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| 2 | <!DOCTYPE sect1 PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.3//EN"
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| 3 | "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.3/docbookx.dtd" [
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| 4 | <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
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| 5 | %general-entities;
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| 6 |
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| 7 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-http "http://downloads.pilot-link.org/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
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| 8 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-download-ftp "ftp://ftp.fu-berlin.de/unix/linux/mirrors/gentoo/distfiles/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;.tar.bz2">
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| 9 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-md5sum "N/A">
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| 10 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-size "649 KB">
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| 11 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-buildsize "15 MB">
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| 12 | <!ENTITY pilot-link-time "0.46 SBU">
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| 13 | ]>
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| 14 |
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| 15 | <sect1 id="pilot-link" xreflabel="pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;">
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| 16 | <sect1info>
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| 17 | <othername>$LastChangedBy$</othername>
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| 18 | <date>$Date$</date>
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| 19 | </sect1info>
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| 20 | <?dbhtml filename="pilot-link.html"?>
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| 21 | <title>pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;</title>
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| 22 |
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| 23 | <sect2>
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| 24 | <title>Introduction to <application>pilot-link</application></title>
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| 25 |
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| 26 | <para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package provides a suite of
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| 27 | tools containing a series of conduits, libraries, and language bindings for
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| 28 | moving information to and from your Palm device and your desktop or
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| 29 | server/workstation system, as well as across a network.</para>
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| 30 |
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| 31 | <sect3><title>Package information</title>
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| 32 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 33 | <listitem><para>Download (HTTP):
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| 34 | <ulink url="&pilot-link-download-http;"/></para></listitem>
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| 35 | <listitem><para>Download (FTP):
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| 36 | <ulink url="&pilot-link-download-ftp;"/></para></listitem>
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| 37 | <listitem><para>Download MD5 sum: &pilot-link-md5sum;</para></listitem>
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| 38 | <listitem><para>Download size: &pilot-link-size;</para></listitem>
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| 39 | <listitem><para>Estimated disk space required:
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| 40 | &pilot-link-buildsize;</para></listitem>
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| 41 | <listitem><para>Estimated build time:
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| 42 | &pilot-link-time;</para></listitem></itemizedlist>
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| 43 | </sect3>
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| 44 |
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| 45 | <sect3><title>Additional downloads</title>
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| 46 | <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
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| 47 | <listitem><para>Required patch: <ulink
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| 48 | url="&patch-root;/pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch"/></para>
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| 49 | </listitem></itemizedlist>
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| 50 | </sect3>
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| 51 |
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| 52 | <sect3><title><application>pilot-link</application> dependencies</title>
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| 53 | <sect4><title>Optional</title>
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| 54 | <para><xref linkend="libpng"/>,
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| 55 | <xref linkend="j2sdk"/>,
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| 56 | <xref linkend="tcl"/>,
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| 57 | <xref linkend="Python"/> and
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| 58 | <ulink url="http://perens.com/FreeSoftware/">Electric Fence</ulink></para>
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| 59 | </sect4>
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| 60 | </sect3>
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| 61 |
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| 62 | </sect2>
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| 63 |
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| 64 | <sect2>
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| 65 | <title>Installation of <application>pilot-link</application></title>
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| 66 |
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| 67 | <para>Install <application>pilot-link</application> by running the following
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| 68 | commands:</para>
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| 69 |
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| 70 | <screen><userinput><command>patch -Np1 -i ../pilot-link-&pilot-link-version;-bindings_fix-1.patch &&
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| 71 | ./configure --prefix=/usr &&
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| 72 | make &&
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| 73 | make install</command></userinput></screen>
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| 74 |
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| 75 | </sect2>
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| 76 |
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| 77 | <sect2>
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| 78 | <title>Command explanations</title>
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| 79 |
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| 80 | <para><option>--with-perl --with-java --with-tcl=/usr/lib
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| 81 | --with-python</option>: Use any or all of these options to enable the
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| 82 | respective language bindings desired.</para>
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| 83 |
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| 84 | </sect2>
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| 85 |
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| 86 | <sect2>
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| 87 | <title>Configuring <application>pilot-link</application></title>
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| 88 |
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| 89 | <sect3><title>Configuration Information</title>
