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pedigree(1)

pedigree1

Create a tex file for pedigree from a csv file

Usage

pedigree [-c configuration_file] [-d] [-o output_file] [-s start_id] input_file

pedigree -v

Overview

The program converts a comma separated input_file into a TeX file with pst-pdgr macros.

Options

-c configuration_file

The configuration file to read along with the system-wide and user's configuration files

-d

Debug mode on

-o -output_file

The ouput file instead of input_file.tex

-s -start_id

If this option is selected, the pedigree is constructed starting from the node with the Id i<start_id>. Otherwise it is started from the proband node.

This option allows to create pedigrees with multiple probands or absent probands, or show people who are not proband's relatives.

-v

Print version information

Files

/etc/pedigree.cfg

Global configuration file

$HOME/.pedigreerc

User configuration file

History

  • Arch Linux 2026-11-01 to Debian 12 (Bookworm): the text shown here
  • Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 8 (Jessie)

Author

Boris Veytsman, Leila Akhmadeeva, 2006-2022

From texlive-doc 2026.1-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.