From d9af0af1646b6ca303e69076babd4cf071c1bf95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bremner Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2021 11:54:35 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: describe new config framework Remove STORED IN DATABASE discussion, describe search rules. Currently profiles seem a bit pointless. They will make more sense when they apply to databases as well. --- doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------- doc/man5/notmuch-hooks.rst | 6 +++--- 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst b/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst index 769f336a..bc597957 100644 --- a/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst +++ b/doc/man1/notmuch-config.rst @@ -17,10 +17,6 @@ DESCRIPTION The **config** command can be used to get or set settings in the notmuch configuration file and corresponding database. -Items marked **[STORED IN DATABASE]** are only in the database. They -should not be placed in the configuration file, and should be accessed -programmatically as described in the SYNOPSIS above. - **get** The value of the specified configuration item is printed to stdout. If the item has multiple values (it is a list), each value @@ -54,6 +50,11 @@ The available configuration items are described below. Default: ``$MAILDIR`` variable if set, otherwise ``$HOME/mail``. +**database.hook_dir** + + Directory containing hooks run by notmuch commands. See + **notmuch-hooks(5)**. + **user.name** Your full name. @@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ The available configuration items are described below. Default: ``true``. -**index.decrypt** **[STORED IN DATABASE]** +**index.decrypt** Policy for decrypting encrypted messages during indexing. Must be one of: ``false``, ``auto``, ``nostash``, or ``true``. @@ -187,7 +188,7 @@ The available configuration items are described below. Default: ``auto``. -**index.header.** **[STORED IN DATABASE]** +**index.header.** Define the query prefix , based on a mail header. For example ``index.header.List=List-Id`` will add a probabilistic prefix ``List:`` that searches the ``List-Id`` field. User @@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ The available configuration items are described below. (since notmuch 0.30, "compact" and "field_processor" are always included.) -**query.** **[STORED IN DATABASE]** +**query.** Expansion for named query called . See **notmuch-search-terms(7)** for more information about named queries. @@ -214,8 +215,32 @@ The following environment variables can be used to control the behavior of notmuch. **NOTMUCH\_CONFIG** - Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file. Notmuch - will use ${HOME}/.notmuch-config if this variable is not set. + Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file. + +**NOTMUCH_PROFILE** + Selects among notmuch configurations. + +FILES +===== + +CONFIGURATION +------------- + +If ``NOTMUCH_CONFIG`` is unset, notmuch tries (in order) + +- ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch//config`` where ```` is + defined by ``$NOTMUCH_PROFILE`` or "default" +- ``${HOME}/.notmuch-config`` where ```` is + ``.$NOTMUCH_PROFILE`` or "" + +Hooks +----- + +If ``database.hook_dir`` is unset, notmuch tries (in order) + +- ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch//hooks`` where ```` is + defined by ``$NOTMUCH_PROFILE`` or "default" +- ``/.notmuch/hooks`` SEE ALSO ======== diff --git a/doc/man5/notmuch-hooks.rst b/doc/man5/notmuch-hooks.rst index de2ed0c2..c509afb3 100644 --- a/doc/man5/notmuch-hooks.rst +++ b/doc/man5/notmuch-hooks.rst @@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ notmuch-hooks SYNOPSIS ======== -$DATABASEDIR/.notmuch/hooks/* +/{pre-new, post-new, post-insert} DESCRIPTION =========== Hooks are scripts (or arbitrary executables or symlinks to such) that notmuch invokes before and after certain actions. These scripts reside -in the .notmuch/hooks directory within the database directory and must -have executable permissions. +in a directory defined as described in **notmuch-config(1)**. They +must have executable permissions. The currently available hooks are described below.