Add instructions to view graph locally via xdot
No one with sensitive data wants to get in the habit of pasting output into web pages online. This is very helpful to those who'd like to generate and view the graphs locally.
Closes #4964.
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diff --git a/site/docs/tutorial/cpp.md b/site/docs/tutorial/cpp.md
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@@ -192,6 +192,21 @@
Then, paste the text into [GraphViz](http://www.webgraphviz.com/).
+On Ubuntu, you can view the graph locally by installing GraphViz and the xdot
+Dot Viewer:
+
+```
+sudo apt update && sudo apt install graphviz xdot
+```
+
+Then you can generate and view the graph by piping the text output above
+straight to xdot:
+
+```
+bazel query --nohost_deps --noimplicit_deps 'deps(//main:hello-world)' \
+ --output graph | xdot
+```
+
As you can see, the first stage of the sample project has a single target
that builds a single source file with no additional dependencies:
