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The Stanford GraphBase is a highly portable collection of programs and
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data for researchers who study combinatorial algorithms and data
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structures. All files are in the public domain and usable with only
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one restriction: They must not be changed! A ``change file'' mechanism
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allows local customization while the master files stay intact.
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The programs are intended to be interesting in themselves as examples
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of ``literate programming.'' Thus, the Stanford GraphBase can also be
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regarded as a collection of approximately 30 essays for programmers to
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enjoy reading, whether or not they are doing algorithmic research.
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The programs are written in CWEB, a combination of TeX and C that is
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easy to use by anyone who knows those languages and easy to read by
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anyone familiar with the rudiments of C.
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