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.\" Author: Carl Worth <cworth@cworth.org>
-.TH NOTMUCH 1 2009-10-31 "Notmuch 0.1"
+.TH NOTMUCH 1 2011-11-25 "Notmuch 0.10.1"
.SH NAME
notmuch \- thread-based email index, search, and tagging
.SH SYNOPSIS
.RE
.RS 4
.TP 4
-.BR count " <search-term>..."
+.BR count " [options...] <search-term>..."
Count messages matching the search terms.
-The number of matching messages is output to stdout.
+The number of matching messages (or threads) is output to stdout.
-With no search terms, a count of all messages in the database will be
-displayed.
+With no search terms, a count of all messages (or threads) in the database will
+be displayed.
+
+Supported options for
+.B count
+include
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B \-\-output=(messages|threads)
+
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B messages
+
+Output the number of matching messages. This is the default.
+.RE
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B threads
+
+Output the number of matching threads.
+.RE
+.RE
.RE
.RE