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.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.