This is not part of J-Pilot.
J-Pilot stores its files in $HOME/.jpilot/. To restore a palm pilot that has lost its data you can use the pilot-xfer program that comes with pilot-link. The easiest way to do this is to put every file that you want installed (or restored) back on the palm pilot in one directory. For this example, a directory called backup. Then you can execute
pilot-xfer -r backup
Do not install applications that are already in ROM on the palm pilot, such as the Address.prc, etc.
Do not try to use j-pilot to sync data back into a reset palm pilot. It will overwrite the data on thedesktop with the empty palm pilot files. This may change in a later release.
Normally, you can just leave HOME alone. J-Pilot uses the HOME environment variable to make it easy to allow multiple pilots to be synced under the same user. Just set HOME to the directory you want J-Pilot to use.
For example, I have 2 palm pilots. I can sync the one I use all the time into /home/judd. The other one I can sync into /home/judd/palm2 by using this script:
#! /bin/bash
HOME=/home/judd/palm2
jpilot
This is also handy for syncing xcopilot into its own directory.
You can always make the databases revert back to the last time that the pilot was synced. All youhave to do is "rm ~/.jpilot/*.pc". Deleted records will come back, modified records will be un-modified, etc.
Nothing is permanent until the sync/backup. You can do this if you make a mistake, or just to play around with J-Pilot and then delete the changed records without syncing them. For example if you want to restore the addresses to their last sync state you can remove~/.jpilot/AddressDB.pc.
Also, from the preferences menu, you can choose to show deleted records and then click on thedeleted record and use "Add" to get a copy of it back.
I always like to here feedback from users. Sometimes I get a little busy with email and my payingjob, but I should always respond.
If you want to contribute some code just email me and tell me what you want to do, or have alreadydone, etc. I may like it, and I may not. You are always free to do what you want to with the source code.
If you really want to give me something for my effort in putting together this program. You can send me a little donation. I collect coins from anywhere, anytime also.
Judd Montgomery
P.O. Box 665
Sunbury, OH 43074