---
name: "pilot-install-todo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pilot-link"
version: "0.12.5-dfsg-2+b3"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pilot-install-todo"
---

# pilot-install-todo(1)

Updates the Palm ToDo list with one new entry.

## NAME

pilot-install-todo - Updates the Palm ToDo list with one new entry.

## SECTION

pilot-link: Userland conduits

## SYNOPSIS

 *pilot-install-todo* \[**-p**\|**--port** \<**port**\>\] \[**-q**\|**--quiet**\] \[**--version**\] \[**-?**\|**--help**\] \[**--usage**\] \[**-P**\|**--priority** \[**1\|2\|3\|4\|5**\]\] \[**-d**\|**--due**  **mm/dd/yyyy**\] \[**-c**\|**--completed**\] \[**-D**\|**--description** \[**title**\]\] \[**-n**\|**--note**  **note**\] \[**-f**\|**--file**  *filename*\]

## DESCRIPTION

 *pilot-install-todo* allows the user to install one new ToDo list entry with specified parameters passed to *pilot-install-todo* and add a Note entry using text found in a filename \<*filename*\> passed to *pilot-install-todo*.

## OPTIONS

### pilot-install-todo options

                        **-P**,\
                         **--priority** **priority**

Specify the priority of the ToDo entry - 1\|2\|3\|4\|5 (defaults to a priority of 1).

 *NOTE:* this value has changed from the default of 4 to the default of 1, just as a new ToDo entry on the Palm would set it.

                        **-d**,\
                         **--due** **duedate**

The due Date MM/DD/YYYY (defaults to blank, no due date if this is not specified).

                        **-c**, **--completed**

Mark the item complete (the default is to mark the item as incomplete, as the Palm would do it).

                        **-D**,\
                         **--description** **title**

The title of the ToDo entry

                        **-n**, **--note**\
                         **note**

The Note text you wish to add to this ToDo entry, if any.

                        **-f**,\
                         **--file** *filename*

A local filename containing the Note text.

### Conduit Options

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

Use device file \<*port*\> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, *pilot-install-todo* will look for the  *$PILOTPORT*  environment variable. If neither are found or supplied, *pilot-install-todo* will print the usage information.

                        **-q**, \
                         **--quiet**

Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

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

Display version of *pilot-install-todo* and exit without connecting.

### Help Options

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

Display the help synopsis for *pilot-install-todo* and exit without connecting.

                        **--usage**

Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.

## USAGE

The program will connect to a target Palm handheld, and creates the ToDo entry to the Palm ToDo application, using the specified parameters and input from the supplied file passed as arguments on the commandline.

## EXAMPLE

 *pilot-install-todo*  **-p**  */dev/pilot*  **-n**  **'Buy Milk'**  **-D**  **'Go shopping, see note for items'**

## AUTHOR

 *pilot-install-todo* was originally written by Martin Fick, based on code in *pilot-install-todos* by Robert A. Kaplan.

This manual page was converted to XML 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-install-todos*(1)](/pilot-install-todos/1.md), [*pilot-link*(7)](/pilot-link/7.md).