The --to names; any other name must be an attribute path (it contains a dot).
--to
Reads flat name: version lines; blank lines and # comments are skipped.
name: version
#
Reads name=version,name=version; an empty text gives no entries.
name=version,name=version
Resolves names to attribute keys. A later entry for the same name replaces an earlier one; two names that reach one key with different values (java and jdk) are refused.
java
jdk