gsettings-data-convert - GConf to GSettings data migration
gsettings-data-convert [option...]
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NAME
gsettings-data-convert - GConf to GSettings data migration
SYNOPSIS
gsettings-data-convert [option...]
DESCRIPTION
gsettings-data-convert reads values out of the users GConf database and
stores them in GSettings.
The information about the mapping from GConf keys to GSettings keys is
taken from files in /usr/share/GConf/gsettings. Each file in that
directory is read as a key file, with sections for each GSettings
schema that is being converted. The entries in each section map
GSettings keys to paths in the GConf database. Currently,
gsettings-data-convert supports all basic GConf types as well as lists
of strings and lists of integers.
A simple example might look like this:
[org.gnome.fonts]
antialiasing = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/antialiasing
dpi = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/dpi
hinting = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/hinting
rgba_order = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/rgba_order
If the GSettings schema does not have a fixed path, you must specify
the path in the group name, separated by a colon character:
[org.gnome.fonts:/desktop/gnome/font-rendering/]
gsettings-data-convert keeps a list of the key files it has already
converted, so it is safe to run it repeatedly to handle newly appeared
key files. The expected use of this utility is to make each application
install a key file for the GConf keys that it wants to be migrated, and
run gsettings-data-convert every time a user logs in.
Options
-h, --help
Print help and exit
--dry-run
Do not make any changes, just report what would be done
--verbose
Show verbose messages
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(7) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+---------------+--------------------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+--------------------------------+
|Availability | gnome/config/gconf |
+---------------+--------------------------------+
|Stability | Obsolete pass-through volatile |
+---------------+--------------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gsettings-schema-convert(1) is a related command that helps with the
conversion of schemas from GConf to GSettings.
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://github.com/oracle/solaris-userland. The original community
source was downloaded from
https://download.gnome.org/sources/GConf/3.2/GConf-3.2.6.tar.xz
Further information about this software can be found on the open source
community website at https://projects.gnome.org/gconf/.
User Commands 01/21/2013 GSETTINGS-DATA-CON(1)