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mu4e: update docs for mu4e-get-mail-command 

There seems to be some confusion making people setting it to `t` rather
than the literal string "true". Make it even clearer in the doc.
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djcb 2016-02-07 14:10:43 +02:00
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mu4e/mu4e-vars.el
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@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ link."
Common values are \"offlineimap\", \"fetchmail\" or \"mbsync\", but
arbitrary shell-commands can be used.
When set to \"true\" (the default), the command simply finishes
succesfully (running the 'true' command) without retrieving any
mail. This can be useful when mail is already retrieved in another
way."
When set to the literal string \"true\" (the default), the
command simply finishes succesfully (running the 'true' command)
without retrieving any mail. This can be useful when mail is
already retrieved in another way."
:type 'string
:group 'mu4e
:safe 'stringp)

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mu4e/mu4e.texi
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@ -3574,9 +3574,10 @@ some soundfile, change as needed):
somehow?} Yes - set @code{mu4e-headers-auto-update} to @code{nil}.
@item @emph{I don't use @t{offlineimap}, @t{fetchmail} etc., I get my mail
through my own mailserver. What should I use for
@code{mu4e-get-mail-command}}? Use @t{"true"} (or don't do anything, it's the
default). This makes getting mail a no-op, but the messages are still
re-indexed.
@code{mu4e-get-mail-command}}? Use the literal string @t{"true"} (or
don't do anything, it's the default) which then uses @t{/bin/true} (a
command that does nothing and always succeeds). This makes getting mail
a no-op, but the messages are still re-indexed.
@item @emph{How can I re-index my messages without getting new mail?}
Use @kbd{M-x mu4e-update-index}
@item @emph{When I try to run @t{mu index} while @t{mu4e} is running I get