notmuch
mail indexer and searcher
TLDR
Initial setup
$ notmuch setup
Index new mail$ notmuch new
Search messages$ notmuch search [from:[email protected]]
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]
SYNOPSIS
notmuch [command] [options]
DESCRIPTION
notmuch is a mail indexer and searcher. Provides fast full-text search.The tool indexes Maildir messages. Used with various email clients.
PARAMETERS
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.
INSTALL
sudo apt install notmuch
sudo dnf install notmuch
sudo pacman -S notmuch
sudo apk add notmuch
sudo zypper install notmuch
brew install notmuch
nix profile install nixpkgs#notmuch
CAVEATS
Maildir format only. Xapian backend. Frontend clients available.
HISTORY
notmuch was created by Carl Worth for fast email search, inspired by Gmail's search.