---
name: "palm-datebook-reminders"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "chiark-scripts"
version: "8.0.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/palm-datebook-reminders"
---

# palm-datebook-reminders(1)

generate simple report from Palm Datebook DB

## NAME

palm-datebook-reminders - generate simple report from Palm Datebook DB

## SYNOPSIS

**PALM-DATEBOOK-REMINDERS** \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**palm-datebook-reminders** reads a Palm Datebook database and prints out a list of events in the near future in a reasonably easy to read format.

Immiment events (ones in approximately the next 48 hours by default) are listed with complete item text.  Forthcoming events (approximately the next 4 weeks by default) are listed in summary form.

## OPTIONS

- *imminent***/***forthcoming* \| ***-t***imminent***/***forthcoming

  Specifies that imminent and forthcoming events are ones within the next *immiment* and *forthcoming* seconds, respectively.

- *filename* \| **-f***filename*

  Reads the file *filename* instead of **./DatebookDB.pdb**. If the bare form is used, *filename* must start with a **.** or **/** (dot or slash).

## BUGS

The program is not configurable enough.

The option parsing is very grotty.

Proper character set conversion is not performed.

## FILES

- **DatebookDB.pdb**

  Default input file.

## AUTHOR

**PALM-DATEBOOK-REMINDERS** and this manpage were written by Ian Jackson \<ian@chiark.greenend.org.uk\>.  They are Copyright 2003 Ian Jackson.

palm-datebook-reminders and this manpage are 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, or (at your option) any later version.

This 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, consult the Free Software Foundation's website at www.fsf.org, or the GNU Project website at www.gnu.org.

Palm Datebook is a piece of proprietary software supplied with Palm organisers.  Palm and Datebook are probably trademarks.