lei export-kw: don't recreate deleted IMAP folders

[public-inbox.git] / Documentation / lei-q.pod

diff --git a/Documentation/lei-q.pod b/Documentation/lei-q.pod
index fbe6192068f5ccdae8becd01aeb0dcf2935f8db1..574c12eb9d3a36883063fc5a05c6b793cec2698c 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/lei-q.pod
+++ b/Documentation/lei-q.pod
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ lei q [OPTIONS] (--stdin|-)
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 

-Search for messages across the lei store and externals.
+Search for messages across the lei/store and externals.

 
 =for comment
 TODO: Give common prefixes, or at least a description/reference.
 
 =for comment
 TODO: Give common prefixes, or at least a description/reference.


@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@ TODO: mention curl options?
 
 Read search terms from stdin.
 
 
 Read search terms from stdin.
 

-=item --save
+=item --no-save

 
 

-Save a search for L<lei-up(1)>.
+Do not save the search for L<lei-up(1)>.

 
 =item --output=MFOLDER
 
 
 =item --output=MFOLDER
 


@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ Destination for results (e.g., C</tmp/results-Maildir>,
 C<imaps://user@mail.example.com/INBOX.test>, or
 C<mboxcl2:/tmp/results-mboxcl2>).  The prefix may be a supported protocol:
 C<imap://> or C<imaps://>.  URLs requiring
 C<imaps://user@mail.example.com/INBOX.test>, or
 C<mboxcl2:/tmp/results-mboxcl2>).  The prefix may be a supported protocol:
 C<imap://> or C<imaps://>.  URLs requiring

-authentication must use L<netrc(5)> and/or L<git-credential(1)> to
+authentication use L<git-credential(1)> to

 fill in the username and password.
 
 A prefix can specify the format of the output: C<maildir>,
 fill in the username and password.
 
 A prefix can specify the format of the output: C<maildir>,


@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Default: C<-> (stdout)
 
 Format of results to stdout.  This option exists as a convenient
 way to specify the format for the default stdout destination.
 
 Format of results to stdout.  This option exists as a convenient
 way to specify the format for the default stdout destination.

-C<text>, C<json>, C<jsonl>, or C<concatjson> are all supported,
+C<reply>, C<text>, C<json>, C<jsonl>, or C<concatjson> are all supported,

 as are the various mbox variants described in L</--output>.
 
 When a format isn't specified, it's chosen based on the
 as are the various mbox variants described in L</--output>.
 
 When a format isn't specified, it's chosen based on the


@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ preferred when not writing to stdout.
 
 =item --no-color
 
 
 =item --no-color
 

-Disable color (for C<--format=text>).
+Disable color (for C<-f reply> and C<-f text>).

 
 =item --pretty
 
 
 =item --pretty
 


@@ -164,6 +164,8 @@ multiple times.
 
 =item --only=LOCATION
 
 
 =item --only=LOCATION
 

+=item -O LOCATION
+

 Use only the specified external for search.  This option may be given
 multiple times, in which case the search uses only the specified set.
 
 Use only the specified external for search.  This option may be given
 multiple times, in which case the search uses only the specified set.
 


@@ -192,7 +194,9 @@ Default: fcntl,dotlock
 
 =item -n NUMBER
 
 
 =item -n NUMBER
 

-Limit the number of matches.
+Fuzzy limit the number of matches per-local external and lei/store.
+Messages added by the L<--threads> switch do not count towards this
+limit, and there is no limit on remote externals.

 
 Default: 10000
 
 
 Default: 10000
 


@@ -241,6 +245,13 @@ Default: C<auto>
 
 =back
 
 
 =back
 

+=head1 TIPS
+
+C<-f reply> is intended to aid in turning a cover letter
+into a reply (since using C<git format-patch --in-reply-to=...>
+is tedious).  Results (including "From " lines) should be edited
+and trimmed in your favorite C<$EDITOR> before sending.
+

 =head1 CONTACT
 
 Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org>
 =head1 CONTACT
 
 Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to L<mailto:meta@public-inbox.org>