by William Morgan (and
others) and is the direct inspiration for Notmuch. Notmuch began as
an effort to rewrite performance-critical pieces of Sup in C rather
- than ruby. From there, it grew into a separate project. One
+ than Ruby. From there, it grew into a separate project. One
significant contribution Notmuch makes compared to Sup is the
separation of the indexer/searcher from the user interface. (Notmuch
provides a library interface so that its indexing/searching/tagging
## News
-[[The latest news from notmuch|news]]
+[[Notmuch news|news]] (mostly release notes and changes).
## Getting Started
For a little more detailed guide, see [[Getting Started with
Notmuch|getting-started]].
+## Email Clients and Front Ends
+
+Notmuch ships with a powerful set of [[command-line tools|manpages]], an
+[[email client for Emacs|notmuch-emacs]], another
+[client for vim](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blob/HEAD:/vim/README),
+and a [[Mutt integration script|notmuch-mutt]].
+
+There are also many other [[email clients and frontends|frontends]] based on
+Notmuch.
+
## Documentation
* [[Notmuch manual pages|manpages]]
+ * [[Email clients and frontends|frontends]]
* [[General how-tos|howto]]
* [[Frequently Asked Questions|faq]]
* [[Searching]]
* [[Excluding and deleting messages|excluding]]
* [[Initial tagging|Initial_Tagging]]
- * [[Tips for using notmuch within Emacs|emacstips]]
- * [[Remote usage|remoteusage]]
+ * Tips for using Notmuch with [[Emacs|emacstips]], [[Vim|vimtips]], and [[Mutt|mutttips]]
+ * [[Emacs remote usage|remoteusage]]
* [[Performance|performance]]
* [[References|references]]
* [[Notmuch Library Language Bindings|bindings]]
Apart from the wiki, help is available via email and on IRC (see
below). Join the mailing list. Read the archives. Ask questions.
-## Email clients and front ends
-
-Notmuch ships with a powerful set of [[command-line tools|manpages]], an
-[[email client for Emacs|notmuch-emacs]], another
-[client for vim](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch/blob/HEAD:/vim/README),
-and a [[Mutt integration script|notmuch-mutt]].
-
-There are also many other [[email clients and frontends|frontends]] based on
-Notmuch. And a few tips about integrating it with [[Mutt|mutttips]] and [[Vim|vimtips]].
-
## Screenshots
* [[Emacs UI screenshots|screenshots]]
* [Slackware](http://slackbuilds.org/repository/13.37/office/notmuch/)
* [Ubuntu](http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=notmuch)
-## Development and Contributing
-
-All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free
-software](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html) released
-under the GNU [GPL version
-3](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html). The latest
-versions can be checked out via git with this command:
-
- git clone git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
-
-You can browse the
-[Notmuch code history online](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch). And
-finally, you can
-[subscribe to the `notmuch-commits` list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch-commits)
-to watch every commit made to notmuch and the notmuchmail.org web
-site.
-
-We have a [buildbot](http://buildbot.notmuchmail.org/grid) (here's
-its
-[configuration](https://github.com/tomprince/buildbot-configs/tree/notmuch)).
-
-Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
-[[guide to contributing|contributing]].
-
-## Troubleshooting and reporting bugs
-
-For hints about troubleshooting and bug reporting see [[bugs]].
-
-For a list of known bugs see the [[nmbug status page|http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Bugs]].
-
## Contact: Email & IRC
Comments? Please feel free to email the notmuch mailing list:
-notmuch@notmuchmail.org (subscription is not required, but you can
+<mailto:notmuch@notmuchmail.org> (subscription is not required, but you can
also subscribe to the
[notmuch mailing list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch)). You
can also browse the
ask if you can ask a question, just ask, and please wait for an answer, we might
not be in your timezone.
-## Feature ideas
+## Troubleshooting, Reporting Bugs and Feature Requests
-If you have a feature idea/request, please send it to the
-[mailing list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch). You
-don't have to be subscribed to send, although there might be a delay
-for non-subscribers.
+Please send bug reports and feature requests to the [Notmuch mailing
+list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch)
+<mailto:notmuch@notmuchmail.org>.
+
+For hints about troubleshooting and bug reporting see [[bugs]].
+
+Please see the [nmbug status page](http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/) for
+lists of [known bugs](http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Bugs) and [feature
+requests](http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Wish-list).
+
+## Development and Contributing
+
+All of the code for Notmuch is available as [free
+software](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/essays/free-sw.html) released
+under the GNU [GPL version
+3](http://www.fsf.org/licensing/licenses/gpl.html). The latest
+versions can be checked out via git with this command:
+
+ git clone git://notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch
+
+You can browse the [Notmuch code history
+online](http://git.notmuchmail.org/git/notmuch). A notification is sent to the
+[notmuch-commits mailing
+list](http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch-commits) for every commit
+made to Notmuch and the notmuchmail.org web site. [The Notmuch OpenHub project
+page](https://www.openhub.net/p/notmuch) has a nice summary of the codebase and
+activity.
+
+Continuous integration build and test suite status: [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/notmuch/notmuch.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/notmuch/notmuch)
+
+Contributions, such as patches, to Notmuch are most welcome. Please refer to the
+[[guide to contributing|contributing]].
## Website