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Notmuch 0.18~rc0 (2014-04-22)
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General
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The `folder:` search prefix now requires an exact match
The `folder:` prefix has been changed to search for email messages
by the exact, case sensitive maildir or MH folder name. The new
behaviour allows for more accurate mail folder based searches, and
should lead to less surprising results than the old behaviour. Users
are advised to see the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for
details, and review how the change affects their existing `folder:`
searches.
There is a new `path:` search prefix.
The new `path:` search prefix complements the `folder:` prefix. The
`path:` prefix searches for email messages that are in particular
directories within the mail store, optionally recursively using a
special syntax. See the `notmuch-search-terms` manual page for
details.
Notmuch database upgrade due to `folder:` and `path:` changes
The above mentioned changes to the `folder:` prefix and the addition
of `path:` prefix require a Notmuch database upgrade. This will be
done automatically, without prompting on the next time `notmuch new`
is run after the upgrade. The upgrade is not reversible, and the
upgraded database will not be readable by older versions of
Notmuch. As a safeguard, a database dump will be created in the
`.notmuch` directory before upgrading.
Library changes
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Notmuch database upgrade
The libnotmuch consumers are reminded to handle database upgrades
properly, either by relying on running `notmuch new`, or checking
`notmuch_database_needs_upgrade()` and calling
`notmuch_database_upgrade()` as necessary. This has always been the
case, but in practise there have been no database upgrades in any
released version of Notmuch before now.
Command-Line Interface
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