NOTMUCH-COMPACT(1) notmuch NOTMUCH-COMPACT(1) NAME notmuch-compact - compact the notmuch database SYNOPSIS notmuch compact [--quiet] [--backup=<directory>] DESCRIPTION The compact command can be used to compact the notmuch database. This can both reduce the space required by the database and improve lookup perfor- mance. The compacted database is built in a temporary directory and is later moved into the place of the origin database. The original uncompacted database is discarded, unless the --backup=<directory> option is used. Note that the database write lock will be held during the compaction process (which may be quite long) to protect data integrity. Supported options for compact include --backup=<directory> Save the current database to the given directory before replacing it with the compacted database. The backup directory must not exist and it must reside on the same mounted filesystem as the current data- base. --quiet Do not report database compaction progress to stdout. SEE ALSO notmuch, notmuch-count, notmuch-dump, notmuch-hooks, notmuch-insert, notmuch-new, notmuch-reply, notmuch-restore, notmuch-search, notmuch-search-terms, notmuch-show, notmuch-tag AUTHOR Carl Worth and many others COPYRIGHT 2009-2026, Carl Worth and many others 0.40 Aug 27, 2026 NOTMUCH-COMPACT(1)
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