notmuch

mail indexer and searcher

Initial setup

$ notmuch setup

Index new mail

$ notmuch new

Search messages

$ notmuch search [from:sender@example.com]

Show message

$ notmuch show [thread:id]

Tag messages

$ notmuch tag +[important] [search-terms]

Count messages

$ notmuch count [tag:inbox]

Reply to message

$ notmuch reply [thread:id]

notmuch [command] [options]

notmuch is a mail indexer and searcher. Provides fast full-text search.The tool indexes Maildir messages. Used with various email clients.

COMMAND

Notmuch subcommand.

setup

Initial configuration.

new

Index new messages.

search QUERY

Search messages.

show ID

Display message.

tag TAGS QUERY

Modify tags.

--help

Display help information.

Maildir format only. Xapian backend. Frontend clients available.

notmuch was created by Carl Worth for fast email search, inspired by Gmail's search.