+.. _notmuch-config(1):
+
==============
notmuch-config
==============
**notmuch** **config** **get** <*section*>.<*item*>
-**notmuch** **config** **set** <*section*>.<*item*> [*value* ...]
+**notmuch** **config** **set** [--database] <*section*>.<*item*> [*value* ...]
**notmuch** **config** **list**
If no values are provided, the specified configuration item will
be removed from the configuration file.
+ With the `--database` option, updates configuration metadata
+ stored in the database, rather than the default (text)
+ configuration file.
+
**list**
Every configuration item is printed to stdout, each on a separate
line of the form::
characters. In a multiple-value item (a list), the values are
separated by semicolon characters.
-The available configuration items are described below.
+The available configuration items are described below. Non-absolute
+paths are presumed relative to `$HOME` for items in section
+**database**.
**database.path**
Notmuch will store its database here, (in
Default: For compatibility with older configurations, the value of
database.path is used if **database.mail\_root** is unset.
+**database.backup_dir**
+ Directory to store tag dumps when upgrading database.
+
+ History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.32.
+
+ Default: A sibling directory of the Xapian database called
+ `backups`.
+
**database.hook_dir**
Directory containing hooks run by notmuch commands. See
- **notmuch-hooks(5)**.
+ :any:`notmuch-hooks(5)`.
**user.name**
Your full name.
**new.ignore**
A list to specify files and directories that will not be searched
- for messages by **notmuch new**. Each entry in the list is either:
+ for messages by :any:`notmuch-new(1)`. Each entry in the list is either:
A file or a directory name, without path, that will be ignored,
regardless of the location in the mail store directory hierarchy.
default. Using an excluded tag in a query will override that
exclusion.
- Default: empty list. Note that **notmuch-setup(1)** puts
+ Default: empty list. Note that :any:`notmuch-setup(1)` puts
``deleted;spam`` here when creating new configuration file.
**maildir.synchronize\_flags**
| S | unread (added when 'S' flag is not present) |
+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
- The **notmuch new** command will notice flag changes in filenames
- and update tags, while the **notmuch tag** and **notmuch restore**
- commands will notice tag changes and update flags in filenames.
+ The :any:`notmuch-new(1)` command will notice flag changes in
+ filenames and update tags, while the :any:`notmuch-tag(1)` and
+ :any:`notmuch-restore(1)` commands will notice tag changes and
+ update flags in filenames.
If there have been any changes in the maildir (new messages added,
old ones removed or renamed, maildir flags changed, etc.), it is
- advisable to run **notmuch new** before **notmuch tag** or
- **notmuch restore** commands to ensure the tag changes are
- properly synchronized to the maildir flags, as the commands expect
- the database and maildir to be in sync.
+ advisable to run :any:`notmuch-new(1)` before
+ :any:`notmuch-tag(1)` or :any:`notmuch-restore(1)` commands to
+ ensure the tag changes are properly synchronized to the maildir
+ flags, as the commands expect the database and maildir to be in
+ sync.
Default: ``true``.
``nostash`` is the same as ``true`` except that it will not stash
newly-discovered session keys in the database.
- From the command line (i.e. during **notmuch-new(1)**,
- **notmuch-insert(1)**, or **notmuch-reindex(1)**), the user can
+ From the command line (i.e. during :any:`notmuch-new(1)`,
+ :any:`notmuch-insert(1)`, or :any:`notmuch-reindex(1)`), the user can
override the database's stored decryption policy with the
``--decrypt=`` option.
Stashed session keys are kept in the database as properties
associated with the message. See ``session-key`` in
- **notmuch-properties(7)** for more details about how they can be
+ :any:`notmuch-properties(7)` for more details about how they can be
useful.
Be aware that the notmuch index is likely sufficient (and a
prefix ``List:`` that searches the ``List-Id`` field. User
defined prefixes must not start with 'a'...'z'; in particular
adding a prefix with same name as a predefined prefix is not
- supported. See **notmuch-search-terms(7)** for a list of existing
+ supported. See :any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)` for a list of existing
prefixes, and an explanation of probabilistic prefixes.
**built_with.<name>**
**query.<name>**
Expansion for named query called <name>. See
- **notmuch-search-terms(7)** for more information about named
+ :any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)` for more information about named
queries.
ENVIRONMENT
SEE ALSO
========
-**notmuch(1)**,
-**notmuch-count(1)**,
-**notmuch-dump(1)**,
-**notmuch-hooks(5)**,
-**notmuch-insert(1)**,
-**notmuch-new(1)**,
-**notmuch-reply(1)**,
-**notmuch-restore(1)**,
-**notmuch-search(1)**,
-**notmuch-search-terms(7)**,
-**notmuch-properties(7)**,
-**notmuch-show(1)**,
-**notmuch-tag(1)**
+:any:`notmuch(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-count(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-dump(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-hooks(5)`,
+:any:`notmuch-insert(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-new(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-properties(7)`,
+:any:`notmuch-reply(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-restore(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-search(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)`,
+:any:`notmuch-show(1)`,
+:any:`notmuch-tag(1)`
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