Ppl
The command line address book
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ppl aims to be address book software for command-line users. It's pronounced
like "people". You might be interested in ppl if:
- You like using the command-line
- You want ownership of your address book data back from the cloud
- You prefer to keep your data stored in an open format
bash$ gem install ppl
Usage
List all contacts
bash$ ppl ls dave: dave@example.org fred: fred@example.org john: john@example.org
Add a contact
bash$ ppl add paul "Paul Baker"
Show a contact
bash$ ppl show fred Fred Smith fred@example.org
Delete a contact
bash$ ppl rm dave
Change a contact's ID
bash$ ppl mv dave david
Change a contact's name
bash$ ppl name john "John Smith"
Change a contact's email address
bash$ ppl email dave david@example.org
Change a contact's birthday
bash$ ppl bday john 1980-01-01
Contributing
Bug reports, fixes, and additional features are encouraged. The project uses
Github issues to track bug reports.
Everyone interacting in ppl’s codebases, issue trackers etc is expected to follow the code of conduct.
License
ppl is released under the MIT License.
Contributors
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This article is auto-generated from henrycatalinismith/ppl via the GitHub API.Last fetched: 6/22/2026
