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134 lines
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.TH NOTMUCH-SEARCH 1 2012-06-01 "Notmuch 0.13.2"
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.SH NAME
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notmuch-search \- search for messages matching the given search terms
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.B notmuch search
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.RI [ options "...] <" search-term ">..."
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Search for messages matching the given search terms, and display as
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results the threads containing the matched messages.
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The output consists of one line per thread, giving a thread ID, the
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date of the newest (or oldest, depending on the sort option) matched
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message in the thread, the number of matched messages and total
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messages in the thread, the names of all participants in the thread,
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and the subject of the newest (or oldest) message.
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See \fBnotmuch-search-terms\fR(7)
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for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
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Supported options for
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.B search
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include
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.BR \-\-format= ( json | text )
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Presents the results in either JSON or plain-text (default).
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B \-\-output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags)
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B summary
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Output a summary of each thread with any message matching the search
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terms. The summary includes the thread ID, date, the number of
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messages in the thread (both the number matched and the total number),
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the authors of the thread and the subject.
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B threads
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Output the thread IDs of all threads with any message matching the
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search terms, either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array
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(\-\-format=json).
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B messages
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Output the message IDs of all messages matching the search terms,
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either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array
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(\-\-format=json).
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B files
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Output the filenames of all messages matching the search terms, either
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one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array (\-\-format=json).
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.B tags
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Output all tags that appear on any message matching the search terms,
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either one per line (\-\-format=text) or as a JSON array
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(\-\-format=json).
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.RE
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.BR \-\-sort= ( newest\-first | oldest\-first )
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This option can be used to present results in either chronological order
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.RB ( oldest\-first )
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or reverse chronological order
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.RB ( newest\-first ).
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Note: The thread order will be distinct between these two options
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(beyond being simply reversed). When sorting by
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.B oldest\-first
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the threads will be sorted by the oldest message in each thread, but
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when sorting by
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.B newest\-first
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the threads will be sorted by the newest message in each thread.
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By default, results will be displayed in reverse chronological order,
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(that is, the newest results will be displayed first).
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.BR \-\-offset=[\-]N
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Skip displaying the first N results. With the leading '\-', start at the Nth
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result from the end.
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.BR \-\-limit=N
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Limit the number of displayed results to N.
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.RE
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.RS 4
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.TP 4
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.BR \-\-exclude=(true|false|flag)
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Specify whether to omit messages matching search.tag_exclude from the
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search results (the default) or not. The extra option
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.B flag
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only has an effect when
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.B --output=summary
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In this case all matching threads are returned but the "match count"
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is the number of matching non-excluded messages in the thread.
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.RE
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBnotmuch\fR(1), \fBnotmuch-config\fR(1), \fBnotmuch-count\fR(1),
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\fBnotmuch-dump\fR(1), \fBnotmuch-hooks\fR(5), \fBnotmuch-new\fR(1),
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\fBnotmuch-reply\fR(1), \fBnotmuch-restore\fR(1),
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\fBnotmuch-search-terms\fR(7), \fBnotmuch-show\fR(1),
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\fBnotmuch-tag\fR(1)
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