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-rw-r--r--notmuch.c7
2 files changed, 21 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/notmuch.1 b/notmuch.1
index 04bd0cf..369ecba 100644
--- a/notmuch.1
+++ b/notmuch.1
@@ -169,6 +169,8 @@ when sorting by
.B newest\-first
the threads will be sorted by the newest message in each thread.
+.RE
+.RS 4
By default, results will be displayed in reverse chronological order,
(that is, the newest results will be displayed first).
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ See the
section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
.RE
.TP
-.BR show " <search-term>..."
+.BR show " [options...] <search-term>..."
Shows all messages matching the search terms.
@@ -187,6 +189,19 @@ message in date order). The output is not indented by default, but
depth tags are printed so that proper indentation can be performed by
a post-processor (such as the emacs interface to notmuch).
+Supported options for
+.B show
+include
+.RS 4
+.TP 4
+.B \-\-entire\-thread
+
+By default only those messages that match the search terms will be
+displayed. With this option, all messages in the same thread as any
+matched message will be displayed.
+.RE
+
+.RS 4
The output format is plain-text, with all text-content MIME parts
decoded. Various components in the output,
.RB ( message ", " header ", " body ", " attachment ", and MIME " part ),
@@ -207,6 +222,7 @@ See the
.B "SEARCH SYNTAX"
section below for details of the supported syntax for <search-terms>.
.RE
+.RE
The
.B reply
diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index 06b55f9..2ac8a59 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -181,9 +181,10 @@ command_t commands[] = {
"\n"
"\t\t--entire-thread\n"
"\n"
- "\t\t\tBy default only messages strictly matching the\n"
- "\t\t\tsearch expression will be displayed. With this\n"
- "\t\t\toption all messages in matching threads are shown.\n"
+ "\t\t\tBy default only those messages that match the\n"
+ "\t\t\tsearch terms will be displayed. With this option,\n"
+ "\t\t\tall messages in the same thread as any matched\n"
+ "\t\t\tmessage will be displayed.\n"
"\n"
"\t\tThe output format is plain-text, with all text-content\n"
"\t\tMIME parts decoded. Various components in the output,\n"