# `aristo graph --format=dot` โ Graphviz DOT output
Source: `../aretta-sdk/docs/mockups/10-doc-and-graph/cli-sessions.md` ยง "I2 โ DOT format".
Universal interop format. Pipes into any Graphviz tool for SVG / PNG / PDF rendering. Aristo does NOT shell out for this format โ we just emit text. When written to a file via `--out`, prints the standard Graphviz render invocations as a hint so the user knows what to run next.
```console
$ aristo graph --format=dot --out=annotations.dot
? 0
ok: wrote 3 nodes, 1 edges to annotations.dot
To render:
dot -Tsvg annotations.dot -o annotations.dot.svg
dot -Tpng annotations.dot -o annotations.dot.png
```