On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 21:20:40 -0300, David Bremner <bremner@unb.ca> wrote: > 1) just delete the output file option from notmuch-dump, and use shell > redirection. So far I don't see a non-contrived example when writing > an output file directly is useful, but maybe that is just a failure > of imagination. > > 2) delete the output file option and a global "--write" option that > calls freopen(... stdout). As a bonus(?) this would work for any > notmuch command. Either of these seem like the right approach to me. I might favor (1) just a bit so I don't have to choose between different ways of doing the same thing, but that's a small point. As Jamie said, they're pretty much the same. --Jesse