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+# GraphGeneration
+working repo for graph generation
+
+Run within DryVR directory
+
+Usage:
+model generation only:
+python generateGraph-new.py cfile.c jsonfilewithinitialinfo.json out.json
+
+
+DryVR pipeline (this may not be ready yet, still needs work with mode names):
+./fullrun cfile.c jsonfilewithinitialinfo.json out.json
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+
+
+Example:
+python generateGraph-new.py cartoy.c paperexamples/singlevehiclesat.json out.json
+./full_run paperexamples/singlevehiclesat.c paperexamples/singlevehiclesat.json output.json
+