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ABOOKRC(5)							    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 '#'.

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 exit
       set autosave=true

       # Show all email addresses in list
       set show_all_emails=true

       # Screen column for email field to start
       set emailpos=25

       # Field to be used in the extra column
       set 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 start
       set extrapos=65

       # 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).

AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Alan Ford <alan@whirlnet.co.uk>.

       abook was written by Jaakko Heinonen <jheinonen@users.sourceforge.net>

				  Jun 4, 2003			    ABOOKRC(5)
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