---
name: "mps2lp"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lp-solve"
version: "4.0-4"
release: "Debian 3.1 (Sarge)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mps2lp"
---

# mps2lp(1)

convert LP file to MPS format

## NAME

mps2lp - convert LP file to MPS format

## SYNOPSIS

**mps2lp \<*inputfile.lp* \>*outputfile.mps***

## DESCRIPTION

*mps2lp* converts an **MPS**(5) format data file (which describes a linear programming problem) into a native input file for [**lp\_solve**(1)](/lp_solve/1.md).

## SEE ALSO

[**lp\_solve**(1)](/lp_solve/1.md), [**lp2mps**(1)](/lp2mps/1.md), **MPS**(5), *ftp://softlib.cs.rice.edu/pub/miplib/mps\_format*.