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graphml2gv:tldr:cc563
graphml2gv: Convert a graph using `stdin` and `stdout`.
$ cat ${input-gml} | graphml2gv > ${output-gv}
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This command performs a conversion from GraphML format to Graphviz format using the graphml2gv
tool. Here is a breakdown of the command:
cat ${input-gml}
: This opens the content of the file specified by theinput-gml
variable, and it outputs it to the standard output. Thecat
command is used to concatenate and display the contents of files.|
: This is the pipe symbol and is used to connect the output of the previous command (cat
) to the input of the next command (graphml2gv
). The pipe allows the output of one command to be used as the input of another command.graphml2gv
: This is the command that converts the GraphML input from the previous command to Graphviz format. It takes the standard input and processes it accordingly.> ${output-gv}
: This redirects the output of thegraphml2gv
command to the file specified by theoutput-gv
variable. The>
symbol is used for output redirection, sending the output to a file instead of the standard output.
To summarize, this command reads the contents of the file specified by the input-gml
variable in GraphML format, converts it to Graphviz format using graphml2gv
, and then saves the resulting Graphviz output to the file specified by the output-gv
variable.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.