X-Git-Url: https://git.cworth.org/git?a=blobdiff_plain;f=manpages%2Fnotmuch-search-1.mdwn;h=53bdbb78360dcbaed43f22dce9cc6722a844ebc8;hb=6562766d20047abcb3bab0d88a1e5849baaae76d;hp=b3afd65360ab5571478023a7ad0b3da79e6b49f7;hpb=0add150ffd941ea7ed64a9116929aaf2daa927a5;p=notmuch-wiki diff --git a/manpages/notmuch-search-1.mdwn b/manpages/notmuch-search-1.mdwn index b3afd65..53bdbb7 100644 --- a/manpages/notmuch-search-1.mdwn +++ b/manpages/notmuch-search-1.mdwn @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The output consists of one line per thread, giving a thread ID, the date of the newest (or oldest, depending on the sort option) matched - message in the thread, the number of matched messages and total mes- + message in the thread, the number of matched messages and total mes‐ sages in the thread, the names of all participants in the thread, and the subject of the newest (or oldest) message. @@ -26,147 +26,129 @@ Supported options for search include - --format=(json|sexp|text|text0) + --format=(json|sexp|text|text0) + Presents the results in either JSON, S-Expressions, newline + character separated plain-text (default), or null character + separated plain-text (compatible with xargs(1) -0 option + where available). - Presents the results in either JSON, S-Expressions, newline - character separated plain-text (default), or null character - separated plain-text (compatible with xargs(1) -0 option - where available). + --format-version=N + Use the specified structured output format version. This is + intended for programs that invoke notmuch(1) internally. If + omitted, the latest supported version will be used. - --format-version=N - - Use the specified structured output format version. This is - intended for programs that invoke notmuch(1) internally. If - omitted, the latest supported version will be used. - - --output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags) + --output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags) summary - Output a summary of each thread with any message matching the search terms. The summary includes the thread ID, - date, the number of messages in the thread (both the num- + date, the number of messages in the thread (both the num‐ ber matched and the total number), the authors of the thread and the subject. threads - Output the thread IDs of all threads with any message - matching the search terms, either one per line (--for- + matching the search terms, either one per line (--for‐ mat=text), separated by null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--format=json), or an S-Expression list (--format=sexp). messages - Output the message IDs of all messages matching the - search terms, either one per line (--format=text), sepa- + search terms, either one per line (--format=text), sepa‐ rated by null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON - array (--format=json), or as an S-Expression list (--for- + array (--format=json), or as an S-Expression list (--for‐ mat=sexp). - files - - Output the filenames of all messages matching the search + files Output the filenames of all messages matching the search terms, either one per line (--format=text), separated by - null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--for- + null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--for‐ mat=json), or as an S-Expression list (--format=sexp). - Note that each message may have multiple filenames asso- + Note that each message may have multiple filenames asso‐ ciated with it. All of them are included in the output (unless limited with the --duplicate=N option). This may be particularly confusing for folder: or path: searches - in a specified directory, as the messages may have dupli- - cates in other directories that are included in the out- + in a specified directory, as the messages may have dupli‐ + cates in other directories that are included in the out‐ put, although these files alone would not match the search. - tags - - Output all tags that appear on any message matching the - search terms, either one per line (--format=text), sepa- + tags Output all tags that appear on any message matching the + search terms, either one per line (--format=text), sepa‐ rated by null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON - array (--format=json), or as an S-Expression list (--for- + array (--format=json), or as an S-Expression list (--for‐ mat=sexp). - --sort=(newest-first|oldest-first) - - This option can be used to present results in either chrono- - logical order (oldest-first) or reverse chronological order - (newest-first). - - Note: The thread order will be distinct between these two - options (beyond being simply reversed). When sorting by old- - est-first the threads will be sorted by the oldest message - in each thread, but when sorting by newest-first the threads - will be sorted by the newest message in each thread. - - By default, results will be displayed in reverse chronologi- - cal order, (that is, the newest results will be displayed - first). - - --offset=[-]N - - Skip displaying the first N results. With the leading '-', - start at the Nth result from the end. - - --limit=N - - Limit the number of displayed results to N. - - --exclude=(true|false|all|flag) - - A message is called "excluded" if it matches at least one - tag in search.tag_exclude that does not appear explicitly in - the search terms. This option specifies whether to omit - excluded messages in the search process. - - The default value, true, prevents excluded messages from - matching the search terms. - - all additionally prevents excluded messages from appearing - in displayed results, in effect behaving as though the - excluded messages do not exist. - - false allows excluded messages to match search terms and - appear in displayed results. Excluded messages are still - marked in the relevant outputs. - - flag only has an effect when --output=summary. The output is - almost identical to false, but the "match count" is the num- - ber of matching non-excluded messages in the thread, rather - than the number of matching messages. - - --duplicate=N - - Effective with --output=files, output the Nth filename asso- - ciated with each message matching the query (N is 1-based). - If N is greater than the number of files associated with the - message, don't print anything. - - Note that this option is orthogonal with the folder: search - prefix. The prefix matches messages based on filenames. This - option filters filenames of the matching messages. + --sort=(newest-first|oldest-first) + This option can be used to present results in either chrono‐ + logical order (oldest-first) or reverse chronological order + (newest-first). + + Note: The thread order will be distinct between these two + options (beyond being simply reversed). When sorting by old- + est-first the threads will be sorted by the oldest message in + each thread, but when sorting by newest-first the threads + will be sorted by the newest message in each thread. + + By default, results will be displayed in reverse chronologi‐ + cal order, (that is, the newest results will be displayed + first). + + --offset=[-]N + Skip displaying the first N results. With the leading '-', + start at the Nth result from the end. + + --limit=N + Limit the number of displayed results to N. + + --exclude=(true|false|all|flag) + A message is called "excluded" if it matches at least one tag + in search.tag_exclude that does not appear explicitly in the + search terms. This option specifies whether to omit excluded + messages in the search process. + + The default value, true, prevents excluded messages from + matching the search terms. + + all additionally prevents excluded messages from appearing in + displayed results, in effect behaving as though the excluded + messages do not exist. + + false allows excluded messages to match search terms and + appear in displayed results. Excluded messages are still + marked in the relevant outputs. + + flag only has an effect when --output=summary. The output is + almost identical to false, but the "match count" is the num‐ + ber of matching non-excluded messages in the thread, rather + than the number of matching messages. + + --duplicate=N + Effective with --output=files, output the Nth filename asso‐ + ciated with each message matching the query (N is 1-based). + If N is greater than the number of files associated with the + message, don't print anything. + + Note that this option is orthogonal with the folder: search + prefix. The prefix matches messages based on filenames. This + option filters filenames of the matching messages.

EXIT STATUS

        This command supports the following special exit status codes
 
-       20
-
-              The requested format version is too old.
-
-       21
+       20     The requested format version is too old.
 
-              The requested format version is too new.
+       21     The requested format version is too new.

SEE ALSO

-       notmuch(1),  notmuch-config(1), notmuch-count(1), notmuch-dump(1), not-
+       notmuch(1),  notmuch-config(1), notmuch-count(1), notmuch-dump(1), not‐
        much-hooks(5),  notmuch-insert(1),  notmuch-new(1),   notmuch-reply(1),
-       notmuch-restore(1),   notmuch-search-terms(7),   notmuch-show(1),  not-
+       notmuch-restore(1),   notmuch-search-terms(7),   notmuch-show(1),  not‐
        much-tag(1)
@@ -180,4 +162,4 @@ 2014, Carl Worth and many others -

0.18

+

0.18.1