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Last edited Aug 20, 2015
Created on Aug 20, 2015

A terminal command history is rendered as a sequence of step-by-step text lines, showing a user’s repeated attempts to install and link OpenCV, GDAL, and other geospatial tools via Homebrew, `make`, and `pip`. The visualization extracts each command from a gist file, displaying the command index and its text in a monospaced timeline. The lines are laid out using the `d3` library’s force-directed layout, with each command as a node. This reveals the iterative, trial-and-error pattern of dependency troubleshooting and software builds.

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