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+function plotBayesTree(bayesTree)
+% plotBayesTree saves as dot file, renders, and shows as image
+% Needs dot installed
+
+bayesTree.saveGraph('/tmp/bayesTree.dot')
+!dot -Tpng -o /tmp/dotImage.png /tmp/bayesTree.dot
+dotImage=imread('/tmp/dotImage.png');
+imshow(dotImage)
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