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Mutt Addressbook

url:http://hacktux.com/mutt/addressbook

Need an address book program for Mutt? Look no further than abook. Use your distribution's package manager to install abook:

yum install abook

The Config

Edit your ~/.muttrc file to include a macro for abook:

set alias_file=~/.mutt-alias
source ~/.mutt-alias
set query_command= "abook --mutt-query '%s'"
macro index,pager A "<pipe-message>abook --add-email-quiet<return>" "add the sender address to abook"

If you have no ~/.mutt-alias, be sure to create one before running mutt:

touch ~/.mutt-alias
mutt

Walkthrough of Usage

To use the addressbook, hit 'a'.

  • Accept the given alias, or replace with your own.
  • Confirm the address.
  • Give the contact a name. The name can contain spaces.
  • Accept the entry.
  • Finally, confirm the alias file.
  • After doing this a few times, it will become second nature to hit <Enter> through most of the steps.

Accessing Contacts

To access the mutt addressbook, hit <Tab> at the to, cc or bcc line. You will be presented with a list of aliases from your ~/.mutt-alias file.