---
name: "lsh-upgrade"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lsh-utils"
version: "2.1-13+b1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lsh-upgrade"
---

# lsh-upgrade(1)

script for easy upgrade to lsh 2.0

## NAME

lsh-upgrade - script for easy upgrade to lsh 2.0

## SYNOPSIS

**lsh-upgrade**

## DESCRIPTION

**CAUTION! The information in this manpage may be invalid or outdated. For authorative** **information on lsh, please see it's Texinfo manual (see the** *SEE ALSO* **section).**

Performs conversions of various files whose format has changed from previous releases.

## FILES

**$HOME/.lsh/known\_hosts**

is converted to the new file

**$HOME/.lsh/host-acls**

Previously authorized keys are upgraded to the new key format.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<bug-lsh@gnu.org\>.

## COPYING

The lsh suite of programs is distributed under the GNU General Public License; see the COPYING and AUTHORS files in the source distribution for details.

## AUTHOR

The lsh program suite is written mainly by Niels Möller \<nisse@lysator.liu.se\>.

This man-page was written for lsh 2.0 by Pontus Freyhult \<pont\_lsh@soua.net\>, it is based on a template written by J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) \<jdassen@wi.LeidenUniv.nl\>.

## SEE ALSO

[**lsftp**(1)](/lsftp/1.md), [**lshg**(1)](/lshg/1.md), [**lsh-authorize**(1)](/lsh-authorize/1.md), [**lsh-keygen**(1)](/lsh-keygen/1.md), [**lsh-make-seed**(1)](/lsh-make-seed/1.md), [**lsh-upgrade**(1)](/lsh-upgrade/1.md), [**lsh-upgrade-key**(1)](/lsh-upgrade-key/1.md), [**lsh-writekey**(1)](/lsh-writekey/1.md), [**lshd**(8)](/lshd/8.md), [**ssh-conv**(1)](/ssh-conv/1.md)

The full documentation for **lsh** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **lsh** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info lsh**

should give you access to the complete manual.