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diff --git a/excluding.mdwn b/excluding.mdwn
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@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ be used to train a spam filter:
 
 It can also be used to purge mail files from disk:
 
-        $ notmuch search --format=text0 --output=files tag:deleted | xargs -0 rm
+        $ notmuch search --format=text0 --output=files tag:deleted | xargs -0 --no-run-if-empty rm
 
 Make sure you run "notmuch new" after the last command so the database
 becomes aware that the files have been removed and can remove the
@@ -63,14 +63,8 @@ procedure:
 
         $ notmuch config set search.exclude_tags deleted
 
-* Add a key binding to your favorite ui to add a "deleted" tag to
-  messages that you want to delete.  In [[emacs|emacstips]] that might
-  be:
-
-        (define-key notmuch-show-mode-map "d"
-          (lambda ()
-            (interactive)
-              (notmuch-show-tag "+deleted")))
+* In emacs MUA use keybinding `k d` to add a "deleted" tag to messages
+  that you want to delete.
 
 * And, finally, if you _really_ want the messages purged from disk,
   you can delete them manually with:
@@ -79,9 +73,9 @@ procedure:
 
 ## <span id="exclude">**killing threads**</span>
 
-In a [[hook|manpages/notmuch-hooks-5]]
+In a [hook](https://notmuchmail.org/doc/latest/man5/notmuch-hooks.html)
 
-    notmuch tag +muted $(notmuch search --output=threads tag:muted)"
+    notmuch tag +muted $(notmuch search --output=threads tag:muted)
 
-New messages in the thread get the muted tag. Make muted an excluded tag.
-To kill a thread, tag it with muted, run notmuch new.
+New messages in the thread get the muted tag.  Make muted an excluded tag (see
+above).  To kill a thread, tag it with muted, run notmuch new.