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/usr/bin/prune

Graph Visualization Tools

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Usage: prune [options] [<files>]

Options:
  -h :           Print this message
  -? :           Print this message
  -v :           Verbose
  -n<node> :     Name node to prune.
  -N<attrspec> : Attribute specification to apply to pruned nodes

Both options `-n' and `-N' can be used multiple times on the command line.
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h :Prints the usage and exits.help + man
-? :Print this messagehelp
-v :Verbose output.help + man
-n nodeSpecifies name of node to prune.help + man
-N attrspecSpecifies attribute that will be set (or changed if it exists) for any pruned node. (in the manual page but not in --help)man
Exit status (2) from the manual page
0successful completion
1an error occurs

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