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Sometimes you might want to access the Thunderbird address book without loading the entire application. This can be done by invoking the application from the system command line with a command-line option.
Sometimes you might want to access the Thunderbird address book without loading the entire application. This can be done by invoking the application from the system command line with a command-line option.
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Sometimes you might want to access the Thunderbird address book without loading the entire application. This can be done by invoking the application from the system command line with a command-line option.
{for win}
Click Windows {button Start} button and choose {menu Run}. Enter:
<code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook </code>
Click {button OK}.
{note}'''NOTE''': If you're using the 64-bit version of Windows, you may find Thunderbird installed in the {filepath Program Files (x86)} directory. If so, enter:
<code>"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook</code>{/note}
{/for}
{for mac}
Open a terminal window ('''Application | Utilities | Terminal''') then enter:
<code>cd /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS</code><br>
<code>./thunderbird-bin -addressbook</code>
{/for}
{for linux}
Open '''Terminal''' then enter:
<code>cd <thunderbird_installation_directory></code><br>
<code>./thunderbird-bin -addressbook</code>
{/for}
If you need to open a standalone Thunderbird address book frequently, make a shortcut for the command.
For a complete list of Thunderbird command-line options, see the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options Command Line Options] page in the [https://developer.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Developer Center].
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Sometimes you might want to access the Thunderbird address book without loading the entire application. This can be done by invoking the application from the system command line with a command-line option.
On Windows, invoke '''Start | Run''' then enter:
<code>
"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook </code>
{note}'''NOTE''': If you're using the 64-bit version of Windows 7, you may find Thunderbird installed in the {menu Program Files (x86)} directory. If so, enter: <code>
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook </code>{/note}
On Mac, open a terminal window ('''Application | Utilities | Terminal''') then enter:
<code>cd /Applications/Thunderbird.app/Contents/MacOS
./thunderbird-bin -addressbook</code>
On Linux, open '''Terminal''' then enter:
<code>cd <thunderbird_installation_directory>
./thunderbird-bin -addressbook</code>
If you need to open a standalone Thunderbird address book frequently, make a shortcut for the command. For example, on Windows, the shortcut would have the following properties:
<code>"C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\thunderbird.exe" -addressbook</code>
For a complete list of Thunderbird command-line options, see the [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/Command_Line_Options Command Line Options] page in the [https://developer.mozilla.org/ Mozilla Developer Center].