notmuch Command Examples

Command-line based program for indexing, searching, reading, and tagging large collections of email messages. More information: https://notmuchmail.org/manpages/.

• Configure for first use:

notmuch setup

• Add a tag for all messages matching a search term:

notmuch tag +{{custom_tag}} "{{search_term}}"

• Remove a tag for all messages matching a search term:

notmuch tag -{{custom_tag}} "{{search_term}}"

• Count messages matching the given search term:

notmuch count --output={{messages|threads}} "{{search_term}}"

• Search for messages matching the given search term:

notmuch search --format={{json|text}} --output={{summary|threads|messages|files|tags}} "{{search_term}}"

• Limit the number of search results to X:

notmuch search --format={{json|text}} --output={{summary|threads|messages|files|tags}} --limit={{X}} "{{search_term}}"

• Create a reply template for a set of messages:

notmuch reply --format={{default|headers-only}} --reply-to={{sender|all}} "{{search_term}}"