---
name: "hugo-convert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "hugo"
version: "0.169.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/hugo-convert"
---

# hugo-convert(1)

Convert front matter to another format

## NAME

hugo-convert - Convert front matter to another format

## SYNOPSIS

**hugo convert \[command\] \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Convert front matter to another format.

See convert's subcommands toJSON, toTOML and toYAML for more information.

## OPTIONS

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	help for convert

**-o**, **--output**=""\
 	filesystem path to write files to

**--unsafe**\[=false\]\
 	enable less safe operations, please backup first

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**--clock**=""\
 	set the clock used by Hugo, e.g. --clock 2021-11-06T22:30:00.00+09:00

**--config**=""\
 	config file (default is hugo.yaml\|json\|toml)

**--configDir**="config"\
 	config dir

**-d**, **--destination**=""\
 	filesystem path to write files to

**-e**, **--environment**=""\
 	build environment

**--ignoreVendorPaths**=""\
 	ignores any \_vendor for module paths matching the given Glob pattern

**--logLevel**=""\
 	log level (debug\|info\|warn\|error)

**--noBuildLock**\[=false\]\
 	don't create .hugo\_build.lock file

**--quiet**\[=false\]\
 	build in quiet mode

**-M**, **--renderToMemory**\[=false\]\
 	render to memory (mostly useful when running the server)

**-s**, **--source**=""\
 	filesystem path to read files relative from

**--themesDir**=""\
 	filesystem path to themes directory

## SEE ALSO

**[hugo(1)](/hugo/1.md)**, **[hugo-convert-toJSON(1)](/hugo-convert-toJSON/1.md)**, **[hugo-convert-toTOML(1)](/hugo-convert-toTOML/1.md)**, **[hugo-convert-toYAML(1)](/hugo-convert-toYAML/1.md)**