---
name: "matinfo"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libfilament-tools"
version: "1.9.25+dfsg3-1+b2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/matinfo"
---

# matinfo(1)

filament material tools

## NAME

matinfo - filament material tools

## DESCRIPTION

matinfo prints information about material files compiled with matc Usage:

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  matinfo \[options\] \<material file\>

## OPTIONS

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

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  Print this message

**--print-glsl**=*\[index\]*, **-g**

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  Print GLSL for the nth shader (0 is the first OpenGL shader)

**--print-spirv**=*\[index\]*, **-s**

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  Validate and print disasm for the nth shader (0 is the first Vulkan shader)

**--print-metal**=*\[index\]*, **-m**

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  Print Metal Shading Language for the nth shader (0 is the first Metal shader)

**--print-vkglsl**=*\[index\]*, **-v**

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  Print the nth Vulkan shader transpiled into GLSL

**--print-dic-glsl**

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  Print the GLSL dictionary

**--print-dic-metal**

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  Print the Metal dictionary

**--print-dic-vk**

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  Print the Vulkan dictionary

**--web-server**=*\[port\]*, **-w**

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  Serve a web page at the given port (e.g. 8080)

**--dump-binary**=*\[index\]*, **-b**

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  Dump binary SPIRV for the nth Vulkan shader to 'out.spv'

**--license**

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  Print copyright and license information

**--analyze-spirv**=*\[index\]*, **-a**

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  Print annotated GLSL for the nth shader (0 is the first Vulkan shader)

### Usage:

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  matinfo \[options\] \<material file\>

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

-

  Print this message

**--print-glsl**=*\[index\]*, **-g**

-

  Print GLSL for the nth shader (0 is the first OpenGL shader)

**--print-spirv**=*\[index\]*, **-s**

-

  Validate and print disasm for the nth shader (0 is the first Vulkan shader)

**--print-metal**=*\[index\]*, **-m**

-

  Print Metal Shading Language for the nth shader (0 is the first Metal shader)

**--print-vkglsl**=*\[index\]*, **-v**

-

  Print the nth Vulkan shader transpiled into GLSL

**--print-dic-glsl**

-

  Print the GLSL dictionary

**--print-dic-metal**

-

  Print the Metal dictionary

**--print-dic-vk**

-

  Print the Vulkan dictionary

**--web-server**=*\[port\]*, **-w**

-

  Serve a web page at the given port (e.g. 8080)

**--dump-binary**=*\[index\]*, **-b**

-

  Dump binary SPIRV for the nth Vulkan shader to 'out.spv'

**--license**

-

  Print copyright and license information

**--analyze-spirv**=*\[index\]*, **-a**

-

  Print annotated GLSL for the nth shader (0 is the first Vulkan shader)