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gnome-phone-manager

GNOME-PHONE-MANAGER(1)						   User Commands					    GNOME-PHONE-MANAGER(1)

NAME

       gnome-phone-manager - Manage your mobile phone

USAGE

       gnome-phone-manager [--identify=PORT] [--config=PORT] [-d|--debug] [--display=DISPLAY]

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the gnome-phone-manager command.

       gnome-phone-manager is a program created to allow you to control aspects of your mobile phone from your GNOME desktop.

       Current features include:
	      - Runs in the background; indicates status on the panel notification area,
	      - Display on-screen alert when text message (SMS) arrives,
	      - Text message (SMS) sending facility with Evolution Addressbook integration,
	      - Sync phone clock with the computer's.

OPTIONS

   Help Options:
       -?, --help
	      Show help options

       --help-all
	      Show all help options

       --help-gtk
	      Show GTK+ Options

       --help-gst
	      Show GStreamer Options

   Application Options:
       --identify=PORT
	      Show model name of the phone connected to the given PORT which can be a Bluetooth address or a device file

       --config=PORT
	      Write  the  configuration  file  for gnokii debugging of the phone connected to the given PORT which can be a Bluetooth address or a
	      device file

       -d, --debug
	      Enable debug

       --display=DISPLAY
	      X display to use

SEE ALSO

       Homepage: http://live.gnome.org/PhoneManager

AUTHOR

       gnome-phone-manager was written by Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net> and Edd Dumbill <edd@usefullinc.com>

       This manual page was written by Francesco Namuri <francesco@namuri.it> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

Francesco Namuri						     June 2011						    GNOME-PHONE-MANAGER(1)