• debug: a boolean indication whether the logging level should be set to debug by default (same effect as the --debug option on the command line)
• default_action: the default action/subcommand to use if the first non option argument does not match any of the available subcommands
• editor: the text editor to use to edit address book entries, if not given $EDITOR will be used
• merge_editor: a command used to merge two cards interactively, if not given, $MERGE_EDITOR will be used

• display: which part of the name to use in listings; this can be one of first_name, last_name or formatted_name
• group_by_addressbook: whether or not to group contacts by address book in listings
• localize_dates: whether to localize dates or to use ISO date formats
• preferred_email_address_type: labels of email addresses to prefer
• preferred_phone_number_type: labels of telephone numbers to prefer
• reverse: whether to reverse the order of contact listings or not
• show_nicknames: whether to show nick names
• show_uids: whether to show uids
• show_kinds: whether to show kinds
• sort: field by which to sort contact listings

• private_objects: a list of strings, these are the names of private vCard fields (starting with X-) that will be loaded and displayed by khard
• search_in_source_files: whether to search in the vcard files before parsing them in order to speed up searches
• skip_unparsable: whether to skip unparsable vcards, otherwise khard exits on the first unparsable card it encounters
• preferred_version: the preferred vcard version to use for new cards

# example configuration file for khard version > 0.14.0
# place it under ~/.config/khard/khard.conf
# This file is parsed by the configobj library.  The syntax is described at
# https://configobj.readthedocs.io/en/latest/configobj.html#the-config-file-format
[addressbooks]
[[family]]
path = ~/.contacts/family/
[[friends]]
path = ~/.contacts/friends/
[general]
debug = no
default_action = list
# These are either strings or comma seperated lists
editor = vim, -i, NONE
merge_editor = vimdiff
[contact table]
# display names by first or last name: first_name / last_name / formatted_name
display = first_name
# group by address book: yes / no
group_by_addressbook = no
# reverse table ordering: yes / no
reverse = no
# append nicknames to name column: yes / no
show_nicknames = no
# show uid table column: yes / no
show_uids = yes
# show kind table column: yes / no
show_kinds = no
# sort by first or last name: first_name / last_name / formatted_name
sort = last_name
# localize dates: yes / no
localize_dates = yes
# set a comma separated list of preferred phone number types in descending priority
# or nothing for non-filtered alphabetical order
preferred_phone_number_type = pref, cell, home
# set a comma separated list of preferred email address types in descending priority
# or nothing for non-filtered alphabetical order
preferred_email_address_type = pref, work, home
[vcard]
# extend contacts with your own private objects
# these objects are stored with a leading "X-" before the object name in the vcard files
# every object label may only contain letters, digits and the - character
# example:
#   private_objects = Jabber, Skype, Twitter
# default: ,  (the empty list)
private_objects = Jabber, Skype, Twitter
# preferred vcard version: 3.0 / 4.0
preferred_version = 3.0
# Look into source vcf files to speed up search queries: yes / no
search_in_source_files = no
# skip unparsable vcard files: yes / no
skip_unparsable = no