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.. _notmuch-config(1):
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notmuch-config
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SYNOPSIS
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========
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**notmuch** **config** **get** <*section*>.<*item*>
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**notmuch** **config** **set** [--database] <*section*>.<*item*> [*value* ...]
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**notmuch** **config** **list**
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DESCRIPTION
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===========
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The **config** command can be used to get or set settings in the notmuch
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configuration file and corresponding database.
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.. program:: config
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.. option:: get
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The value of the specified configuration item is printed to
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stdout. If the item has multiple values (it is a list), each value
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is separated by a newline character.
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.. option:: set
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The specified configuration item is set to the given value. To
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specify a multiple-value item (a list), provide each value as a
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separate command-line argument.
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If no values are provided, the specified configuration item will
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be removed from the configuration file.
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With the `--database` option, updates configuration metadata
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stored in the database, rather than the default (text)
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configuration file.
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.. option:: list
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Every configuration item is printed to stdout, each on a separate
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line of the form::
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section.item=value
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No additional whitespace surrounds the dot or equals sign
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characters. In a multiple-value item (a list), the values are
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separated by semicolon characters.
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The available configuration items are described below. Non-absolute
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paths are presumed relative to `$HOME` for items in section
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**database**.
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database.path
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Notmuch will store its database here, (in
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sub-directory named ``.notmuch`` if **database.mail\_root**
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is unset).
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Default: see :ref:`database`
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database.mail_root
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The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and to
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where mail will be delivered in the future. Files should be
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individual email messages.
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History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.32.
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Default: For compatibility with older configurations, the value of
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database.path is used if **database.mail\_root** is unset.
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database.backup_dir
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Directory to store tag dumps when upgrading database.
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History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.32.
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Default: A sibling directory of the Xapian database called
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`backups`.
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database.hook_dir
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Directory containing hooks run by notmuch commands. See
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:any:`notmuch-hooks(5)`.
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History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.32.
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Default: See HOOKS, below.
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database.autocommit
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How often to commit transactions to disk. `0` means wait until
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command completes, otherwise an integer `n` specifies to commit to
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disk after every `n` completed transactions.
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History: this configuration value was introduced in notmuch 0.33.
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user.name
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Your full name.
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Default: ``$NAME`` variable if set, otherwise read from
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``/etc/passwd``.
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user.primary\_email
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Your primary email address.
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Default: ``$EMAIL`` variable if set, otherwise constructed from
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the username and hostname of the current machine.
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user.other\_email
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A list of other email addresses at which you receive email.
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Default: not set.
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new.tags
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A list of tags that will be added to all messages incorporated by
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**notmuch new**.
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Default: ``unread;inbox``.
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new.ignore
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A list to specify files and directories that will not be searched
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for messages by :any:`notmuch-new(1)`. Each entry in the list is either:
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A file or a directory name, without path, that will be ignored,
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regardless of the location in the mail store directory hierarchy.
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Or:
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A regular expression delimited with // that will be matched
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against the path of the file or directory relative to the database
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path. Matching files and directories will be ignored. The
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beginning and end of string must be explicitly anchored. For
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example, /.*/foo$/ would match "bar/foo" and "bar/baz/foo", but
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not "foo" or "bar/foobar".
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Default: empty list.
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search.exclude\_tags
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A list of tags that will be excluded from search results by
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default. Using an excluded tag in a query will override that
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exclusion.
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Default: empty list. Note that :any:`notmuch-setup(1)` puts
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``deleted;spam`` here when creating new configuration file.
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maildir.synchronize\_flags
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If true, then the following maildir flags (in message filenames)
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will be synchronized with the corresponding notmuch tags:
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+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
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| Flag | Tag |
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+========+===============================================+
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| D | draft |
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+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
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| F | flagged |
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+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
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| P | passed |
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+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
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| R | replied |
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+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
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| S | unread (added when 'S' flag is not present) |
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+--------+-----------------------------------------------+
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The :any:`notmuch-new(1)` command will notice flag changes in
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filenames and update tags, while the :any:`notmuch-tag(1)` and
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:any:`notmuch-restore(1)` commands will notice tag changes and
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update flags in filenames.
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If there have been any changes in the maildir (new messages added,
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old ones removed or renamed, maildir flags changed, etc.), it is
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advisable to run :any:`notmuch-new(1)` before
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:any:`notmuch-tag(1)` or :any:`notmuch-restore(1)` commands to
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ensure the tag changes are properly synchronized to the maildir
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flags, as the commands expect the database and maildir to be in
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sync.
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Default: ``true``.
