update exclude faq entry

[notmuch-wiki] / faq.mdwn

diff --git a/faq.mdwn b/faq.mdwn
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--- a/faq.mdwn
+++ b/faq.mdwn
@@ -12,6 +12,30 @@ with the same message (i.e. the files have identical Message-ID). A
 `folder:` search will match the folder of any of the files. The
 `--output=files` option outputs all the files of all matching messages.
 
+## How come my query does not list all the emails on the file system?
+
+You may have emails that have some of the [exclude
+tags](https://notmuchmail.org/doc/latest/man1/notmuch-search.html#cmdoption-search-exclude)
+
+Notmuch can be configured to exclude some tags while searching. You
+can list excluded tags with
+
+    $ notmuch config get search.exclude_tags
+    deleted
+
+To verify this is the reason of the discrepancy, add the excluded tags
+explicitly to your query. If the problematic query is
+
+    $ notmuch search --output=files -- folder:inbox
+
+Try
+
+    $ notmuch search --output=files -- folder:inbox tag:deleted
+
+You can also temporarily turn of the excluded tags feature with `--exclude`.
+
+    $ notmuch search --output=files --exclude=false -- folder:inbox
+
 ## Shouldn't notmuch support inline PGP?
 
 [Why it might not be a good idea](https://dkg.fifthhorseman.net/notes/inline-pgp-harmful/)
@@ -112,17 +136,22 @@ messages in threads that have at least one message with the muted tag:
 
         THREAD_TAGS="muted"
         for tag in "$THREAD_TAGS"; do
-                notmuch tag +$tag $(notmuch search --output=threads tag:$tag)
+                notmuch tag +$tag thread:{tag:$tag}
         done
 
-You can add other tags to `THREAD_TAGS` as needed. Note that this is one way
-only; you need to explicitly remove the tag from all the messages in a thread to
-stop it from propagating again.
+You can add other tags to `THREAD_TAGS` as needed. Note that this is
+one way only; you need to explicitly remove the tag from all the
+messages in a thread to stop it from propagating again. See
+[notmuch-search-terms](https://notmuchmail.org/doc/latest/man7/notmuch-search-terms.html)
+for discussion of `thread:{}` queries.
 
 
 ## How can I extract a git patchset for an email thread?
 
-See [notmuch-extract-patch](https://github.com/aaptel/notmuch-extract-patch).
+See
+[notmuch-extract-patch](https://github.com/aaptel/notmuch-extract-patch). See
+also notmuch-extract-patch in
+[mailscripts](https://git.spwhitton.name/mailscripts/).
 
 ## T150-tagging.sh is failing with Xapian 1.4.6