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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# gc

> Count nodes, edges, connected components, or clusters in Graphviz `.dot` files.
> More information: <https://graphviz.org/pdf/gc.1.pdf>.

- Count nodes and edges in a file:

`gc {{path/to/file.dot}}`

- Count only [n]odes:

`gc -n {{path/to/file.dot}}`

- Count only [e]dges:

`gc -e {{path/to/file.dot}}`

- Count [c]onnected components:

`gc -c {{path/to/file.dot}}`

- Display help:

`gc -?`
