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goobook:tldr:742ac
goobook: Allow `goobook` to access Google contacts using OAuth2.
$ goobook authenticate
try on your machine
The command "goobook authenticate" is used to authenticate your Google account with the Goobook tool.
Goobook is a command-line tool that provides command-line access to your Google contacts. It allows you to manage your Google contacts directly from the command line.
When you run the "goobook authenticate" command, it opens a web page where you can grant access to Goobook to manage your Google contacts. This authentication process links your Google account with the Goobook tool, enabling it to interact with your Google contacts.
Once you authenticate successfully, you can use other Goobook commands to perform various tasks such as adding, searching, editing, or deleting contacts from your Google account directly from the command line.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.