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notmuch:tldr:5e6c1
The notmuch count
command is used to count the number of matched email messages in the Notmuch database based on a given search criteria.
In this specific command, the --output=${select}
option is used to specify the format of the output. The ${select}
is a placeholder that is replaced with a specific value later in the command.
The ${search_term}
is another placeholder that represents the search term or query that defines the criteria for selecting the email messages.
So, when you run this command in a terminal, it will count the number of email messages that match the provided search term, and the output will be formatted according to the value of ${select}
. The values that can be used for ${select}
are typically predefined formats such as tags
, threads
, paths
, etc.