---
name: "m2gmetis"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "metis"
version: "5.1.0.dfsg-7+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/m2gmetis"
---

# m2gmetis(1)

manual page for m2gmetis 5.1.0

## NAME

m2gmetis - manual page for m2gmetis 5.1.0

## SYNOPSIS

**m2gmetis** \[*options*\] *\<meshfile\> \<graphfile\>*

## DESCRIPTION

-

  Required parameters

- meshfile

  Stores the input mesh.

- graphfile

  The filename of the output graph.

-

  Optional parameters

**-gtype**=*string*

-

  Specifies the graph that will be generated. The possible values are:

- dual

  \- Generate dual graph of the mesh \[default\]

- nodal

  \- Generate the nodal graph of the mesh

**-ncommon**=*int* \[applies when gtype=dual\]

-

  Specifies the common number of nodes that two elements must have in order to put an edge between them in the dual graph. Default is 1.

**-dbglvl**=*int*

-

  Selects the dbglvl.

**-help**

-

  Prints this message.

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **m2gmetis** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **m2gmetis** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info m2gmetis**

should give you access to the complete manual.