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/usr/bin/unflatten

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/usr/bin/unflatten: option -- unrecognized
Usage: /usr/bin/unflatten [-f?] [-l <M>] [-c <N>] [-o <outfile>] <files>
  -o <outfile> - put output in <outfile>
  -f           - adjust immediate fanout chains
  -l <M>       - stagger length of leaf edges between [1,<M>]
  -c <N>       - put disconnected nodes in chains of length <N>
  -?           - print usage
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
-fApplies the -l option to fanout nodes whose indegree and outdegree are both 1.help + man
-l MThe minlen of leaf edges is staggered between 1 and len (a small integer).help + man
-c NForm disconnected nodes into chains of up to len edges.help + man
-?Prints the usage and exits.help + man
-o outfilecauses the output to be written to the specified file; (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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