OPT_CONVERT,
                        OPT_INFORMAT,
                        OPT_OUTFORMAT,
+                       OPT_OUTFORMAT_STR,
                        OPT_INFILE,
                        OPT_OUTFILE,
                        OPT_FORMATS
                        { "convert", 0, 0, OPT_CONVERT },
                        { "informat", 1, 0, OPT_INFORMAT },
                        { "outformat", 1, 0, OPT_OUTFORMAT },
+                       { "outformatstr", 1, 0, OPT_OUTFORMAT_STR },
                        { "infile", 1, 0, OPT_INFILE },
                        { "outfile", 1, 0, OPT_OUTFILE },
                        { "formats", 0, 0, OPT_FORMATS },
                                outformat = optarg;
                                selected_item_filter = select_output_item_filter(outformat);
                                break;
+                       case OPT_OUTFORMAT_STR:
+                               strncpy(custom_format, optarg, FORMAT_STRING_LEN - 1);
+                               custom_format[FORMAT_STRING_LEN] = 0;
+                               break;
                        case OPT_INFILE:
                                set_convert_var(infile);
                                break;
 
        if(! selected_item_filter.func)
                selected_item_filter = select_output_item_filter("muttq");
+       else if (! strcmp(outformat, "custom") && *custom_format) {
+               parsed_custom_format = (char *)malloc(FORMAT_STRING_LEN * sizeof(char*));
+               custom_format_fields = (enum field_types *)malloc(FORMAT_STRING_MAX_FIELDS * sizeof(enum field_types *));
+               parse_custom_format(custom_format, parsed_custom_format, custom_format_fields);
+       }
        if(optind < argc) {
                fprintf(stderr, _("%s: unrecognized arguments on command line\n"),
                                argv[0]);
 
        { "wl", N_("Wanderlust address book"), wl_export_database },
        { "spruce", N_("Spruce address book"), spruce_export_database },
        { "bsdcal", N_("BSD calendar"), bsdcal_export_database },
+       { "custom", N_("Custom format"), custom_export_database },
        { "\0", NULL, NULL }
 };
 
 struct abook_output_item_filter u_filters[] = {
        { "muttq", N_("mutt alias"), muttq_print_item },
+       { "custom", N_("Custom format"), custom_print_item },
        { "\0", NULL }
 };