---
name: "mpto"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "texlive-metapost"
version: "2007.dfsg.2-4+lenny3"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mpto"
---

# mpto(1)

extract labels in MetaPost pictures for typesetting

## NAME

mpto - extract labels in MetaPost pictures for typesetting

## SYNOPSIS

**mpto** \[*-tex*\|*-troff*\] *mpfile*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page is not meant to be exhaustive.  The complete documentation for this version of TeX can be found in the info file or manual *Web2C: A TeX implementation*.

Strip *btex..etex* and *verbatimtex...etex* parts from MetaPost input file *mpfile*, converting to either TeX or Troff (TeX by default).  The generated code is dumped on standard output.

**mpto** is typically called by **makempx**, not from the command line.

## OPTIONS

**mpto** accepts the following options:

- **--help**

  Print help message and exit.

- **-tex**

  Assume input file contains TeX commands.

- **-troff**

  Assume input file contains Troff commands.

- **--version**

  Print version information and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[**mpost**(1)](/mpost/1.md), [**makempx**(1)](/makempx/1.md).