diff --git a/src/mu-config.c b/src/mu-config.c
index b0fdaa86..732f16b8 100644
--- a/src/mu-config.c
+++ b/src/mu-config.c
@@ -176,7 +176,9 @@ config_options_group_find (MuConfig *opts)
 		 "clear old links before filling a linksdir (false)", NULL},
 		{"format", 'o', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opts->formatstr,
 		 "output format ('plain'(*), 'links', 'xml',"
-		 "'json', 'sexp', 'xquery')", NULL},				
+		 "'json', 'sexp', 'xquery')", NULL},
+		/* {"exec", 'e', 0, G_OPTION_ARG_STRING, &opts->exec, */
+		/*  "execute command on each match message", NULL}, */
 		{NULL, 0, 0, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/mu-config.h b/src/mu-config.h
index e6617122..361b8b16 100644
--- a/src/mu-config.h
+++ b/src/mu-config.h
@@ -103,7 +103,10 @@ struct _MuConfig {
 	char            *bookmark;	/* use bookmark */
 	char		*formatstr;     /* output type
 					 * (plain,links,xml,json,sexp) */
-
+	char		*exec;		/* command to execute on the
+					 * files for the matched
+					 * messages */
+	
 	/* options for view */
 	gboolean         separate;      /* add separator between
 					 * multiple messages in mu