---
name: "2vcard"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "2vcard"
version: "0.6-5"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/2vcard"
---

# 2vcard(1)

convert addressbooks to VCARD format

## NAME

2vcard - convert addressbooks to VCARD format

## SYNOPSIS

**2vcard** \[ *-F \| -f \| -h \| -v*  \] \[  *-i FILE* \] \[  *-o FILE* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**2vcard** is a little perl script to convert an addressbook to the popular VCARD file format. Currently, **2vcard** can convert addressbooks and alias files from the following formats: **abook**, **eudora**, **juno**, **ldif**, **mutt**, **mh** and **pine**.

The VCARD format is used by **gnomecard**, for example, which, in turn is used by the **balsa** email client.

## USAGE

Per default, **2vcard** reads from *stdin* and writes to *stdout*. Alternatively, the input- and output-files can be specified as command-line options.

## OPTIONS

A summary of the options supported by **2vcard** is included below.

- **-F**

  print a list of the currently supported formats

- **-f** *format*

  convert from *format* \[ default: mutt \]

- **-h**

  Show summary of options and exit.

- **-i** *FILE*

  Read input from *FILE*.

- **-o** *FILE*

  Write output to *FILE*.

- **-v**

  Show version information and exit.

## EXAMPLES

- In a pipe:

  tr *'^M'* *'\\n'* \< EudoraNicknames \| **2vcard -f** *eudora* \> out

- Alone:

  **2vcard -i** *~/.aliases* **-o** *~/.addbook.grcd*

## VERSION

0\.6

## BUGS

Please report all bugs to the author.

## SEE ALSO

**[mutt(1)](/mutt/1.md)**, **pine(1)**, **[gnomecard(1)](/gnomecard/1.md)**, **[balsa(1)](/balsa/1.md)**, **[nmh(1)](/nmh/1.md)**, **[exmh(1)](/exmh/1.md)**, **[abook(1)](/abook/1.md)**

The 2vcard Handbook (Link to *http://www.netmeister.org/apps/2vcard/*)

## AUTHOR

Jan Schaumann \<jschauma@netmeister.org\>