X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=manpages%2Fnotmuch-compact-1.mdwn;h=bffcc5d1e5c3b7a72a6398638b9b97036602641e;hb=87440cbc1d12fc3a860289b11d7b850b538dcf3d;hp=a80663992dad3a643d2c50204ddb1ad944f8f348;hpb=c63cba0c3c8f17697612a900fe41a308b878cd23;p=notmuch-wiki diff --git a/manpages/notmuch-compact-1.mdwn b/manpages/notmuch-compact-1.mdwn index a806639..bffcc5d 100644 --- a/manpages/notmuch-compact-1.mdwn +++ b/manpages/notmuch-compact-1.mdwn @@ -18,23 +18,21 @@ The compacted database is built in a temporary directory and is later moved into the place of the origin database. The original uncompacted - database is discarded, unless the --backup=<directory> option is used. + database is discarded, unless the --backup=<directory> option is used. - Note that the database write lock will be held during the compaction + Note that the database write lock will be held during the compaction process (which may be quite long) to protect data integrity. Supported options for compact include - --backup=<directory> + --backup=<directory> + Save the current database to the given directory before + replacing it with the compacted database. The backup direcâ + tory must not exist and it must reside on the same mounted + filesystem as the current database. - Save the current database to the given directory before - replacing it with the compacted database. The backup direc- - tory must not exist and it must reside on the same mounted - filesystem as the current database. - - --quiet - - Do not report database compaction progress to stdout. + --quiet + Do not report database compaction progress to stdout.
- notmuch(1), notmuch-count(1), notmuch-dump(1), notmuch-hooks(5), not- - much-insert(1), notmuch-new(1), notmuch-reply(1), notmuch-restore(1), - notmuch-search(1), notmuch-search-terms(7), notmuch-show(1), not- + notmuch(1), notmuch-count(1), notmuch-dump(1), notmuch-hooks(5), notâ + much-insert(1), notmuch-new(1), notmuch-reply(1), notmuch-restore(1), + notmuch-search(1), notmuch-search-terms(7), notmuch-show(1), notâ much-tag(1)@@ -67,4 +64,4 @@ 2014, Carl Worth and many others -