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.TH "pilot-file" 1 "Copyright 1996-2007 FSF" "0.12.5" "PILOT-LINK"
.SH NAME
pilot-file \- Dump application and header information from your local PRC/PDB files.
.SH "SECTION"

.PP
pilot\-link: Tools

.SH "SYNOPSIS"

.PP
 \fIpilot\-file\fR [\fB\-p\fR|\fB\-\-port\fR <\fBport\fR>] [\fB\-\-version\fR] [\fB\-q\fR|\fB\-\-quiet\fR] [\fB\-?\fR|\fB\-\-help\fR] [\fB\-\-usage\fR] [\fB\-H\fR|\fB\-\-header\fR] [\fB\-a\fR|\fB\-\-appinfo\fR] [\fB\-s\fR|\fB\-\-sortinfo\fR] [\fB\-l\fR|\fB\-\-list\fR] [\fB\-r\fR|\fB\-\-record\fR  \fBSTRING\fR] [\fB\-f\fR|\fB\-\-to\-file\fR] [\fB\-d\fR|\fB\-\-dump\fR] \fIfilename\fR \&.\&.\&.

.SH "DESCRIPTION"

.PP
 \fIpilot\-file\fR is used to Dump application and header information from your local PRC/PDB files\&.

.PP
 \fIpilot\-file\fR does not connect to your Palm\&.

.SH "OPTIONS"

.SS "pilot-file options"

                        \fB\-H\fR, \fB\-\-header\fR
                    
.PP
Dump the header of the database(s)

                        \fB\-a\fR, \fB\-\-appinfo\fR
                    
.PP
Dump app_info segment of the database(s)

                        \fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-sortinfo\fR
                    
.PP
Dump sort_info block of database(s)

                        \fB\-l\fR, \fB\-\-list\fR
                    
.PP
List all records in the database(s)

                        \fB\-r\fR, \fB\-\-record\fR \fBSTRING\fR
                    
.PP
Dump a record by index ('code0') or uid ('1234')

                        \fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-to\-file\fR
                    
.PP
Same as above but also dump records to files

                        \fB\-d\fR, \fB\-\-dump\fR
                    
.PP
Dump all data and all records, very verbose

.SS "Conduit Options"

                        \fB\-p\fR, \fB\-\-port\fR lt;\fBport\fR>
                    
.PP
Use device file <\fIport\fR> to communicate with the Palm handheld\&. If this is not specified, \fIpilot\-file\fR will look for the \fI $PILOTPORT \fR environment variable\&. If neither are found or supplied, \fIpilot\-file\fR will print the usage information\&.

                        \fB\-q\fR, 
                        \fB\-\-quiet\fR
                    
.PP
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message

                        \fB\-v\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
                    
.PP
Display version of \fIpilot\-file\fR and exit without connecting\&.

.SS "Help Options"

                        \fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
                    
.PP
Display the help synopsis for \fIpilot\-file\fR and exit without connecting\&.

                        \fB\-\-usage\fR 
                    
.PP
Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting\&.

.SH "EXAMPLES"

.PP
To list all records in the Foo database:

.PP
 \fIpilot\-file\fR \-l Foo\&.prc

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

.PP
 \fIpilot\-file\fR \-H \-a Bar\&.pdb

.SH "AUTHOR"

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

.SH "REPORTING BUGS"

.PP
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: \fIhttp://bugs.pilot-link.org\fR and report your bugs and issues there\&.

.SH "COPYRIGHT"

.PP
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\&.

.PP
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\&.

.PP
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\&.

.SH "SEE ALSO"

.PP
 \fIpilot\-link\fR(7)\&.