gsettings-data-convert
GConf to GSettings data migration
SYNOPSIS
' gsettings-data -convert 'u 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 .RE
If the GSettings schema does not have a fixed path, you must specify the path in the group name, separated by a colon character: .RS 4
[org .gnome .fonts:/desktop/gnome/font -rendering/] .RE
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
SEE ALSO
gsettings-schema-convert(1) is a related command that helps with the conversion of schemas from GConf to GSettings .