gsettings-data-convert - GConf to GSettings data migration
gsettings-data-convert [option...]
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.
-h,
--help
Print help and exit
--dry-run
Do not make any changes, just report what would be
done
--verbose
Show verbose messages
gsettings-schema-convert(1) is a related command that helps with the
conversion of schemas from GConf to GSettings.