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

# addressbook(1)

Address manager written in Tk

## NAME

addressbook - Address manager written in Tk

## SYNOPSIS

**addressbook** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**addressbook** is a program to manage your addresses, phone numbers, e-mail addresses and everything which is now written in your rolodex. **addressbook** is copyrighted by Clemens Durka, but available under the GNU GPL.

This manual page documents the options accepted by  **addressbook**, but does not provide complete documentation for the application.  To read the complete manual, run **addressbook** and select *MANUAL* under the  *Help* menu.

## OPTIONS

Generally you will not need to use options since they are stored in your configuration files (see  *CONFIGURATION FILES* below).

- **-a** *file*

  - **-addrfile** *file*

  Supply the path to an alternate addressfile  *file* to load instead of the default.

- **-c** *file*

  - **-configfile** *file*

  Supply the path to an alternate configuration file *file* to read instead of the default.

- **-hlp**

  Show the usage message.

- **-iconic**

  Start as an icon.  Useful if started automatically with the window manager.

- **-lg** *lang*

  - **-language** *lang*

  Use the language *lang* instead of the default.

- **-ld** *dir*

  - **-libdir** *dir*

  Use the directory *dir* to as the library dir instead of the default. **addressbook** looks for bitmaps, language data, etc., in this location.

- **-l**

  - **-lock**

  Try to lock the addressfile.  This is the default; it prevents multiple copies of the software from writing to the same file.

- **-ro**

  Open address file read-only and do not try to lock it.

- **-db** *number*

  - **-debug** *number*

  Set the debug level to  *number*.

## ENVIRONMENT

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

- **ADDRBOOK\_LIBDIR**

  Sets the library directory, same effect as the option **-ld** above.

- **ADDRBOOK\_ADDRFILE**

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

- **ADDRBOOK\_CONFIG**

  Sets the configuration file to be used by  **addressbook**, same as the option **-c** above.

## SEE ALSO

[**address**(1)](/address/1.md), [**addr-tel**(1)](/addr-tel/1.md), [**addr-email**(1)](/addr-email/1.md), [**addr-fax**(1)](/addr-fax/1.md), [**addr-birthday**(1)](/addr-birthday/1.md), [**addr-letter**(1)](/addr-letter/1.md)