Access notmuch configuration file
notmuch config get <section>.<item>
notmuch config set <section>.<item> [value ...]
notmuch config list
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 separate 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 individual 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 directories 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.
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.
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