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You can execute Thunderbird to bring up the addressbook by using the -addressbook [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/command-line-args.html command line switch].  
You can bring up Mozilla's or Thunderbird's Address Book using the command-line switch "-addressbook" [http://www.mozilla.org/docs/command-line-args.html].


Hence, assuming Windows and default locations, you should use the following command line:  
For example, on Windows:<br>
C:\Program Files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe -addressbook<br>
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\Thunderbird.exe -addressbook


C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\Thunderbird.exe -addressbook
And on Mac OS X:<br>
/Applications/Mozilla.app/Contents/MacOS/mozilla -ProfileManager<br>
/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird -ProfileManager
 
You can run these commands in whatever command line interface your have on your OS (Command Prompt on Windows, Terminal on Mac OS X, et cetera).


* How do I use a [[General : Command Line Switch | command line switch]]?
===See also===
* [[Command Line Switch]]

Revision as of 17:27, 15 January 2005

You can bring up Mozilla's or Thunderbird's Address Book using the command-line switch "-addressbook" [1].

For example, on Windows:
C:\Program Files\Mozilla\mozilla.exe -addressbook
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\Thunderbird.exe -addressbook

And on Mac OS X:
/Applications/Mozilla.app/Contents/MacOS/mozilla -ProfileManager
/Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS/thunderbird -ProfileManager

You can run these commands in whatever command line interface your have on your OS (Command Prompt on Windows, Terminal on Mac OS X, et cetera).

See also

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