dlpsh(1) General Commands Manual dlpsh(1)NAME
dlpsh - command shell for executing DLP commands on a Palm handheld device
SYNOPSIS
dlpsh -p <port>
DESCRIPTION
dlpsh allows the user to connect to a Palm handheld device and execute arbitrary Data Link Protocol (DLP) commands. Once connected, the
user may execute any of the built-in DLP commands. (See BUILT-IN COMMANDS). The connection to the Pilot is kept alive by sending a
PadTickle packet to the Pilot after a small period of non-activity. (7 seconds by default)
BUILT-IN COMMANDS
There are many options available to dlpsh, including the following.
user Print the currently set User information
ls Used with -l and -r to provide long and ROM file lists
df display how much RAM and ROM is free on your device
time, dtp
Desktop-to-Palm, set the time on the Palm from the desktop
rm Remove a file, delete it entirely from the Palm device
quit, exit
Exit the DLP Protocol Shell
OPTIONS
While in dlpsh, you can always invoke 'help' or 'option --help' to get further information on that option.
USAGE
The program will connect to a target, and give the user a prompt for executing commands.
KNOWN BUGS
dlpsh has no known bugs.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/
AUTHOR
dlpsh was written by Chris Stevens <stevens@rpi.edu> and Damien Neil <neild@rpi.edu>
Free Software Foundation Palm Computing Device Tools dlpsh(1)
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pilot-install-user(1) PILOT-LINK pilot-install-user(1)NAME
pilot-install-user - Reads or sets a Palm User and UserID on a Palm Device.
SECTION
pilot-link: Userland conduits
SYNOPSIS
pilot-install-user [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-?|--help] [--usage] [-q|--quiet] [-u|--user username] [-i|--id userid] [-l|--list]
DESCRIPTION
pilot-install-user allows the user to read or change the User and UserID information on the Palm handheld.
OPTIONS
pilot-install-user options
-u,
--user username
Set the username, use quotes for spaces in the username, as in "John Q. Public".
-i,
--id userid
Set the 5-digit numeric UserID on the device (used for many Palm application registration methods).
-l, --list
List the current username and ID (default)
Conduit Options
-p, --port
<port>
Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, pilot-install-user will look for the $PILOTPORT
environment variable. If neither are found or supplied, pilot-install-user will print the usage information.
-q,
--quiet
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
-v, --version
Display version of pilot-install-user and exit without connecting.
Help Options
-h, --help
Display the help synopsis for pilot-install-user 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 read or set the Palm UserName specified or display the Palm username and UserID if
none is specified.
AUTHOR
pilot-install-user was originally written by D. Jeff Dionne <jeff@RyeHam.ee.ryerson.ca>.
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 MER-
CHANTABILITY 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-netsync (1), pilot-dlpsh (1), pilot-link(7).
0.12.5 Copyright 1996-2007 FSF pilot-install-user(1)