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| 90 |
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| 91 | <para>You may need to configure the <quote>USB_SERIAL_VISOR</quote> device
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| 92 | into the kernel before your system can communicate with your Palm device. Add
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| 93 | this device by enabling the following kernel parameter setting, found under
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| 94 | the <quote>Device Drivers</quote> –
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| 95 | <quote><acronym>USB</acronym> support </quote> –
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| 96 | <quote><acronym>USB</acronym> Serial Converter support</quote> section, and
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| 97 | rebuilding the kernel (and modules, if applicable):</para>
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| 98 |
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| 99 | <screen>USB Handspring Visor / Palm m50x / Sony Client Driver</screen>
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| 100 |
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| 101 | <para>For additional information about connecting your <acronym>USB</acronym>
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| 102 | Palm device (it is however, somewhat dated), see:
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| 103 | <ulink url="http://www.pilot-link.org/README.usb"/>.</para>
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| 104 | </sect3>
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| 105 |
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| 106 | </sect2>
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| 107 |
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| 108 | <sect2>
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| 109 | <title>Contents</title>
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| 110 |
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| 111 | <para>The <application>pilot-link</application> package contains
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| 112 | <command>addresses</command>,
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| 113 | <command>ccexample</command>,
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| 114 | <command>debugsh</command>,
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| 115 | <command>dlpsh</command>,
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| 116 | <command>hinotes</command>,
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| 117 | <command>ietf2datebook</command>,
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| 118 | <command>install-datebook</command>,
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| 119 | <command>install-expenses</command>,
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| 120 | <command>install-hinote</command>,
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| 121 | <command>install-memo</command>,
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| 122 | <command>install-netsync</command>,
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| 123 | <command>install-todo</command>,
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| 124 | <command>install-todos</command>,
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| 125 | <command>install-user</command>,
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| 126 | <command>memos</command>,
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| 127 | <command>money2qif</command>,
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| 128 | <command>pi-csd</command>,
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| 129 | <command>pi-getram</command>,
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| 130 | <command>pi-getrom</command>,
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| 131 | <command>pi-getromtoken</command>,
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| 132 | <command>pi-nredir</command>,
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| 133 | <command>pilot-addresses</command>,
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| 134 | <command>pilot-archive</command>,
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| 135 | <command>pilot-clip</command>,
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| 136 | <command>pilot-datebook</command>,
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| 137 | <command>pilot-dedupe</command>,
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| 138 | <command>pilot-file</command>,
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| 139 | <command>pilot-foto</command>,
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| 140 | <command>pilot-prc</command>,
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| 141 | <command>pilot-schlep</command>,
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| 142 | <command>pilot-undelete</command>,
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| 143 | <command>pilot-xfer</command>,
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| 144 | <command>pitclsh</command>,
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| 145 | <command>read-expenses</command>,
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| 146 | <command>read-ical</command>,
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| 147 | <command>read-notepad</command>,
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| 148 | <command>read-palmpix</command>,
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| 149 | <command>read-todos</command>,
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| 150 | <command>reminders</command>,
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| 151 | <command>sync-plan</command>,
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| 152 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpisock</filename>,
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| 153 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpisock++</filename>,
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| 154 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpisync</filename> and
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| 155 | <filename class='libraryfile'>libpitcl</filename> libraries,
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| 156 | the <filename class='libraryfile'>libjpisock</filename>
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| 157 | <application>JDK</application> library and
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| 158 | <application>Python</application> and <application>Perl</application>
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| 159 | modules.</para>
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| 160 |
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| 161 | </sect2>
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| 162 |
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| 163 | <sect2><title>Description</title>
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| 164 |
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| 165 | <sect3><title>pilot-link programs and utilities</title>
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| 166 | <para>Describing the functionality of each
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| 167 | <application>pilot-link</application> program and utility would take several
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| 168 | pages. Instead, after you've installed the package, review the
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| 169 | <application>pilot-link</application> man page
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| 170 | (<command>man pilot-link</command>). If you wish to review before installing
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| 171 | the package, unpack the tarball and issue
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| 172 | <command>man doc/man/pilot-link.7.in</command>.</para>
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| 173 | </sect3>
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| 174 |
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| 175 | </sect2>
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| 176 |
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| 177 | </sect1>
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| 178 |
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