This functionality seems to have been undocumented, if it ever
existed. Document it now.
---
doc/man1/notmuch.rst | 4 +++-
notmuch.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/man1/notmuch.rst b/doc/man1/notmuch.rst
index ae0461a..87fb7bc 100644
--- a/doc/man1/notmuch.rst
+++ b/doc/man1/notmuch.rst
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ OPTIONS
Supported global options for ``notmuch`` include
- ``--help``
+ ``--help`` [command-name]
Print a synopsis of available commands and exit.
+ With an optional command name, show the man page
+ for that subcommand.
``--version``
Print the installed version of notmuch, and exit.
diff --git a/notmuch.c b/notmuch.c
index c528dce..9580c3f 100644
--- a/notmuch.c
+++ b/notmuch.c
@@ -381,11 +381,11 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
goto DONE;
}
- notmuch_process_shared_options (NULL);
-
if (opt_index < argc)
command_name = argv[opt_index];
+ notmuch_process_shared_options (command_name);
+
command = find_command (command_name);
if (!command) {
fprintf (stderr, "Error: Unknown command '%s' (see \"notmuch help\")\n",
--
2.1.4
