---
name: "fp2subc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcb-rnd-core"
version: "3.1.6-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/fp2subc"
---

# fp2subc(1)

convert any footprint into a pcb-rnd subcircuit

## NAME

fp2subc - convert any footprint into a pcb-rnd subcircuit

## SYNPOSIS

```

fp2subc [options] infile [outfile]
```

## DECSRIPTION

**fp2subc** **executes pcb-rnd in batch mode to load a footprint (typically specified in an alien format) and save it as a native pcb-rnd subcircuit. The script is useful for mass-converting old footprint libraries.**

**If** *outfile* is not specified, its name is guessed from *infile*

## OPTIONS

- **--lib**

  *infile* is not a path but a footprint name that should be searched in the library

- **-l**

  same as --lib

- **--pcb-rnd exepath**

  run exepath for invoking pcb-rnd (default is "pcb-rnd", which depends on $PATH)

- **-p exepath**

  same as --pcb-rnd

- **--debugger exepath**

  insert exepath before pcb-rnd on the command line; useful for running the process e.g. in valgrind

- **-d exepath**

  same as --debugger

- **-c key=val**

  pass on a -c key=val CLI config setting to pcb-rnd; useful for setting up library paths