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 the input-gml variable, and it outputs it to the standard output. The cat 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 the graphml2gv command to the file specified by the output-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.

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