mibfm
			 memory ibutton file manager
				 version 0.1
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 Copyright (c) 2000	Karl-Martin Skontorp <kms@users.sourceforge.net>
 			Martin Dahl <iznogood@users.sourceforge.net>

                    	Anders Hermansen <ahermans@users.sourceforge.net>

This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY. This is free software, 
and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions. For 
details read the included file COPYING.

KNOWN BUGS:
===========

- The current implementation will *delete all conntents* on the iButton when
uploading a file!

- It will *not* warn you if you have a file with the same name as specified 
on the command-line when downloading. This will result in the local file
getting overwritten with the contents from the file on the iButton.

- Mibfm doesn't handle lost iButton connections very well.


TODO:
=====

- Autoconf/automake.
- List files on iButton.
- Split the format/add command into two: format iButton, add file.
- Manpage.
- Better documentation.
- Automatic naming of iButton files.
- Support for more of the iButton filesystem facilities.
- Progress bar.


AVAILABILITY:
=============

http://mibfm.sourceforge.net
ftp://download.sourceforge.net/pub/sourceforge/mibfm/


INTRODUCTION:
=============

A simple utility for uploading/downloading files to/from Memory-iButtons
produced by Dallas Semiconductor. Compatible devices are DS1993, DS1995 and
DS1996. Connection to the iButtons is through the DS9097U-9.

For more information on iButtons see:  http://www.ibutton.com


COMPILING:
==========

Edit the Makefile and make necessary changes. Then do a make.

Any install routine in the Makefile is not provided.


HOW TO USE IT:
==============

To upload a file, called "README", to the DS1996 iButton:

	mibfm -u README


To download a file from the DS1996 and save it as "COPYING":

	mibfm -d COPYING


To upload "README" to the DS1993 iButton, and specify the filename on the 
button to be "READ":

	mibfm -u README -b 3 -f READ


To download "READ" from the DS1993 to the local file "README":

	mibfm -d README -b 3 -f READ


Se 'mibfm -h' for more information.


CREDITS:
========

The routines for accessing the iButtons are from Dallas Semiconductors. Some 
of them are slightly modified.