# sgitopnm > Convert an SGI file to a PNM file. > More information: . - Convert an SGI image to a PNM file: `sgitopnm {{path/to/input.sgi}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}` - Display information about the SGI file: `sgitopnm {{[-verb|-verbose]}} {{path/to/input.sgi}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}` - Extract channel n of the SGI file: `sgitopnm {{[-c|-channel]}} {{n}} {{path/to/input.sgi}} > {{path/to/output.pnm}}`