---
name: "addresses"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pilot-link"
version: "0.11.8-10"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/addresses"
---

# addresses(1)

Dumps the Palm Address Book entries to STDOUT in a simple format.

## NAME

**addresses** - Dumps the Palm Address Book entries to STDOUT in a simple  format.

## SYNOPSIS

Redirect to a specified output file:\

**addresses** \[**-p** \<*port*\>\] \> MyAddresses.txt\
   (Note the redirect) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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  This will dump the Address Book from your Palm into the file MyAddresses.txt  in the format that looks similar to the following format:

  Category: Personal Businesses\
   Last name: Doe\
   First name: Jane\
   Company: Acme, Inc.\
   Work: +1 (800) GO-ACME\
   Home: jdoe@acme.org\
   Address: 123 Main Street\
   City: Anywhere\
   State: CA\
   Zip Code: 01234-5678\
   Country: USA\
   Title: Chief Annoyance Officer

Output to STDOUT (the screen)\

**addresses** \[**-p** \<*port*\>\]

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  This will dump the same information (shown above, in the same format as above) to the screen or wherever you may have directed STDOUT to on your system.

## DESCRIPTION

**addresses** will connect to your Palm handheld and dump all entries found in the AddressDB.pdb (Address Book) file to STDOUT (generally the screen) or, if redirected with the '\>' (greater-than) character, it will redirect to a file of your choosing (called "MyAddresses.txt in the above example, but may be called any other filename you wish).

## OPTIONS

There is only one option (and it is, well, optional), and that is the '\>' redirection character to send the output to a file (or process) instead of STDOUT (generally "The Screen\[tm\]")

## USAGE

The program will read Address data from the Palm handheld and output a format suitable for the other programs to import as required. You may redirect the output to a file or process, at your choosing.

**addresses** \[**-p** \<*port*\>\] \> MyAddresses.txt   # redirect to a file (or process/pipe)\
 **addresses** \[**-p** \<*port*\>\]                     # print to STDOUT/the screen

## AUTHOR

**addresses** was originally written by Kenneth Albanowski

## BUGS

**KNOWN BUGS**

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  **addresses** has no known bugs at this time.

**REPORTING BUGS**

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  Report bugs at *http://bugs.pilot-link.org/*

## SEE ALSO

[**pilot-addresses**(1)](/pilot-addresses/1.md)