1pilot-link(7)                     PILOT-LINK                     pilot-link(7)
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NAME

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

11       Pilot-link: Overview
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DESCRIPTION

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

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

35       A  complete list of conduits available from within the pilot-link pack‐
36       age as of the date of this manpage. If you invoke any of  the  conduits
37       from  pilot-link  with no command-line arguments at all, the usage sum‐
38       mary will be printed.
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41       Note that there are widespread changes in this release - some  conduits
42       have  been  merged,  a  lot have had new options added and some options
43       have been renamed or removed.
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46   addresses
47       DEPRECATED: Use pilot-addresses --write|--human-readable instead.
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50   pilot-hinotes
51       Syncronize your Hi-Notes database with your desktop machine.
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54   install-datebook
55       installs a new datebook entry onto your Palm handheld.
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58   pilot-install-expenses
59       Install an expense record from various parameters and arguments  passed
60       at connection time.
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63   install-hinote
64       Install local files into your Hi-Note database on your Palm handheld.
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67   install-memo
68       Installs a new Memo Pad entry onto your Palm handheld.
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71   pilot-install-netsync
72       reads  or  sets  the  Network Preferences information on a Palm Device.
73       Modifies the  "Network  Preference"  settings  and  reports  additional
74       intormation  about the Palm, such as the IP, hostname, and other infor‐
75       mation as they are set on the Palm.
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78   install-todo
79       Updates the Palm ToDo list with one new entry.
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82   install-todos
83       Updates the Palm ToDo list with entries from a local file.
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86   install-user
87       Reads or sets a Palm User and UserID on a  Palm  Device.  Modifies  the
88       "User Preference" settings and reports additional intormation about the
89       Palm, such as the Username and UserID as they are set on the Palm
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92   pilot-memos
93       Manipulate Memo entries from a file or your Palm device.
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96   pilot-addresses
97       Read and write address book databases to and from a Palm handheld.
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100       Changes in 0.12: Incorporates functionality  from  the  now  deprecated
101       addresses conduit.
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104   pilot-archive
105       DEPRECATED: Use pilot-read-todos -w --archived instead.
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108   pilot-clip
109       Get or Set the Palm Clipboard contents from STDOUT/STDIN.
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112   pilot-dedupe
113       Removes duplicate records from any Palm database.
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116   pilot-file
117       Dump application and header information from your local PRC/PDB files.
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120   pilot-foto
121       Palm 'Foto' Image Installer/Remover/Fetcher/Converter
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124   pilot-read-screenshot
125       Read screenshots from Palm (ScreenShotDB).
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128   pilot-schlep
129       Package up any arbitrary file and sync it to your Palm device.
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132   pilot-foto-treo600
133       Copies  Treo  600 foto databases to current directory and extracts .jpg
134       files from them.
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137   pilot-foto-treo650
138       Copies Treo 600 images and videos to the current directory
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141   pilot-wav
142       Decodes Palm Voice Memo files to wav files you can read
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145   pilot-xfer
146       Backup, sync, and restore databases from a Palm handheld device.
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149   pilot-read-expenses
150       Export Palm Expense application data in a text format.
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153   pilot-read-ical
154       Exports the DatebookDB and/or  ToDo  applications  (DatebookDB.pdb  and
155       ToDoDB.pdb  respectively) to Ical format. (The ical application must be
156       installed and working on your system first. This is NOT the same  thing
157       as the iCal Calendar format, however).
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160   pilot-read-notepad
161       List  the  record  information  found in the Palm Notepad (Palm OS4 and
162       later) application.
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165   pilot-read-palmpix
166       Convert all pictures in the files given or found on a Palm handheld.
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169   pilot-read-todos
170       Syncronize your Palm ToDo  application's  database  with  your  desktop
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174   pilot-read-veo
175       Synchronize your Veo Traveler databases
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178   pilot-reminders
179       Exports your Palm Datebook database into a 'remind' data file format.
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TOOLS

