1 .TH ABOOK 1 "March 18, 2000"
4 abook \- text-based address book program
6 This man page is not completely up to date.
9 [ \fB--help\fP | \fB--datafile\fP <filename> | \fB--mutt-query\fP <string> | \fB--convert\fP <inputformat> <inputfile> <outputformat> <outputfile> | \fB--add-email\fP | \fB--add-email-quiet\fP ]
11 This manual page documents briefly the
14 This manual page was written for the Debian GNU/Linux distribution
15 because the original program does not have a manual page.
18 is a text-based address book program. It contains Name, Email, Address
19 and various Phone fields. It is designed for use with mutt, but can be
20 equally useful on its own.
26 \fB\-\-datafile\fP <filename>
27 Use an alternative addressbook file (default is $HOME/.abook.addressbook).
29 \fB\-\-mutt-query\fP <string>
30 Make a query for mutt (search the addressbook for <string>).
32 The \fB\-\-datafile\fP option, as documented above, may be used BEFORE this
33 option to search a different addressbook file.
35 \fB\-\-convert\fP <inputformat> <inputfile> <outputformat> <outputfile>
36 Converts <inputfile> in <inputformat> to <outputfile> in <outputformat>
39 The following \fBinputformats\fP are supported:
41 - \fBabook\fP abook native format
43 - \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook
45 - \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
47 - \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
49 - \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
52 The following \fBoutputformats\fP are supported:
54 - \fBabook\fP abook native format
56 - \fBldif\fP ldif / Netscape addressbook (.4ld)
58 - \fBmutt\fP mutt alias
60 - \fBhtml\fP html document
62 - \fBpine\fP pine addressbook
64 - \fBgcrd\fP GnomeCard (VCard) addressbook
66 - \fBcsv\fP comma separated values
70 - \fBtext\fP plain text
72 - \fBspruce\fP Spruce address book
75 Read an e-mail message from stdin and add the sender to the addressbook.
77 \fB\-\-add-email-quiet\fP
78 Same as --add-email but doesn't confirm adding.
80 .SH COMMANDS DURING USE
81 Press '\fB?\fP' during use to get a list of commands.
87 This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk>,
88 for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
92 was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>