JPILOT-MERGE(1)

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version 1.8.2 · 3 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44

💅 JPILOT-MERGE — bestie's guide to merging your pc3 into your pdb

okay so jpilot-merge is a lil General Commands Manual girlie whose whole personality is: take an unsynced records file (pc3) and smoosh it into the corresponding palm database (pdb) file. that's it. that's the job. 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

jpilot-merge {input pdb file} {input pc3 file} {output pdb file}

three files, in that exact order, no swapsies. 🙈

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so what this program does is merge an unsynced records file (pc3) into the corresponding palm database (pdb) file. simple concept, absolutely unhinged consequences. slay. 💅

⚠️ WARNING: Only run this utility if you understand the consequences! ⚠️

like, actually understand them. not "i skimmed the manpage" understand. fr fr. 😭

the merge is gonna leave your databases in an unsync-able state. it is intended for cases where J-pilot is being used as a standalone PIM and where no syncing occurs to physical hardware. so if you're still hot-syncing to a lil physical Palm device, this is not your moment. step away from the terminal, bestie. 🫶

⚠️ WARNING: Make a backup copy of your databases before proceeding. ⚠️

not a vibe suggestion, that's a whole warning. back. it. up. 👑

and yeah, it is quite simple to destroy your databases by accidentally merging address records into datebook databases, etc. like, one wrong filename and your contacts are living inside your calendar now. iconic in the worst way possible. 💀

🐛 BUGS 🐛

see /usr/share/doc/jpilot/BUGS — the receipts live there, not here. 📄

👀 SEE ALSO 👀

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Judd Montgomery <judd@jpilot.org> — the main character who wrote this. 💖

so yeah. back up your stuff, know what you're doing, and don't merge your address book into your datebook unless that's genuinely the life you want. 🧚✨

that's the whole page, and it's from the General Commands Manual, dated April 6, 2011 — yeah she's an elder but she still ate. mwah. 💋

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