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.\" Manual for pilot-manager, written by Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org>
.\" (created for the pilot-manager package, and licensed under the
.\" same terms.)
.\"
.TH PILOTMANAGER "1" "May 2001"
.SH NAME
PilotManager \- Unix-based manager for PalmOS devices
.SH SYNOPSIS
.HP
.BR PilotManager " [ " \-rcdir
.IR dir " ] [ "
.BR \-sync " | " \-syncwith
.IR conduit "... | "
.B \-install
.IR file "... | "
.BR \-daemon " ]"
.HP
.BR pilot-manager " [ " \-rcdir
.IR dir " ] [ "
.BR \-sync " | " \-syncwith
.IR conduit "... | "
.B \-install
.IR file "... | "
.BR \-daemon " ]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B PilotManager
allows you to synchronize databases with your PalmOS-based devices,
such as PalmPilot(tm), Visor(tm), etc. Comes with several basic
conduits, and more can easily be plugged in.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B \-sync
Attempt to synchronize immediately, without user interaction.
.TP
.BI \-syncwith " conduit..."
Attempts to synchronize using the specified conduit(s), rather than the
"active" conduits.
.TP
.BI \-install " file..."
Uses the Installer conduit to install the file(s) specified on the
command line (should be .prc or .pdb files).
.TP
.B \-daemon
Causes
.BR PilotManager
to run in the background, waiting for HotSync events.
.TP
.BI \-rcdir " dir"
Specify the directory to use for configuration files and storage
(defaults to $HOME/.pilotmgr/).
.SH SETUP
When you first run \fBPilotManager\fR you will need to configure it
and select the conduits you wish to use. At a minimum, you should
select the Backup and Installer conduits. At the main menu, choose
\fIFile\fR, then \fIProperties\fR. A new window will appear where you
can configure the HotSync device (if necessary), set some other
options, and select and configure your conduits. To activate an
inactive conduit, select it with the mouse, then click on "<< Move" to
move it to the Active Conduits list.
.PP
You can configure an active conduit by selecting it and then pressing
the button labelled "Configure". Press "Dismiss" when finished.
.SH SYNCHRONIZING
Once you have configured \fBPilotManager\fR to your liking, return to
the main window, insert your PalmOS device in its cradle, and press
the HotSync button. This is the round button with red and blue
arrows, just above the words "Synchronization Status".
\fBPilotManager\fR will ask you to press the HotSync button on your
cradle. When you so so, all of the conduits will run, and diagnostic
messages will appear in the large scrolling text area in the middle of
the main \fBPilotManager\fR window. When you see "Synchronization
Complete", you are done.
.SH CONDUITS
.B PilotManager
comes with several conduits, which act on data in the Palm device and
on local files. Most of the conduits will use a subdirectory under
$HOME/.pilotmgr with the same name as the conduit. More conduits are
available from various sources, and instructions on writing your own
conduits can be found in the on-line help.
.TP
.B Backup
Lets you archive your applications and databases on your workstation,
painlessly. It is mildly intelligent about not backing up databases
if they haven't changed (but only \fImildly\fR). Can be configured to
keep a certain number of older backups. The most recent backup can be
found in $HOME/.pilotmgr/Backup/LatestArchive.
.TP
.B Installer
This conduit is used to install new applications and databases on your
Palm device.
.TP
.B SyncTime
Sets the Palm device time and date to match that of your workstation
at regular intervals (daily, weekly, monthly).
.TP
.B SyncMemo
Synchronizes text files on your workstation with memos on your Palm
device. These files are kept in $HOME/SyncMemo, in subdirectories
named after the memo categories. New updates/files in these
directories get copied to the Palm device, and new updates/memos in
the Palm device get copied to the filesystem.
.TP
.B SyncPlan
Synchronizes your Palm device's datebook with the Plan calendar
program (see plan(1)). You must have the plan application installed
and running on your workstation for this conduit to be useful.
.TP
.B SyncAB
Imports and exports your address book data. Uses CSV format, and has
partial support for vCards. (Originally designed to work with Solaris
7 address manager.)
.TP
.B SyncFood
Synchronize your restaurant database. The Palm app and the Unix app
(a perl script) for this conduit can be found in the
/usr/share/doc/pilot-manager/contrib/alan-harder directory.
.TP
.B SendMail
A still-experimental conduit to send email from your Palm device.
.SH FILES
.TP
/usr/share/perl5/PilotMgr/*
System-wide conduits may be found here.
.TP
/usr/share/perl5/PilotMgr/doc/*
Online documentation.
.TP
$HOME/.pilotmgr
Personal conduits may be installed here. Also, conduits may
create their own subdirectories here.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
The online help in \fBPilotManager\fR
and the official web page at http://www.moshpit.org/pilotmgr/
.SH AUTHOR
.BR PilotManager
was written by Bharat Mediratta, and is currently maintained by Alan
Harder.
.PP
This manual page was written by Chris Waters <xtifr@debian.org>
expressly for Debian GNU/Linux (The innocent authors of PilotManager
should not be blamed for errors in this manual. This is a
first draft manual, all comments, suggestions and criticisms welcomed.)
.SH COPYRIGHT
.BR PilotManager
is copyright (c) 1997 by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
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