---
name: "copy-appinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "coldsync"
version: "3.0+pre3-1"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/copy-appinfo"
---

# copy-appinfo(1)

ColdSync conduit to copy the AppInfo block (categories)

## NAME

copy-appinfo - ColdSync conduit to copy the AppInfo block (categories)

## SYNOPSIS

Add the following to your *.coldsyncrc* file:

```
        conduit sync {
                type: addr/DATA;
                type: memo/DATA;
                type: todo/DATA;
                ...
                path: <...>/copy-appinfo;
        }
```

```
        conduit sync {
                type: addr/DATA;
                type: memo/DATA;
                type: todo/DATA;
                ...
                path: [generic];
        }
```

(the "\[generic\]" block is so that the databases in question will be synced the normal way, in addition to having their AppInfo blocks copied.)

## DESCRIPTION

The `"copy-appinfo"` conduit copies the AppInfo block (which contains information about categories and certain other application-specific data) from the Palm to the desktop.

Since ColdSync's generic conduit does not touch the AppInfo block at all, you need to use `"copy-appinfo"` or something like it to keep category data in sync.

Note that this conduit only implements Palm-overwrites-desktop. If you modify any categories in the desktop copy of a database, those changes will be lost.

## BUGS

None known.

## SEE ALSO

[*coldsync*(8)](/coldsync/8.md)