install-user(1) General Commands Manual install-user(1)NAME
install-user - reads or sets a Palm UserName and UserID on a Palm Device
SYNOPSIS
install-user -p /dev/pilot -u <username> -i <id>
DESCRIPTION
install-user allows the user to read or change the User Name on the Pilot connected to the specified callout device.
OPTIONS
-p --port <port>,
Use device file port to communicate with the Palm handheld device. If this is not specified, will look for the $PILOTPORT environ-
ment variable. If both are not found, will fall back to /dev/pilot.
-h --help
Display help synopsis for install-user
-v --version
Display version of install-user
-u --user <username>,
Set the username, use quotes for spaces, as in "John Q. Public"
-i --id <userid>,
Set the 5-digit numeric UserID on the device (used in many application registration schemes)
USAGE
The program will connect to a target Palm handheld device, and read or set the Palm UserName specified or display the Palm username and
UserID if none is specified.
KNOWN BUGS
install-user has no known bugs.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/
AUTHOR
install-user was originally written by D. Jeff Dionne <jeff@RyeHam.ee.ryerson.ca>
Free Software Foundation Palm Computing Device Tools install-user(1)
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pilot-install-user(1) PILOT-LINK pilot-install-user(1)NAME
pilot-install-user - Reads or sets a Palm User and UserID on a Palm Device.
SECTION
pilot-link: Userland conduits
SYNOPSIS
pilot-install-user [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage] [-q|--quiet] [-u|--user username] [-i|--id userid] [-l|--list]
DESCRIPTION
pilot-install-user allows the user to read or change the User and UserID information on the Palm handheld.
OPTIONS
pilot-install-user options
-u,
--user username
Set the username, use quotes for spaces in the username, as in "John Q. Public".
-i,
--id userid
Set the 5-digit numeric UserID on the device (used for many Palm application registration methods).
-l, --list
List the current username and ID (default)
Conduit Options
-p, --port
<port>
Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, pilot-install-user will look for the $PILOTPORT
environment variable. If neither are found or supplied, pilot-install-user will print the usage information.
-q,
--quiet
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
-v, --version
Display version of pilot-install-user and exit without connecting.
Help Options
-h, --help
Display the help synopsis for pilot-install-user 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 read or set the Palm UserName specified or display the Palm username and UserID if
none is specified.
AUTHOR
pilot-install-user was originally written by D. Jeff Dionne <jeff@RyeHam.ee.ryerson.ca>.
This manual page was converted to XML 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-netsync (1), pilot-dlpsh (1), pilot-link(7).
0.12.5 Copyright 1996-2007 FSF pilot-install-user(1)