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---
date: 2020-09-13
title: "hugo convert toYAML"
slug: hugo_convert_toYAML
url: /commands/hugo_convert_toyaml/
---
## hugo convert toYAML
Convert front matter to YAML
### Synopsis
toYAML converts all front matter in the content directory
to use YAML for the front matter.
```
hugo convert toYAML [flags]
```
### Options
```
-h, --help help for toYAML
```
### Options inherited from parent commands
```
--config string config file (default is path/config.yaml|json|toml)
--configDir string config dir (default "config")
--debug debug output
-e, --environment string build environment
--ignoreVendor ignores any _vendor directory
--ignoreVendorPaths string ignores any _vendor for module paths matching the given Glob pattern
--log enable Logging
--logFile string log File path (if set, logging enabled automatically)
-o, --output string filesystem path to write files to
--quiet build in quiet mode
-s, --source string filesystem path to read files relative from
--themesDir string filesystem path to themes directory
--unsafe enable less safe operations, please backup first
-v, --verbose verbose output
--verboseLog verbose logging
```
### SEE ALSO
* [hugo convert](/commands/hugo_convert/) - Convert your content to different formats
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