---
name: "pi-getram"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pilot-link"
version: "0.11.8-10"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pi-getram"
---

# pi-getram(1)

Retrieves the RAM image from your Palm device.

## NAME

**pi-getram** - Retrieves the RAM image from your Palm device.

## SYNOPSIS

**pi-getram** \[**-p** \<*port*\>\] \[*ramfile*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pi-getram** is used to fetch the current RAM image from your Palm handheld for use in debugging.

## OPTIONS

- **-p**, **--port** \<*port*\>

  Use device file \<*port*\> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, will look for the *$PILOTPORT* environment variable. If both are not found or supplied, **install-expenses** will fall back to /dev/pilot.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display the help synopsis for **pi-getram**.

- **-v**, **--version**

  Display version of **pi-getram**.

- \<*filename*\>

  Write the RAM image to the file named by \<*filename*\>. If this is omitted, the filename will be written out as the rom version name as follows: 'pilot-$VERSION.ram', where an OS 3.5 image would be written as the filename of 'pilot-3.5.0.ram'.

## USAGE

Connect to a target Palm handheld and fetch the RAM from the device.

## BUGS

**KNOWN BUGS**

-

  **pi-getram** has no known bugs at this time.

**REPORTING BUGS**

-

  Report bugs at *http://bugs.pilot-link.org/*

## AUTHOR

**pi-getram** was originally written by Kenneth Albanowski.

## SEE ALSO

[**pi-getrom**(1)](/pi-getrom/1.md)