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PILOT-LINK(7)		       pilot-link suite			 PILOT-LINK(7)

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

DESCRIPTION
       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.

TARGET DEVICE
       All of the pilot-link  programs	will  default  to  /dev/pilot  as  the
       default	device	used  to  communicate  with a Palm. In general, if the
       environment variable $PILOTPORT is set in your shell,  its  value  will
       override	 this  default.	 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, any of the conduits in pilot-link will
       default to /dev/pilot.

       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).

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
	      commandline interface to a Palm debug monitor (deprecated).

       dlpsh
	      commandline interface to Palm DLP HotSync protocol. This is very
	      useful for debugging potential problems with your	 serial	 port.
	      Query  the  RAM/ROM, list databases, change your UserID or User‐
	      name, and many other useful functions.  This is the "Swiss  Army
	      Knife" of any of pilot-link's tools.

       getrom
	      program to fetch ROM using getrom.prc or getrom2.prc.

       getrom.prc
	      Palm  program to help dump a 512K ROM. This must be installed on
	      your Palm handheld.

       getrom2.prc
	      Palm program to help dump a  1024K  ROM  (used  for  PalmOS  2.x
	      devices only).

       ietf2datebook
	      convert an IETF calendar to format used by install-datebook.

       install-datebook
	      import datebook records from a text file onto the Palm handheld.

       install-memo
	      import Memo records from a text format into the Palm.

       install-netsync
	      modify  the  "Network Preference" settings and report additional
	      intormation about the Palm, such as the IP, hostname, and	 other
	      information as they are set on the Palm.

       install-todos
	      import ToDo records from a text format into the Palm.

       install-user
	      modify  the  "User  Preference"  settings	 and report additional
	      intormation about the Palm, such as the Username and  UserID  as
	      they are set on the Palm.

       memos
	      export  memos  from the Palm in mailbox format into one file, or
	      one  of	two   formats:	 one-file-per-record   or   one-direc‐
	      tory-per-category.

       pi-csd this must be running to accept Network HotSync(tm) connects.

       pi-getram
	      program that retrieves the RAM image from Palm.

       pi-getrom
	      program  that  retrieves	a  ROM	image from Palm (without using
	      getrom.prc).

       pi-getromtoken
	      program that retrieves the ROM tokens from the Palm, such as the
	      serial  number of the device, if available. Does not work on OS5
	      devices, currently.

       pi-nredir
	      program that accepts connections and redirects them via the Net‐
	      work 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 clip‐
	      board.

       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  applica‐
	      tion,  and  send	mail  via  sendmail. This has been replaced by
	      pilot-mailsync  from  Hollis  Blanchard	<hollis@amulet.co.jp>.
	      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 (non-archived)
	      records by resetting the "dirty" bit.

       pilot-xfer
	      backup, restore, install and delete Palm	databases.  The	 most-
	      used pilot-link conduit.

       read-expenses
	      export Palm expense database into a simple text format.

       read-ical
	      export  Palm  Datebook  and  ToDo	 databases (DatebookDB.pdb and
	      ToDoDB.pdb respectively) into an Ical calendar (the ical	appli‐
	      cation  must be installed and working on your system first. This
	      is NOT the same thing as the iCal Calendar format, however).

       read-notepad
	      reads record information and images created with	the  Palm  OS4
	      and later NotePad application.

       read-palmpix
	      reads images created with the Kodak PalmPix "snap-on" camera.

       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" calen‐
	      dar via netplan, including authenticating to the netplan	server
	      itself.

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 itself.

       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 pilot link homepage:

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

MAILING LIST
       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  sys‐
	      tems.  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 Develop‐
	      ment 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

AUTHOR
       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  this  version  of	 pilot-link  by	 David	A.  Desrosiers
       <desrod@gnu-designs.com>.

       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 fBpilot-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).

PATCHES
       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).

SEE ALSO
       addresses(1),  dlpsh(1),	 hinotes(1),  ietf2datebook(1),	 install-date‐
       book(1),	  install-expenses(1),	 install-hinote(1),   install-memo(1),
       install-netsync(1),    install-user(1),	 pi-getrom(1),	 pi-getram(1),
       pilot-addresses(1),   pilot-xfer(1),   read-ical(1),   read-notepad(1),
       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

(c) FSF 1996-2003	      pilot-link - 0.11.8		 PILOT-LINK(7)
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