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+Subject: [PATCH] Have notmuch count default to showing the total.\r
+Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 15:39:38 -0400\r
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+If no parameters are given to notmuch-count, or just '' or '*' are\r
+given, return the total number of messages in the database.\r
+\r
+update notmuch count help\r
+---\r
+ notmuch-count.c | 5 ++---\r
+ notmuch.c | 4 ++++\r
+ 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)\r
+\r
+diff --git a/notmuch-count.c b/notmuch-count.c\r
+index 77aa433..97242ab 100644\r
+--- a/notmuch-count.c\r
++++ b/notmuch-count.c\r
+@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ notmuch_count_command (void *ctx, int argc, char *argv[])\r
+ fprintf (stderr, "Out of memory.\n");\r
+ return 1;\r
+ }\r
+- if (*query_str == '\0') {\r
+- fprintf (stderr, "Error: notmuch count requires at least one count term.\n");\r
+- return 1;\r
++ if (*query_str == '\0' || (*query_str == '*' && *(query_str+1) == '\0')) {\r
++ query_str = talloc_strdup (ctx, "");\r
+ }\r
+ \r
+ query = notmuch_query_create (notmuch, query_str);\r
+diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c\r
+index f5669fc..8650951 100644\r
+--- a/notmuch.c\r
++++ b/notmuch.c\r
+@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ command_t commands[] = {\r
+ "\tof messages matching both a specific tag and either inbox\n"\r
+ "\tor unread\n"\r
+ "\n"\r
++ "\tIf no parameters are given, or the special search terms '' or\n"\r
++ "\t'*' are given, it will display the total number of messages in\n"\r
++ "\tthe database.\n"\r
++ "\n"\r
+ "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"\r
+ "\t\tterms syntax." },\r
+ { "reply", notmuch_reply_command,\r
+-- \r
+1.7.0.4\r
+\r