notmuch

Command-line based program for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages. More information: https://notmuchmail.org/manpages/.

  • 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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