GST-CONVERT(1)

💅 GST-CONVERT(1) — the gst-convert manual, but make it make sense

okay bestie, so this is a User Commands page, and the whole vibe is: gst-convert is your little Smalltalk glow-up machine ✨

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🌸 NAME 🌸

gst-convert — Smalltalk syntax converter and beautifier 🎀

like. it converts your Smalltalk. and it makes it pretty. both. iconic behavior honestly.

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

📎 Usage:

gst-convert [OPTION]... [INFILE [OUTFILE]] gst-convert
[OPTION]... -o|--output OUTFILE INFILES

so basically: hand it an input file (and optionally where you want the output to go), OR go the multi-file route and use -o/--output to name your OUTFILE and then list your INFILES. that's the whole tea 🍓

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✨ OPTIONS ✨

every single flag, no gatekeeping, let's go 👑

• -q, --quiet — don't show any message. silence. we love a no-drama moment 🤫
• -v, --verbose — print extra information while processing. she's talkative and that's fine 💬
• -f, --format=FORMAT — convert from the given input format. the supported formats are gst, gst2, sif, squeak. four doors, pick one 🚪
• -F, --output-format=FORMAT — convert to the given output format. supported formats here are gst, gst2, squeak. note the plot twist: no sif on the way out 👀
• -C, --class=REGEX — convert only classes matching REGEX 🎯
• -C, --class=+REGEX — in addition, convert classes matching REGEX ➕
• -C, --class=-REGEX — do not convert classes matching REGEX 🙅
• -c, --category=REGEX — convert only classes whose category matches REGEX 🏷️
• -c, --category=+REGEX — in addition, convert those whose category matches REGEX ➕
• -c, --category=-REGEX — do not convert classes whose category matches REGEX 🙅
• -r, --rule='CODE->REPL' — look for CODE and replace it with REPL 🔁 find and replace, but make it fashion
• -o, --output OUTFILE — concatenate multiple input files into a single converted output file. gluing the whole squad into one file 🫶
• --help — display this message and exit. the classic cry for help, lovingly answered 💖
• --version — print version information and exit. 📜

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🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

the full documentation for gst-convert is maintained as a Texinfo manual. if the info and gst-convert programs are properly installed at your site, this command:

info gst

should give you access to the complete manual. iykyk — go read the whole thing, it's giving thorough 📖

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reminder bestie: this page is literally titled GST-CONVERT(1) and it lives in section 1 (User Commands). that's the manual name, folded in cutely, no cap. 💅

k that's the page!! this one came to you from gst-convert version 3.2.5, dated September 2021 — slay, periodt, go convert something gorgeous 🦋✨🎀