Addressbook
A Command line address book that works with a collection of vCard files in a single directory.
Usage
Use the following commands:
To add a new contact:
$ card add -f John -l Doe
Will add a new contact to the address book and open it in the editor.
To edit an existing contact:
$ card edit john
The edit command takes a single search term. If that term matches exactly one contact, that contact is opened in the editor. IF multiple matches are found, one is chosen.
To del(ete) a contact:
$ card del john
As with edit, a single search term is used to select the contact to be deleted. Only one contact will be deleted at a time.
ls will produce a list of all contacts, optionally filtered by a search term.
$ card ls
To show details for a single contact:
$ card show john
Configuration
Configuration is kept in JSON format at ~/.config/contacts.config.json.
The configuration file looks like this:
{
"Addressbook": "~/contacts",
"Editor": "/usr/bin/nano"
}- Addressbook: The path to a directory with vCards. This is where contacts are stored.
- Editor: An executable that is used to edit contacts. This should be a text editor.
Similar Tools
- khard offers the same functionality, written in Python.
- vdirsyncer can be used to sync two or more address books.