# igraph-minus

0th

Percentile

##### Delete vertices or edges from a graph

Delete vertices or edges from a graph

##### Usage
# S3 method for igraph
-(e1, e2)
##### Arguments
e1

Left argument, see details below.

e2

Right argument, see details below.

##### Details

The minus operator (‘-’) can be used to remove vertices or edges from the graph. The operation performed is selected based on the type of the right hand side argument:

• If it is an igraph graph object, then the difference of the two graphs is calculated, see difference.

• If it is a numeric or character vector, then it is interpreted as a vector of vertex ids and the specified vertices will be deleted from the graph. Example:

  g <- make_ring(10)
V(g)$name <- letters[1:10] g <- g - c("a", "b") • If e2 is a vertex sequence (e.g. created by the V function), then these vertices will be deleted from the graph. • If it is an edge sequence (e.g. created by the E function), then these edges will be deleted from the graph. • If it is an object created with the vertex (or the vertices) function, then all arguments of vertices are concatenated and the result is interpreted as a vector of vertex ids. These vertices will be removed from the graph. • If it is an object created with the edge (or the edges) function, then all arguments of edges are concatenated and then interpreted as edges to be removed from the graph. Example:  g <- make_ring(10) V(g)$name <- letters[1:10]
E(g)$name <- LETTERS[1:10] g <- g - edge("e|f") g <- g - edge("H") • If it is an object created with the path function, then all path arguments are concatenated and then interpreted as a path along which edges will be removed from the graph. Example:  g <- make_ring(10) V(g)$name <- letters[1:10]
g <- g - path("a", "b", "c", "d")

##### Value

An igraph graph.

Other functions for manipulating graph structure: +.igraph; add.edges, add_edges; add.vertices, add_vertices; delete.edges, delete_edges; delete.vertices, delete_vertices; edge, edges; path; vertex, vertices