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notmuch search: Document the from, to, and subject prefixes.

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I've been using these for a long time, but I had neglected to document
them until now.
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Carl Worth 2009-11-05 10:33:37 -08:00
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@ -1467,11 +1467,22 @@ command_t commands[] = {
"\t\tNote that the individual mail messages will be matched\n"
"\t\tagainst the search terms, but the results will be the\n"
"\t\tthreads containing the matched messages.\n\n"
"\t\tCurrently, the supported search terms are as follows, (where\n"
"\t\tCurrently, in addition to free text (and quoted phrases\n"
"\t\tthe following prefixed search terms are supported, (where\n"
"\t\t<brackets> indicate user-supplied values):\n\n"
"\t\t\tfrom:<name-or-address>\n"
"\t\t\tto:<name-or-address>\n"
"\t\t\tsubject:<word-or-quoted-phrase>\n"
"\t\t\ttag:<tag>\n"
"\t\t\tid:<message-id>\n"
"\t\t\tthread:<thread-id>\n\n"
"\t\tThe from: prefix is used to match the name or address of\n"
"\t\tthe sender of an email message.\n\n"
"\t\tThe to: prefix is used to match the names or addresses of\n"
"\t\tany recipient of an email message, (whether To, Cc, or Bcc).\n\n"
"\t\tAny term prefixed with subject: will match only text from\n"
"\t\tthe subject of an email. Quoted phrases are supported when\n"
"\t\tsearching with: subject:\"this is a phrase\".\n\n"
"\t\tValid tag values include \"inbox\" and \"unread\" by default\n"
"\t\tfor new messages added by \"notmuch new\" as well as any other\n"
"\t\ttag values added manually with \"notmuch tag\".\n\n"