--- a/src/README
+++ b/src/README
@@ -623,20 +623,19 @@
Here follows a sample request that we are going to explain:
- mime:message/rfc822 author:"john doe" Beatles OR Lennon Live OR Unplugged -potatoes
+ author:"john doe" Beatles OR Lennon Live OR Unplugged -potatoes
- This would search for all email messages with John Doe appearing as a
- phrase in the From: header, and containing either beatles or lennon and
- either live or unplugged but not potatoes.
-
- The first element, mime:message/rfc822 is a special switch that restricts
- the results to be email messages. There could be several such switches,
- which would form a list of allowed types.
-
- The second element author:"john doe" is a phrase search limited to a
+ This would search for all documents with John Doe appearing as a phrase in
+ the author field (exactly what this is would depend on the document type,
+ ie: the From: header, for an email message), and containing either beatles
+ or lennon and either live or unplugged but not potatoes (in any part of
+ the document).
+
+ The first element author:"john doe" is a phrase search limited to a
specific field. Phrase searches are specified as usual by enclosing the
- words in double quotes. The field specification appears before the colon.
+ words in double quotes. The field specification appears before the colon
+ (of course this is not limited to phrases, author:Balzac would be ok too).
Recoll currently manages the following fields:
* title, subject or caption are synonyms which specify data to be