INSTALL-DATEBOOK(1)INSTALL-DATEBOOK(1)NAMEinstall-datebook - installs a new datebook entries in a
Palm Device
SYNOPSIS
install-date /dev/cua? filename [filename filename ...]
DESCRIPTIONinstall-datebook allows the user to write one or more
datebook entries from one or more source files. Once
install-datebook is started, the user must invoke HotSync
on the target device.
The format of source file contains one datebook entry on
line, containing four tab separated fields. The fields are
start date/time, end date/time, alarm settings, and the
description of datebook entry. This program doesn't yet
support repeted entries. The date and time must be in for
mat understand by parsedate.y. At least following formats
are understood:
August 11, 1997 0800 GMT+300
1997/08/11 08:22:33 GMT+300
If the either one of the date and time fields is empty the
entry is installed without time. If the alarm field is
entry the entry is installed without alarms. Alarm field
can contain number followed by "m" (minutes), "h" (hours),
or "d" (days). Here are some complete example lines ("
<TAB> "= tab, " <NL> " = newline):
1997/08/11 0800 GMT+300 <TAB> 1997/08/11 0900 GMT+300
<TAB> <TAB> IETF Registration <NL>
August 11, 1997 0900 GMT+300 <TAB> August 11, 1997 0930
GMT+300 <TAB> 2m <TAB> Introductions <NL>
OPTIONS
none
USEAGE
The program will connect to a target, and write the file
or files given on the command line.
BUGS
If no timezone is given to date the install-datebook will
assume the time is in GMT and it will convert it to local
time. If you dont want to write timezone to all begin and
end times set the TZ environment variable to GMT before
running this program.
AUTHORinstall-datebook was written by Tero Kivinen <kivi
nen@iki.fi>. This program was based on install-todos pro
gram written by Robert A. Kaplan.
FSF Palm Computing Device Tools 1
INSTALL-DATEBOOK(1)INSTALL-DATEBOOK(1)SEE ALSOread-ical(1), pilot-xfer(1), ietf2datebook(1).
FSF Palm Computing Device Tools 2
