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=============
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notmuch-emacs
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=============
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About this Manual
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=================
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This manual covers only the emacs interface to notmuch. For information
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on the command line interface, see See section “Description” in Notmuch
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Manual Pager. To save typing, we will sometimes use *notmuch* in this
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manual to refer to the Emacs interface to notmuch. If the distinction
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should every be important, we’ll refer to the Emacs inteface as
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*notmuch-emacs*.
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Notmuch-emacs is highly customizable via the the Emacs customization
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framework (or just by setting the appropriate variables). We try to
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point out relevant variables in this manual, but in order to avoid
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duplication of information, but you can usually find the most detailed
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description in the varables docstring.
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notmuch-hello
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=============
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.. index::
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single: notmuch-hello
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single: notmuch
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``notmuch-hello`` is the main entry point for notmuch. You can start it
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with ``M-x notmuch`` or ``M-x notmuch-hello``. The startup screen looks
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something like the following. There are some hints at the bottom of the
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screen. There are three main parts to the notmuch-hello screen,
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discussed below. The **bold** text indicates buttons you can click with
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a mouse or by positioning the cursor and pressing ``<return>``
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| Welcome to **notmuch** You have 52 messages.
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| Saved searches: **[edit]**
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| 52 **inbox** 52 **unread**
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| Search: ____________________________________
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| All tags: **[show]**
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| Type a search query and hit RET to view matching threads.
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| Edit saved searches with the ``edit`` button.
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| Hit RET or click on a saved search or tag name to view matching threads.
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| ``=`` to refresh this screen. ``s`` to search messages. ``q`` to quit.
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| **Customize** this page.
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You can change the overall appearence of the notmuch-hello screen by
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customizing the variable :index:`notmuch-hello-sections`.
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notmuch-hello key bindings
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--------------------------
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``<tab>``
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Move to the next widget (button or text entry field)
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``<backtab>``
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Move to the previous widget.
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``<return>``
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Activate the current widget.
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``=``
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Refresh the buffer; mainly update the counts of messages for various
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saved searches.
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``G``
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Import mail, See :ref:`importing`
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``m``
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Compose a message
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``s``
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Search the notmuch database using :ref:`notmuch-search`
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``v``
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Print notmuch version
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``q``
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Quit
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.. _saved-searches:
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Saved Searches
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--------------
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Notmuch replaces the static assignment of messages with the more dynamic
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notion of searching. Notmuch-hello presents the user with a customizable
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set of saved searchs. The initial defaults are ``tag:inbox`` and
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``tag:unread``, but you can customize the following variables
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:index:`notmuch-saved-searches`
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A list of cons pairs, the first being the name to display, the
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second being a query string for notmuch. See section “Description”
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in Notmuch Query Syntax.
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:index:`notmuch-saved-searches-sort-function`
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This variable controls how saved searches should be sorted. A value
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of ``nil`` displays the saved searches in the order they are stored
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in ‘notmuch-saved-searches’.
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:index:`notmuch-column-control`
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Controls the number of columns for displaying saved-searches/tags
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Search Box
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----------
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The search box lets the user enter an notmuch query. See section
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“Description” in Notmuch Query Syntax, for more info on notmuch query
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syntax. A history of recent searches is also displayed by default. The
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latter is controlled by the variable :index:`notmuch-hello-recent-searches-max`.
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Known Tags
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----------
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One special kind of saved search provided by default is for each
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individual tag defined in the database. This can be controlled via the
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following variables.
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:index:`notmuch-hello-tag-list-make-query`
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Control how to construct a search (“virtual folder”) from a given
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tag.
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:index:`notmuch-hello-hide-tags`
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Which tags not to display at all.
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:index:`notmuch-column-control`
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Controls the number of columns for displaying saved-searches/tags
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.. _notmuch-search:
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notmuch-search
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==============
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``notmuch-search-mode`` is used to display the results from executing
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a query via ``notmuch-search``. The syntax for these queries is the
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the same as :ref:`saved-searches`. For details of this syntax see
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info:notmuch-search-terms
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By default the output approximates that of the command line See section
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“Description” in notmuch search command.
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The main purpose of the ``notmuch-search-mode`` buffer is to act as a
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menu of results that the user can explore further by pressing
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``<return>`` on the appropriate line.
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``n,C-n,<down>``
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Move to next line
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``p,C-p,<up>``
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Move to previous line
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``<return>``
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Open thread on current line in :ref:`notmuch-show` mode
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``?``
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Display full set of key bindings
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The presentation of results can be controlled by the following
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variables.
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:index:`notmuch-search-result-format`
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Control how each thread of messages is presented in the
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``notmuch-show-mode`` buffer
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:index:`notmuch-search-oldest-first`
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Display the oldest threads at the top of the buffer
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.. _notmuch-show:
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notmuch-show
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============
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notmuch-tree
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============
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Configuration
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=============
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.. _importing:
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Importing Mail
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:index:`notmuch-poll`
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:index:`notmuch-poll-script`
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