install-todo - Updates the Palm ToDo list with one new
entry.
SECTION
pilot-link: Userland Conduits
SYNOPSIS
install-todo [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-q|--quiet]
[-?|--help] [--usage] [-P|--priority [1|2|3|4|5]]
[-d|--due mm/dd/yyyy] [-c|--completed] [-D|--description
[title]] [-n|--note note] [-f|--file filename]
DESCRIPTION
install-todo allows the user to install one new ToDo list
entry with specified paramters passed to install-todo and
add a Note entry using text found in a filename <filename>
passed to install-todo.
OPTIONS
INSTALL-TODO OPTIONS
-P, --priority=priority
Specify the priority of the ToDo entry (defaults to
a priority of 1).
NOTE: this value has changed from the default of 4
to the default of 1, just as a new ToDo entry on
the Palm would set it.
-d, --due duedate
The due Date MM/DD/YYYY (defaults to blank, no due
date if this is not specified).
-c, --completed
Mark the item complete (the default is to mark the
item as incomplete, as the Palm would do it).
-D, --description title
The title of the ToDo entry
-n, --note note
The Note text you wish to add to this ToDo entry,
if any.
-f, --file filename
A local filename containing the Note text.
CONDUIT OPTIONS
-p, --port <port>
Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm
handheld. If this is not specified, install-todo
will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable.
If neither are found or supplied, install-todo will
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
-v, --version
Display version of install-todo and exit without
connecting.
HELP OPTIONS
-h, --help
Display the help synopsis for install-todo and exit
without connecting.
--usage
Display a brief usage message and exit without con-
necting.
USAGE
The program will connect to a target Palm handheld, and
creates the ToDo entry to the Palm ToDo application, using
the specified parameters and input from the supplied file
passed as arguments on the commandline.
EXAMPLE
install-todo -p /dev/pilot -n 'Buy Milk' -D 'Go shopping,
see note for items'
AUTHOR
install-todo was originally written by Martin Fick, based
on code in install-todos by Robert A. Kaplan.
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
pilot-link(7).
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