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
[[The latest news from notmuch|news]]
-## Documentation
+## Getting Started
-To get started with notmuch, just run "notmuch" at the command line.
+To get started with Notmuch, just run "notmuch" at the command line.
This command will walk you through initial setup, including specifying
the location of your mail store and how to start the initial indexing.
-After that, come back and checkout our documentation:
+
+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]]
* [[General how-tos|howto]]
* [[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]]
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.
+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.
We have a [buildbot](http://buildbot.notmuchmail.org/grid) (here's
its
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]]
+For a list of known bugs see the [[nmbug status page|http://nmbug.notmuchmail.org/status/#Bugs]].
## Contact: Email & IRC
itself.
If you prefer real-time chat, there is often someone on the
-[#notmuch](irc://chat.freenode.net/#notmuch)@irc.freenode.net IRC
-channel.
+[#notmuch](irc://chat.freenode.net/#notmuch)@irc.freenode.net IRC channel. Don't
+ask if you can ask a question, just ask, and please wait for an answer, we might
+not be in your timezone.
## Feature ideas
## Website
-This wiki is maintained using [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Here are
-[[instructions on how to edit the wiki|wikiwriteaccess]]. The wiki contents are
-mostly [[dual licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GPLv3+|COPYING]].
+This website is a wiki, maintained using [ikiwiki](http://ikiwiki.info). Here
+are [[instructions on how to edit the wiki|wikiwriteaccess]]. The wiki contents
+are mostly [[dual licensed under CC-BY-SA-3.0 and GPLv3+|COPYING]].