[PATCH] notmuch-mutt: use --format=text0 and xargs -0

Subject: [PATCH] notmuch-mutt: use --format=text0 and xargs -0

Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2018 21:57:39 +0200

To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org

Cc:

From: Jani Nikula

notmuch-mutt fails for message files with special characters such as
single quote in their filename. Use notmuch search --format=text0 and
xargs -0 combo to handle them.

Reported and tested by "dob1" on IRC.
---
 contrib/notmuch-mutt/notmuch-mutt | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/notmuch-mutt/notmuch-mutt b/contrib/notmuch-mutt/notmuch-mutt
index 0e46a8c1b95e..57f13075aa22 100755
--- a/contrib/notmuch-mutt/notmuch-mutt
+++ b/contrib/notmuch-mutt/notmuch-mutt
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ sub search($$$) {
     }
 
     empty_maildir($maildir);
-    system("notmuch search --output=files $dup_option $query"
+    system("notmuch search --format=text0 --output=files $dup_option $query"
 	   . " | sed -e 's: :\\\\ :g'"
-	   . " | xargs -r -I searchoutput ln -s searchoutput $maildir/cur/");
+	   . " | xargs -0 -r -I searchoutput ln -s searchoutput $maildir/cur/");
 }
 
 sub prompt($$) {
-- 
2.11.0

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