man: fix typos / omissions

Update the man-pages for various small error / inconsistencies / typos
etc.
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Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
2026-07-26 11:37:08 +03:00
committed by Seth Ladygo
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@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ mu-labels - attach labels to messages. Export labels to file, and import them.
*mu* [_COMMON-OPTIONS_] labels list
*mu* [_COMMON-OPTIONS_] labels list-restore
*mu* [_COMMON-OPTIONS_] labels restore-list
*mu* [_COMMON-OPTIONS_] labels clear [CLEAR-OPTIONS] "<query>"
@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ A label is a string associated with a message.
- *update* for changing the labels for the messages matching some query
- *clear* for clearing all labels from messages matching some query
- *list* to list all labels that are used in the store
- *list-restore* to restore the list of labels from the database (store)
- *restore-list* to restore the list of labels from the database (store)
- *export* to write the label information to a file
- *import* the read label information from a file
- *import* to read label information from a file
*Important*: unlike other message metadata stored by *mu*, labels _cannot_ be restored
by merely re-indexing messages, since the information is not part of the message
@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ using from a shell.
*mu4e* users: note the difference, in *mu4e* the label expressions are
_space_-separated, here they are _comma_-separated.
** --dry-run
** -n, --dry-run
only print what /would/ change, but do not change anything
@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ The *clear* command removes all labels from messages that match some query. As
with *update*, the query must be recognized as a single parameter, i.e., quote it
when using a shell.
** --dry-run
** -n, --dry-run
only print what /would/ change, but do not change anything
@ -77,13 +77,13 @@ when using a shell.
The *list* command lists all the labels that are currently in use in the store.
This is the information is used for auto-completion in *mu4e*.
With the (global, directly after *mu) *--verbose* option, this also includes the
With the (global, directly after *mu*) *--verbose* option, this also includes the
counts.
* LIST-RESTORE OPTIONS
* RESTORE-LIST OPTIONS
It is possible that the list of labels (as per the *list* sub-command) gets
outdated for various reasons. With *list-restore*, this list get refreshed with
outdated for various reasons. With *restore-list*, this list gets refreshed with
the actual labels as seen in the store.
* EXPORT OPTIONS
@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The *import* command is for restoring the labels from a file created through
See *EXPORT FORMAT* below for details on the format.
** --dry-run
** -n, --dry-run
only print what would change, but do not change anything
@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ See *EXPORT FORMAT* below for details on the format.
restrictions on what is accepted as a label.
- a *valid label character* is any character that is not a control-character, not
a blank, nor anything matching the regular expression ~[^\"$',/\\`]~
a blank, nor anything matching the regular expression ~[\"$',/\\`]~
- a *valid label* consists of one or more valid label characters, the first of
which must *not* be either *+* or *-*
@ -186,5 +186,5 @@ $ mu labels clear "label:boring"
* SEE ALSO
{{{man-link(mu-query,1)}}},
{{{man-link(mu-find,1)}}},
{{{man-link(mu-query,7)}}},
{{{man-link(mu-find,1)}}}