NAME

       garmin_save_runs - retrieve track logs from a Forerunner device.

SYNOPSIS

       garmin_save_runs

       garmin_save_runs retrieves track logs from a Garmin Forerunner device connected to an USB port, and saves
       the  information  into  files.   Files are saved with the extension ".gmn" and are named by the run start
       time (e.g. '20070121T151814.gmn').  The .gmn file format is a binary file format  that  can  be  unpacked
       with  he  garmin_dump  or garmin_gmap utilities.  It is substantially more efficient than the bloated XML
       format that Garmin uses.

       The output of garmin_save_runs will tell you where on your filesystem the actual .gmn files  were  saved.
       The default is to save them in a directory tree (by year and month) under the current directory.  You can
       override  this  by  setting  the  environment  variable  GARMIN_SAVE_RUNS to whatever directory you like.
       Existing files are not overwritten.

SEE ALSO

       garmin_get_info(1), garmin_dump(1), garmin_gmap(1).

AUTHOR

       garmin_save_runs was written by Dave Bailey.

                                                 March 31, 2008                       GARMIN-FORERUNNER-TOOLS(1)