1 .TH ABOOK 1 "March 18, 2000"
4 abook \- text-based address book program
7 [ \fB--help\fP | \fB--datafile\fP <filename> | \fB--mutt-query\fP <string> | \fB--convert\fP <inputformat> <inputfile> <outputformat> <outputfile>]
9 This manual page documents briefly the
12 This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
13 because the original program does not have a manual page.
16 is a text-based address book program. It contains Name, Email, Address
17 and various Phone fields. It is designed for use with mutt, but can be
18 equally useful on its own.
24 \fB\-\-datafile\fP <filename>
25 Use an alternative addressbook file (default is $HOME/.abook.addressbook).
27 \fB\-\-mutt-query\fP <string>
28 Make a query for mutt (search the addressbook for <string>).
30 The \fB\-\-datafile\fP option, as documented above, may be used BEFORE this
31 option to search a different addressbook file.
33 \fB\-\-convert\fP <inputformat> <inputfile> <outputformat> <outputfile>
34 Converts <inputfile> in <inputformat> to <outputfile> in <outputformat>
37 The following \fBinputformats\fP are supported:
39 - \fBabook\fP abook native format
41 - \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook
43 - \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
46 The following \fBoutputformats\fP are supported:
48 - \fBabook\fP abook native format
50 - \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
52 - \fBhtml\fP html document
54 - \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
56 - \fBgcrd\fP GnomeCard (VCard) addressbook
58 - \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
62 - \fBtext\fP plain text
64 .SH COMMANDS DURING USE
65 Press '\fB?\fP' during use to get a list of commands.
71 This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk>,
72 for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
76 was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@bigfoot.com>