---
name: "dolfin-convert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "dolfin-bin"
version: "2019.2.0~legacy20240219.1c52e83-18"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dolfin-convert"
---

# dolfin-convert(1)

Convert to DOLFIN XML format

## NAME

dolfin-convert - Convert to DOLFIN XML format

## SYNOPSIS

**dolfin-convert** \[*OPTIONS*\] ... *input.x output.y*

## OPTIONS

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

  Display help text and exit.

- **-i** format, **--input** format

  Specify input format.

- **-o** format, **--output** format

  Specify output format.

Supported formats:

- **xml**

  \- DOLFIN XML mesh format (current)

- **xml-old**

  \- DOLFIN XML mesh format (DOLFIN 0.6.2 and earlier)

- **mesh**

  \- Medit, generated by tetgen with option **-g**

- **gmsh**

  \- Gmsh, version 2.0 file format

- **metis**

  \- Metis graph file format

- **scotch**

  \- Scotch graph file format

- **diffpack**

  \- Diffpack tetrahedral grid format

- **abaqus**

  \- Abaqus tetrahedral grid format

- **ExodusII**

  \- Sandia Format (requires ncdump utility from NetCDF)

- **NetCDF**

  \- NetCDF format (requires ncdump utility from NetCDF)

- **StarCD**

  \- StarCD terahedral grid format

If **--input** or **--output** are not specified, the format will be deduced from the suffix:

- **.xml**

  \- **xml**

- **.mesh**

  \- **mesh**

- **.gmsh**

  \- **gmsh**

- **.msh**

  \- **gmsh**

- **.gra**

  \- **metis**

- **.grf**

  \- **scotch**

- **.grid**

  \- **diffpack**

- **.inp**

  \- **abaqus**

- **.e**

  \- **ExodusII**

- **.exo**

  \- **ExodusII**

- **.ncdf**

  \- **NetCDF**

- **.vrt**

  \- **StarCD**

- **.cell**

  \- **StarCD**

## BUGS

- Send comments, questions, bug reports etc. to dolfin@lists.launchpad.net.

  ## AUTHOR

dolfin-convert was originally written by Anders Logg \<logg@simula.no\>. Several others have contributed to add support for different mesh formats. This manual page was written by Johannes Ring \<johannr@simula.no\>.