Ubuntu Manpage: pilot-link - A suite of tools for communicating with Palm handhelds, such as those made by Palm,


       pilot-link  -  A  suite  of  tools  for  communicating  with  Palm handhelds, such as those made by Palm,
       Handspring, Handera, TRGPro, Sony or other Palm Compatible Handheld PDA device.


       Pilot-link: Overview


       The pilot-link suite of tools contains a series of conduits, libraries, and language bindings for  moving
       information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or server/workstation system, as well as across
       the network.


       The /dev/pilot fallback has been removed in v0.12. The environment variable $PILOTPORT can be set in your
       shell,  to save specifying the port each time. A serial device specified on the command-line will be used
       regardless of any $PILOTPORT setting. If $PILOTPORT is not set, and -p is not supplied, all  conduits  in
       pilot-link will print the usage information. The default connection rate is 9600 baud. You are welcome to
       try higher baud rates (19200, 38400, 57600 or higher) by setting the $PILOTRATE environment variable, but
       various  machines  have  various  limitations. (Be careful about values higher than 115200 on older Linux
       boxes if you've been using setserial to change the multiplier).


       A complete list of conduits available from within the pilot-link package as of the date of this  manpage.
       If  you  invoke  any  of  the  conduits  from pilot-link with no command-line arguments at all, the usage
       summary will be printed.

       Note that there are widespread changes in this release - some conduits have been merged, a lot  have  had
       new options added and some options have been renamed or removed.

   addresses
       DEPRECATED: Use pilot-addresses --write|--human-readable instead.

   pilot-hinotes
       Syncihronize your Hi-Notes database with your desktop machine.

   install-datebook
       installs a new datebook entry onto your Palm handheld.

   pilot-install-expenses
       Install an expense record from various parameters and arguments passed at connection time.

   install-hinote
       Install local files into your Hi-Note database on your Palm handheld.

   install-memo
       Installs a new Memo Pad entry onto your Palm handheld.

   pilot-install-netsync
       reads  or  sets  the  Network Preferences information on a Palm Device. Modifies the "Network Preference"
       settings and reports additional intormation  about  the  Palm,  such  as  the  IP,  hostname,  and  other
       information as they are set on the Palm.

   install-todo
       Updates the Palm ToDo list with one new entry.

   install-todos
       Updates the Palm ToDo list with entries from a local file.

   install-user
       Reads  or  sets  a  Palm  User  and  UserID on a Palm Device. Modifies the "User Preference" settings and
       reports additional intormation about the Palm, such as the Username and UserID as they  are  set  on  the
       Palm

   pilot-memos
       Manipulate Memo entries from a file or your Palm device.

   pilot-addresses
       Read and write address book databases to and from a Palm handheld.

       Changes in 0.12: Incorporates functionality from the now deprecated addresses conduit.

   pilot-archive
       DEPRECATED: Use pilot-read-todos -w --archived instead.

   pilot-clip
       Get or Set the Palm Clipboard contents from STDOUT/STDIN.

   pilot-dedupe
       Removes duplicate records from any Palm database.

   pilot-file
       Dump application and header information from your local PRC/PDB files.

   pilot-foto
       Palm 'Foto' Image Installer/Remover/Fetcher/Converter

   pilot-read-screenshot
       Read screenshots from Palm (ScreenShotDB).

   pilot-schlep
       Package up any arbitrary file and sync it to your Palm device.

   pilot-foto-treo600
       Copies Treo 600 foto databases to current directory and extracts .jpg files from them.

   pilot-foto-treo650
       Copies Treo 600 images and videos to the current directory

   pilot-wav
       Decodes Palm Voice Memo files to wav files you can read

   pilot-xfer
       Backup, sync, and restore databases from a Palm handheld device.

   pilot-read-expenses
       Export Palm Expense application data in a text format.

   pilot-read-ical
       Exports  the  DatebookDB  and/or  ToDo  applications (DatebookDB.pdb and ToDoDB.pdb respectively) to Ical
       format. (The ical application must be installed and working on your system first. This is  NOT  the  same
       thing as the iCal Calendar format, however).

   pilot-read-notepad
       List the record information found in the Palm Notepad (Palm OS4 and later) application.

   pilot-read-palmpix
       Convert all pictures in the files given or found on a Palm handheld.

   pilot-read-todos
       Synchronize your Palm ToDo application's database with your desktop machine.

