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notmuch show: Add documentation of --format=mbox
Shame on me for adding a feature without documenting it at the same time.
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@ -201,13 +201,13 @@ matched message will be displayed.
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B \-\-format=(json|text)
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.B \-\-format=(text|json|mbox)
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B text
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The default plain-text format has text-content MIME parts
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The default plain-text format has all text-content MIME parts
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decoded. Various components in the output,
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.RB ( message ", " header ", " body ", " attachment ", and MIME " part ),
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will be delimited by easily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a
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@ -220,12 +220,27 @@ or close the component.
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.TP 4
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.B json
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Format output as Javascript Object Notation (JSON). JSON output always
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includes all messages in a matching thread; in effect
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The output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation (JSON). This
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format is more robust than the text format for automated
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processing. JSON output always includes all messages in a matching
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thread; in effect
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.B \-\-format=json
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implies
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.B \-\-entire\-thread
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B mbox
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All matching messages are output in the traditional, Unix mbox format
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with each message being prefixed by a line beginning with "From " and
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a blank line separating each message. Lines in the message content
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beginning with "From " (preceded by zero or more '>' characters) have
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an additional '>' character added. This reversible escaping
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is termed "mboxrd" format and described in detail here:
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http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html
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.RE
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A common use of
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.B notmuch show
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"\t\tall messages in the same thread as any matched\n"
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"\t\tmessage will be displayed.\n"
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"\n"
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"\t--format=(json|text)\n"
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"\t--format=(text|json|mbox)\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\ttext\t(default)\n"
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"\t\ttext (default)\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tThe plain-text has all text-content MIME parts decoded.\n"
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"\t\tVarious components in the output, ('message', 'header',\n"
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"\t\tThe default plain-text format has all text-content MIME parts\n"
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"\t\tdecoded. Various components in the output, ('message', 'header',\n"
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"\t\t'body', 'attachment', and MIME 'part') are delimited by\n"
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"\t\teasily-parsed markers. Each marker consists of a Control-L\n"
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"\t\tcharacter (ASCII decimal 12), the name of the marker, and\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tjson\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tFormat output as Javascript Object Notation (JSON).\n"
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"\t\tJSON output always includes all messages in a matching,\n"
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"\t\tthread i.e. '--format=json' implies '--entire-thread'\n"
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"\t\tThe output is formatted with Javascript Object Notation\n"
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"\t\t(JSON). This format is more robust than the text format\n"
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"\t\tfor automated processing. JSON output always includes all\n"
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"\t\tmessages in a matching thread; in effect '--format=json'\n"
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"\t\timplies '--entire-thread'\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tmbox\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\tAll matching messages are output in the traditional, Unix\n"
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"\t\tmbox format with each message being prefixed by a line\n"
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"\t\tbeginning with 'From ' and a blank line separating each\n"
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"\t\tmessage. Lines in the message content beginning with 'From '\n"
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"\t\t(preceded by zero or more '>' characters) have an additional\n"
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"\t\t'>' character added. This reversible escaping is termed\n"
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"\t\t\"mboxrd\" format and described in detail here:\n"
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"\n"
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"\t\thttp://homepage.ntlworld.com/jonathan.deboynepollard/FGA/mail-mbox-formats.html\n"
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"\n"
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"\tA common use of \"notmuch show\" is to display a single\n"
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"\tthread of email messages. For this, use a search term of\n"
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