install-datebook(1) [redhat man page]

install-datebook(1)					      General Commands Manual					       install-datebook(1)

NAME

       install-datebook - installs a new datebook entries onto your Palm handheld device

SYNOPSIS

       For serial devices, the -p <port> option is required, or you may use the $PILOTPORT environment variable:
       install-datebook -p /dev/ttySX filename [filename filename ...]

       For USB devices, the new USB port specification is:
       install-datebook -p usb:/dev/ttyUSBX filename [filename filename ...]

DESCRIPTION

       install-datebook allows the user to write one or more datebook entries from one or more source files. Once install-datebook is started, the
       user must invoke HotSync on the target device by pressing the HotSync button on the cradle or by tapping on the HotSync icon  in  the  Palm
       launcher.

       The  format  of	the source file contains one datebook entry on line, containing four tab separated fields. The fields are start date/time,
       end date/time, alarm settings, and the description of datebook entry. This program doesn't yet support repeted entries. The date  and  time
       must be in format understand by parsedate.y. At the very least, the following two formats are understood:

       August 11, 1997 0800 GMT+300
       1997/08/11 08:22:33 GMT+300

       If  either  one	of  the  date  and  time  fields  is empty, the entry is installed without time. If the alarm field is empty, the entry is
       installed without setting any alarms. The alarm field can contain numbers followed by "m" (minutes), "h" (hours), or "d" (days).
       Here are some example lines ("<TAB>" = tab, "<NL>" = newline in these examples):

       -> 1997/08/11 0800 GMT+300 <TAB> 1997/08/11 0900 GMT+300 <TAB> <TAB> IETF Registration <NL>

       -> August 11, 1997 0900 GMT+300 <TAB> August 11, 1997 0930 GMT+300 <TAB> 2m <TAB> Introductions <NL>

   OPTIONS
       none

USAGE

       The program will connect to the target Palm device, and write the datebook-formatted file given on the command line onto the Palm into  the
       DatebookDB.pdb file.

KNOWN BUGS

       If  no  timezone  is given, install-datebook will assume the time is in GMT and it will convert it to localtime. If you don't want to write
       timezone entries to all begin and end times, set the TZ environment variable to GMT before running this program.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/

AUTHOR

       install-datebook was written by Tero Kivinen <kivinen@iki.fi>. This program was based on install-todos program written by Robert A.  Kaplan
       <kaplan@openmarket.com>.

SEE ALSO

Free Software Foundation				    Palm Computing Device Tools 				       install-datebook(1)

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)