# Join two similiar node name in cluster

**URL:** <https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [February 2, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007 "2024-02-02T03:14:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![akashmandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@akashmandal](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/akashmandal)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 3:14am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007/1 "2024-02-02T03:14:30Z")

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How to join two clusters have same elements inside them.  
Suggest alternative way to do.  
Attached the picture

 ![Screenshot_20240202_084334](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/original/2X/c/c2432f7375983de8da8446dc37b2931fb280d7cd.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![steveroush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@steveroush](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/steveroush)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007/2 "2024-02-02T03:43:19Z")

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Please provide your input file. I am not sure what “join” means in this situation.

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**Author:** ![akashmandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@akashmandal](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/akashmandal)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 4:07am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007/3 "2024-02-02T04:07:19Z")

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Sir,  
I want to say to connect cluster\_1 “B2” to cluster\_2 “B3” likewise

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**Author:** ![steveroush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@steveroush](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/steveroush)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007/4 "2024-02-02T04:09:40Z")

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Please provide your input file.

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**Author:** ![steveroush](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@steveroush](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/steveroush)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007/5 "2024-02-02T04:58:02Z")

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Does this help?

```auto
digraph n2n{
  rankdir=LR // optional
  node[shape=plaintext] // plain might work better?
  subgraph cluster_1{
   n1[label=B1]
   n2[label=B2]
   n3[label=B3]
  }

  subgraph cluster_2{
   X1[label=B1]
   X2[label=B2]
[nodeToNode1.dot|attachment](upload://yfXCLCMHzXENNPU2hfh1S8uSuvs.dot) (807 Bytes)

   X3[label=B3]
  }
 n1 -> X1
 n2 -> X2
 X3 -> n3
}

```

Giving:  
 ![nodeToNode1](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/graphviz/original/2X/6/6fe196e46eaccebafff69a72d169d77ed161cbb3.png)

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**Author:** ![akashmandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@akashmandal](https://forum.graphviz.org/u/akashmandal)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2024, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.graphviz.org/t/join-two-similiar-node-name-in-cluster/2007/6 "2024-02-02T05:14:49Z")

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Yes sir it will work.

One more question how to add the above code in my HTML page