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pilot-install-todos

pilot-install-todos(1)						    PILOT-LINK						    pilot-install-todos(1)

NAME

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

SECTION

       pilot-link: Userland conduits

SYNOPSIS

	pilot-install-todos [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage] [-q|--quiet] [-f|--filename  STRING]

DESCRIPTION

	pilot-install-todos allows the user to update the Palm ToDo list with entries from a local file.

       The  format  of	this file is a simple line-by-line ToDo task entry. For each new line in the local file, a new task is created in the ToDo
       database on the Palm.

OPTIONS

   pilot-install-todos options
			       -f,
			       --filename filename

       A local filename containing the ToDo entry text.

   Conduit Options
			       -p, --port
			       <port>

       Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, pilot-install-todos will look for  the	$PILOTPORT
       environment variable. If neither are found or supplied, pilot-install-todos will print the usage information.

			       -q,
			       --quiet

       Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

			       -v, --version

       Display version of pilot-install-todo and exit without connecting.

   Help Options
			       -h, --help

       Display the help synopsis for pilot-install-todos and exit without connecting.

			       --usage

       Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.

USAGE

       The program will connect to a target Palm handheld, and creates the ToDo entry to the Palm ToDo application, using the specified file.

EXAMPLE

	-p  /dev/pilot	-f  $HOME/MyTodoList.txt

AUTHOR

	pilot-install-todo was originally written by Martin Fick, based on code in pilot-install-todos by Robert A. Kaplan.

       This manual page was written by Neil Williams <linux@codehelp.co.uk>

REPORTING BUGS

       We  have  an online bug tracker. Using this is the only way to ensure that your bugs are recorded and that we can track them until they are
       resolved or closed. Reporting bugs via email, while easy, is not very useful in terms of  accountability.  Please  point  your  browser	to
       http://bugs.pilot-link.org: http://bugs.pilot-link.org and report your bugs and issues there.

COPYRIGHT

       This  program  is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
       the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

       This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY	WARRANTY;  without  even  the  implied	warranty  of  MER-
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You  should  have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
       Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

SEE ALSO

	pilot-install-todo(1), pilot-link(7).

0.12.5							      Copyright 1996-2007 FSF					    pilot-install-todos(1)