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| author | Charles.Forsyth <devnull@localhost> | 2006-12-22 20:52:35 +0000 |
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| committer | Charles.Forsyth <devnull@localhost> | 2006-12-22 20:52:35 +0000 |
| commit | 46439007cf417cbd9ac8049bb4122c890097a0fa (patch) | |
| tree | 6fdb25e5f3a2b6d5657eb23b35774b631d4d97e4 /man/4/palmsrv | |
| parent | 37da2899f40661e3e9631e497da8dc59b971cbd0 (diff) | |
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diff --git a/man/4/palmsrv b/man/4/palmsrv new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d5718771 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/4/palmsrv @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +.TH PALMSRV 4 +.SH NAME +palmsrv \- packet link to Palm device on serial connection +.SH SYNOPSIS +.B palm/palmsrv +[ +.B -D +] [ +.BI -d " device" +] [ +.BI -s " speed" +] +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Palmsrv +serves packet link connections to a Palm device connected on the given +.I device +(default: +.BR "/dev/eia0" ) +at the given +.I speed +(default: +57600 baud). +Client applications open +.B /chan/palmsrv +to obtain a connection. +Each write must contain the data portion of a single Packet Assembly-Disassembly Protocol message +containing a Desklink protocol request. +If the device rejects the request, the write returns a diagnostic; otherwise, +a subsequent read will retrieve the reply. +.PP +The server can be shut down by writing the text +.B exit +to the file +.BR /chan/palmsrv : +.IP +.EX +echo -n exit >/chan/palmsrv +.EE +.PP +.SH FILES +.B /chan/palmsrv +.SH SOURCE +.B /appl/cmd/palm/palmsrv.b +.SH SEE ALSO +.IR palmfile (2) +.SH BUGS +It does not yet support USB. +.br +It does not tickle the Palm when there are long delays. |