From 9a989772cbf7d5699210adb0b9dd3b42c4bd49de Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Peter Feigl Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2012 22:12:15 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updating man pages for new S-Expression output format. Add sections about the new S-Expression output format (--format=sexp) to the notmuch-search, notmuch-reply and notmuch-show man pages. --- man/man1/notmuch-reply.1 | 14 ++++++++++---- man/man1/notmuch-search.1 | 15 ++++++++------- man/man1/notmuch-show.1 | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- 3 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/man1/notmuch-reply.1 b/man/man1/notmuch-reply.1 index d264060b..fa04c9e5 100644 --- a/man/man1/notmuch-reply.1 +++ b/man/man1/notmuch-reply.1 @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ Supported options for include .RS .TP 4 -.BR \-\-format= ( default | json | headers\-only ) +.BR \-\-format= ( default | json | sexp | headers\-only ) .RS .TP 4 .BR default @@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ Produces JSON output containing headers for a reply message and the contents of the original message. This output can be used by a client to create a reply message intelligently. .TP +.BR sexp +Produces S-Expression output containing headers for a reply message and +the contents of the original message. This output can be used by a client +to create a reply message intelligently. +.TP .BR headers\-only Only produces In\-Reply\-To, References, To, Cc, and Bcc headers. .RE @@ -74,8 +79,8 @@ user's addresses. Decrypt any MIME encrypted parts found in the selected content (ie. "multipart/encrypted" parts). Status of the decryption will be -reported (currently only supported with --format=json) and the -multipart/encrypted part will be replaced by the decrypted +reported (currently only supported with --format=json and --format=sexp) +and the multipart/encrypted part will be replaced by the decrypted content. .RE @@ -89,7 +94,8 @@ id:), but it can be useful to reply to several messages at once. For example, when a series of patches are sent in a single thread, replying to the entire thread allows for the reply to comment on issues found in multiple patches. The default format supports -replying to multiple messages at once, but the JSON format does not. +replying to multiple messages at once, but the JSON and S-Expression +formats do not. .RE .RE diff --git a/man/man1/notmuch-search.1 b/man/man1/notmuch-search.1 index 6ccd3b8e..0aff3487 100644 --- a/man/man1/notmuch-search.1 +++ b/man/man1/notmuch-search.1 @@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ Supported options for include .RS 4 .TP 4 -.BR \-\-format= ( json | text ) +.BR \-\-format= ( json | sexp | text ) -Presents the results in either JSON or plain-text (default). +Presents the results in either JSON, S-Expressions or plain-text (default). .RE .RS 4 @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ the authors of the thread and the subject. Output the thread IDs of all threads with any message matching the search terms, either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array -(\-\-format=json). +(\-\-format=json) or an S-Expression list (\-\-format=sexp). .RE .RS 4 .TP 4 @@ -57,22 +57,23 @@ search terms, either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array Output the message IDs of all messages matching the search terms, either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array -(\-\-format=json). +(\-\-format=json) or as an S-Expression list (\-\-format=sexp). .RE .RS 4 .TP 4 .B files Output the filenames of all messages matching the search terms, either -one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array (\-\-format=json). +one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array (\-\-format=json) or +as an S-Expression list (\-\-format=sexp). .RE .RS 4 .TP 4 .B tags Output all tags that appear on any message matching the search terms, -either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array -(\-\-format=json). +either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array (\-\-format=json) +or as an S-Expression list (\-\-format=sexp). .RE .RE diff --git a/man/man1/notmuch-show.1 b/man/man1/notmuch-show.1 index 4481f216..bd41c48a 100644 --- a/man/man1/notmuch-show.1 +++ b/man/man1/notmuch-show.1 @@ -31,12 +31,14 @@ If true, outputs all messages in the thread of any message matching the search terms; if false, it outputs only the matching messages. For .B --format=json +and +.B --format=sexp this defaults to true. For other formats, this defaults to false. .RE .RS 4 .TP 4 -.B \-\-format=(text|json|mbox|raw) +.B \-\-format=(text|json|sexp|mbox|raw) .RS 4 .TP 4 @@ -60,11 +62,29 @@ format is more robust than the text format for automated processing. The nested structure of multipart MIME messages is reflected in nested JSON output. By default JSON output includes all messages in a matching thread; that is, by default, + .B \-\-format=json sets .B "\-\-entire\-thread" The caller can disable this behaviour by setting .B \-\-entire\-thread=false +.RE +.RS 4 +.TP 4 +.B sexp + +The output is formatted as an S-Expression (sexp). This +format is more robust than the text format for automated +processing. The nested structure of multipart MIME messages is +reflected in nested S-Expression output. By default, +S-Expression output includes all messages in a matching thread; +that is, by default, + +.B \-\-format=sexp +sets +.B "\-\-entire\-thread" +The caller can disable this behaviour by setting +.B \-\-entire\-thread=false .RE .RS 4 @@ -113,7 +133,7 @@ message. Output the single decoded MIME part N of a single message. The search terms must match only a single message. Message parts are numbered in a depth-first walk of the message MIME structure, and are identified -in the 'json' or 'text' output formats. +in the 'json', 'sexp' or 'text' output formats. .RE .RS 4 @@ -123,8 +143,8 @@ in the 'json' or 'text' output formats. Compute and report the validity of any MIME cryptographic signatures found in the selected content (ie. "multipart/signed" parts). Status of the signature will be reported (currently only supported with ---format=json), and the multipart/signed part will be replaced by the -signed data. +--format=json and --format=sexp), and the multipart/signed part +will be replaced by the signed data. .RE .RS 4 @@ -133,9 +153,9 @@ signed data. Decrypt any MIME encrypted parts found in the selected content (ie. "multipart/encrypted" parts). Status of the decryption will be -reported (currently only supported with --format=json) and the -multipart/encrypted part will be replaced by the decrypted -content. Implies --verify. +reported (currently only supported with --format=json and +--format=sexp) and the multipart/encrypted part will be replaced +by the decrypted content. Implies --verify. .RE .RS 4 @@ -166,7 +186,7 @@ If true (the default) includes the bodies of the messages in the output; if false, bodies are omitted. .B --body=false -is only implemented for the json format and it is incompatible with +is only implemented for the json and sexp formats and it is incompatible with .B --part > 0. This is useful if the caller only needs the headers as body-less