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doc: document database search algorithm.

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Essentially a translation of the function _choose_database_path for
human consumption. As a bonus, document environment variable
NOTMUCH_DATABASE
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@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ paths are presumed relative to `$HOME` for items in section
sub-directory named ``.notmuch`` if **database.mail\_root**
is unset).
Default: ``$MAILDIR`` variable if set, otherwise ``$HOME/mail``.
Default: see :ref:`database`
**database.mail_root**
The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and to
@ -272,6 +272,25 @@ Notmuch configuration file search order:
by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if set,
``$HOME/.notmuch-config`` otherwise.
.. _database:
DATABASE LOCATION
-----------------
Notmuch database search order:
1. Directory specified by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_DATABASE` environment variable.
2. Directory specified by config key ``database.path``.
3. ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/<profile>`` where ``<profile>``
is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
set, ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/default`` otherwise.
4. Directory specified by :envvar:`MAILDIR` environment variable.
5. ``$HOME/mail``
HOOKS
-----

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@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ of notmuch.
Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file. See
:any:`notmuch-config(1)` for details.
.. envvar:: NOTMUCH_DATABASE
Specifies the location of the notmuch database. See
:any:`notmuch-config(1)` for details.
.. envvar:: NOTMUCH_PROFILE
Selects among notmuch configurations. See :any:`notmuch-config(1)`