pdbdump(1) - Linux man page

Name

pdbdump - Print the contents of a Palm PDB file

Synopsis

"pdbdump" [options] filename

Description

"pdbdump" reads a PalmOS .pdb file, parses it, and prints its contents. This includes both a hex dump of the raw data of each piece, and a human-readable list of the various values, insofar as possible. The aim of "pdbdump" is to allow one to verify whether a particular file is a well-formed PalmOS database file and if not, where the error lies.

If the database is of a known type, "pdbdump" parses the AppInfo block and records. Otherwise, it simply prints out a hex dump of their contents. "pdbdump" includes, by default, support for most of the built-in applications. Other helper modules may be loaded with the "-M" option.

Options

-h -help --help

Print a usage message and exit.

-nohex

Don't print the hex dump of the various parts.

-Mmodule

"use" the named module. This can be useful for loading additional helper modules.

Bugs

"pdbdump" only recognizes record databases (".pdb" files), not resource databases (".prc" files).

See Also

Palm::PDB(3)

Author

Andrew Arensburger <arensb@ooblick.com>