Arrow Styles In TikZ Trees
Answer : There are easier ways to draw trees, but if you wish to stick to TikZ's verbosity, you can override the style with another. \documentclass[border=9pt]{standalone} \usepackage[]{tikz} \begin{document} \tikzset{ breakarrow/.style={->, dashed}, myarrow/.style={solid, -}, varnode/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners, draw, align=center, top color=red!20, bottom color=white} } \begin{tikzpicture}[sibling distance=6em, every node/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners, draw, align=center, top color=white, bottom color=violet!20}] \node {/} child { node {tmp/}} child { node {initrd.img}} child { node {usr/} child { node {local/}} child { node {lib/}} child { node [varnode] {$\alpha_{/usr}$} edge from parent [breakarrow]}}; \end{tikzpicture} \begin{tikzpicture}[sibling distance=6em, every node/.style = {shape=rectangle, rounded corners, draw, align=center, top color=white, bottom color=violet!20}] \node [varnode] {$\alpha_{/u...