abc

Command-line access to OSX Contacts (nee Address Book).

"Abc" used to mean "Address Book Client", but then Apple decided to rename their app. So now it is "A Better Contacts".

Why?

Because it's faster. If you've got a terminal window open, just type 'abc name'. No clicks required.

Usage:

# abc -h

usage: abc [options] search term(s)
    -s, --std      display records in standard form (default)
    -b, --brief    display records in brief form
    -l, --long     display records in long form
    -r, --raw      display records in raw form

    -a, --all      search all Person fields (default)
    -n, --name     search name fields only

    -h, --help     this help
    -u, --uid[=id] display unique ids; search for id if given

    --groups   list all groups

    -C, --contacts open Contacts with person
    -E, --email    open email application with message for person
    -G, --google   open google maps in browser to address of person
    -M, --maps     open Maps with address of person
    -U, --url      open browser with URL of person
    -H, --home     use 'home' values for gui
    -W, --work     use 'work' values for gui

Examples:

• Look up John Smith's info:

abc john smith

• Compose email to him with Mail.app:

abc john smith -E

• Open his personal webpage:

abc john smith -U -H

• Open his work webpage:

abc john smith -U -W

• Map his first address in Maps.app:

abc john smith -M

• Map his first address via maps.google.com:

abc john smith -G

Building:

No, there's no project file. Real men don't need GUIs.

clang -framework Foundation -framework AddressBook -framework AppKit \
    -Wall -Werror -Weverything -Wno-format-nonliteral \
    -Wno-missing-field-initializers -Wno-shadow \
    -o abc abc.m

Installing:

No, there's no package installer. See above.

sudo cp abc /usr/local/bin