---
name: "lgc-pg"
section: "6"
platform: "linux"
package: "lgc-pg"
version: "0.32-3"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lgc-pg/6"
---

# lgc-pg(6)

LGeneral Converter for Panzer General

## NAME

lgc-pg - LGeneral Converter for Panzer General

## SYNOPSIS

**lgc-pg** -s \<PG DATA DIR\> -d \<LGENERAL DIR\> \[--defpal\] \[--custom -n \<NAME\>  \[-i \<ID\>\] \[-t \<TACICONS\>\]\]"

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **lgc-pg** command. It was written for the Debian distribution and is based on an original documentation written by Michael Speck. The original  program does not have a manual page.

**lgc-pg** is a program that converts data files from DOS-based game, Panzer General, to the LGeneral format.

## OPTIONS

These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (\`-'). A summary of options is included below.

- **-s \<SOURCE PATH\>**

  You always need to specify the source directory (which contains the original data or a custom scenario).

- **-d \<LGENERAL DIR\>**

  Also the destination path that contains the LGeneral data struct is required. This will usually be /usr/share/games/lgeneral.

- **--defpal**

  This one is optional and forces all PG graphics to use the default palette. Usually you won't need this but if a custom scenario you converted offers some strange graphics it might be due to a corrupted palette and the default one may provide better results.

- **--custom**

  Add this option if you want to convert a custom scenario. If you do so you must also provide the next option:

- **-n \<NAME\>**

  This is the scenario's file name and default title.

- **-i \<ID\>**

  This is the XXX in the source gameXXX.scn. If you do not specify this option it defaults to 0.

- **-t \<TACICONS\>**

  If custom tactical icons are involved (scenario offers a TACICONS.SHP) this is the name of the graphical file. If this option is not provided it defaults to \<NAME\>.bmp.

Note that the conversion of a single scenario might be incomplete. You'll have to modify the title, description, authors, victory conditions (default: attacker must capture all victory hexes) and reinforcements (default: none).  This single scenario file does also include the map and modified units.

## EXAMPLES

1\) Converts all data from CD-ROM\
 \> lgc-pg -s /mnt/windows/DAT -d /usr/share/games/lgeneral\
\
 2\) Converts a custom scenario\
 \> lgc-pg -s /home/michael/newstuff/dunk -d /usr/share/games/lgeneral --custom -n Dunkirk -i 44

## TROUBLESHOOTING

Lars Ekman discovered that you'll have to mount the cdrom with option 'check=r' so if you're distro uses another option as default and 'lgc-pg' doesn't work just try:\
   \> mount -o check=r /mnt/cdrom

NOTE: I read various notes in the iNet that this format explicitly requires Panzer General \_DOS\_ version so  I guess the Win32 version won't work.

If anything works fine the converted data is immediately  available on start of LGeneral. If not, one of us has made a mistake. Please blame the right person ;)

## SEE ALSO

[**lgeneral**(6)](/lgeneral/6.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Lukasz Jachowicz \<honey@debian.org\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others). It is based on the README file available with the LGC-PG.