Clarify that the parameter to the "-o" switch is a MAILBOX instead of a
FOLDER (which could be confused with an ordinary filesystem folder).

Added per Roman Nezval's comment.
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Daniel Spiljar 2023-12-29 00:59:25 +01:00
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3 changed files with 5 additions and 6 deletions

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@ -72,8 +72,8 @@ Do not lock files. This option is meaningful only if a mbox folder (see below)
is scanned. is scanned.
.IP "-c, --count" .IP "-c, --count"
Suppress normal output and print a count of matching messages. Suppress normal output and print a count of matching messages.
.IP "-o, --output=FOLDER" .IP "-o, --output=MAILBOX"
Suppress normal output and write messages to destination folder FOLDER instead. Suppress normal output and write messages to destination MAILBOX instead.
.IP "-p, --pipe=COMMAND" .IP "-p, --pipe=COMMAND"
Pipe each found message to COMMAND Pipe each found message to COMMAND
.IP "-d, --delete" .IP "-d, --delete"

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@ -171,10 +171,9 @@ Use with extreme caution.
@itemx -nd @itemx -nd
Ignore duplicate messages. Ignore duplicate messages.
@item --output=FOLDER @item --output=MAILBOX
@itemx -o FOLDER @itemx -o MAILBOX
Suppress normal output and write messages to destination folder FOLDER Suppress normal output and write messages to destination MAILBOX instead.
instead.
Note that @code{mboxgrep} assumes the output folder is of the same format Note that @code{mboxgrep} assumes the output folder is of the same format
as the input folder. Currently there is no possibility to convert folders. as the input folder. Currently there is no possibility to convert folders.