---
name: "address"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "addressbook"
version: "0.7-14.2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/address"
---

# address(1)

Fast access to addressbook database

## NAME

matchaddress,  matchtel,  matchemail,  matchfax,  matchletter,  matchbirthday - Fast access to  **addressbook** database

## SYNOPSIS

**matchaddress** \[*options*\] *person*\
 **matchtel** \[*options*\] *person*\
 **matchemail** \[*options*\] *person*\
 **matchfax** \[*options*\] *person*\
 **matchletter** \[*options*\] *person*\
 **matchbirthday** \[*options*\] *person*

## DESCRIPTION

**matchaddress** is a program to provide light-weight access to the **addressbook** database.

**matchtel** prints all known phone numbers of a person.

**matchemail** prints the email address for a person.

**matchfax** print the fax number for person.

**matchletter** prints the address for a person as you would write it on a letter.

**matchbirthday** prints the person's birthday.

Note that the program will match all the people matching the substring *person*. Multiple substrings are not supported.

## OPTIONS

All programs take the same options.

- **-s**

  Short form, prints only the matching data, not the person or people that matched.

- **-l**

  Long form, prints the matching person or people as well as the requested data.

- **-f** *name*

  Output the data found in the field named *name*.

- **-n** *number*

  Output the data found in the field numbered *number*, which tends to be extremely fast.

- **-a** *file*

  Search the addressfile *addrfile* rather than the default address file.

- **-c** *file*

  Read configuration from the file *file* rather than the default configuration file.

- **-ld** *dir*

  Use the directory *dir* to as the library dir instead of the default.

- **-db** *number*

  Set the debug level to  *number*.

## ENVIRONMENT

The following environment variables affect the behavior of **matchaddress**:

- **ADDRBOOK\_ADDRFILE**

  Sets the address file, same effect as the option **-a** above.

- [**addressbook**(1)](/addressbook/1.md)

  ## SEE ALSO