KABC Client

The KABC Client is an efficient command-line tool that offers users access to the KDE address book. This address book is commonly leveraged by popular applications, such as KAddressBook. With its ability to accept input from either the command line or through standard input, it is the perfect candidate for usage in Unix shell pipe and filter constructs. Additionally, input and output text is interpreted and formatted through a variety of filters.

This versatile tool offers the following operations: listing, searching, adding, removing, and merging. Using the --list or -L option, users can effortlessly write all contacts of the address book to stdout. With the --search or -S option, users can search for contacts that match the input provided by the program. Users can add new contacts to the address book using the --add or -A option. The --remove or -R option allows users to delete contacts that match the program's input from the address book. Lastly, the --merge or -M option enables users to add data from the program's input to matching contacts within the address book.

In its latest release, the software has added installation instructions and build files for creating Debian packages. Otherwise, no changes to the program itself have been made. Overall, the KABC Client is a fantastic tool for individuals who need access to the KDE address book in a user-friendly and efficient manner.