[neomutt-users] pattern doc/help?

[lucilanga at gnome.eu.org]

On 21.06.2023 18:51, Ulli Horlacher wrote:
> When I use the limit or search function, neomutt asks for a pattern.
> There are MANY modifiers - to many to know them by heart :-}
> 
> Of course I could open
> https://neomutt.org/guide/advancedusage.html#patterns 
> with a webbrowser but this is really cumbersome.
> 
> MANY years ago, I have patched mutt to show the pattern help, when I enter
> "?" at the pattern prompt (eg "Limit to messages matching: ?")
> 
> Is neomutt able to show a pattern help, inside?
> I am afraid my C knowledge has vanished and I am not able any more to
> modify such a complex program.

What happens if you type: ~ followed by <TAB> in limit/search dialog?

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Cheers,
--lucian