On Wed May03'23 09:59:17AM, Will Yardley wrote: > From: Will Yardley <mutt-us...@veggiechinese.net> > Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 09:59:17 -0700 > To: mutt-users@mutt.org > Subject: Re: restrict folder hook to specific folder(s) > > On Wed, May 03, 2023 at 11:27:05AM -0500, Ranjan Maitra wrote: > > > I have a folder called "R". There are other folders that have "R" in > > their name. However, when I set up a > > > > folder-hook '(R)' > > > > it seems to apply to all folders with R in it, with embarrassing > > consequences. How do I make sure that the hook applies to the R folder > > and nothing else? > > I've not used folder-hooks myself, but it looks like you may have to > anchor one or both sides of the regex to get the behavior you want. > > http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#mailbox-hook > > has some examples. > > and > http://www.mutt.org/doc/manual/#regexp > has some info on the regex syntax >
Thanks for this! I am a little lost on how to use these syntax for my specific use case. I was looking for a way to have mailhooks only apply to specific named folders. I tried giving the complete pathname: /home/user/Mail/R but this is cumbersome to put for all the folders, one by one, and also this does not specifically exclude out folders such as /home/user/Mail/Rsomething Is there a way to have a specific hook for only a specific folder? Many thanks and best wishes, Ranjan
