Document generating graph visualizations golang#975

markwest1 · Aug 22, 2017 · 7d31448 · 7d31448
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@@ -152,6 +152,15 @@ This happens when a new import is added. Run `dep ensure` to install the missing
 
 As `dep status` suggests, run `dep ensure` to update your lockfile. Then run `dep status` again, and the lock mismatch should go away.
 
+### Graphing dependencies
+
+Generate a visual representation of the dependency tree by piping the output of `dep status -dot` to [graphviz](http://www.graphviz.org/).
+```
+$ brew install graphviz
+$ dep status -dot | dot -T png | open -f -a /Applications/Preview.app
+```
+<p align="center"><img src="docs/img/StatusGraph.png" width="750"></p>
+
 ### Updating dependencies
 
 Updating brings the version of a dependency in `Gopkg.lock` and `vendor/` to the latest version allowed by the constraints in `Gopkg.toml`.

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