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49 lines
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title: "Abook"
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date: 2023-01-17T11:54:20-05:00
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---
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The address book.
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Why let Google or Apple keep your contacts? Keep an archive on your computer and export them when you need them.
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Abook is a minimal and local store of your contacts, including emails, phone numbers, addressess and whatever you might need.
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Abook integrates with neomutt's autofill as well and you can script more functionality into it.
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## Documentation
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`man abook`
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## Running
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Press <kbd>super + shift + e</kbd> or run `abook` in the terminal.
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## Bindings
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Thankfully, abook is self-documenting: press <kbd>?</kbd> at any time to see its binds. Here are some of the most common:
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- <kbd>a</kbd> -- add a contact.
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- <kbd>j</kbd>/<kbd>k</kbd> -- move up and down.
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- <kbd>enter</kbd> -- enter a contact.
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- <kbd>h</kbd>/<kbd>l</kbd> -- (on a contact page) move from tab to tab.
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- <kbd>0-9</kbd> -- (on a contact page) edit/change contact information in a field.
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- <kbd>d</kbd> -- delete a contact.
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- <kbd>D</kbd> -- duplicate a contact.
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- <kbd>S</kbd> -- sort existing contacts.
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## Extending
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Using with email
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: abook works out of the box with [neomutt](/neomutt). In neomutt, when you compose a new message, if you press tab, neomutt will automatically tab-complete from your abook contacts.
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Using telephone numbers
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: There are some services that offer computer-based calling. Since abook can export a list of contacts with data, you can use programs like dmenu to select one you want:
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```fish
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abook --convert --infile ~/.abook/addressbook --outformatstr="\!{name} {mobile}" --outformat=custom | dmenu -i -l 30
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```
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This can easily be integrated into a script.
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## Links
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- [website](https://abook.sourceforge.io/)
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- GPLv2
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