NAME¶

ini2yaml - convert INI configuration files to YAML format

SYNOPSIS¶

ini2yaml [-h] -f SOURCE [-nAPP_NAME] [-vVERSION] [-pPATH]

DESCRIPTION¶

This program converts INI configuration files (with extensions .ini, .cf, or .conf) into YAML format. It can process either a single file or all valid files in a directory. Output is saved in the specified directory with YAML formatting.

OPTIONS¶

-h, --help

Show help message and exit

-f SOURCE, --file SOURCE

Specify input source (required). Can be either:

-n APP_NAME, --name APP_NAME

Specify application name for YAML metadata. Default: 'app'

-v VERSION, --version VERSION

Specify configuration version. Default: '1.0.0'

-p PATH, --path PATH

Specify output directory. Default: ${HOME}/yaml

PROCESSING DETAILS¶

• Converts each INI section to a YAML object
• Preserves option values while stripping surrounding quotes
• Adds metadata fields:

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Output filename: <APP_NAME>.yaml

ENVIRONMENT¶

HOME

Determines default output directory when -p is not specified

EXAMPLES¶

Convert single file with defaults:

ini2yaml -f /etc/dput.cf

Convert directory with custom parameters:

ini2yaml -f ~/configs/ -n myapp -v 2.1.0 -p /tmp/output

Process system configurations:

ini2yaml -f /etc/sysconfig/ -n system_cfg

SEE ALSO¶

configparser(3python), PyYAML(3python)

NOTES¶

• Nested INI sections are not supported
• All values are treated as strings
• Existing YAML files will be overwritten

AUTHOR¶

Written for the UKUI project.