read-ical1
Exports the datebookdb and/or todo applications to ical format.
Usage
read-ical [{-p | --port
<port>}]
[--version]
[{-? | --help}]
[{-q | --quiet}]
[--usage]
[{-d | --datebook}]
[{-t | --pubtext
pubtext}]
[{-f | --file
file}]
Section
pilot-link: Conduits
Overview
Note, this is not the same as the iCal calendar format.
read-ical allows the user to retrieve the contents of the ToDo and Datebook databases on a Palm handheld, and convert their contents to an Ical calendar.
Note that the calendar file named by filename will be deleted, so do not use your main calendar. Instead, use a separate one for this purpose, and include it in your main calendar.
As read-ical works by passing a script to ical, the ical application must be in your $PATH.
Options
read-ical options
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-d, --datebook -
Datebook only, no ToDos
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-t, --pubtext pubtext -
Replace text of items not started with a bullet with
pubtext
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-f, --file file -
This is the file in which the ical-formatted data should be saved. Note that this will be deleted, so do not use your primary calendar file. See DESCRIPTION for details.
Conduit Options
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-p, --port port -
Use device file <port> to communicate with the Palm handheld. If this is not specified, read-ical will look for the $PILOTPORT environment variable. If neither are found, read-ical will print the usage information.
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-q, --quiet -
Suppress 'Hit HotSync button' message
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-v, --version -
Display version of read-ical and exit without connecting.
Help Options
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-h, --help. -
Display the help synopsis for read-ical and exit without connecting.
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--usage -
Display a brief usage message and exit without connecting.
Usage
The program will connect to a target device, retrieve the ToDo and Datebook databases (ToDoDB.pdb and DatebookDB.pdb respectively), then instruct ical to write a calendar file based on the retrieved information.
Releases
6 releases since Debian 2.0 (Hamm); the text changed 5 times.
--datebook since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--file since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--help. since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--port since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
--pubtext since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--quiet since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--usage since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
--version since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-d since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-f since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-h since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-p since Debian 3.1 (Sarge);
-q since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-t since Debian 4.0 (Etch);
-v since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).
--help until Debian 3.1 (Sarge).