X-Git-Url: http://www.git.stargrave.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Flei.pod;h=58646577e4fb43da3272d2ddf2af465f0f308c54;hb=0b15dfc58ceaecdcb1c9285c3ad55813006c8338;hp=9ce9e9a4dc6cde8149cfbef5bcf530325958c59e;hpb=389767f3b7eccc58859d7eade9ee2ba26b28f20d;p=public-inbox.git diff --git a/Documentation/lei.pod b/Documentation/lei.pod index 9ce9e9a4..58646577 100644 --- a/Documentation/lei.pod +++ b/Documentation/lei.pod @@ -1,24 +1,43 @@ =head1 NAME -lei - local email interface for public-inbox +lei - local email interface =head1 SYNOPSIS -lei COMMAND +lei [OPTIONS] COMMAND =head1 DESCRIPTION -Unlike the C10K-oriented L, lei is designed -exclusively to handle trusted local clients with read/write access to -the file system, using as many system resources as the local user has -access to. lei supports a local, writable store built on top of +lei is a command-line tool for importing and searching email, +regardless of whether it is from a personal mailbox or a public-inbox. +lei supports a local, writable store built on top of L and L. L provides an interface for querying messages across the lei store and read-only local and remote "externals" (inboxes and external indices). +Warning: lei is still in its early stages and may destroy mail. +Be sure to have backups of destinations lei writes to. + Available in public-inbox 1.7.0+. +=head1 OPTIONS + +=over + +=item -c NAME=VALUE + +Override configuration C to C. + +=item -C DIR + +Change current working directory to the specified directory before +running the command. This option can be given before or after +C and is accepted by all lei subcommands except +L. + +=back + =head1 COMMANDS Subcommands for initializing and managing local, writable storage: @@ -29,6 +48,8 @@ Subcommands for initializing and managing local, writable storage: =item * L +=item * L + =back The following subcommands can be used to manage and inspect external @@ -49,12 +70,14 @@ store and configured externals are =over +=item * L + +=item * L + =item * L =back -TODO: Add lei-show (and perhaps others) once implemented. - Other subcommands include =over @@ -65,6 +88,8 @@ Other subcommands include =item * L +=item * L + =back =head1 FILES @@ -76,8 +101,8 @@ configuration for lei resides at C<$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/lei/config>. Feedback welcome via plain-text mail to L -The mail archives are hosted at L -and L +The mail archives are hosted at L and +L =head1 COPYRIGHT