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Manual Reference Pages - pilot-schlep (1)

### NAME

> pilot-schlep - Package up any arbitrary file and sync it to your Palm device.

### CONTENTS

> Section
> Synopsis
> Description
> Options
> Examples
> Author
> Copyright

### SECTION

> pilot-link: Userland Conduits

### SYNOPSIS

> pilot-schlep [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-q|--quiet] [-?|--help] [--usage] [-i|--install file] [-f|--fetch file] [-d|--delete]

### DESCRIPTION

> 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.pdf

> 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.

### AUTHOR

> This manual page was written by Neil Williams linux@codehelp.co.uk

### REPORTING BUGS

> Report bugs at: http://bugs.pilot-link.org

### 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., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA

### SEE ALSO

> pilot-link(7)

pilot-link 0.12.0-pre4 | pilot-schlep (1) | Copyright 1996-2005 FSF

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