# hipstopgm > Read a HIPS file as input and return a PGM image as output. > If the HIPS file contains more than one frame in sequence, `hipstopgm` will concatenate all the frames vertically. > More information: . - Convert a HIPS file into a PGM image: `hipstopgm {{path/to/file.hips}}` - Suppress all informational messages: `hipstopgm -quiet` - Display version: `hipstopgm -version`