From: Austin Clements Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2015 02:48:00 +0000 (+1900) Subject: Re: Negating searches in notmuch running via emacs? X-Git-Url: http://git.tremily.us/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=773e170b42756c447ddb5737d7ffb6e6bf7d0256;p=notmuch-archives.git Re: Negating searches in notmuch running via emacs? --- diff --git a/5d/76c55f822da5341039491d889b8604038dadd3 b/5d/76c55f822da5341039491d889b8604038dadd3 new file mode 100644 index 000000000..50286a835 --- /dev/null +++ b/5d/76c55f822da5341039491d889b8604038dadd3 @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +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 02ADD431FC9 + for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2015 18:48:05 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: -2.3 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.3 tagged_above=-999 required=5 + tests=[RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED=-2.3] 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 46XTkuA-ZCV5 for ; + Tue, 6 Jan 2015 18:48:01 -0800 (PST) +Received: from outgoing.csail.mit.edu (outgoing.csail.mit.edu [128.30.2.149]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C5D73431FC4 + for ; Tue, 6 Jan 2015 18:48:01 -0800 (PST) +Received: from [104.131.20.129] (helo=awakeningjr) + by outgoing.csail.mit.edu with esmtpsa (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) + (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) + id 1Y8gfA-0001jH-Q5; Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:48:00 -0500 +Received: from amthrax by awakeningjr with local (Exim 4.84) + (envelope-from ) + id 1Y8gfA-0002ed-Du; Tue, 06 Jan 2015 21:48:00 -0500 +Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 21:48:00 -0500 +From: Austin Clements +To: David Creelman +Subject: Re: Negating searches in notmuch running via emacs? +Message-ID: <20150107024800.GE22599@csail.mit.edu> +References: <20150105214633.GA19398@laplace> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +Content-Disposition: inline +In-Reply-To: <20150105214633.GA19398@laplace> +User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23 (2014-03-12) +Cc: notmuch@notmuchmail.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: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 02:48:05 -0000 + +Hi David. + +In general, "-" will negate a query term. However, Xapian's query +syntax (to which notmuch is beholden) ignores "-" at the beginning of +a query (and immediately after an open paren). Hence, if you want to +negate the first term in a query, you'll have to use "not" instead. + +Hope that helps. + +Quoth David Creelman on Jan 06 at 8:46 am: +> Hi Carl (et al), +> Thanks for notmuch. It's making my email setup a bit more efficient. I used to be a filter to differnt +> mbox kind of person, but I'm a changed man now !! +> +> Just wondered, is it possible to negate a search in notmuch for emacs? +> +> I have a bunch of stuff that is in my inbox that I don't want to see and have tried doing things like +> +> -googlealerts-noreply +> -from:googlealerts-noreply +> +> But it looks like the '-' is ignored.... +> +> Is there a way of getting filtering? It looks like it's possible from the command line application (with - +> and + on search terms). +> +> Regards, +> David +> _______________________________________________ +> notmuch mailing list +> notmuch@notmuchmail.org +> http://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch