synce-registry(1)

NAME

synce-registry - read or modify the registry on a PDA

SYNOPSIS

synce-registry [-d LEVEL] [-p DEVNAME] [-h]
[-r] PARENTKEY KEY VALUE
-w [-t TYPE] PARENTKEY KEY VALUE NEWVALUE
-l PARENTKEY KEY
-n PARENTKEY NEWKEY
-x PARENTKEY KEY VALUE (not supported)
-X PARENTKEY KEY (not supported)

DESCRIPTION

synce-registry manipulates the registry on a device connected through SynCE. It can read and write values, add new keys and values, and list the values of a key.

Forward slashes ('/') in key names specified on the command line are converted to backward slashes ('\').

This tool must be run as the same user as the dccmd daemon.

OPTIONS

-d LEVEL: Set debug log level:

: 0 - No logging (default)

: 1 - Errors only

: 2 - Errors and warnings

: 3 - Everything

-p DEVNAME: Use the device with the given name, instead of the default.

-h: Display help message.

[-r] PARENTKEY KEY VALUE: Read a value. This is the default.

-w [-t TYPE] PARENTKEY KEY VALUE NEWVALUE: Write a value. If TYPE is supplied, that type of value will be written; otherwise a string. The following options are valid for TYPE:

: sz - String

: dword - Double-word (4 bytes)

: dword_bige - Double word (4 bytes), big-endian

: expand_sz - String with path expansion

: multi_sz - Multiple strings (not supported)

: binary - Binary data (not supported)

-l PARENTKEY KEY: List the names of values and subkeys in the given KEY.

-n PARENTKEY KEY: Create a new key.

-x PARENTKEY KEY VALUE: Delete the given VALUE from the given KEY. (not implemented)

-X PARENTKEY KEY: Delete the given KEY. (not implemented)

PARENTKEY: The top-level key (sometimes called the hive). The only valid options are HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT (abbreviated HKCR), HKEY_CURRENT_USER (HKCU), HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE (HKLM), and HKEY_USERS (HKU).

KEY: The key to operate on. A key can contain zero or more values and subkeys.

VALUE: The value to operate on.

NEWVALUE: The new value to set VALUE to in a write operation.

AUTHOR

David Eriksson <[email protected]>, Scott Gifford <[email protected]>.