program convert command

Syntax

program convert <s > <keyword> ...

This command is available for PFC only. It can be used to convert data files written in PFC 5.0 to be compatible with PFC 6.0. If s is specified, it must correspond to an existing file name, and this file will be converted. The original file is not altered, and a converted file is created that retains the name of the original file and is placed in the folder “./out/” by default. This default behavior may be changed with the following keywords.

directory s

If specified, all the files located in the direcory s will be converted. This keyword cannot be used in conjonction with file and output-file.

file s

If specified, the name of the file to be converted is set to s.

output-directory s

If specified, the name of the output directory where the converted file(s) are created is set to s.

output-file s

If specified, the name of the output file is set to s.

prefix s

If specified, the name of the new, converted file is set to the name of the original file prefixed with the string s.

suffix s

If specified, the name of the new, converted file is set to the name of the original file suffixed with the string s.

safe b

Activate/Deactivate safe conversion of FISH variables. If set to true (default), then FISH variables are expected to start with the @ symbol.