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section below for more details on the supported syntax.
The
-.BR search " and "show
+.BR search ", " show " and " count
commands are used to query the email database.
.RS 4
.TP 4
.B "SEARCH SYNTAX"
section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
.RE
+.TP
+.BR count " <search-term>..."
+
+Count messages matching the search terms.
+
+The number of matching messages is output to stdout.
+
+With no search terms, a count of all messages in the database will be
+displayed.
+.RE
.RE
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