pilot-schlep1
Pack an arbitrary file and install it on your palm or unpack a file from your palm.
Usage
pilot-schlep [{-p | --port<port>}]
[--version]
[{-? | --help}]
[--usage]
[{-q | --quiet}]
[{-i | --install
file}]
[{-f | --fetch
file}]
[{-d | --delete}]
Section
pilot-link: Userland conduits
Overview
Currently the stored name and file type is not queried so you can potentially install a PDF file, and retrieve it as a ZIP file.
You must take care to remember what type of file you are installing and fetching. This will be updated in a later release to handle this type of capability, as well as handle multiple 'Schlep' files.
Options
pilot-schlep options
-i, --install
file
Pack and install file to your Palm -f, --fetch
file
Unpack the file from your Palm device -d, --delete
Delete the packaged file from your Palm device
Conduit Options
-p, --port
port
Use device file port to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, pilot-schlep will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable. If neither are found or supplied, pilot-schlep will print the usage information. -q, --quiet
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message -v, --version
Display version of pilot-schlep.
Help Options
-h, --help
Display the help synopsis for pilot-schlep. --usage
Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.
Examples
To package up and store a file for later retrieval on your Palm:
pilot-schlep -p /dev/pilot -i InstallThis.zip
To unpack a file that has been stored on your Palm with pilot-schlep:
pilot-schlep -p /dev/pilot -f RetrieveThis.pdfc
Please notice that you must use redirection to Install or Fetch files using pilot-schlep.
Currently the stored name and file type is not queried so you can potentially Install a PDF file, and retrieve it as a ZIP file.
You must take care to remember what type of file you are installing and fetching. This will be updated in a later release to handle this type of capability, as well as handle multiple 'Schlep' files.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 2.1 (Slink); the text changed 5 times.
--delete until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--fetch until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--help until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--install until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--port until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--quiet until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--usage until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--version until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-d until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-f until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-h until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-i until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-p until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-q until Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-v until Debian 4.0 (Etch).