---
name: "pcl_ply2ply"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcl-tools"
version: "1.15.0+dfsg-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pcl_ply2ply"
---

# pcl\_ply2ply(1)

pcl\_ply2ply

## NAME

pcl\_ply2ply - pcl\_ply2ply

## SYNOPSIS

**ply2ply** \[*OPTION*\] \[\[*INFILE*\] *OUTFILE*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Parse an PLY file.

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

  display this help and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  output version information and exit

- **-f**, **--format**=*FORMAT*

  set format

FORMAT may be one of the following: ascii, binary, binary\_big\_endian, binary\_little\_endian. If no format is given, the format of INFILE is kept.

With no INFILE/OUTFILE, or when INFILE/OUTFILE is -, read standard input/output.

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to \<www.pointclouds.org/issues\>.

## AUTHOR

pcl\_ply2ply is part of Point Cloud Library (PCL) - www.pointclouds.org

The Point Cloud Library (PCL) is a standalone, large scale, open project for 2D/3D image and point cloud processing.

This manual page was written by Leopold Palomo-Avellaneda \<leo@alaxarxa.net\> with the help of help2man tool and some handmade arrangement for the Debian project (and may be used by others).