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.TH KARMA_HELPER 1 "June 27, 2008"
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.SH NAME
karma_helper \- adjusts the state of the Rio Karma
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B karma_helper
.RI [ options ] " files" ...
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B karma_helper
command.
.PP
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\fBkarma_helper\fP is a program that sends USB commands to the Rio Karma to
modify its state.
.SH OPTIONS
A summary of options is included below.
.TP
.B \-b
Bind driver to device.
.TP
.B \-e
Enter storage mode.
.TP
.B \-h
Show summary of options.
.TP
.B \-i
Retrieve device information string.
.TP
.B \-l
Leave storage mode.
.TP
.B \-r
Reset device (leave "Finished" screen).
.TP
.B \-t
Update time.
.TP
.B \-u
Unbind driver from device.
.SH NOTES
karma_helper requires root priveliges to directly access the USB layer and send
most of the available commands.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR riocp (1).
.SH AUTHOR
karma_helper was written by Frank Zschockelt <libkarma@freakysoft.de>.
.PP
This manual page was written by Joe Nahmias <jello@debian.org>,
for the Debian project (but may be used by others).