gvgen [ -dv? ] [ -in ] [
-cn ] [ -Cx,y ] [ -g[f]x,y
] [ -G[f]x,y ] [ -hn ] [
-kn ] [ -bx,y ] [ -Bx,y ] [
-mn ] [ -Mx,y ] [ -pn ] [
-rx,y ] [ -Rx ] [ -sn ] [
-Sn ] [ -Sn,d ] [ -tn ] [
-td,n ] [ -Tx,y ] [ -Tx,y,u,v ] [
-wn ] [ -nprefix ] [ -Nname ] [
-ooutfile ]
gvgen generates a variety of simple, regularly-structured
abstract graphs.
The following options are supported:
- -c n
- Generate a cycle with n vertices and edges.
- -C x,y
- Generate an x by y cylinder. This will have x*y
vertices and 2*x*y - y edges.
- -g
[f]x,y
- Generate an x by y grid. If f is given, the grid is
folded, with an edge attaching each pair of opposing corner vertices. This
will have x*y vertices and 2*x*y - y - x edges if unfolded
and 2*x*y - y - x + 2 edges if folded.
- -G
[f]x,y
- Generate an x by y partial grid. If f is given, the
grid is folded, with an edge attaching each pair of opposing corner
vertices. This will have x*y vertices.
- -h n
- Generate a hypercube of degree n. This will have 2^n
vertices and n*2^(n-1) edges.
- -k n
- Generate a complete graph on n vertices with n*(n-1)/2
edges.
- -b x,y
- Generate a complete x by y bipartite graph. This will have
x+y vertices and x*y edges.
- -B x,y
- Generate an x by y ball, i.e., an x by y
cylinder with two "cap" nodes closing the ends. This will have
x*y + 2 vertices and 2*x*y + y edges.
- -m n
- Generate a triangular mesh with n vertices on a side. This will
have (n+1)*n/2 vertices and 3*(n-1)*n/2 edges.
- -M x,y
- Generate an x by y Moebius strip. This will have x*y vertices and
2*x*y - y edges.
- -p n
- Generate a path on n vertices. This will have n-1
edges.
- -r x,y
- Generate a random graph. The number of vertices will be the largest value
of the form 2^n-1 less than or equal to x. Larger values of
y increase the density of the graph.
- -R x
- Generate a random rooted tree on x vertices.
- -s n
- Generate a star on n vertices. This will have n-1
edges.
- -S n
- Generate a Sierpinski graph of order n. This will have
3*(3^(n-1) + 1)/2 vertices and 3^n edges.
- -S n,d
- Generate a d-dimensional Sierpinski graph of order n. At
present, d must be 2 or 3. For d equal to 3, there will be
4*(4^(n-1) + 1)/2 vertices and 6 * 4^(n-1) edges.
- -t n
- Generate a binary tree of height n. This will have 2^n-1
vertices and 2^n-2 edges.
- -t h,n
- Generate a n-ary tree of height h.
- -T x,y
- -T
x,y,u,v
- Generate an x by y torus. This will have x*y vertices
and 2*x*y edges. If u and v are given, they specify
twists of that amount in the horizontal and vertical directions,
respectively.
- -w n
- Generate a path on n vertices. This will have n-1
edges.
- -i n
- Generate n graphs of the requested type. At present, only available
if the -R flag is used.
- -n prefix
- Normally, integers are used as node names. If prefix is specified,
this will be prepended to the integer to create the name.
- -N name
- Use name as the name of the graph. By default, the graph is
anonymous.
- -o outfile
- If specified, the generated graph is written into the file outfile.
Otherwise, the graph is written to standard out.
- -d
- Make the generated graph directed.
- -v
- Verbose output.
- -?
- Print usage information.
gvgen exits with 0 on successful completion, and exits with
1 if given an ill-formed or incorrect flag, or if the specified output file
could not be opened.
Emden R. Gansner <erg@research.att.com>