---
name: "xdot"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "xdot"
version: "1.4-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/xdot"
---

# xdot(1)

Interactive viewer for Graphviz dot files

## NAME

xdot - Interactive viewer for Graphviz dot files

## SYNOPSIS

**xdot** \[*file*\]

## DESCRIPTION

XDot is an interactive viewer for graphs written in Graphviz's dot language.

## OPTIONS

- **-f** *FILTER*, **--filter**=*FILTER*

  graphviz filter: **dot**, **neato**, **twopi**, **circo**, or **fdp** \[default: **dot**\]

- **-n**, **--no-filter**

  assume input is already filtered into **xdot** format (use e.g. **dot -Txdot**)

- **--version**

  show program's version number and exit

- **-h**, **--help**

  show this help message and exit

## SEE ALSO

[**dot**(1)](/dot/1.md), [**neato**(1)](/neato/1.md), [**twopi**(1)](/twopi/1.md), [**circo**(1)](/circo/1.md), [**fdp**(1)](/fdp/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manpage was written for the Debian XDot package by Stefano Rivera \<stefanor@debian.org\>.