ABOOKRC(5) File Formats Manual ABOOKRC(5)
NAME
$HOME/.abook/abookrc - configuration file for abook address book program
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the abookrc file.
abookrc is the (optional) configuration file for use with the abook(1) address book program.
abookrc is 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 they may take.
If a variable is not set in abookrc , a sensible default, as listed with the description below, will be used.
Comments in abookrc are on lines beginning with '#'.
COMMANDS
set option = value
field identifier = human_readable_name [ , type ]
Defines a new custom field. type can be one of 'string' (default) , 'emails', 'list', or 'date'.
view view name = field1 [ , field2, ... ]
Defines a view/tab, with fieldN being the identifier of a field declared with the field command, or the identifier of a standard
field.
Standard fields:
name, email,
address, address2, city, state, zip, country,
phone, workphone, fax, mobile,
nick, url, notes, anniversary
Note: if you don't define any view, abook will use a default display based on the above standard fields.
VARIABLES
autosave=[true|false]
Defines whether the addressbook is automatically saved on exit. Default is true.
preserve_fields=[all|standard|none]
Specifies how fields not declared with the field command nor in a view should be preserved while loading an abook database.
all preserve any completely unknown field.
standard
only preserve the standard fields (see a list in the
description of the view command) and the legacy
'custom[1-5]' fields.
none discards any unknown field.
Default is standard.
index_format=format_string
Defines the way entries are displayed in the main list. This is a string containing field names enclosed between braces, with an
optional width limit specified by a number (right alignment if negative) after the field name and a colon, and an arbitrary number
of alternative fields (first with non empty content is to be displayed) separated by vertical bars. For instance:
{name:22}
displays the name field with a maximal width of 22 characters.
{phone:-13|workphone|mobile}
displays (right aligned within a width of 13 characters), either the phone, workphone or mobile field, whichever being the
first to be non-empty.
Default is " {name:22} {email:40} {phone:12|workphone|mobile}"
show_all_emails=[true|false]
Defines whether all email addresses for a contact are shown in the main list view. Default is true.
emailpos
extra_column
extra_alternative
extrapos
Obsoleted by index_format.
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
#
# Declare a few custom fields
field pager = Pager
field address_lines = Address, list
field birthday = Birthday, date
# Define how fields should be displayed in tabs
view CONTACT = name, email
view ADDRESS = address_lines, city, state, zip, country
view PHONE = phone, workphone, pager, mobile, fax
view OTHER = url, birthday
# Preserve any unknown field while loading an abook database
set preserve_fields=all
# Automatically save database on exit
set autosave=true
# Format of entries lines in list
set index_format=" {name:22} {email:40} {phone:12|workphone|mobile}"
# Show all email addresses in list
set show_all_emails=true
# Command used to start mutt
set mutt_command=mutt
# Return all email addresses to a mutt query
set mutt_return_all_emails=true
# Command used to print
set print_command=lpr
# Command used to start the web browser
set www_command=lynx
# Address style [eu|us|uk]
set address_style=eu
# Use ASCII characters only
set use_ascii_only=false
# Prevent double entry
set add_email_prevent_duplicates=false
# Field to be used with "sort by field" command
set sort_field=nick
# Show cursor in main display
set show_cursor=false
SEE ALSO
abook(1).
AUTHORS
This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk> and expanded by Cedric Duval <cedricduval@free.fr>.
abook was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>
Oct 25, 2005 ABOOKRC(5)