<h2>NAME</h2>
<pre>
- notmuch-config - Access notmuch configuration file.
+ notmuch-config - access notmuch configuration file
</pre>
<h2>SYNOPSIS</h2>
The <b>config</b> command can be used to get or set settings in the notmuch
configuration file.
- <b>get</b> The value of the specified configuration item is printed to
- stdout. If the item has multiple values (it is a list), each
- value is separated by a newline character.
+ <b>get</b>
- <b>set</b> The specified configuration item is set to the given value. To
- specify a multiple-value item (a list), provide each value as a
- separate command-line argument.
+ The value of the specified configuration item is printed to
+ stdout. If the item has multiple values (it is a list), each
+ value is separated by a newline character.
- If no values are provided, the specified configuration item
- will be removed from the configuration file.
+ <b>set</b>
+
+ The specified configuration item is set to the given value.
+ To specify a multiple-value item (a list), provide each
+ value as a separate command-line argument.
+
+ If no values are provided, the specified configuration item
+ will be removed from the configuration file.
<b>list</b>
- Every configuration item is printed to stdout, each on a sepa-
- rate line of the form:
- <u>section</u>.<u>item</u>=<u>value</u>
+ Every configuration item is printed to stdout, each on a
+ separate line of the form:
+
+ <u>section</u>.<u>item</u>=<u>value</u>
- No additional whitespace surrounds the dot or equals sign char-
- acters. In a multiple-value item (a list), the values are sepa-
- rated by semicolon characters.
+ No additional whitespace surrounds the dot or equals sign
+ characters. In a multiple-value item (a list), the values
+ are separated by semicolon characters.
The available configuration items are described below.
<b>database.path</b>
- The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and to
- where mail will be delivered in the future. Files should be
- individual email messages. Notmuch will store its database
- within a sub-directory of the path configured here named <b>.not-</b>
- <b>much</b>.
+
+ The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and
+ to where mail will be delivered in the future. Files should
+ be individual email messages. Notmuch will store its
+ database within a sub-directory of the path configured here
+ named .notmuch.
<b>user.name</b>
- Your full name.
+
+ Your full name.
<b>user.primary</b>_<b>email</b>
- Your primary email address.
+
+ Your primary email address.
<b>user.other</b>_<b>email</b>
- A list of other email addresses at which you receive email.
+
+ A list of other email addresses at which you receive email.
<b>new.tags</b>
- A list of tags that will be added to all messages incorporated
- by <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b>.
+
+ A list of tags that will be added to all messages incorpo-
+ rated by <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b>.
<b>new.ignore</b>
- A list of file and directory names, without path, that will not
- be searched for messages by <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b>. All the files and
- directories matching any of the names specified here will be
- ignored, regardless of the location in the mail store directory
- hierarchy.
+
+ A list of file and directory names, without path, that will
+ not be searched for messages by <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b>. All the files
+ and directories matching any of the names specified here
+ will be ignored, regardless of the location in the mail
+ store directory hierarchy.
<b>search.exclude</b>_<b>tags</b>
- A list of tags that will be excluded from search results by
- default. Using an excluded tag in a query will override that
- exclusion.
+
+ A list of tags that will be excluded from search results by
+ default. Using an excluded tag in a query will override that
+ exclusion.
<b>maildir.synchronize</b>_<b>flags</b>
- If true, then the following maildir flags (in message file-
- names) will be synchronized with the corresponding notmuch
- tags:
-
- Flag Tag
- ---- -------
- D draft
- F flagged
- P passed
- R replied
- S unread (added when 'S' flag is not present)
-
- The <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b> command will notice flag changes in filenames
- and update tags, while the <b>notmuch</b> <b>tag</b> and <b>notmuch</b> <b>restore</b> com-
- mands will notice tag changes and update flags in filenames.
-
- If there have been any changes in the maildir (new messages
- added, old ones removed or renamed, maildir flags changed,
- etc.), it is advisable to run <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b> before <b>notmuch</b> <b>tag</b> or
- <b>notmuch</b> <b>restore</b> commands to ensure the tag changes are properly
- synchronized to the maildir flags, as the commands expect the
- database and maildir to be in sync.
+
+ If true, then the following maildir flags (in message file-
+ names) will be synchronized with the corresponding notmuch
+ tags:
+
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+ |Flag | Tag |
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+ |D | draft |
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+ |F | flagged |
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+ |P | passed |
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+ |R | replied |
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+ |S | unread (added when 'S' |
+ | | flag is not present) |
+ +-----+----------------------------+
+
+ The <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b> command will notice flag changes in file-
+ names and update tags, while the <b>notmuch</b> <b>tag</b> and <b>notmuch</b>
+ <b>restore</b> commands will notice tag changes and update flags in
+ filenames.
+
+ If there have been any changes in the maildir (new messages
+ added, old ones removed or renamed, maildir flags changed,
+ etc.), it is advisable to run <b>notmuch</b> <b>new</b> before <b>notmuch</b> <b>tag</b>
+ or <b>notmuch</b> <b>restore</b> commands to ensure the tag changes are
+ properly synchronized to the maildir flags, as the commands
+ expect the database and maildir to be in sync.
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<h2>ENVIRONMENT</h2>
of notmuch.
<b>NOTMUCH</b>_<b>CONFIG</b>
- Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file. Not-
- much will use ${HOME}/.notmuch-config if this variable is not
+
+ Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file. Not-
+ much will use ${HOME}/.notmuch-config if this variable is not
set.
</pre>
<h2>SEE ALSO</h2>
<pre>
- <a href='../notmuch-1/'>notmuch</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-count-1/'>notmuch-count</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-dump-1/'>notmuch-dump</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-hooks-5/'>notmuch-hooks</a>(5), <a href='../notmuch-new-1/'>not-</a>
- <a href='../notmuch-new-1/'>much-new</a>(1)
-, <a href='../notmuch-reply-1/'>notmuch-reply</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-restore-1/'>notmuch-restore</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-search-1/'>notmuch-search</a>(1),
- <a href='../notmuch-search-terms-7/'>notmuch-search-terms</a>(7), <a href='../notmuch-show-1/'>notmuch-show</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-tag-1/'>notmuch-tag</a>(1)
+ <a href='../notmuch-1/'>notmuch</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-count-1/'>notmuch-count</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-dump-1/'>notmuch-dump</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-hooks-5/'>notmuch-hooks</a>(5), <a href='../notmuch-insert-1/'>not-</a>
+ <a href='../notmuch-insert-1/'>much-insert</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-new-1/'>notmuch-new</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-reply-1/'>notmuch-reply</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-restore-1/'>notmuch-restore</a>(1),
+ <a href='../notmuch-search-1/'>notmuch-search</a>(1), <a href='../notmuch-search-terms-7/'>notmuch-search-terms</a>(7), <a href='../notmuch-show-1/'>notmuch-show</a>(1),
+ <a href='../notmuch-tag-1/'>notmuch-tag</a>(1)
+</pre>
+
+<h2>AUTHOR</h2>
+<pre>
+ Carl Worth and many others
+</pre>
+
+<h2>COPYRIGHT</h2>
+<pre>
+ 2014, Carl Worth and many others
</pre>
-<h2>Notmuch 0.13.2</h2>
+<h2>0.18</h2>
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