NAME

       kdb-convert - Convert configuration files using elektra

SYNOPSIS

       kdb convert [<import-format>] [<export-format>] [<import-file>] [export-file]

DESCRIPTION

       This  command  allows a user to convert a file from any format supported by Elektra to any
       other supported format.

       This command relies on the functionality of Elektra but does not actually modify  the  key
       database in any way.

       This  command  uses  plugins to specify and convert between formats, it is only limited by
       the plugins available for Elektra.

USAGE

       Where  import-format  is  the  format  that  the  current  configuration  file  is  using,
       export-format is the format the user wishes to convert it to, import-file is the full path
       to the current configration file, and export-file is  where  the  converted  configuration
       file should be saved.

       If  either  import-format  or export-format is not specified, the dump format will be used
       instead.
       If either import-file or  export-file  are  not  specified,  stdin  and  stdout  are  used
       respectively.

OPTIONS

       -H, --help
              Show the man page.

       -V, --version
              Print version info.

       -v, --verbose
              Explain what is happening.

EXAMPLES

       To convert an Elektra dump file to xml:
       cat sw.ecf | kdb convert dump xmltool > sw.xml

       Another way to convert an Elektra dump file to xml:
       kdb convert dump xmltool /home/user/dump_file.ecf /home/user/xml_file.xml

       To print an xml file using the line format:
       cat ../tests/xml_file.xml | kdb convert xmltool line
       Note that this command won´t save the output, it will just diplay it to stdout.

                                          November 2015                            KDB-CONVERT(1)