---
name: "profanity-vcard"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "profanity"
version: "1:0.19.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/profanity-vcard"
---

# profanity-vcard(1)

## NAME

/vcard

## DESCRIPTION

Read your vCard or a user's vCard, get a user's avatar via their vCard, or modify your vCard. If no arguments are given, your vCard will be displayed in a new window, or an existing vCard window.

## SYNOPSIS

/vcard get \[\<nick\|contact\>\]

/vcard photo open \<nick\|contact\> \[\<index\>\]

/vcard photo save \<nick\|contact\> \[output \<filepath\>\] \[index \<index\>\]

/vcard set fullname \<fullname\>

/vcard set name family \<family\>

/vcard set name given \<given\>

/vcard set name middle \<middle\>

/vcard set name prefix \<prefix\>

/vcard set name suffix \<suffix\>

/vcard set \<index\> \[\<value\>\]

/vcard set \<index\> pobox \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> extaddr \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> street \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> locality \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> region \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> pocode \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> country \<value\>

/vcard set \<index\> type domestic\|international

/vcard set \<index\> home on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> work on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> voice on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> fax on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> pager on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> msg on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> cell on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> video on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> bbs on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> modem on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> isdn on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> pcs on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> preferred on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> parcel on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> postal on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> internet on\|off

/vcard set \<index\> x400 on\|off

/vcard add nickname \<nickname\>

/vcard add birthday \<date\>

/vcard add address

/vcard add tel \<number\>

/vcard add email \<userid\>

/vcard add jid \<jid\>

/vcard add title \<title\>

/vcard add role \<role\>

/vcard add note \<note\>

/vcard add url \<url\>

/vcard remove \<index\>

/vcard refresh

/vcard save

## ARGUMENTS

**get \[\<nick\|contact\>\]**

Get your vCard, if a nickname/contact is provided, get that user's vCard

**photo open \<nick\|contact\> \[\<index\>\]**

Download a user's photo from their vCard to a file, and open it. If index is not specified, download the first photo (usually avatar) from their vCard

**photo save \<nick\|contact\>**

Download a user's photo from their vCard to a file. If index is not specified, download the first photo (usually avatar) from their vCard. If output is not specified, download the photo to profanity's photos directory.

**photo open-self \[\<index\>\]**

Download a photo from your vCard to a file, and open it. If index is not specified, download the first photo (usually avatar) from your vCard

**photo save-self**

Download a photo from your vCard to a file. If index is not specified, download the first photo (usually avatar) from your vCard. If output is not specified, download the photo to profanity's photos directory. Same arguments as \`photo open\`

**set fullname \<fullname\>**

Set your vCard's fullname to the specified value

**set name family \<family\>**

Set your vCard's family name to the specified value

**set name given \<given\>**

Set your vCard's given name to the specified value

**set name middle \<middle\>**

Set your vCard's middle name to the specified value

**set name prefix \<prefix\>**

Set your vCard's prefix name to the specified value

**set name suffix \<suffix\>**

Set your vCard's suffix name to the specified value

**set \<index\> \[\<value\>\]**

Set the main field in a element in your vCard to the specified value, or if no value was specified, modify the field in an editor, This only works in elements that have one field.

**set \<index\> pobox \<value\>**

Set the P.O. box in an address element in your vCard to the specified value.

**set \<index\> extaddr \<value\>**

Set the extended address in an address element in your vCard to the specified value.

**set \<index\> street \<value\>**

Set the street in an address element in your vCard to the specified value.

**set \<index\> locality \<value\>**

Set the locality in an address element in your vCard to the specified value.

**set \<index\> region \<value\>**

Set the region in an address element in your vCard to the specified value.

**set \<index\> pocode \<value\>**

Set the P.O. code in an address element in your vCard to the specified value.

**set \<index\> type domestic\|international**

Set the type in an address element in your vCard to either domestic or international.

**set \<index\> home on\|off**

Set the home option in an element in your vCard. (address, telephone, e-mail only)

**set \<index\> work on\|off**

Set the work option in an element in your vCard. (address, telephone, e-mail only)

**set \<index\> voice on\|off**

Set the voice option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> fax on\|off**

Set the fax option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> pager on\|off**

Set the pager option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> msg on\|off**

Set the message option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> cell on\|off**

Set the cellphone option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> video on\|off**

Set the video option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> bbs on\|off**

Set the BBS option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> modem on\|off**

Set the modem option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> isdn on\|off**

Set the ISDN option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> pcs on\|off**

Set the PCS option in a telephone element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> preferred on\|off**

Set the preferred option in an element in your vCard. (address, telephone, e-mail only)

**set \<index\> parcel on\|off**

Set the parcel option in an address element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> postal on\|off**

Set the postal option in an address element in your vCard.

**set \<index\> internet on\|off**

Set the internet option in an e-mail address in your vCard.

**set \<index\> x400 on\|off**

Set the X400 option in an e-mail address in your vCard.

**add nickname \<nickname\>**

Add a nickname to your vCard

**add birthday \<date\>**

Add a birthday date to your vCard

**add address**

Add an address to your vCard

**add tel \<number\>**

Add a telephone number to your vCard

**add email \<userid\>**

Add an e-mail address to your vCard

**add jid \<jid\>**

Add a Jabber ID to your vCard

**add title \<title\>**

Add a title to your vCard

**add role \<role\>**

Add a role to your vCard

**add note \<note\>**

Add a note to your vCard

**add url \<url\>**

Add a URL to your vCard

**remove \<index\>**

Remove a element in your vCard by index

**refresh**

Refreshes the local copy of the current account's vCard (undoes all your unpublished modifications)

**save**

Save changes to the server