---
name: "vblade-persist-convert"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "vblade"
version: "25-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vblade-persist-convert"
---

# vblade-persist-convert(8)

convert vblade-persist export configurations

## NAME

vblade-persist-convert - convert vblade-persist export configurations

## SYNOPSIS

Usage:

```
    vblade-persist-convert [<vblade-directory> [ <runit-directory>]]
```

Beware: The order is "destination", "source", assuming the first is the one that’s overridden more often, for e.g. a pre-flight check.

## OPTIONS

The `<runit-directory>` defaults to `/var/lib/vblade-persist/vblades/`, the `<vblade-directory>` to `/etc/vblade.conf.d/`.

## DESCRIPTION

This program eases transition of vblade exports from the runit sniplets provided by vblade-persist(1) to the configuration files managed by [vblade(8)](/vblade/8.md). The subdirectory names in `<runit-directory>`, consisting of shelf and slot name, are re-used as configuration file name, prefixed with "`vblade.persist.`". No configuration item should get lost.

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written for the Debian project by Christoph Biedl \<debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de\> but may be used by others.