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Re: question marks in default index_format



On 2009-02-02, Paul E Condon <pecondon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I'm puzzled by the default index_format which is, I think:
> 
> set index_format="%4C %Z %{%b %d} %-15.15L (%?l?%4l&%4c?) %s"
> 
> I don't understand the string inside parentheses. Where can
> I find an explanation? Question marks often invoke some sort
> of conditional action, but I don't see them in printf docs.

It's in the mutt manual, section 3.277 status_format.

Regards,
Gary