On Thu, 01 Feb 2018, Matthew Lear <matt@bubblegen.co.uk> wrote: > From: Matthew Lear <matt@bubblegen.co.uk> > To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org > Cc: Matthew Lear <matt@bubblegen.co.uk> > Subject: [PATCH] Update date search syntax. > Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2018 20:52:18 +0000 > Message-Id: <20180201205218.4368-1-matt@bubblegen.co.uk> > X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.14.1 > > If searching using the date prefix and timestamps, each timestamp > is required to be prefixed with an @ > Legacy syntax of <initial-timestamp>..<final-timestamp> without the > date prefix is still honoured, only without the @ specifiers. > --- > doc/man7/notmuch-search-terms.rst | 7 +++++-- > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/doc/man7/notmuch-search-terms.rst b/doc/man7/notmuch-search-terms.rst > index 6d2bf62a..b6e7079a 100644 > --- a/doc/man7/notmuch-search-terms.rst > +++ b/doc/man7/notmuch-search-terms.rst > @@ -124,10 +124,13 @@ date:<since>..<until> or date:<date> > The time range can also be specified using timestamps with a > syntax of: > > - <initial-timestamp>..<final-timestamp> > + @<initial-timestamp>..@<final-timestamp> So I think I'd add the @ syntax in the DATE AND TIME SEARCH section, maybe under a separate new heading, and just emphasize this here is about the non-date prefixed thing. BR, Jani. > Each timestamp is a number representing the number of seconds > - since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. > + since 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. A date range search using > + timestamps is also permitted without using the date prefix and > + @ specifiers, although this is considered legacy and pre-dates > + the date prefix. > > lastmod:<initial-revision>..<final-revision> > The **lastmod:** prefix can be used to restrict the result by the > -- > 2.14.1 > > _______________________________________________ > notmuch mailing list > notmuch@notmuchmail.org > https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch _______________________________________________ notmuch mailing list notmuch@notmuchmail.org https://notmuchmail.org/mailman/listinfo/notmuch