From aad37383375ebc4591d24eb077698df3c8242cf7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Bremner Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:01:40 +2100 Subject: [PATCH] [Patch v6 14/14] man: try to clarify the folder: and path: vs. --output=files confusion --- 5d/6c1a4569dd0bd4e6d8ccffd450d30337a5081b | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+) create mode 100644 5d/6c1a4569dd0bd4e6d8ccffd450d30337a5081b diff --git a/5d/6c1a4569dd0bd4e6d8ccffd450d30337a5081b b/5d/6c1a4569dd0bd4e6d8ccffd450d30337a5081b new file mode 100644 index 000000000..bd45fa07a --- /dev/null +++ b/5d/6c1a4569dd0bd4e6d8ccffd450d30337a5081b @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +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 2AF12429E2F + for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:02:40 -0700 (PDT) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[none] + 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 RN1MwT-NPWOX for ; + Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:02:38 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from yantan.tethera.net (yantan.tethera.net [199.188.72.155]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id C0662429E39 + for ; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 16:02:21 -0700 (PDT) +Received: from remotemail by yantan.tethera.net with local (Exim 4.80) + (envelope-from ) + id 1WNVgi-0001vZ-W6; Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:02:20 -0300 +Received: (nullmailer pid 25867 invoked by uid 1000); Tue, 11 Mar 2014 + 23:01:46 -0000 +From: David Bremner +To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: [Patch v6 14/14] man: try to clarify the folder: and path: vs. + --output=files confusion +Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 20:01:40 -0300 +Message-Id: <1394578900-25618-15-git-send-email-david@tethera.net> +X-Mailer: git-send-email 1.8.5.3 +In-Reply-To: <1394578900-25618-1-git-send-email-david@tethera.net> +References: <1394578900-25618-1-git-send-email-david@tethera.net> +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: Tue, 11 Mar 2014 23:02:40 -0000 + +From: Jani Nikula + +--- + 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 7ac6c68..90160f2 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 +-- +1.8.5.3 + -- 2.26.2