The mail store directory is given by database.mail_root,
which can be different from database.path.
However, notmuch-insert documentation was still referencing the latter
as the provider of the maildir directory instead of the former.
**notmuch insert** reads a message from standard input and delivers it
into the maildir directory given by configuration option
**notmuch insert** reads a message from standard input and delivers it
into the maildir directory given by configuration option
-**database.path**, then incorporates the message into the notmuch
+**database.mail_root**, then incorporates the message into the notmuch
database. It is an alternative to using a separate tool to deliver the
message then running :any:`notmuch-new(1)` afterwards.
database. It is an alternative to using a separate tool to deliver the
message then running :any:`notmuch-new(1)` afterwards.
.. option:: --folder=<folder>
Deliver the message to the specified folder, relative to the
.. option:: --folder=<folder>
Deliver the message to the specified folder, relative to the
- top-level directory given by the value of **database.path**. The
+ top-level directory given by the value of **database.mail_root**. The
default is the empty string, which means delivering to the
top-level directory.
default is the empty string, which means delivering to the
top-level directory.