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ABOOKRC

Section: File Formats (5)
Updated: Jan 2, 2001
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NAME

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

DESCRIPTION

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

.abookrcis stored in a user's $HOME directory. It follows a format of 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 variable to display in the extra (third) column on the main list. Default is "phone" (Home Phone).
The following strings are used to represent commonly used fields:
-1                     disabled

phone          Home Phone

workphone              Work Phone

fax                    Fax

mobile         Mobile Phone

nick                   Nick / 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".
filesel_sort=[true|false]: Defines whether to sort the files in the fileselector in alphabetical order. Default is false.
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.

SAMPLE CONFIGURATION FILE

# sample abook configuration file## Automatically save database on exitautosave=true# Show all email addresses in listshow_all_emails=true# Screen column for email field to startemailpos=25# Field to be used in the extra columnextra_column=phone# frequently used values:#       -1              disabled#       phone           Home Phone#       workphone       Work Phone#       fax             Fax#       mobile          Mobile Phone#       nick            Nick / Alias#       url             URL#extra_alternative=-1# Screen column for the extra field to startextrapos=65# Command used to start muttmutt_command=mutt# Return all email addresses to a mutt querymutt_return_all_emails=true# Command used to printprint_command=lpr# Sort files in fileselector (alphabetic order)filesel_sort=false# Command used to start the web browserwww_command=lynx# address style [eu|us|uk]address_style=eu# use ASCII characters onlyuse_ascii_only=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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