dlpsh(1) General Commands Manual dlpsh(1)
NAME
dlpsh - command shell for executing DLP commands on a Palm handheld device
SYNOPSIS
dlpsh -p <port>
DESCRIPTION
dlpsh allows the user to connect to a Palm handheld device and execute arbitrary Data Link Protocol (DLP) commands. Once connected, the
user may execute any of the built-in DLP commands. (See BUILT-IN COMMANDS). The connection to the Pilot is kept alive by sending a
PadTickle packet to the Pilot after a small period of non-activity. (7 seconds by default)
BUILT-IN COMMANDS
There are many options available to dlpsh, including the following.
user Print the currently set User information
ls Used with -l and -r to provide long and ROM file lists
df display how much RAM and ROM is free on your device
time, dtp
Desktop-to-Palm, set the time on the Palm from the desktop
rm Remove a file, delete it entirely from the Palm device
quit, exit
Exit the DLP Protocol Shell
OPTIONS
While in dlpsh, you can always invoke 'help' or 'option --help' to get further information on that option.
USAGE
The program will connect to a target, and give the user a prompt for executing commands.
KNOWN BUGS
dlpsh has no known bugs.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/
AUTHOR
dlpsh was written by Chris Stevens <stevens@rpi.edu> and Damien Neil <neild@rpi.edu>
Free Software Foundation Palm Computing Device Tools dlpsh(1)
