From: Jani Nikula Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 06:26:09 +0000 (+0200) Subject: [PATCH v5] man: try to clarify the folder: and path: vs. --output=files confusion X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=258825a8554a51d5456fb6d41d316c49d7f32e5b;p=notmuch-archives.git [PATCH v5] man: try to clarify the folder: and path: vs. --output=files confusion --- diff --git a/d9/2567a69273b09e24b85e352d9610bbaa95c7d1 b/d9/2567a69273b09e24b85e352d9610bbaa95c7d1 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bbeff8530 --- /dev/null +++ b/d9/2567a69273b09e24b85e352d9610bbaa95c7d1 @@ -0,0 +1,96 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2E75F431FBD + for ; Sun, 9 Mar 2014 23:26:18 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -0.7 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.7 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW=-0.7] autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id AQZ7XaHhexDx for ; + Sun, 9 Mar 2014 23:26:13 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from mail-ee0-f51.google.com (mail-ee0-f51.google.com + [74.125.83.51]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client + certificate requested) by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id + 8A8C5431FC9 for ; Sun, 9 Mar 2014 23:26:12 -0700 + (PDT) +Received: by mail-ee0-f51.google.com with SMTP id c13so2907288eek.10 + for ; Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:26:11 -0700 (PDT) +X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; + d=1e100.net; s=20130820; + h=x-gm-message-state:from:to:cc:subject:date:message-id:in-reply-to + :references; + bh=T4t+/I1zyqzpp608dQ2YY/2JN5EFru+jb6cUl/RqNn0=; + b=bla/p6SXldDD/fyqfVPI/jZDn42cvLixxIa5YPy3IBVcPGtwX9JyBV/HMh6WBBlcyu + ZQuVuqBw5pnzgcqAy1LTQQ5BIs9CqawFxoTi2RgJQixWq+db2Nb9xtTQGHuAEumEbKZg + YfglpsO6/NZRLvOF4TTJ9oRajJBn7HZqF3szJS+LAGyZ6S9w9h8MoMkdBi/QTCMETq55 + zF9JKLzXMiUxkknCgfHnGxKBaJxRepUsXtnwtvmEvCl/PhSnNr4zhboZQ7mSj7VmDuNV + xgljfu4AlOLNfOEHVy2u9Q8nzMA26bTfsC4nExDksVa5+I3usByX+a/qIiQDrXvf57uO + 7bpg== +X-Gm-Message-State: + ALoCoQkgbeExW4P2KZf2rUVbtvDHAMTMEeI3aOXjoUgIxQIEcUMaIgg26y6E1vRg39EqT9YlZxQN +X-Received: by 10.15.35.66 with SMTP id f42mr1151670eev.93.1394432771308; + Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:26:11 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from localhost (dsl-hkibrasgw2-58c36f-91.dhcp.inet.fi. + [88.195.111.91]) + by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id w6sm41233609eex.9.2014.03.09.23.26.10 + for + (version=TLSv1.2 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); + Sun, 09 Mar 2014 23:26:10 -0700 (PDT) +From: Jani Nikula +To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: [PATCH v5] man: try to clarify the folder: and path: vs. + --output=files confusion +Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 08:26:09 +0200 +Message-Id: <1394432769-3518-1-git-send-email-jani@nikula.org> +X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.9.0 +In-Reply-To: + <108f8bb2ea61552c84c342af81bf312df308f619.1394400503.git.jani@nikula.org> +References: + <108f8bb2ea61552c84c342af81bf312df308f619.1394400503.git.jani@nikula.org> +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2014 06:26:18 -0000 + +--- + doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst | 9 +++++++-- + 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) + +diff --git a/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst b/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst +index 7ac6c68e68ac..90160f21e23c 100644 +--- a/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst ++++ b/doc/man1/notmuch-search.rst +@@ -64,8 +64,13 @@ Supported options for **search** include + (--format=json), or as an S-Expression list (--format=sexp). + + Note that each message may have multiple filenames +- associated with it. All of them are included in the output, +- unless limited with the --duplicate=N option. ++ associated with it. All of them are included in the output ++ (unless limited with the --duplicate=N option). This may ++ be particularly confusing for **folder:** or **path:** ++ searches in a specified directory, as the messages may ++ have duplicates in other directories that are included in ++ the output, although these files alone would not match the ++ search. + + **tags** + Output all tags that appear on any message matching the +-- +1.9.0 +