1GSETTINGS-DATA-CON(1) User Commands GSETTINGS-DATA-CON(1)
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6 gsettings-data-convert - GConf to GSettings data migration
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9 gsettings-data-convert [option...]
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12 gsettings-data-convert reads values out of the users GConf database and
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15 The information about the mapping from GConf keys to GSettings keys is
16 taken from files in /usr/share/GConf/gsettings. Each file in that
17 directory is read as a key file, with sections for each GSettings
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19 GSettings keys to paths in the GConf database. Currently,
20 gsettings-data-convert supports all basic GConf types as well as lists
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23 A simple example might look like this:
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25 [org.gnome.fonts]
26 antialiasing = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/antialiasing
27 dpi = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/dpi
28 hinting = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/hinting
29 rgba_order = /desktop/gnome/font_rendering/rgba_order
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31 If the GSettings schema does not have a fixed path, you must specify
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34 [org.gnome.fonts:/desktop/gnome/font-rendering/]
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36 gsettings-data-convert keeps a list of the key files it has already
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38 key files. The expected use of this utility is to make each application
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40 run gsettings-data-convert every time a user logs in.
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47 Do not make any changes, just report what would be done
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50 Show verbose messages
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53 gsettings-schema-convert(1) is a related command that helps with the
54 conversion of schemas from GConf to GSettings.
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