NOTMUCH-COUNT(1)

NAME

       notmuch-count - count messages matching the given search terms

SYNOPSIS

       notmuch count [option ...] <search-term> ...

DESCRIPTION

       Count messages matching the search terms.

       The number of matching messages (or threads) is output to stdout.

       With no search terms, a count of all messages (or threads) in the data‐
       base will be displayed.

       See notmuch-search-terms(7) for details of  the  supported  syntax  for
       <search-terms>.

       Supported options for count include

       --output=(messages|threads|files)

              messages
                     Output  the  number of matching messages. This is the de‐
                     fault.

              threads
                     Output the number of matching threads.

              files  Output the number of files associated with matching  mes‐
                     sages.  This  may  be  bigger than the number of matching
                     messages due to duplicates (i.e.  multiple  files  having
                     the same message-id).

       --exclude=(true|false)
              Specify  whether  to  omit messages matching search.exclude_tags
              from the count (the default) or not.

       --batch
              Read queries from a file (stdin by default), one per  line,  and
              output  the  number of matching messages (or threads) to stdout,
              one per line. On an empty input line the count of  all  messages
              (or  threads) in the database will be output. This option is not
              compatible with specifying search terms on the command line.

       --lastmod
              Append lastmod (counter for number of database updates) and UUID
              to  the output. lastmod values are only comparable between data‐
              bases with the same UUID.

       --input=<filename>
              Read input from given  file,  instead  of  from  stdin.  Implies
              --batch.

SEE ALSO

       notmuch(1),  notmuch-config(1), notmuch-dump(1), notmuch-hooks(5), not‐
       much-insert(1), notmuch-new(1),  notmuch-reply(1),  notmuch-restore(1),
       notmuch-search(1),   notmuch-search-terms(7),   notmuch-show(1),   not‐
       much-tag(1)

AUTHOR

       Carl Worth and many others

COPYRIGHT

       2009-2022, Carl Worth and many others

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