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pilot-file(1)                     PILOT-LINK                     pilot-file(1)


NAME

       pilot-file - Dump application and header information from your local
       PRC/PDB files.


SECTION

       pilot-link: Tools


SYNOPSIS

        pilot-file [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-q|--quiet] [-?|--help]
       [--usage] [-H|--header] [-a|--appinfo] [-s|--sortinfo] [-l|--list]
       [-r|--record  STRING] [-f|--to-file] [-d|--dump] filename ...


DESCRIPTION

        pilot-file is used to Dump application and header information from
       your local PRC/PDB files.

        pilot-file does not connect to your Palm.


OPTIONS

   pilot-file options
                               -H, --header

       Dump the header of the database(s)

                               -a, --appinfo

       Dump app_info segment of the database(s)

                               -s, --sortinfo

       Dump sort_info block of database(s)

                               -l, --list

       List all records in the database(s)

                               -r, --record STRING

       Dump a record by index ('code0') or uid ('1234')

                               -f, --to-file

       Same as above but also dump records to files

                               -d, --dump

       Dump all data and all records, very verbose

   Conduit Options
                               -p, --port lt;port>

       Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this
       is not specified, pilot-file will look for the  $PILOTPORT  environment
       variable. If neither are found or supplied, pilot-file will print the
       usage information.

                               -q,
                               --quiet

       Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

                               -v, --version

       Display version of pilot-file and exit without connecting.

   Help Options
                               -h, --help

       Display the help synopsis for pilot-file and exit without connecting.

                               --usage

       Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.


EXAMPLES

       To list all records in the Foo database:

        pilot-file -l Foo.prc

       To dump the header and appinfo segment of the Bar database:

        pilot-file -H -a Bar.pdb


AUTHOR

       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
       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.,
       51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.


SEE ALSO

        pilot-link(7).

0.12.5                      Copyright 1996-2007 FSF              pilot-file(1)

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