# tred > Compute the transitive reduction of directed graphs. > Graphviz filters: `acyclic`, `bcomps`, `comps`, `edgepaint`, `gvcolor`, `gvpack`, `mingle`, `nop`, `sccmap`, `tred`, & `unflatten`. > More information: . - Construct the transitive reduction graph of one or more directed graphs: `tred {{path/to/input1.gv}} {{path/to/input2.gv ...}} > {{path/to/output.gv}}` - Display help: `tred -?`