PDBDUMP(1)

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>