notmuch

Command-line based program for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages.

• Configure for first use:

notmuch setup

• Add a tag for all messages matching a search term:

notmuch tag +{custom_tag} "{search_term}"

• Remove a tag for all messages matching a search term:

notmuch tag -{custom_tag} "{search_term}"

• Count messages matching the given search term:

notmuch count --output={messages|threads} "{search_term}"

• Search for messages matching the given search term:

notmuch search --format={json|text} --output={summary|threads|messages|files|tags} "{search_term}"

• Limit the number of search results to X:

notmuch search --format={json|text} --output={summary|threads|messages|files|tags} --limit={X} "{search_term}"

• Create a reply template for a set of messages:

notmuch reply --format={default|headers-only} --reply-to={sender|all} "{search_term}"

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