   pilot-read-veo
       Synchronize your Veo Traveler databases

   pilot-reminders
       Exports your Palm Datebook database into a 'remind' data file format.


   pilot-debugsh
       Simple debugging console for a Palm Handheld device (deprecated).

   pilot-dlpsh
       An  interactive Desktop Link Protocol (DLP) Shell for your Palm device. This is very useful for debugging
       potential problems with your serial port. Query the  RAM/ROM,  list  databases,  change  your  UserID  or
       Username, and many other useful functions. This is the "Swiss Army Knife" of any of pilot-link's tools.

   pilot-csd
       Connection Service Daemon for Palm Devices

   pilot-getram
       Retrieves the RAM image from your Palm device for use in debugging.

   pilot-getrom
       Retrieves the ROM image from your Palm device for use in debugging.

   pilot-getromtoken
       Reads a ROM token from a Palm Handheld device.

   pilot-nredir
       Accept connection and redirect via Network Hotsync Protocol.


       (Available from the source code, not always installed from packages).

   pilot-ietf2datebook.pl
       Converts IETF agenda format to install-datebook format

   pilot-undelete.pl
       Turn previously archived records into normal (non-archived) records by resetting the "dirty" bit.

   pilot-sync-plan.pl
       completely  synchronize  the Palm datebook with the "plan" calendar via netplan, including authenticating
       to the netplan server itself.


       Some of these programs are not intended for general end-users. More detailed documentation on their usage
       can be obtained by reading the source of the application itself.

   ccexample
       test program demonstrating C++ interface.

   iambicexample
       test program demonstrating C++ interface.

   validate
       experimental program to test C++ features.


       The  most  current  version  of  the  pilot-link  suite of tools can be found at the pilot link homepage:
       http://www.pilot-link.org/


       The original pilot-unix mailing list has been taken offline, and is now being hosted  and  maintained  by
       David  A.  Desrosiers  <desrod@gnu-designs.com>.  The  original pilot-unix mailing list was maintained by
       Matthew Cravit. Its mandate was:

       The pilot-unix mailing list is for discussion and "idea-sharing" for those interested in using your  Palm
       handheld  with UNIX systems. This includes people who are interested in helping to develop tools to allow
       the Palm to operate with UNIX and  other  POSIX  systems,  and  possibly  to  develop  an  SDK  (Software
       Development Kit) for the Palm for Unix.

       For  more  information,  including  how  to  subscribe  to the pilot-link mailing lists, please visit the
       pilot-link mailing list subscription page:

       http://lists.pilot-link.org/

       pilot-link specific mailing lists are also available for Development, General, and  Announce  topics,  at
       the following:

       http://lists.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-devel

       http://lists.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-general

       http://lists.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-announce


       Most of the pilot-link tools were written by Kenneth Albanowski. This manual page was written by David H.
       Silber  <pilot@orbits.com>,  and  updated  for  version  0.12  of   pilot-link   by   Neil   Williams   <
       linux@codehelp.co.uk > .

       Current  maintainer  of  pilot-link  as  of  the  authoring  of  this  manpage  is  David  A.  Desrosiers
       <desrod@gnu-designs.com>.

       Any questions or problems with pilot-link should be directed at the various  pilot-link  mailing lists or
       to  the  irc  channel  dedicated to supporting pilot-link at  irc.pilot-link.org  in your irc application
       (not a web browser).


       All patches you wish to submit  should  be  sent  to  <patches@pilot-link.org>  directly,  with  a  brief
       explanation of what the patch adds or fixes. Please make sure to send your patched in unified diff format
       (diff -u).


        pilot-addresses(1), pilot-dlpsh(1), pilot-hinotes(1), pilot-ietf2datebook(1), pilot-install-datebook(1),
       pilot-install-expenses(1),   pilot-install-hinote(1),   pilot-install-memo(1),  pilot-install-netsync(1),
       pilot-install-user(1),    pilot-getrom(1),    pilot-getram(1),     pilot-addresses(1),     pilot-xfer(1),
       pilot-read-ical(1), pilot-read-notepad(1), pilot-read-palmpix(1)

       David    Silber   <pilot@orbits.com>   has   written   a   Pilot   HOWTO,   which   you   can   find   at
       http://www.sgmltools.org/HOWTO/Pilot-HOWTO/t1.html

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