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index.decrypt
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Policy for decrypting encrypted messages during indexing. Must be
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one of: ``false``, ``auto``, ``nostash``, or ``true``.
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When indexing an encrypted e-mail message, if this variable is set
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to ``true``, notmuch will try to decrypt the message and index the
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cleartext, stashing a copy of any discovered session keys for the
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message. If ``auto``, it will try to index the cleartext if a
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stashed session key is already known for the message (e.g. from a
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previous copy), but will not try to access your secret keys. Use
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``false`` to avoid decrypting even when a stashed session key is
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already present.
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``nostash`` is the same as ``true`` except that it will not stash
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newly-discovered session keys in the database.
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From the command line (i.e. during :any:`notmuch-new(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-insert(1)`, or :any:`notmuch-reindex(1)`), the user can
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override the database's stored decryption policy with the
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``--decrypt=`` option.
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Here is a table that summarizes the functionality of each of these
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policies:
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+------------------------+-------+------+---------+------+
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| | false | auto | nostash | true |
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+========================+=======+======+=========+======+
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| Index cleartext using | | X | X | X |
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| stashed session keys | | | | |
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+------------------------+-------+------+---------+------+
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| Index cleartext | | | X | X |
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| using secret keys | | | | |
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+------------------------+-------+------+---------+------+
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| Stash session keys | | | | X |
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+------------------------+-------+------+---------+------+
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| Delete stashed session | X | | | |
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| keys on reindex | | | | |
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+------------------------+-------+------+---------+------+
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Stashed session keys are kept in the database as properties
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associated with the message. See ``session-key`` in
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:any:`notmuch-properties(7)` for more details about how they can be
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useful.
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Be aware that the notmuch index is likely sufficient (and a
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stashed session key is certainly sufficient) to reconstruct the
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cleartext of the message itself, so please ensure that the notmuch
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message index is adequately protected. DO NOT USE
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``index.decrypt=true`` or ``index.decrypt=nostash`` without
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considering the security of your index.
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Default: ``auto``.
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index.header.<prefix>
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Define the query prefix <prefix>, based on a mail header. For
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example ``index.header.List=List-Id`` will add a probabilistic
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prefix ``List:`` that searches the ``List-Id`` field. User
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defined prefixes must not start with 'a'...'z'; in particular
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adding a prefix with same name as a predefined prefix is not
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supported. See :any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)` for a list of existing
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prefixes, and an explanation of probabilistic prefixes.
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built_with.<name>
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Compile time feature <name>. Current possibilities include
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"retry_lock" (configure option, included by default).
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(since notmuch 0.30, "compact" and "field_processor" are
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always included.)
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query.<name>
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Expansion for named query called <name>. See
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:any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)` for more information about named
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queries.
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squery.<name>
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Expansion for named query called <name>, using s-expression syntax. See
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:any:`notmuch-sexp-queries(7)` for more information about s-expression
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queries.
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FILES
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=====
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CONFIGURATION
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-------------
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Notmuch configuration file search order:
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1. File specified by :option:`notmuch --config` global option; see
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:any:`notmuch(1)`.
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2. File specified by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_CONFIG` environment variable.
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3. ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/<profile>/config`` where ``<profile>``
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is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
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set, ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/default/config`` otherwise.
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4. ``$HOME/.notmuch-config.<profile>`` where ``<profile>`` is defined
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by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if set,
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``$HOME/.notmuch-config`` otherwise.
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.. _database:
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DATABASE LOCATION
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-----------------
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Notmuch database search order:
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1. Directory specified by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_DATABASE` environment variable.
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2. Directory specified by config key ``database.path``.
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3. ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/<profile>`` where ``<profile>``
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is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
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set, ``$XDG_DATA_HOME/notmuch/default`` otherwise.
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4. Directory specified by :envvar:`MAILDIR` environment variable.
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5. ``$HOME/mail``
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HOOKS
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-----
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Notmuch hook directory search order:
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1. Directory specified by ``database.hook_dir`` configuration option.
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2. ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/<profile>/hooks`` where ``<profile>``
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is defined by :envvar:`NOTMUCH_PROFILE` environment variable if
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set, ``$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/notmuch/default/hooks`` otherwise.
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3. ``<database.path>/.notmuch/hooks``
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SEE ALSO
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========
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:any:`notmuch(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-count(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-dump(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-hooks(5)`,
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:any:`notmuch-insert(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-new(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-properties(7)`,
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:any:`notmuch-reply(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-restore(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-search(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-search-terms(7)`,
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:any:`notmuch-show(1)`,
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:any:`notmuch-tag(1)`
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