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grph export

Export the graph to different formats.

Synopsis​

grph export <file> [--format json|graphml|adjlist|edgelist] [--output FILE]

Description​

The export command converts a GEXF graph to other common graph formats. This enables interoperability with other graph tools and libraries.

Arguments​

ArgumentDescription
filePath to the GEXF file (required)

Options​

OptionDefaultDescription
--formatjsonOutput format: json, graphml, adjlist, edgelist
--outputstdoutOutput file path
--helpShow help message

Formats​

Standard JSON format compatible with D3.js and other visualization libraries.

grph export network.gexf --format json
{
  "directed": true,
  "multigraph": false,
  "graph": {},
  "nodes": [
    {"id": "node1", "label": "Node 1", ...}
  ],
  "links": [
    {"source": "node1", "target": "node2", ...}
  ]
}

GraphML​

XML-based format widely supported by graph tools.

grph export network.gexf --format graphml --output network.graphml

Adjacency List​

Simple text format showing each node and its neighbors.

grph export network.gexf --format adjlist
node1 node2 node3 node4
node2 node3
node3
node4 node1

Edge List​

Simple text format listing all edges.

grph export network.gexf --format edgelist
node1 node2 1.0
node1 node3 2.0
node2 node3 0.5

Examples​

Export to JSON File​

grph export network.gexf --format json --output network.json

Export to GraphML for Gephi​

grph export network.gexf --format graphml --output network.graphml

Pipe to Other Tools​

grph export network.gexf --format edgelist | wc -l  # Count edges

Use Cases​

Visualization with D3.js​

grph export network.gexf --format json --output graph.json
# Use graph.json with D3.js force-directed layout

Analysis in NetworkX​

grph export network.gexf --format json --output graph.json
# Load in Python: nx.node_link_graph(json.load(open('graph.json')))

Import into Other Tools​

grph export network.gexf --format graphml --output graph.graphml
# Import into Gephi, Cytoscape, yEd, etc.