On Fri, Aug 05, 2022 at 07:19:34AM -0400, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> Very basic question ahead. In man muttrc subscribe [group-name]
> [regexp] [regexp] has two regexp entries beside it. how are those
> used correctly to subscribe mutt-users and other groups?
It's a bit unclear what you are asking.
If you are asking "what does 'regexp'" mean, it's short for "regular
expression". "regex" is also short for "regular expression". For more
information, try entering
man 7 regex
at your command line.
If, instead, you are asking, why are there *two* "[regexp]" entries in
the syntax of the "subscribe" command, note the correct syntax:
subscribe [-group name] regexp [ regexp ... ]
The square brackets indicate optional paramenters.
I guess (but others may correct me) that reason the "subscribe" command
allows for more than one regular expression as its parameters, is to
allow for cases where, for instance, the user wishes to inform Mutt of
subscriptions to:
- multiple mailing lists, by using a single invocation of the
"subscribe" command; or
- a single mailing list that (unusually) uses multiple different list
addresses.
Sam
