Once you've got Pilot-link installed, you should edit your .bashrc (it's a hidden file located in your home directory) or similar shell configuration file to export the environment variable PILOTRATE to a nice, high number like 115,200. This sets the baud rate at which Linux talks to the Palm unit's cradle for performing a HotSync operation. On my system, I ran "pico .bashrc" from the /home/jason directory and added the following lines:

PILOTRATE=115200 export PILOTRATE

Pilot-link comes with a lot of command-line utilities for doing stuff with your Palm device. Among them are:

• addresses: dump Palm Address Book into generic format;
• ccexample: test program demonstrating C++ interface;
• debugsh: command-line interface to Palm debug monitor;
• dlpsh: command-line interface to Palm HotSync protocol;
• getrom: program to fetch ROM using getrom.prc or getrom2.prc;
• getrom.prc: Palm device program to help dump a 512K ROM;
• getrom2.prc: Palm device program to help dump a 1024K ROM (used for OS 2.x or 3.x);
• iambicexample: test program demonstrating C++ interface;
• ietf2datebook: convert IETF calendar to format used by install-datebook;
• install-datebook: import Date Book records from a text format into Palm device;
• install-memo: import Memo Pad records from a text format into Palm device;
• install-todos: import To Do records from a text format into Palm device;
• install-user: modify user name settings (and report lots of into) about Palm device;
• memos: export memos from Palm device in mailbox format;
• pi-csd: must be running to accept Network HotSync connects;
• pi-getram: program that retrieves RAM from Palm device;
• pi-getrom: program that retrieves ROM from Palm device (without getrom.prc);
• pi-nredir: program that accepts connections and redirects them via the Network HotSync protocol;
• pi-port: experimental program to separate serial layer from Pilot-link;
• pilot-addresses: import and export Address Book;
• pilot-clip: experimental program to import and export data from Palm device clipboard;
• pilot-debug: graphical and command-line program to interface with Pilot debug monitor;
• pilot-dedupe: strips duplicate records from Palm device databases;
• pilot-file: disect .prc and .pdb files;
• pilot-mail: import mail from POP3 mailbox into Palm organizer's Mail application, and send mail via sendmail;
• pilot-schlep: store a single file on the Palm device;
• pilot-undelete: turn archived records into normal records;
• pilot-xfer: back up, restore, install and delete Palm databases (this is a very useful program);
• read-expenses: export Expense application database into text format;
• read-ical: export Palm Date Book and To Do databases into an ical calendar (ical is required);
• read-todos: export Palm To Do database into generic text format;
• reminders: export Palm Date Book into a 'remind' data file;
• sync-plan: completely synchronize the Palm Date Book with the Plan calendar via netplan;
• validate: experimental program to test C++ features.