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pilot-schlep(1)                   PILOT-LINK                   pilot-schlep(1)


NAME

       pilot-schlep - Pack an arbitrary file and install it on your Palm or
       unpack a file from your Palm.


SECTION

       pilot-link: Userland conduits


SYNOPSIS

       pilot-schlep [-p|--port<port>] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage]
       [-q|--quiet] [-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 handle 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, --port
                 port

       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 connecting.


EXAMPLES

       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.pdfc

       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 handle multiple 'Schlep' files.


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-schlep(1)

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