From: Mike Kelly <pioto@pioto.org>
To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org
Subject: [PATCH] Have notmuch count default to showing the total.
Date: Thu,  8 Apr 2010 15:39:38 -0400
Message-Id: <1270755578-23725-1-git-send-email-pioto@pioto.org>
Precedence: list

If no parameters are given to notmuch-count, or just '' or '*' are
given, return the total number of messages in the database.

update notmuch count help
---
 notmuch-count.c |    5 ++---
 notmuch.c       |    4 ++++
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/notmuch-count.c b/notmuch-count.c
index 77aa433..97242ab 100644
--- a/notmuch-count.c
+++ b/notmuch-count.c
@@ -90,9 +90,8 @@ notmuch_count_command (void *ctx, int argc, char *argv[])
 	fprintf (stderr, "Out of memory.\n");
 	return 1;
     }
-    if (*query_str == '\0') {
-	fprintf (stderr, "Error: notmuch count requires at least one count term.\n");
-	return 1;
+    if (*query_str == '\0' || (*query_str == '*' && *(query_str+1) == '\0')) {
+	query_str = talloc_strdup (ctx, "");
     }
 
     query = notmuch_query_create (notmuch, query_str);
diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index f5669fc..8650951 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ command_t commands[] = {
       "\tof messages matching both a specific tag and either inbox\n"
       "\tor unread\n"
       "\n"
+      "\tIf no parameters are given, or the special search terms '' or\n"
+      "\t'*' are given, it will display the total number of messages in\n"
+      "\tthe database.\n"
+      "\n"
       "\tSee \"notmuch help search-terms\" for details of the search\n"
       "\t\tterms syntax." },
     { "reply", notmuch_reply_command,
-- 
1.7.0.4