pilot-schlep - Package up any arbitrary file and sync it
to your Palm device.
SECTION
pilot-link: Userland Conduits
SYNOPSIS
pilot-schlep [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-q|--quiet]
[-?|--help] [--usage] [-i|--install file] [-f|--fetch
file] [-d|--delete]
DESCRIPTION
Currently the stored name and file type is not queried so
you can potentially Install a PDF file, and retrieve it as
a ZIP file.
You must take care to remember what type of file you are
installing and fetching. This will be updated in a later
release to handle this type of capability, as well as han-
dle multiple 'Schlep' files.
OPTIONS
PILOT-SCHLEP OPTIONS
-i, --install file
Pack and install file to your Palm
-f, --fetch file
Unpack the file from your Palm device
-d, --delete
Delete the packaged file from your Palm device
CONDUIT OPTIONS
-p, --portport
Use device file port to communicate with the Palm
handheld. If this is not specified, pilot-schlep
will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable.
If neither are found or supplied, pilot-schlep will
print the usage information.
-q, --quiet
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
-v, --version
Display version of pilot-schlep.
HELP OPTIONS
-h, --help
Display the help synopsis for pilot-schlep.
--usage
Display a brief usage message and exit without con-
To package up and store a file for later retrieval on your
Palm:
pilot-schlep -p /dev/pilot -i InstallThis.zip
To unpack a file that has been stored on your Palm with
pilot-schlep:
pilot-schlep -p /dev/pilot -f RetrieveThis.pdf
Please notice that you must use redirection to Install or
Fetch files using pilot-schlep.
Currently the stored name and file type is not queried so
you can potentially Install a PDF file, and retrieve it as
a ZIP file.
You must take care to remember what type of file you are
installing and fetching. This will be updated in a later
release to handle this type of capability, as well as han-
dle multiple 'Schlep' files.
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Neil Williams linux@code-
help.co.uk
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at: http://bugs.pilot-link.org
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 MERCHANTABILITY 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330,
Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
SEE ALSO
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