NOTMUCH-CONFIG(1)					      General Commands Manual						 NOTMUCH-CONFIG(1)

NAME

       notmuch-config - Access notmuch configuration file.

SYNOPSIS

       notmuch config get <section>.<item>

       notmuch config set <section>.<item> [value ...]

       notmuch config list

DESCRIPTION

       The config command can be used to get or set settings in the notmuch configuration file.

	   get The  value  of the specified configuration item is printed to stdout. If the item has multiple values (it is a list), each value is
	       separated by a newline character.

	   set The specified configuration item is set to the given value. To specify a multiple-value item (a list), provide each value as a sep-
	       arate command-line argument.

	       If no values are provided, the specified configuration item will be removed from the configuration file.

	   list
	       Every configuration item is printed to stdout, each on a separate line of the form:

	       section.item=value

	       No  additional  whitespace surrounds the dot or equals sign characters. In a multiple-value item (a list), the values are separated
	       by semicolon characters.

       The available configuration items are described below.

	   database.path
	       The top-level directory where your mail currently exists and to where mail will be delivered in the future. Files should  be  indi-
	       vidual email messages. Notmuch will store its database within a sub-directory of the path configured here named .notmuch.

	   user.name
	       Your full name.

	   user.primary_email
	       Your primary email address.

	   user.other_email
	       A list of other email addresses at which you receive email.

	   new.tags
	       A list of tags that will be added to all messages incorporated by notmuch new.

	   new.ignore
	       A  list of file and directory names, without path, that will not be searched for messages by notmuch new.  All the files and direc-
	       tories matching any of the names specified here will be ignored, regardless of the location in the mail store directory hierarchy.

	   search.exclude_tags
	       A list of tags that will be excluded from search results by default. Using an excluded tag in a query will override that exclusion.

	   maildir.synchronize_flags
	       If true, then the following maildir flags (in message filenames) will be synchronized with the corresponding notmuch tags:

		 Flag	 Tag
		 ----	 -------
		 D	 draft
		 F	 flagged
		 P	 passed
		 R	 replied
		 S	 unread (added when 'S' flag is not present)

	       The notmuch new command will notice flag changes in filenames and update tags, while the notmuch tag and notmuch  restore  commands
	       will notice tag changes and update flags in filenames.

	       If there have been any changes in the maildir (new messages added, old ones removed or renamed, maildir flags changed, etc.), it is
	       advisable to run notmuch new before notmuch tag or notmuch restore commands to ensure the tag changes are properly synchronized	to
	       the maildir flags, as the commands expect the database and maildir to be in sync.

ENVIRONMENT

       The following environment variables can be used to control the behavior of notmuch.

       NOTMUCH_CONFIG
	      Specifies the location of the notmuch configuration file. Notmuch will use ${HOME}/.notmuch-config if this variable is not set.

SEE ALSO

       notmuch(1),  notmuch-count(1),  notmuch-dump(1), notmuch-hooks(5), notmuch-new(1), notmuch-reply(1), notmuch-restore(1), notmuch-search(1),
       notmuch-search-terms(7), notmuch-show(1), notmuch-tag(1)

Notmuch 0.13.2							    2012-06-01							 NOTMUCH-CONFIG(1)