---
name: "gwb2ged"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "geneweb"
version: "6.08+git20181019+dfsg-3"
release: "Debian 11 (Bullseye)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gwb2ged"
---

# gwb2ged(1)

Dump a GeneWeb database to a GEDCOM File

## NAME

gwb2ged - Dump a GeneWeb database to a GEDCOM File

## SYNOPSIS

**gwb2ged** \[ *\<base\>* \] \[ *options* \]\

## DESCRIPTION

*gwb2ged* dumps a *GeneWeb* database to a GEDCOM file.

The primary documentation of *gwb2ged* is in the HTML documentation, which you can find in the documentation directory (/usr/share/doc/geneweb on Debian systems).\
 Please look there for complete and up-to-date documentation.

## OPTIONS

If both options -a and -d are used, intersection is assumed.\
 If several options -s are used, union is assumed.

- **-help**

  command-line help

- **-o \<ged\>**

  output file name (default: a.ged)

- **-charset \[ASCII\|ANSEL\]:**

  Set charset. Default is ASCII. Warning: value ANSEL works correctly only on iso-8859-1 encoded databases.

- **-o \<ged\>**

  output file name (default: a.ged)

- **-mem**

  save memory space, but slower

- **-a \<1st\_name\> \[num\] \<surname\>**

  select ancestors of

- **-d \<1st\_name\> \[num\] \<surname\>**

  select descendants of

- **-aws \<1st\_name\> \[num\] \<surname\>**

  select ancestors with siblings

- **-s \<surname\>**

  select this surname (option usable several times)

- **-nsp**

  no spouses' parents (for options -s and -d)

- **-nn**

  no (database) notes

- **-c \<num\>**

  When a person is born less than \<num\> years ago, it is not exported unless it is Public. All the spouses and descendants are also censored.