---
name: "dendropy-format"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sumtrees"
version: "4.6.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dendropy-format"
---

# dendropy-format(1)

convert files from one format to another

## NAME

dendropy-format - convert files from one format to another

## DESCRIPTION

usage: dendropy-format **--from** \[FORMAT\] **--to** \[FORMAT\] \[OPTIONS\] \<SOURCE-FILE\> \> DEST-FILE

### options:

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

### Source:

- source\_file

  Path to source data.

- **-f** FORMAT, **--from** FORMAT

  Format of data source.

- **-d** {dna,rna,standard}, **--data-type** {dna,rna,standard}

  Type of data

### Destination:

- **-t** FORMAT, **--to** FORMAT

  Format of data source.

- **-u**, **--unquoted-underscores**

  \[NEXUS/Newick:\] Do not quote labels with undescores.

- **--recode-uncertain** {missing,gap}

  Recode ambiguous or uncertain characters as missing ('?') or gaps ('-')