GenomeComb

sam2tsv

Format

cg sam2tsv ?options? ?infile? ?outfile?

Summary

Converts data in sam format to tsv format. The original sam header is included in the comments. Extra fields in the sam file are kept as field:type:value, but put together as a list in a column named other. Optionally the values for some extra fields can be split into different columns using the -fields option.

Arguments

infile
file to be converted, if not given, uses stdin. File may be compressed.
outfile
write results to outfile, if not given, uses stdout

Options

-f fields
list of fields to go in separate columns. The list can eiter contain just the fieldname, in which case type and description are taken from a number of known fields. If the field is unknown, type will be String(Z) and desciption empty. You can also specify type and field in the list as field:type:description where type is in the sam format (i,Z,..)
-addfield field
add one field to fields; this option can be given multiple times.

Category

Format Conversion