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

# pilot-datebook(1)

read/write Palm dateboot

## NAME

pilot-datebook - read/write Palm dateboot

## DESCRIPTION

pilot-datebook

usage: pilot-datebook \[options\] \[\[command\] \[cmd\_options\] \[@optfile\]...\] Mostly: pilot-datebook  **-r** \<in\_fmt\> **-f** \<in\_file\>   **-w** \<out\_fmt\> **-f** \<out\_file\>

- or: pilot-datebook

  **-r** \<in\_fmt\>  **-w** \<out\_fmt\>   \< \<in\_file\>  \> \<out\_file\>

\[use pilot-datebook **-hconvert**  to see command line examples\]

## OPTIONS

- **-q**

  quiet mode

- **-v**

  verbose/debug mode

- **-h**

  show this help

- **-hhelp**

  show overview on all available help screens

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

  Use device file \<port\> to communicate with Palm

## COMMAND

- **-i** \<cond\>

  only do next command if \<cond\> is true

- **-r** \<fmt\>

  read file with format \<fmt\>  (ignoring **-i**)

- **-w** \<fmt\>

  write file with format \<fmt\>

- **-s** \<order\>

  sort rows by \<order\>  (ignoring **-i**)

**-u** \<assign\> update rows according to \<assign\>

- **-d**

  delete rows  (only useful with **-i**)

### \[cmd\_options\] (for read/write):

- **-f** \<file\>

  read from \<file\>/write to \<file\> (default: stdin/stdout)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Ludovic Rousseau \<rousseau@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system.