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+vcf2fritzbox
+============
+
+Converter for vCard address books (e.g. exported from an android phone) to the XML format used by FritzBox.
+
+Usage: vcf2fritzbox VCF-FILE
+
+The output is written to a file named after VCF-FILE plus a timestamp and ".xml" suffix.