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.TH ALOT "1" "December 2011" "alot 0.21" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
mail user agent for the notmuch mail system
.SH SYNOPSIS
alot [-r] [-c CONFIGFILE] [-n NOTMUCHCONFIGFILE] [-C {1,16,256}]
     [-p DB_PATH] [-d {debug,info,warning,error}] [-l LOGFILE]
     [--version] [--help] [command]
.SH DESCRIPTION
A terminal-based interface for the notmuch mail system.
It features a modular and command prompt driven interface to provide a full MUA
experience as an alternative to the Emacs mode shipped with notmuch.

In all views, arrows, page-up/down, `j`,`k` and `Space` can be used to move the
focus.  `Escape` cancels prompts and `Enter` selects. Hit `:` at any time and type
in commands to the prompt. Usage information on any command can be listed by typing
`help YOURCOMMAND` to the prompt; The keybindings for the current mode are listet
upon pressing `?`.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-read\-only\fR
open db in read only mode
.TP
\fB\-c\fR, \fB\-\-config=\fR
config file [default: ~/.config/alot/config]
.TP
\fB\-n\fR, \fB\-\-notmuch\-config=\fR
notmuch config [default: ~/.notmuch\-config]
.TP
\fB\-C\fR, \fB\-\-colour\-mode=\fR
terminal colour mode [default: 256]. Must be 1, 16 or
256
.TP
\fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-mailindex\-path=\fR
path to notmuch index
.TP
\fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-debug\-level=\fR
debug log [default: info]. Must be one of
debug,info,warning or error
.TP
\fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-logfile=\fR
logfile [default: /dev/null]
.HP
\fB\-\-version\fR
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
Display this help and exit.
.SS "Commands:"
.TP
search
start in a search buffer using the querystring provided as
parameter. See the SEARCH SYNTAX section of notmuch(1).
.TP
compose
compose a new message
.SH BUGS
Alot is a fairly new project, so expect misbehaviour. Bugs can be reported via the
issue tracker on the projecs github page (https://github.com/pazz/alot).
.SH AUTHOR
Patrick Totzke <patricktotzke at googlemail dot com>
.SH "SEE ALSO"
notmuch(1)