github.com/akeil/contacts

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.