183   pilot-debugsh
184       Simple debugging console for a Palm Handheld device (deprecated).
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187   pilot-dlpsh
188       An  interactive Desktop Link Protocol (DLP) Shell for your Palm device.
189       This is very useful for debugging potential problems with  your  serial
190       port.  Query  the  RAM/ROM, list databases, change your UserID or User‐
191       name, and many other useful functions. This is the "Swiss  Army  Knife"
192       of any of pilot-link's tools.
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195   pilot-csd
196       Connection Service Daemon for Palm Devices
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199   pilot-getram
200       Retrieves the RAM image from your Palm device for use in debugging.
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203   pilot-getrom
204       Retrieves the ROM image from your Palm device for use in debugging.
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207   pilot-getromtoken
208       Reads a ROM token from a Palm Handheld device.
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211   pilot-nredir
212       Accept connection and redirect via Network Hotsync Protocol.
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PERL SCRIPTS

216       (Available from the source code, not always installed from packages).
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219   pilot-ietf2datebook.pl
220       Converts IETF agenda format to install-datebook format
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223   pilot-undelete.pl
224       Turn  previously archived records into normal (non-archived) records by
225       resetting the "dirty" bit.
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228   pilot-sync-plan.pl
229       completely synchronize the Palm datebook with the "plan"  calendar  via
230       netplan, including authenticating to the netplan server itself.
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ADVANCED PROGRAMS

234       Some  of  these  programs  are not intended for general end-users. More
235       detailed documentation on their usage can be obtained  by  reading  the
236       source of the application itself.
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239   ccexample
240       test program demonstrating C++ interface.
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243   iambicexample
244       test program demonstrating C++ interface.
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247   validate
248       experimental program to test C++ features.
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OBTAINING

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

257       The original pilot-unix mailing list has been taken offline, and is now
258       being    hosted    and    maintained    by    David    A.    Desrosiers
259       <desrod@gnu-designs.com>. The  original  pilot-unix  mailing  list  was
260       maintained by Matthew Cravit. Its mandate was:
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263       The  pilot-unix  mailing  list is for discussion and "idea-sharing" for
264       those interested in using your Palm handheld with  UNIX  systems.  This
265       includes people who are interested in helping to develop tools to allow
266       the Palm to operate with UNIX and other POSIX systems, and possibly  to
267       develop an SDK (Software Develop- ment Kit) for the Palm for Unix.
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270       For  more  information,  including  how  to subscribe to the pilot-link
271       mailing lists, please visit the pilot-link  mailing  list  subscription
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275       http://lists.pilot-link.org/
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278       pilot-link  specific  mailing lists are also available for Development,
279       General, and Announce topics, at the following:
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282       http://lists.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-devel
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285       http://lists.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-general
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288       http://lists.pilot-link.org/mailman/listinfo/pilot-link-announce
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AUTHOR

292       Most of the pilot-link tools were written by Kenneth  Albanowski.  This
293       manual  page  was  written  by  David H. Silber <pilot@orbits.com>, and
294       updated for version 0.12 of pilot-link by Neil Williams  <  linux@code‐
295       help.co.uk > .
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298       Current maintainer of pilot-link as of the authoring of this manpage is
299       David A. Desrosiers <desrod@gnu-designs.com>.
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302       Any questions or problems with pilot-link should  be  directed  at  the
303       various   pilot-link   mailing lists or to the irc channel dedicated to
304       supporting pilot-link at  irc.pilot-link.org  in your  irc  application
305       (not a web browser).
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PATCHES

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

316        pilot-addresses(1), pilot-dlpsh(1), pilot-hinotes(1), pilot-ietf2date‐
317       book(1),      pilot-install-datebook(1),     pilot-install-expenses(1),
318       pilot-install-hinote(1),   pilot-install-memo(1),    pilot-install-net‐
319       sync(1),   pilot-install-user(1),   pilot-getrom(1),   pilot-getram(1),
320       pilot-addresses(1),         pilot-xfer(1),          pilot-read-ical(1),
321       pilot-read-notepad(1), pilot-read-palmpix(1)
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324       David  Silber  <pilot@orbits.com>  has written a Pilot HOWTO, which you
325       can find at http://www.sgmltools.org/HOWTO/Pilot-HOWTO/t1.html
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