---
name: "scm2scm"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "gimp1.2-perl"
version: "1.2.3-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scm2scm"
---

# scm2scm(1p)

convert script-fu to script-fu

## NAME

scm2scm - convert script-fu to script-fu

## SYNOPSIS

```
 scm2scm [-d] [-t translation]... filename.scm...
```

## DESCRIPTION

This perl-script can be used to upgrade existing script-fu-scripts to newer gimp API's.

## EXAMPLES

Convert all script-fu scripts in the current directory from the 1.0 to the 1.2 API (creating new files with the extension .sc2):

```
 scm2scm -t 1.2 *.scm
```

Generate a diff containing the required changes from the 1.0 to the 1.1-API:

```
 scm2scm -d -t 1.1 test.scm
```

## SWITCHES

- \-d

  generate a unified diff on stdout

- \-t translation id

  specify a translation id, can be one of (run scm2scm without arguments to see the full list)

  *api1*	api-mega-break-patch #1 *api2* api-mega-rename-patch #1 (NYI)

  *1.1*	1.0 -\> 1.1 (not fully implemented)

  *1.2*	1.0 -\> 1.2 (not fully implemented)

## AUTHOR

Marc Lehmann \<pcg@goof.com\>

## SEE ALSO

[*gimp*(1)](/gimp/1.md), Gimp.