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ABOOKRC

Section: File Formats (5)
Updated: Jun 4, 2003
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NAME

$HOME/.abook/abookrc - configuration file for abook address book program

DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly theabookrcfile.
abookrcis the (optional) configuration file for use with theabook(1)address book program.

abookrcis stored in a user's $HOME/.abook directory. It follows a format of"set option=value".The following information lists each of these options and the values theymay take.

If a variable is not set in abookrc, a sensible default, as listed with the description below, will be used.

Comments in abookrcare on lines beginning with '#'.

VARIABLES

autosave=[true|false]: Defines whether the addressbook is automatically saved on exit. Default is true.
show_all_emails=[true|false]: Defines whether all email addresses for a contact are shown in the main list view. Default is true
emailpos=column: Defines the screen column on the main list where the email address is to begin. Default is 25.
extra_column=field: Defines the field to display in the extra (third) column on the main list. Default is "phone" (Home Phone).
field can be any of the following:
-1                     disabled

phone          Home Phone

workphone              Work Phone

fax                    Fax

mobile         Mobile Phone

nick                   Nickname/Alias

url                    URL

notes          Notes
extra_alternative=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 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.
extrapos=column: Defines the screen column on the main list where the extra field is to begin. Default is 65.
mutt_command=command: Defines the command to start mutt. Default is "mutt".
mutt_return_all_emails=[true|false]: Defines whether to return all email addresses matching the search criteria to a mutt query. Default is true.
print_command=command: Defines the command to used when printing the addressbook. Default is "lpr".
www_command=command: Defines the command used to start the web browser to view a contact's URL. Default is "lynx".
address_style=[eu|uk|us]: Defines the style of address formatting to be used when exporting as text / printing the database (European, UK, or USA). Default is European ("eu").
use_ascii_only=[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.
add_email_prevent_duplicates=[true|false]: Defines whether to avoid adding addresses already in data. Default is false.
sort_field=field: Defines the field to be used by the "sort by field" command. Default is "nick" (Nickname/Alias).
show_cursor=[true|false]: Defines if the cursor is visible in main display. Default is false.

SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE

# sample abook configuration file## Automatically save database on exitset autosave=true# Show all email addresses in listset show_all_emails=true# Screen column for email field to startset emailpos=25# Field to be used in the extra columnset extra_column=phone# frequently used values:#       -1          disabled#       phone       Home Phone#       workphone   Work Phone#       fax         Fax#       mobile      Mobile Phone#       nick        Nickname/Alias#       url         URL#set extra_alternative=-1# Screen column for the extra field to startset extrapos=65# Command used to start muttset mutt_command=mutt# Return all email addresses to a mutt queryset mutt_return_all_emails=true# Command used to printset print_command=lpr# Command used to start the web browserset www_command=lynx# address style [eu|us|uk]set address_style=eu# use ASCII characters onlyset use_ascii_only=false# Prevent double entryset add_email_prevent_duplicates=false# field to be used with "sort by field" commandset sort_field=nick# show cursor in main displayset show_cursor=false

AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alanAATTwhirlnet.co.uk>.

abookwas written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonenAATTusers.sourceforge.net>

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