---
name: "tab2graph"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtext-recordparser-perl"
version: "1.6.5-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tab2graph"
---

# tab2graph(1p)

turn tabular data into a graph

## NAME

tab2graph - turn tabular data into a graph

## SYNOPSIS

```
  tab2graph [options] file.tab
```

Options:

```
  -c|--color           Add some color to the output (default is white)
  -d|--directed        Make graph directed (default is not)
  -l|--layout          GraphViz layout; choose from dot, neato, twopi,
                       circo (default), and fdp
  -f|--fields          Restrict to set of fields in first row
  -n|--numbers         Show the numbers (default is not)
  -o|--out             Name of output file (default is STDOUT)
  --format             Output format (default is PNG)
  --fs=x               Use "x" as the field separator (default is tab)
  --rs=x               Use "x" as the record separator (default is newline)
  --help               Show brief help and quit
  --man                Show full documentation
```

## DESCRIPTION

Turns tabular data into a graph using GraphViz.  This may or may not  be useful.

## SEE ALSO

- •

  Text::RecordParser

- •

  GraphViz

## AUTHOR

Ken Youens-Clark \<kclark@cpan.org\>.

## LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2009-10 Ken Youens-Clark.  All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; version 2.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.