From d1b06f159ccaa4e5e6830e63d21d3a1d04865ca4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carl Worth Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 10:33:37 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] notmuch search: Document the from, to, and subject prefixes. I've been using these for a long time, but I had neglected to document them until now. --- notmuch.c | 13 ++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c index c5a913cd..b6fbef41 100644 --- a/notmuch.c +++ b/notmuch.c @@ -1467,11 +1467,22 @@ command_t commands[] = { "\t\tNote that the individual mail messages will be matched\n" "\t\tagainst the search terms, but the results will be the\n" "\t\tthreads containing the matched messages.\n\n" - "\t\tCurrently, the supported search terms are as follows, (where\n" + "\t\tCurrently, in addition to free text (and quoted phrases\n" + "\t\tthe following prefixed search terms are supported, (where\n" "\t\t indicate user-supplied values):\n\n" + "\t\t\tfrom:\n" + "\t\t\tto:\n" + "\t\t\tsubject:\n" "\t\t\ttag:\n" "\t\t\tid:\n" "\t\t\tthread:\n\n" + "\t\tThe from: prefix is used to match the name or address of\n" + "\t\tthe sender of an email message.\n\n" + "\t\tThe to: prefix is used to match the names or addresses of\n" + "\t\tany recipient of an email message, (whether To, Cc, or Bcc).\n\n" + "\t\tAny term prefixed with subject: will match only text from\n" + "\t\tthe subject of an email. Quoted phrases are supported when\n" + "\t\tsearching with: subject:\"this is a phrase\".\n\n" "\t\tValid tag values include \"inbox\" and \"unread\" by default\n" "\t\tfor new messages added by \"notmuch new\" as well as any other\n" "\t\ttag values added manually with \"notmuch tag\".\n\n" -- 2.26.2