NAME¶

syncbbdb-bootstrap - synchronize BBDB with Palm device

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

This script allows you to synchronize your Palm addressbooks and your BBDB data without using PilotManager(1). If you use PilotManager, this script is unncecessary.

OPTIONS¶

-ids file

The location of the ids file. This file is used to track changes in BBDB and Pilot (especially for a full sync). If you aren't using PilotManager(1) this can be any name but it should always be the same file (eg. ~/.bbdb.ids)

-trans file

The translation file. This file provides a mapping between the fields in the bbdb records and fields in the pilot records. The format is one entry per line:

<pilot name> <bbdb name>

It is case sensitive

-port port

Port for pilot (defaults to /dev/pilot, or the environment variable PILOTPORT if set).

-bbdb filename

The location of your bbdb file (defaults to ~/.bbdb).

SEE ALSO¶

PilotManager(1).