pilot-addresses(1)						    PILOT-LINK							pilot-addresses(1)

NAME

       pilot-addresses - Read and write address book databases to and from a Palm handheld.

SECTION

       pilot-link: Userland conduits

LOCATION

       ./src

SYNOPSIS

	pilot-addresses  [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage] [-q|--quiet] [--delete-all] [-t|--delimiter  INT] [-d|--delete-cate-
       gory   category	] [-c|--category  category] [-a|--augment] [-r|--read  file] [-w|--write   file  ] [-C|--human-readable]

DESCRIPTION

	pilot-addresses allows the user to read all entries from a Palm handheld such as those made by Palm, Handspring, Handera, TRGPro, Sony	or
       other  Palm handheld in the Palm Address Book application, write new entries into the database, and delete a category or delete all entries
       in the database.

COMMANDS

       Provide exactly one of --read or --write.

			   -r,
			   --read=<file>

       Reads records from <file> and install them to the Palm Address Book application. (Use the -w <file> option to get a sample "template  file"
       for input records to see how the fields are laid out).

			   -w, --write=file

       Reads all address book records from the Palm Address Book application and writes them into  file

OPTIONS

   pilot-addresses options
			       -a, --augment

       Augments  fields  in  address  book  records with additional information. The augmented information is placed before and separated from the
       field with a semi-colon, (;).

       Augmented information can include any of the following below.

	category # Placed in front of each record or..

       Placed in front of each phone number field:

       ["Work"|"Home"|"Fax"|"Other"|"E-mail"|"Main"|"Pager"|"Mobile"]

       Empty fields are not augmented.

			       -c,
			       --category=category

       Install records to category category by default. Normally pilot-addresses uses the Unfiled category by default. This option  is	overridden
       by the category specified in the record with the  -a  option.

			       -d, --delete-category

       Delete all records in the specified category category before installing new records.

       Note that the long name of this option has changed since 0.11.8

			       -D, --delete-all

       Delete all address book records in all categories. Obviously, be very careful with this one.

       Note that the long name of this option has changed since 0.11.8

			       -t,
			       --delimiter INT

       Include	category  in  each  record,  use  the delimiter specified to separate all fields of a record. Delimiters are specified as follows:
       3=tab, 2=;, 1=,. This overrides the default delimiter of comma between fields and  semi-colon  between  a  field's  augmented  information.
       (Please note that this may generate confusing results when used with the -a option.)

       Note that the long name of this option has changed since 0.11.8

			       -T, --titles

       Obsolete. This option has been removed since 0.11.8

			       -C|--human-readable

       Write generic human-readable output instead of CSV.

   Conduit Options
			       -p,
			       --port <port>

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

			       -q,
			       --quiet

       Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

			       -v, --version

       Display version of pilot-addresses and exit without connecting.

   Help Options
			       -h, --help

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

			       --usage

       Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.

USAGE

       The program will connect to the Palm handheld, and perform the requested read or write operation specified by the user.

EXAMPLES

       To write all address records in a Palm to the file addrbook.csv:

	pilot-addresses  -w  addrbook.csv

       or

	pilot-addresses  -p  /dev/pilot  -w  addrbook.csv

       To read the address book records in the file addrbook.csv and install them onto the Palm:

	pilot-addresses  -r  addrbook.csv

       To read the address book records in the file addrbook.csv and place them into the Palm address book database category Special  after  first
       deleting all current records in the  Special  category on the palm:

	pilot-addresses  -c  Special  -d  Special  -r  addrbook.csv

AUTHOR

	pilot-addresses originally written by Kenneth Albanowski, this manual page was originally written by Robert Wittig <bob.wittig@gt.org> and
       later updated by David A. Desrosiers <hacker@gnu-designs.com> and 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-link(7)

0.12.5							      Copyright 1996-2007 FSF						pilot-addresses(1)