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.TH "GSETTINGS\-SCHEMA\-C" "1" "01/21/2013" "User Commands" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
gsettings-schema-convert \- GConf to GSettings schema conversion
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBgsettings\-schema\-convert\fR\ 'u
\fBgsettings\-schema\-convert\fR [option...] {file}
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
\fBgsettings\-schema\-convert\fR
converts between GConf and GSettings schema file formats\&. Note that the conversion is not expected to be fully automated\&. You are expected to verify and edit the result of the conversion\&.
.PP
Note that GSettings schemas need to be converted into binary form with
glib-compile-schemas
before they can be used by applications\&.
.SS "Options"
.PP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
.RS 4
Print help and exit
.RE
.PP
\fB\-o \fR\fB\fIOUTPUT\fR\fR, \fB\-\-output=\fR\fB\fIOUTPUT\fR\fR
.RS 4
Store the generated output in the file
\fIOUTPUT\fR\&. If no output file is specified, the generated output is written to stdout\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f\fR, \fB\-\-force\fR
.RS 4
Overwrite the output file if it already exists\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-g\fR, \fB\-\-gconf\fR
.RS 4
The input file is a GConf schema\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR, \fB\-\-simple\fR
.RS 4
Produce a GSettings schema in simple format\&. The simple format is easier to edit and can be converted into the XML format with
\fBgsettings\-schema\-convert\fR
later on\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-x\fR, \fB\-\-xml\fR
.RS 4
Produce a GSettings schema in XML format\&. If the output format is not explicitly specified, this is the default\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-i \fR\fB\fIID\fR\fR, \fB\-\-schema\-id=\fR\fB\fIID\fR\fR
.RS 4
Use
\fIID\fR
as the schema id in the generated GSettings schema\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-d \fR\fB\fIDOMAIN\fR\fR, \fB\-\-gettext\-domain=\fR\fB\fIDOMAIN\fR\fR
.RS 4
Use
\fIDOMAIN\fR
as the gettext domain in the generated GSettings schema\&.
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u\fR, \fB\-\-keep\-underscores\fR
.RS 4
Keep underscores in key names instead of replacing them with dashes\&. GSettings keys should not contain any underscore\&.
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP

\fBgsettings-data-convert\fR(1)
a related command to migrate user settings from GConf to GSettings\&.