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@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@ AERC-SEARCH(1)
aerc-search - search and filter patterns and options for *aerc*(1)
-# MAILDIR & IMAP
+# SYNTAX
+
+This syntax is common to all backends.
*:filter* [*-ruba*] [*-x* _<flag>_] [*-X* _<flag>_] [*-H* _Header: Value_] [*-f* _<from>_] [*-t* _<to>_] [*-c* _<cc>_] [*-d* _<start[,end]>_] [_<terms>_...]
*:search* [*-ruba*] [*-x* _<flag>_] [*-X* _<flag>_] [*-H* _Header: Value_] [*-f* _<from>_] [*-t* _<to>_] [*-c* _<cc>_] [*-d* _<start[,end]>_] [_<terms>_...]
@@ -75,6 +77,9 @@ aerc-search - search and filter patterns and options for *aerc*(1)
# NOTMUCH
+For notmuch, it is possible to avoid using the above flags and only rely on
+notmuch search syntax.
+
*:filter* _query_...
*:search* _query_...
You can use the full notmuch query language as described in