.TH ABOOK 1 2006-09-06
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.SH NAME
-abook \- text-based address book program
+abook \- text\-based address book program
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B abook
[ \fIOPTION\fR ]
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The following \fIinputformats\fR are supported:
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-- \fBabook\fP abook native format
+\- \fBabook\fP abook native format
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-- \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook
+\- \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook
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-- \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
+\- \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
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-- \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
+\- \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
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-- \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
+\- \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
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-- \fBpalmcsv\fP Palm comma separated values
+\- \fBpalmcsv\fP Palm comma separated values
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-- \fBvcard\fP VCard addressbook
+\- \fBvcard\fP VCard addressbook
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The following \fIoutputformats\fR are supported:
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-- \fBabook\fP abook native format
+\- \fBabook\fP abook native format
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-- \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook (.4ld)
+\- \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook (.4ld)
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-- \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
+\- \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
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-- \fBhtml\fP html document
+\- \fBhtml\fP html document
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-- \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
+\- \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
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-- \fBvcard\fP VCard addressbook
+\- \fBvcard\fP VCard addressbook
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-- \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
+\- \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
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-- \fBpalmcsv\fP Palm comma separated values
+\- \fBpalmcsv\fP Palm comma separated values
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-- \fBelm\fP elm alias
+\- \fBelm\fP elm alias
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-- \fBtext\fP plain text
+\- \fBtext\fP plain text
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-- \fBspruce\fP Spruce address book
+\- \fBspruce\fP Spruce address book
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-- \fBwl\fP Wanderlust address book
+\- \fBwl\fP Wanderlust address book
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-- \fBbsdcal\fP BSD calendar
+\- \fBbsdcal\fP BSD calendar
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-- \fBcustom\fP Custom output format, see below
+\- \fBcustom\fP Custom output format, see below
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\fB\-\-outformatstr\fP \fI<string>\fR
Only used if \fB\-\-mutt\-query\fP \fIor\fR \fB\-\-convert\fP is specified \fIand\fR \fB\-\-outformat\fP=\fIcustom\fR. \fI<string>\fR is a format string allowing placeholders.
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The default value is "{nick} ({name}): {mobile}"
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-If \fI<string>\fR starts with \fI!\fR only entries whose all fields from \fI<string>\fR are non-NULL are included.
+If \fI<string>\fR starts with \fI!\fR only entries whose all fields from \fI<string>\fR are non\-NULL are included.
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-\fB\-\-add-email\fP
-Read an e-mail message from stdin and add the sender to the addressbook.
+\fB\-\-add\-email\fP
+Read an e\-mail message from stdin and add the sender to the addressbook.
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-\fB\-\-add-email-quiet\fP
-Same as --add-email but doesn't confirm adding.
+\fB\-\-add\-email\-quiet\fP
+Same as \-\-add\-email but doesn't confirm adding.
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\fB\-\-formats\fP
List available formats.
.B standard
only preserve the standard fields (see a list in the
description of the \fBview\fP command) and the legacy
- 'custom[1-5]' fields.
+ 'custom[1\-5]' fields.
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.B none
discards any unknown field.
\fI{name:22}\fP
displays the \fIname\fP field with a maximal width of 22 characters.
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-\fI{phone:-12|workphone|mobile}\fP
-displays (right aligned within a width of 13 characters), either the \fIphone\fP, \fIworkphone\fP or \fImobile\fP field, whichever being the first to be non-empty.
+\fI{phone:\-12|workphone|mobile}\fP
+displays (right aligned within a width of 13 characters), either the \fIphone\fP, \fIworkphone\fP or \fImobile\fP field, whichever being the first to be non\-empty.
.RE
.IP
Default is \fI" {name:22} {email:40} {phone:12|workphone|mobile}"\fP
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\fBuse_ascii_only\fP=[true|false]
-This option allows you to force Abook use only ASCII characters. This option is useful if your terminal doesn't support non-ASCII characters. Default is false.
+This option allows you to force Abook use only ASCII characters. This option is useful if your terminal doesn't support non\-ASCII characters. Default is false.
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\fBadd_email_prevent_duplicates\fP=[true|false]
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\fBuse_mouse\fP=[true|false]
-Defines if navigation via the mouse is activated. Default is false. Most terminals can also inhibit ncurses mouse events at runtime by holding the Shift key (restoring mouse-selection behavior).
+Defines if navigation via the mouse is activated. Default is false. Most terminals can also inhibit ncurses mouse events at runtime by holding the Shift key (restoring mouse\-selection behavior).
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\fBscroll_speed\fP=lines
-Defines the number of lines the adress list is scrolled by on a mouse wheel
+Defines the number of lines the address list is scrolled by on a mouse wheel
action. This option only takes effect if use_mouse is enabled. Default is 2.
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