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

> Adjust directed graphs to improve the layout aspect ratio.
> Graphviz filters: `acyclic`, `bcomps`, `comps`, `edgepaint`, `gvcolor`, `gvpack`, `mingle`, `nop`, `sccmap`, `tred`, & `unflatten`.
> More information: <https://www.graphviz.org/pdf/unflatten.1.pdf>.

- Adjust one or more directed graphs to improve the layout aspect ratio:

`unflatten {{path/to/input1.gv path/to/input2.gv ...}} > {{path/to/output.gv}}`

- Use `unflatten` as a preprocessor for `dot` layout to improve aspect ratio:

`unflatten {{path/to/input.gv}} | dot -T {{png}} {{path/to/output.png}}`

- Display help:

`unflatten -?`
