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.SH NAME
\fB$HOME/.abookrc\fP \- configuration file for abook address book program
+.SH WARNING
+This man page is not up to date with abook version 0.5. See sample.abookrc
+for abookrc syntax. It can be found on http://abook.sourceforge.net/sample.abookrc .
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B .abookrc
may take.
If a variable is not set in
-.B .abook.conf
+.B .abookrc
, a sensible default, as
listed with the description below, will be used.
Comments in
-.B .abook.conf
+.B .abookrc
are on lines beginning with '#'.
.SH VARIABLES
.TP
\fBextra_column\fP=field
-Defines the variable to display in the extra (third) column on the main list. Default is 7 (Home Phone).
+Defines the variable to display in the extra (third) column on the main list. Default is "phone" (Home Phone).
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-The following numbers are used to represent commonly used \fIfield\fPs:
+The following strings are used to represent commonly used \fIfield\fPs:
.br
--1 = disabled
+-1 disabled
.br
- 7 = Home Phone
+phone Home Phone
.br
- 8 = Work Phone
+workphone Work Phone
.br
- 9 = Fax
+fax Fax
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-10 = Mobile Phone
+mobile Mobile Phone
.br
-11 = Nick / Alias
+nick Nick / Alias
.br
-12 = URL
+url URL
.br
-13 = Notes
+notes Notes
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\fBextra_alternative\fP=field
-This is an optional setting that allows you to specify an alternative field to be displayed in the extra (third) column if there is no data for the field specified in extra_column for a particular item. The numerical codes for the fields are the same as above. Please note that the data shown where the alternative field has been used will NOT be marked differently in any way from the rest of the extra column. There is no default.
+This is an optional setting that allows you to specify an alternative field to be displayed in the extra (third) column if there is no data for the field specified in extra_column for a particular item. The strings for the fields are the same as above. Please note that the data shown where the alternative field has been used will NOT be marked differently in any way from the rest of the extra column. There is no default.
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\fBextrapos\fP=column
emailpos=25
# Field to be used in the extra column
-extra_column=7
+extra_column=phone
# frequently used values:
-# -1 = disabled
-# 7 = Home Phone
-# 8 = Work Phone
-# 9 = Fax
-# 10 = Mobile Phone
-# 11 = Nick / Alias
-# 12 = URL
+# -1 disabled
+# phone Home Phone
+# workphone Work Phone
+# fax Fax
+# mobile Mobile Phone
+# nick Nick / Alias
+# url URL
#
extra_alternative=-1
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.B abook
-was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@bigfoot.com>
+was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>