Deleting a contact: delete

Deletes the specified contact from the contact list.

Format: delete INDEX

  • Deletes the contact at the specified INDEX.
  • The index refers to the index number shown in the displayed contact list.
  • The index must be a positive integer 1, 2, 3, …​

Examples:

  • list followed by delete 2 deletes the 2nd contact in the address book.
  • find Betsy followed by delete 1 deletes the 1st contact in the results of the find command.

delete contact