---
name: "tobconv"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "tob"
version: "0.26.cvs.20040226-6"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tobconv"
---

# tobconv(8)

Convert tob listing files from pre-0.2 to post-0.2 format

## NAME

tobconv - Convert tob listing files from pre-0.2 to post-0.2 format

## SYNOPSIS

```
 ... | tobconv | ...
```

## OPTIONS

There are no options to **tobconv**.

## DESCRIPTION

With version 0.20, **tob** has changed the format of its listing files.  The **tobconv** tool can be used to convert older listing files to the  new format.

## EXAMPLE

```
  mkdir /var/lib/tob/old
  mv /var/lib/tob/* /var/lib/tob/old
  zcat /var/lib/tob/old/all.Full.gz | tobconv | \
          gzip -c > /var/lib/tob/all.Full.gz
  zcat /var/lib/tob/old/all.incremental-2002-06-24-11:02.gz | \
          tobconv | gzip -c > \
          /var/lib/tob/all.incremental-2002-06-24-11:02.gz
```

## SEE ALSO

*tob.8*

## AUTHOR

**tobconv** was contributed by Raj Manandhar \<raj@colsa.com\>.