---
name: "convert_hd"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hwinfo"
version: "26.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/convert_hd"
---

# convert\_hd(1)

## NAME

convert\_hd

## SYNOPSIS

**convert\_hd** \[*options*\] *files*

## DESCRIPTION

Convert various hardware info to libhd/hwinfo internal format or to XML.

- **--ids**

  write internal format (default) to "hd.ids"

- **--no-ids**

  do not write internal format

- **--xml**

  write XML to "hd.xml", DTD to "hd.dtd"

- **--no-xml**

  do not write XML (default)

- **--with-source**

  add comment to each item indicating info source

- **--internal-dtd**

  generate internal dtd

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  Note: for more sophisticated operations on hardware data use check\_hd.

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