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@@ -89,7 +89,22 @@ static const char search_terms_help[] = "\t\tParentheses can also be used to control the combination of\n" "\t\tthe Boolean operators, but will have to be protected from\n" "\t\tinterpretation by the shell, (such as by putting quotation\n" - "\t\tmarks around any parenthesized expression).\n\n"; + "\t\tmarks around any parenthesized expression).\n" + "\n" + "\t\tFinally, results can be restricted to only messages within a\n" + "\t\tparticular time range, (based on the Date: header) with:\n" + "\n" + "\t\t\t<intial-timestamp>..<final-timestamp>\n" + "\n" + "\t\tEach timestamp is a number representing the number of seconds\n" + "\t\tsince 1970-01-01 00:00:00 UTC. This is not the most convenient\n" + "\t\tmeans of expressing date ranges, but until notmuch is fixed to\n" + "\t\taccept a more convenient form, one can use the date program to\n" + "\t\tconstruct timestamps. For example, with the bash shell the\n" + "\t\tfollowing syntax would specify a date range to return messages\n" + "\t\tfrom 2009-10-01 until the current time:\n" + "\n" + "\t\t\t$(date +%s -d 2009-10-01)..$(date +%s)\n\n"; command_t commands[] = { { "setup", notmuch_setup_command, |