NAME

       PilotManager - Unix-based manager for PalmOS devices

SYNOPSIS

       PilotManager [ -rcdir dir ] [ -sync | -syncwith conduit... | -install file... | -daemon ]

       pilot-manager [ -rcdir dir ] [ -sync | -syncwith conduit... | -install file... | -daemon ]

DESCRIPTION

       PilotManager  allows  you to synchronize databases with your PalmOS-based devices, such as PalmPilot(tm),
       Visor(tm), etc.  Comes with several basic conduits, and more can easily be plugged in.

OPTIONS

       -sync  Attempt to synchronize immediately, without user interaction.

       -syncwith conduit...
              Attempts to synchronize using the specified conduit(s), rather than the "active" conduits.

       -install file...
              Uses the Installer conduit to install the file(s) specified on the command line (should be .prc or
              .pdb files).

       -daemon
              Causes PilotManager to run in the background, waiting for HotSync events.

       -rcdir dir
              Specify the directory to use for configuration files and storage (defaults to $HOME/.pilotmgr/).

SETUP

       When  you  first  run PilotManager you will need to configure it and select the conduits you wish to use.
       At a minimum, you should select the Backup and Installer conduits.  At the main menu, choose  File,  then
       Properties.  A new window will appear where you can configure the HotSync device (if necessary), set some
       other options, and select and configure your conduits.  To activate an inactive conduit, select  it  with
       the mouse, then click on "<< Move" to move it to the Active Conduits list.

       You  can  configure  an active conduit by selecting it and then pressing the button labelled "Configure".
       Press "Dismiss" when finished.

SYNCHRONIZING

       Once you have configured PilotManager to your liking, return to  the  main  window,  insert  your  PalmOS
       device  in  its cradle, and press the HotSync button.  This is the round button with red and blue arrows,
       just above the words "Synchronization Status".  PilotManager will ask you to press the HotSync button  on
       your  cradle.   When  you do so, all of the conduits will run, and diagnostic messages will appear in the
       large scrolling text area in the middle of the main PilotManager window.  When you  see  "Synchronization
       Complete", you are done.

CONDUITS

       PilotManager  comes with several conduits, which act on data in the Palm device and on local files.  Most
       of the conduits will use a subdirectory under $HOME/.pilotmgr with the same name as  the  conduit.   More
       conduits  are  available from various sources, and instructions on writing your own conduits can be found
       in the on-line help.

       Backup Lets you archive your applications and databases on your workstation, painlessly.   It  is  mildly
              intelligent  about  not  backing  up  databases if they haven't changed (but only mildly).  Can be
              configured to keep a certain number of older backups.  The most recent  backup  can  be  found  in
              $HOME/.pilotmgr/Backup/LatestArchive.

       Installer
              This conduit is used to install new applications and databases on your Palm device.

       SyncTime
              Sets  the Palm device time and date to match that of your workstation at regular intervals (daily,
              weekly, monthly).

       SyncMemo
              Synchronizes text files on your workstation with memos on your Palm device.  These files are  kept
              in  $HOME/SyncMemo, in subdirectories named after the memo categories.  New updates/files in these
              directories get copied to the Palm device, and new updates/memos in the Palm device get copied  to
              the filesystem.

       SyncPlan
              Synchronizes  your  Palm device's datebook with the Plan calendar program (see plan(1)).  You must
              have the plan application installed and running on your workstation for this conduit to be useful.

       SyncAB Imports and exports your address book data.  Uses CSV format, and has partial support for  vCards.
              (Originally designed to work with Solaris 7 address manager.)

       SyncFood
              Synchronize  your  restaurant  database.   The  Palm app and the Unix app (a perl script) for this
              conduit can be found in the /usr/share/doc/pilot-manager/contrib/alan-harder directory.

       SendMail
              A still-experimental conduit to send email from your Palm device.

FILES

       /usr/share/perl5/PilotMgr/*
              System-wide conduits may be found here.

       /usr/share/perl5/PilotMgr/doc/*
              Online documentation.

       $HOME/.pilotmgr
              Personal conduits may be installed here.  Also, conduits may create their own subdirectories here.

SEE ALSO

       The online help in PilotManager and the official web page at http://www.moshpit.org/pilotmgr/

AUTHOR

       PilotManager was written by Bharat Mediratta, and is currently maintained by Alan Harder.

       This manual page was written by Chris Waters  <xtifr@debian.org>  expressly  for  Debian  GNU/Linux  (The
       innocent  authors  of PilotManager should not be blamed for errors in this manual.  This is a first draft
       manual, all comments, suggestions and criticisms welcomed.)

COPYRIGHT

       PilotManager is copyright (c) 1997 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.

                                                    May 2001                                     PILOTMANAGER(1)