pilot-file(1)

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version 0.12.5_git20241124 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24

okay so picture this: it's pilot-file, right, and it's out here living its best life in the pilot-link tools section, just dumping application and header info out of your local PRC/PDB files. no Palm needed. no cable. no drama. ✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

pilot-file — Dump application and header information from your local PRC/PDB files.

(also hi, you're reading the pilot-link: Tools section, welcome 🫶)

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

pilot-file [-p|--port <port>] [--version] [-q|--quiet] [-?|--help]
[--usage] [-H|--header] [-a|--appinfo] [-s|--sortinfo] [-l|--list]
[-r|--record STRING] [-f|--to-file] [-d|--dump] filename ...

like, yes, that's a lot of brackets, but she's iconic and you'll get it, i promise 🦋

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so pilot-file is THE girl for dumping application and header information from your local PRC/PDB files. that's the whole assignment. she ate, honestly.

and the important part, the part you need to internalize: pilot-file does not connect to your Palm. not even a little. no handshake, no HotSync, nothing. she's strictly local-file vibes, no cap. 💅

✨ OPTIONS ✨

🍓 pilot-file options 🍓

  • -H, --header — Dump the header of the database(s). the classic. the moment. 🌈
  • -a, --appinfo — Dump app_info segment of the database(s). get you that app_info content ✨
  • -s, --sortinfo — Dump sort_info block of database(s). lowkey the underrated one ngl
  • -l, --list — List all records in the database(s). literally just a cute little list 💖
  • -r, --record STRING — Dump a record by index ('code0') or uid ('1234'). you pick which, bestie, both are valid 🎀
  • -f, --to-file — Same as above but also dump records to files. yes, to actual files. she's generous like that.
  • -d, --dump — Dump all data and all records, very verbose. like, VERY verbose. main character energy, takes up the whole screen 🔥

🦋 Conduit Options 🦋

  • -p, --port <port> — Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. if you don't specify it, pilot-file will go looking for the $PILOTPORT environment variable. and if neither of those are found or supplied? she just prints the usage information at you. politely. 🙈
  • -q, --quiet — Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message. silence is golden, periodt.
  • -v, --version — Display version of pilot-file and exit without connecting. no connection, just facts.

🧚 Help Options 🧚

  • -h, --help — Display the help synopsis for pilot-file and exit without connecting. she'll explain herself and then dip ✨
  • --usage — Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting. short and sweet, iykyk

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

To list all records in the Foo database:

pilot-file -l Foo.prc

To dump the header and appinfo segment of the Bar database:

pilot-file -H -a Bar.pdb

see? easy. slay. 💅

👑 AUTHOR 👑

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

💀 REPORTING BUGS 💀

okay so listen, there's an online bug tracker and using it is the only way to ensure that your bugs are recorded and that they can track them until they're resolved or closed. reporting bugs via email? while easy, it is not very useful in terms of accountability. fr fr. so please point your browser to http://bugs.pilot-link.org: http://bugs.pilot-link.org and report your bugs and issues there 🫶

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., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

pilot-link(7).

and that's the whole page, bestie 🧚💜 this was pilot-file(1) from the PILOT-LINK corner of the world — version 0.13.0, Copyright 1996-2007 FSF, and yes she's still serving pilot-file(1) energy in the footer. mwah. 💋

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