From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8DCE6DE02DD for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:58:36 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at cworth.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -0.015 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.015 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[AWL=0.097, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001, T_RP_MATCHES_RCVD=-0.01] autolearn=disabled Received: from arlo.cworth.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (arlo.cworth.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id fBphbaHc31e4 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:58:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from cock.li (cock.li [185.100.85.212]) by arlo.cworth.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 5C4BA6DE00E6 for ; Fri, 15 Sep 2017 17:58:35 -0700 (PDT) From: Attic Hermit DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=cock.li; s=mail; t=1505523510; bh=t0GuTlAkDe0ipWuihukU2Rcmopks4OQJw2zedaqDhi4=; h=From:To:Subject:Date:From; b=RrGXroLRi58iKVyQnn6weZKnb2QpsemV4RgGfKqWNrJCB8pMgyVEAoz0/jLjuqjvB 4YOM3XACuGrDOJWhYHWRICRYVUAohwZZiPLpmTEtlZ5crCkp0ccZG65K0925IMmQ6O zE/uXi5V5Hb27AZ1E5lEF22GnZ/OtGGpZweu5BNtqG4CnN9FPNKH7fW4lJq4cYhbP/ v2g3iB/TuKBBitHFJScnxUHTVcoRm/oJrDQz2quCT+O9zbc+3/MPcc5u3GgpZofNxd pJ1JUTIxAmyeTmNHyBRWe96DirsG3eKP+Tq5c3I97w8+GawDgam1nuA9Omc+did3qD a8nZIRfzZR6NQ== To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org Subject: What is notmuch compact and should I use it? Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:58:26 +0900 Message-ID: <87mv5vcvd9.fsf@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 Precedence: list List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 00:58:36 -0000 I read the manuals of Notmuch and encountered notmuch-compact. The manual says that it compacts the notmuch database and it will enhance the performance of Notmuch. What exactly is to compact the database? I noticed that the size of the notmuch database is shrunk after `notmuch compact`, but I don't think this procedure is gzipping the database. I thought it is something like the garbage collecting, but I'm not sure. And should I use it regularly? if it is, how often should it be done? -- Attic Hermit