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CONVERT-METADATA.DB
!!!CONVERT-METADATA.DB
NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
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DISTRIBUTION
AUTHOR
SEE ALSO
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!!NAME


convert-metadata.db - convert the GNOME metadata.db file from DB version 1.85 or 2 to DB 3
!!SYNOPSIS


__convert-metadata.db [[--all-a] [[--verbose-v]
[[--no-n]__
!!DESCRIPTION


GNOME 1.2, used in Debian 2.2, used the
DB library version 2. GNOME
1.4, used in Debian 3.0, uses the DB library
version 3.


The files used by these versions are not
compatible.


GMC uses the DB functions to
create the file ~/.gnome/metadata.db to handle desktop links
et al.


So this file has to be recreated, otherwise, the links use
the standard icon, they can not be changed, and new icons
can not be created.


Calling convert-metadata.db will convert the file if
necessary, a backup copy is preserved with the suffix
.dbconvert-backup.
!!OPTIONS


--all -a


Convert the metadata.db file for all regular users. Only
available for root.


--verbose -v


Verbose output.


--no -n


Do not do the actual conversion.
!!DISTRIBUTION


Distribution is subject to the GNU Public
Licence 2.
!!AUTHOR


Martin Bialasinski


Colin Watson
!!SEE ALSO


''db_load''(1), ''db_dump185''(1)
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