---
name: "lp2mps"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lp-solve"
version: "4.0-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/lp2mps"
---

# lp2mps(1)

convert LP file to MPS format

## NAME

lp2mps - convert LP file to MPS format

## SYNOPSIS

**lp2mps \<*inputfile.lp* \>*outputfile.mps***

## DESCRIPTION

*lp2mps* converts a native input file for [**lp\_solve**(1)](/lp_solve/1.md), which describes a linear programming problem, into **MPS**(5) format.

## SEE ALSO

[**lp\_solve**(1)](/lp_solve/1.md), [**mps2lp**(1)](/mps2lp/1.md), **MPS**(5), *ftp://softlib.cs.rice.edu/pub/miplib/mps\_format*.