From: Jani Nikula <jani@nikula.org>
Date: Sat, 17 Aug 2013 12:11:33 +0000 (+0300)
Subject: man: clarify folder: prefix regarding duplicate files
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man: clarify folder: prefix regarding duplicate files

The results for folder: prefix are a source of recurring confusion.
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diff --git a/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7 b/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7
index 314efa89..b5eb1959 100644
--- a/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7
+++ b/man/man7/notmuch-search-terms.7
@@ -102,9 +102,11 @@ thread ID values can be seen in the first column of output from
 The
 .B folder:
 prefix can be used to search for email message files that are
-contained within particular directories within the mail store. Only
-the directory components below the top-level mail database path are
-available to be searched.
+contained within particular directories within the mail store. If the
+same email message has multiple message files associated with it, it's
+sufficient for a match that at least one of the files is contained
+within a matching directory. Only the directory components below the
+top-level mail database path are available to be searched.
 
 The
 .B date: