include
.RS 4
.TP 4
-.BR \-\-max\-threads= <value>
-
-Restricts displayed search results to a subset of the complete results
-that would match the terms. With this option, no more than <value>
-thread results will be displayed. If this option is not used, then all
-matching threads will be displayed. See also the
-.B \-\-first
-option.
-
-.TP
-.BR \-\-first= <value>
-
-Omits the first <value> threads from the search results that would
-otherwise be displayed. Together with the
-.BR \-\-max\-threads
-option, this can be used to perform incremental searches. For example,
-the first 50 thread results can be displayed with
-.B "\-\-first=0 \-\-max\-threads=50"
-and the next 50 could be displayed with
-.B "\-\-first=50 \-\-max\-threads=50"
-etc.
-
-.TP
.BR \-\-sort= ( newest\-first | oldest\-first )
This option can be used to present results in either chronological order
The
.B reply
command is useful for preparing a template for an email reply.
-
-.TP
-.BR reply " <search-term>..."
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.BR reply " [options...] <search-term>..."
Constructs a reply template for a set of messages.
The resulting message template is output to stdout.
+Supported options for
+.B reply
+include
+.RS
+.TP 4
+.BR \-\-format= ( default | headers\-only )
+.RS
+.TP 4
+.BR default
+Includes subject and quoted message body.
+.TP
+.BR headers-only
+Only produces In-Reply-To, References, To, Cc, and Bcc headers.
+.RE
+
See the
.B "SEARCH SYNTAX"
section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
thread, replying to the entire thread allows for the reply to comment
on issue found in multiple patches.
.RE
+.RE
The
.B tag