---
name: "ltsconvert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mcrl2"
version: "201409.0-1+b2"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ltsconvert"
---

# ltsconvert(1)

convert and optionally minimise an LTS

## NAME

ltsconvert - convert and optionally minimise an LTS

## SYNOPSIS

**ltsconvert** \[*OPTION*\]... \[*INFILE* \[*OUTFILE*\]\]

## DESCRIPTION

Convert the labelled transition system (LTS) from INFILE to OUTFILE in the requested format after applying the selected minimisation method (default is none). If OUTFILE is not supplied, stdout is used. If INFILE is not supplied, stdin is used.

The output format is determined by the extension of OUTFILE, whereas the input format is determined by the content of INFILE. Options --in and --out can be used to force the input and output formats. The supported formats are:\
   'aut' for the Aldebaran format (CADP),\
   'dot' for the GraphViz format (no longer supported as input format),\
   'fsm' for the Finite State Machine format, or\
   'lts' for the mCRL2 LTS format (default)

## OPTIONS

- *OPTION* can be any of the following:

  - **-D**, **--determinise**

  determinise LTS

- **-e***NAME*, **--equivalence**=*NAME*

  generate an equivalent LTS, preserving equivalence NAME: 'none' identity equivalence (default) 'bisim' strong bisimilarity 'bisim-sig' strong bisimilarity using signature refinement 'branching-bisim' branching bisimilarity 'branching-bisim-sig' branching bisimilarity using signature refinement 'dpbranching-bisim' divergence preserving branching bisimilarity 'dpbranching-bisim-sig' divergence preserving branching bisimilarity using  signature refinement 'weak-bisim' weak bisimilarity 'weak-bisim-sig' weak bisimilarity using signature refinement 'dpweak-bisim' divergence preserving weak bisimilarity 'dpweak-bisim-sig' divergence preserving weak bisimilarity using signature  refinement 'sim' strong simulation equivalence 'trace' strong trace equivalence 'weak-trace' weak trace equivalence 'tau-star' tau star reduction

- **-i***FORMAT*, **--in**=*FORMAT*

  use FORMAT as the input format

- **-l***FILE*, **--lps**=*FILE*

  use FILE as the LPS from which the input LTS was generated; this might be  needed to store the correct parameter names of states when saving in fsm format  and to convert non-mCRL2 LTSs to a mCRL2 LTS

- **--no-reach**

  do not perform a reachability check on the input LTS

- **-n**, **--no-state**

  leave out state information when saving in dot format

- **-o***FORMAT*, **--out**=*FORMAT*

  use FORMAT as the output format

- **--tau**=*ACTNAMES*

  consider actions with a name in the comma separated list ACTNAMES to be  internal (tau) actions in addition to those defined as such by the input

- **--timings**\[=*FILE*\]

  append timing measurements to FILE. Measurements are written to standard error  if no FILE is provided

- Standard options:

  - **-q**, **--quiet**

  do not display warning messages

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  display short intermediate messages

- **-d**, **--debug**

  display detailed intermediate messages

- **--log-level**=*LEVEL*

  display intermediate messages up to and including level

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

  display help information

- **--version**

  display version information

## AUTHOR

Written by Muck van Weerdenburg, Jan Friso Groote.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs at \<http://www.mcrl2.org/issuetracker\>.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2014 Technische Universiteit Eindhoven.\
 This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of the Boost Software License \<http://www.boost.org/LICENSE\_1\_0.txt\>. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

See also the manual at \<http://www.mcrl2.org/release/user\_manual/tools/ltsconvert.html\>.