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Linux / Unix Command: read-notepad
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NAME

read-notepad - Connect to the Palm handheld device and list the record information found in the Notepad application. Alternately, if no options are given, each record's image will be converted to files, using Portable Network Graphic (.png) or Portable Pixmap (.ppm) format. The default type is ppm.

 

SYNOPSIS

read-notepad -p <port> --list --type <type>

 

DESCRIPTION

read-notepad allows a PalmOS 4.0 or later user to read the data stored in the Palm Notepad application and extract the data into images and convert them to Portable Network Graphics (.png) or Portable Pixmap (.ppm) files.

 

OPTIONS

-p --port <port>,
Use device file port to communicate with the Palm handheld device. If this is not specified, will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable. If both are not found, will fall back to /dev/pilot.

-h --help,
Display help synopsis for read-notepad

-v --version,
Display version of read-notepad

-l --list,
List picture information found on the device instead of converting them to image files

-t --type <type>,
Specify the output picture type. Can be either "png" or "ppm".

 

USAGE

The program will connect to the target Palm handheld device, and list or convert the records and images found in the Palm Notepad application to Portable Network Graphic (.png) or Portable Pixmap (.ppm) files.

 

KNOWN BUGS

read-notepad has no known bugs.

 

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at http://bugs.pilot-link.org/

 


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