---
date: 2015-05-21T20:03:19+02:00
title: "hugo convert"
slug: hugo_convert
url: /commands/hugo_convert/
---
## hugo convert

Convert will modify your content to different formats

### Synopsis


Convert will modify your content to different formats

### Options

```
  -h, --help=false: help for convert
  -o, --output="": filesystem path to write files to
      --unsafe=false: enable less safe operations, please backup first
```

### Options inherited from parent commands

```
  -b, --baseUrl="": hostname (and path) to the root eg. http://spf13.com/
  -D, --buildDrafts=false: include content marked as draft
  -F, --buildFuture=false: include content with publishdate in the future
      --cacheDir="": filesystem path to cache directory. Defaults: $TMPDIR/hugo_cache/
      --config="": config file (default is path/config.yaml|json|toml)
  -d, --destination="": filesystem path to write files to
      --disableRSS=false: Do not build RSS files
      --disableSitemap=false: Do not build Sitemap file
      --editor="": edit new content with this editor, if provided
      --ignoreCache=false: Ignores the cache directory for reading but still writes to it
      --log=false: Enable Logging
      --logFile="": Log File path (if set, logging enabled automatically)
      --pluralizeListTitles=true: Pluralize titles in lists using inflect
  -s, --source="": filesystem path to read files relative from
      --stepAnalysis=false: display memory and timing of different steps of the program
  -t, --theme="": theme to use (located in /themes/THEMENAME/)
      --uglyUrls=false: if true, use /filename.html instead of /filename/
  -v, --verbose=false: verbose output
      --verboseLog=false: verbose logging
```

### SEE ALSO
* [hugo](/commands/hugo/)	 - hugo builds your site
* [hugo convert toJSON](/commands/hugo_convert_tojson/)	 - Convert front matter to JSON
* [hugo convert toTOML](/commands/hugo_convert_totoml/)	 - Convert front matter to TOML
* [hugo convert toYAML](/commands/hugo_convert_toyaml/)	 - Convert front matter to YAML

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