} command_t;
typedef struct {
+ int ignore_read_only_directories;
+
int total_files;
int processed_files;
int added_messages;
time_t path_mtime, path_dbtime;
notmuch_status_t status, ret = NOTMUCH_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+ /* If we're told to, we bail out on encountering a read-only
+ * directory, (with this being a clear clue from the user to
+ * Notmuch that new mail won't be arriving there and we need not
+ * look. */
+ if (state->ignore_read_only_directories &&
+ (st->st_mode & S_IWUSR) == 0)
+ {
+ goto DONE;
+ }
+
path_mtime = st->st_mtime;
path_dbtime = notmuch_database_get_timestamp (notmuch, path);
printf ("Next, we'll inspect the messages and create a database of threads:\n");
+ add_files_state.ignore_read_only_directories = FALSE;
add_files_state.total_files = count;
add_files_state.processed_files = 0;
add_files_state.added_messages = 0;
}
printf ("When new mail is delivered to %s in the future,\n"
- "run \"notmuch new\" to add it to the database.\n",
+ "run \"notmuch new\" to add it to the database.\n\n",
mail_directory);
+ printf ("And if you have any sub-directories that are archives (that is,\n"
+ "they will never receive new mail), marking these directores as\n"
+ "read-only (chmod u-w /path/to/dir) will make \"notmuch new\"\n"
+ "much more efficient (it won't even look in those directories).\n\n");
if (ret) {
printf ("Note: At least one error was encountered: %s\n",
mail_directory = notmuch_database_get_path (notmuch);
+ add_files_state.ignore_read_only_directories = TRUE;
add_files_state.total_files = 0;
add_files_state.processed_files = 0;
add_files_state.added_messages = 0;
command_t commands[] = {
{ "setup", setup_command,
- "Interactively setup notmuch for first use.\n"
+ "Interactively setup notmuch for first use.\n\n"
"\t\tInvoking notmuch with no command argument will run setup if\n"
"\t\tthe setup command has not previously been completed." },
{ "new", new_command,
- "Find and import any new messages."},
+ "Find and import any new messages.\n\n"
+ "\t\tScans all sub-directories of the database, adding new files\n"
+ "\t\tthat are found. Note: \"notmuch new\" will skip any\n"
+ "\t\tread-only directories, so you can use that to mark\n"
+ "\t\tdirectories that will not receive any new mail."},
{ "search", search_command,
"<search-term> [...]\n\n"
"\t\tSearch for threads matching the given search terms.\n"