PORTABASE(1)						      General Commands Manual						      PORTABASE(1)

NAME

       portabase - an easy-to-use personal database application

SYNOPSIS

       portabase [ -h | --help | <file> ]
       portabase command [ -p password ] [ options ] <fromfile> <tofile>

DESCRIPTION

       PortaBase  (portable database) is a personal database application that is available for many platforms, including Linux, Mac OS X, Windows,
       and Maemo.

       PortaBase's features include:

       - One data table per file

       - String, Integer, Decimal, Boolean, Note (multi-line text), Date,
	 Time, Calculation, Sequence, Image, and Enum column types

       - Add, edit, and delete rows of data

       - Custom data views (subsets of the columns in any order)

       - Filter the displayed rows using sets of conditions

       - Sort the rows by any combination of columns, each in ascending or
	 descending order

       - Optional page navigation buttons, with a custom number of rows per page

       - Add, delete, rearrange, and rename columns at any time

       - Specify default values for columns

       - View summary statistics for columns (total, average, min, max, etc.)

       - Import data from CSV, XML, and MobileDB files

       - Export data to CSV and XML files

       - Command-line format conversions (to and from XML, from MobileDB)

       - Data file encryption

       - Unicode support

       - Pick any available font to use throughout the application

COMMANDS

       PortaBase uses the following commands to indicate a command-line file conversion:

       fromxml
	      Create a new PortaBase file from the input XML file.

       frommobiledb
	      Create a new PortaBase file from the input MobileDB file.

       fromcsv
	      Add rows to an existing PortaBase file from the input CSV file.

       toxml  Create a new XML file from the input PortaBase file.

       tocsv  Create a new CSV file from the input PortaBase file.

       If an encrypted PortaBase file is to be read or created, the following option can be used immediately after the command:

       -p <password>
	      Open or create the encrypted PortaBase file using the given password

       The toxml and tocsv commands accept the following options:

       -v <view>
	      Apply the named view before exporting.

       -s <sorting>
	      Apply the named sorting before exporting.

       -f <filter>
	      Apply the named filter before exporting.

       The fromcsv command supports one option:

       -e <encoding>
	      Specifies the text encoding of the imported CSV file; options are UTF-8 (the default) and Latin-1.

OPTIONS

       PortaBase accepts the following options:

       -h, --help
	      Display usage instructions.

FILES

       $HOME/.qt/portabaserc - user-specific settings.	Stores information on font, checkbox editing, delete confirmations, etc.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Jeremy Bowman <jmbowman@alum.mit.edu>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).

								  April 16, 2010						      PORTABASE(1)