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PILOT-LINK !!!PILOT-LINK NAME DESCRIPTION TARGET DEVICE USAGE ADVANCED PROGRAMS OBTAINING MAILING LIST SEE ALSO AUTHOR ---- !!NAME pilot-link - a suite of tools for communicating with Palm Computing, Inc. Palm Devices as well as the Handspring Visor, TRGPro, and other devices which conform to this standard (PalmOS licensed devices). !!DESCRIPTION The __pilot-link__ suite of tools contains a series of conduits for moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or workstation system. !!TARGET DEVICE All of the __pilot-link__ programs will default to __/dev/pilot__ as the default serial device used to communicate with a Palm. In general, if the environment variable __$PILOTPORT__ is set, its value will override the default. A serial device specified on the command-line will be used regardless of any $PILOTPORT setting. The default connection rate is 9600 baud. You are welcome to try higher baud rates (19200, 38400, 57600 or higher) by setting the __$PILOTRATE__ environment variable, but various machines have various limitations. (Be careful about values higher than 115200 on Linux boxes if you've been using setserial to change the multiplier.) !!USAGE Here is a list of programs available from within the __pilot-link__ package as of the date of this manpage. __addresses__ dump the Palm address book into a generic text-output format __debugsh__ command-line interface to a Palm debug monitor __dlpsh__ command-line interface to Palm !HotSync protocol. 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 more functions. __getrom__ program to fetch ROM using getrom.prc or getrom2.prc __getrom.prc__ Palm program to help dump a 512K ROM __getrom2.prc__ Palm program to help dump a 1024K ROM (used for PalmOS 2.x) __ietf2datebook__ convert IETF calendar to format used by install-datebook __install-datebook__ import datebook records from a text format into the Palm __install-memo__ import Memo records from a text format into the Palm __install-todos__ import !ToDo records from a text format into the Palm __install-user__ modify User Preference settings and report additional intormation about the Palm, such as the Network Hotsync ID and Username/UserID __memos__ export memos from the Palm in mailbox format into one file, or one of two formats: one-file-per-record or one-directory-per-category __pi-csd__ this must be running to accept Network !HotSync(tm) connects __pi-getram__ program that retrieves the RAM from Palm __pi-getrom__ program that retrieves ROM from Palm (without getrom.prc) __pi-nredir__ program that accepts connections and redirects them via the Network !HotSync(tm) protocol __pi-port__ experimental program to abstract the serial layer from pilot-link __pilot-addresses__ import and export records from the Address Book (AddressDB.pdb) on your Palm __pilot-clip__ experimental program to import and export data from Palm clipboard __pilot-debug__ graphical and command-line program to interface with Palm debug monitor __pilot-dedupe__ strips duplicate records from Palm databases __pilot-file__ dissect .prc and .pdb files to view header, app_info, and record information __pilot-mail__ import mail from POP3 mailbox into Palm's default Mail application, and send mail via sendmail. This has been replaced by ''pilot-mailsync'' from Hollis Blanchard. Please see the CREDITS file for additional information on how to obtain this package. __pilot-schlep__ stores a single file of any data type (such as .zip or .mp3) on the Palm or retrieves one from the Palm __pilot-undelete__ turn previously archived records into normal records by resetting the Dirty bit __pilot-xfer__ back up, restore, install pilot-link__ __read-expenses__ export Palm expense database into text format __read-ical__ export Palm Datebook and !ToDo databases (DatebookDB.pdb and ToDoDB.pdb respectively) into an Ical calendar (ical is required) __read-todos__ export Palm !ToDo database into generic text format __reminders__ export Palm Datebook into a 'remind' data file __sync-plan__ completely synchronize the Palm datebook with the Plan calendar via netplan, including authenticating to the netplan server !!ADVANCED PROGRAMS 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. __ccexample__ test program demonstrating C++ interface __iambicexample__ test program demonstrating C++ interface __validate__ experimental program to test C++ features !!OBTAINING The most current version of the ''pilot-link'' suite of tools can be found at the following web site: ''http://www.gnu-designs.com/pilot-link/'' !!MAILING LIST The pilot-unix mailing list is maintained by Matthew Cravit. Its mandate is: The pilot-unix mailing list is for discussion and idea-sharing for those interested in using your Palm PDA with UNIX systems. This includes people who are interested in helping to develop tools to allow the Palm to operate with UNIX, and possibly to develop an SDK for the Palm for Unix. For more information, including how to subscribe to the list, send mail containing the word 'INFO' to ''pilot-unix-request@hcirisc.cs.binghamton.edu.'' The subject line does not matter. !!SEE ALSO __dlpsh(1)__, __ietf2datebook(1)__, __install-datebook(1)__, __install-hinote(1)__, __install-memo(1)__, __install-user(1)__, __pilot-xfer(1)__, __read-ical(1)__, ''Pilot-HOWTO''(http://www.orbits.com/Pilot/Pilot-HOWTO.html). !!AUTHOR Most of the __pilot-link__ tools were written by Kenneth Albanowski. This manual page was written by David H. Silber, and updated for this version of __pilot-link__ by David A. Desrosiers. Current maintainer of pilot-link as of the authoring of this manpage is David A. Desrosiers. Any questions or problems with __pilot-link__ should be directed at the ''pilot-unix'' mailing list. All patches should be sent to ''pilot-link@gnu-designs.com'' directly. ----
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